Rosshan Andrrews
| Rosshan Andrrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 Jan 1975 |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Ancy Joseph |
| Children | Anjelina, Ryan, Ana Bella |
Rosshan Andrrews[1] is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.[2]
Biography
Rosshan Andrrews was born to Moolakuzhi Nedumparampil Andrews and Burney an Indian film director who has made films in Malayalam cinema. He did his schooling from St. Aloysious Thrissur and college from Cochin College, Eranakulam.[3] Rosshan Andrrews is a Roman catholic Christian.
Personal life
Roshan is married to Ancy and the couple has three children: Anjelina, Ryan and Ana Bella.[4] Ancy is the only sister of music director Mejo Joseph, who made his film debut in Rosshan Andrrews's Notebook.
Career
His first movie was the 2005 Malayalam movie Udayananu Tharam[5][6] starring Mohanlal and Meena. After the success of this movie, Rosshan Andrrews directed another movie in 2006 named Notebook.[7][8][9] This movie had newcomers Skanda and Roma in the lead roles.[10]
His next movie was the 2010 hit Evidam Swargamanu, scripted by James Albert with Mohanlal in the lead role. Following this he directed the Mohanlal-starrer Cassanova, a movie highly anticipated amongst Mohanlal fans which was released on 26 January 2012. The budget of the film was 210 million, an expensive amount relative to the average budget for Malayalam movies.
Rosshan Andrrews won Kerala state films awards in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He won the Pride of Cochin College Award for the year 2014.
Awards
- 2005 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director - Udayananu Tharam
- 2006 - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film - Notebook
- 2008 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film - Evidam Swargamanu
Filmography
As director
Writer
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Udayananu Tharam | Story |
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | Story |
| 2012 | Casanovva | Story |
| 2014 | How Old Are You | Story |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hitler Brothers | Assistant Director as Roshan N. A. |
| 1998 | Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu | Assistant Director as Roshan |
| 2000 | Narasimham | Assistant Director |
Actor
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pachakuthira | as Himself |
Recurring collaborators
Rosshan Andrrews is noted for his particular association with certain actors or techinicans in his films.
| Films | Mohanlal | Bobby-Sanjay | Gopi Sunder | R. Diwakar | Mahesh Narayanan | Ranjan Abraham |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udayananu Tharam (2005) |  | | ||||
| Notebook (2006) | | | | |||
| Evidam Swargamanu (2009) | | | | | ||
| Casanovva (2012) | | | | | ||
| Mumbai Police (2013) | | | | | ||
| How Old Are You (2014) | | | | | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/The-science-of-letters/2013/05/20/article1597856.ece?service=print
- ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/93988
- ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/93988
- ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/93988
- ↑ PILLAI, SREEDHAR (20 May 2005). "The Mohanlal effect". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ "Cinema within CINEMA". The Hindu. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ "Season's specials". The Hindu. 22 December 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ "Mixed response to Christmas releases". The Hindu. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ da Cunha, Uma. "Mumbai's twin city Stuttgart hosts. The Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival". Screen Weekly. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/361677/
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/spreading-his-wings/article7278640.ece
- ↑ http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2015/kamal-haasan-in-roshan-andrews-bobby-sanjay-movie-186148.html
- ↑ http://www.onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/kamal-haasan-in-mollywood-with-a-roshan-andrews-film