Johnkutty

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Johnkutty
NationalityIndian
Alma materKerala University
OccupationFilm editor

Johnkutty is an Indian film editor working in Malayalam film industry. He began his career editing television shows in 2000, debuting with Munshi in Asianet. He joined in the Kerala State Film Development Corporation in 2001 as a non-linear editor. After working as an assist in a number of Malayalam films, he debuted as an independent editor in 2012 with the film Mayamohini.[1][2]

Career[edit]

He started his career editing in 2000 by Munshi in Asianet. In the following year, he joined in the Kerala State Film Development Corporation as a non-linear editor. Later he edited a number of Malayalam television serials, notable of it includes Sumangali and Jagapoga. He has also edited few documentary films for Kerala Public Relations Department. He edited 13 episodes of Tenali Raman produced by Toons Animation for the American channel Cartoon Network.

After three years, he joined in Chitranjali Studio, Thiruvananthapuram. During that period he got an opportunity to work as associate editor. Since then he joined in a devotional channel in the editorial section as head of the department (HOD) and worked for some of the films. After three years, he began to work in films as Spot Editor as well as associate editor. Prior to that and during this period he worked as an assistant editor in the films Achuvinte Amma, Makalkku, Photographer, Ore Kadal, Rithu, Madampi, Pokkiri Raja, Kaaryasthan, Seniors, Traffic. His first film as an independent editor was Mayamohini in 2012.[3] He also worked on the film Vaathil.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Notes
2012 Mayamohini
Bhoomiyude Avakashikal
2013 Maad Dad
Sringaravelan
Memories
Progress Report
Ms Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu
2014 7th Day
To Noora with Love
Seconds
Ormayundo Ee Mukham
Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu
2015 Ivan Maryadaraman
Amar Akbar Anthony
2016 Paavada
Welcome to Central Jail
Swarna Kaduva
Pulimurugan
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan
2017 Hello Dubaikkaran
Masterpiece
Lavakusha
2018 Autorsha [4]
Ira
Odiyan
Aanakkallan
2019 Oru Yamandan Premakadha
Mera Naam Shaji [5]
Margamkali
Madhura Raja [6]
Jack & Daniel [7]
2022 Antakshari [8]
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey [9]
2023 Vaathil [10]
Vedikettu [11]
2024 DNA [12]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Film
2007 Prem Nazir award Thanal (Tele film)
2017 19th Asianet Film Award Pulimurugan

References[edit]

  1. ^ "International Film Festival of India - 2005". Press Information Bureau. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ^ നിർമൽ, വിനായക് (14 October 2016). "പുലിമുരുകനിലെ രംഗങ്ങൾക്കു മുന്നിൽ പകച്ചുപോയി: എഡിറ്റർ ജോൺകുട്ടി" [Stunned In-front of the Visuals of Pulimurugan: Editor Johnkutty]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ^ S, Harikumar J. (3 May 2019). "Mollywood film editor Johnkutty on his rise to mainstream Mollywood". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ Features, C. E. (28 October 2018). "Sujith Vassudev's Autorsha to be released on November 23". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ Native, Digital (14 February 2019). "First look poster of 'Mera Naam Shaji' is out". The News Minute. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ archive, From our online (3 April 2019). "Trailer of Mammootty-starrer 'Madhura Raja' to be launched on Friday". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Jack & Daniel promises good combo of thrills and humour". The Times of India. 1 November 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Saiju Kurup's psycho thriller 'Antakshari' to release on April 22". Onmanorama. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ Service, Express News (21 October 2022). "Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey passes through the censors". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ Features, C. E. (22 August 2023). "Vinay Forrt- starrer Vaathil gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ Devan, Aswin (24 January 2023). "Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Bibin George's Vedikettu trailer promises an action-packed venture". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ Features, C. E. (11 May 2024). "Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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