Lijo Jose Pellissery

Lijo Jose Pellissery is an Indian film director and actor who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema Known for his unconventional approach in directing his films are characterized by nonlinear storylines and very long takes He is a recipient of the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for EeMaYau Best Director Award at the 50th Kerala State Film Awards for Jallikattu Best Film Award at the 44th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Jallikattu and twice recipient of Silver Peacock for the Best Director at the 49th International Film Festival of India and 50th International Film Festival of India for his films EeMaYau and Jallikattu respectively He also received the Silver Crow Pheasant Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2018 He is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential filmmakers of present Indian Cinema