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{{Short description|Indian screenwriter}}
{{Short description|Indian screenwriter (1957–2021)}}
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| name = Dennis Joseph
| name = Dennis Joseph
| image = Dennis joseph.jpg
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| caption = Dennis Joseph in 1980
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| alma_mater = [[Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad]] (B.Sc.)
| alma_mater = [[Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad]]<br>{{small|([[Bachelor of Science]])}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1957|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|10|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| birth_place = [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|05|10|1957|10|20}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|05|10|1957|10|20}}
| death_place = Ettumanoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India
| death_place = [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
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| occupation = Scriptwriter, director, journalist
| occupation = {{hlist|Scriptwriter|Director|Journalist}}
| years_active = 1985–2021
| years_active = 1985–2021
| spouse = Leena
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'''Dennis Joseph''' (20 October 1957 – 10 May 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=10 May 2021|title=Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=India |access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> was an Indian scriptwriter and director known for his work in [[Malayalam film]]s. He was active during the 1980s and early 1990s. He frequently collaborated with directors [[Joshi (director)|Joshi]] and [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]. He is known for scripting films including ''[[Nirakkoottu]]'' (1985), ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'' (1986), ''[[Shyama (film)|Shyama]]'' (1986), ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'' (1987), ''[[No.20 Madras Mail]]'' (1990), ''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]'' (1990), ''[[Indrajaalam|Indrajaalam ]]'' (1990), ''[[Akashadoothu]]'' (1993), ''[[Palayam (film)|Palayam]]'' (1994), and ''[[F. I. R. (1999 film)|F.I.R.]]'' (1999). He also directed five films, including ''[[Manu Uncle]]'', which won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] in 1988 and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film]] in 1989.
'''Dennis Joseph''' (20 October 1957 – 10 May 2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/scriptwriter-director-dennis-joseph-no-more/articleshow/82541701.cms | title=Scriptwriter & director Dennis Joseph no more | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=11 May 2021 | accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=10 May 2021|title=Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=India |access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> was an Indian scriptwriter and director known for his work in [[Malayalam film]]s. He was active during the 1980s and early 1990s. He frequently collaborated with directors [[Joshiy]] and [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]. He is known for scripting films including ''[[Nirakkoottu]]'' (1985), ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'' (1986), ''[[Shyama (film)|Shyama]]'' (1986), ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'' (1987), ''[[No.20 Madras Mail]]'' (1990), ''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]'' (1990), ''[[Indrajaalam]]'' (1990), ''[[Appu (1990 film)|Appu]]'' (1990), ''[[Akashadoothu]]'' (1993), ''[[Palayam (film)|Palayam]]'' (1994), and ''[[F. I. R. (1999 film)|F.I.R.]]'' (1999). He also directed five films, including ''[[Manu Uncle]]'', which won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] in 1988 and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film]] in 1989.{{citation needed |date=March 2023}}


==Early life==
==Early life==
Dennis was born on 20 October 1957 in [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam]], Kerala, India, to M. N. Joseph and Eliyamma Joseph.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore"/> His father worked in the [[Indian Air Force]], while his mother worked as a local teacher.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/> However, he was also born into a film-making family, being a nephew of actor [[Jose Prakash]]<ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway"/> . He was also the nephew Francis Prakash, who would go on to be a producer of the 1974 film ''[[Shapamoksham]]''.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/> He attended the Ettumanoor Government High School, followed by [[Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad]], where he studied for a BS.c. degree in chemistry.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore"/><ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/>
Dennis was born on 20 October 1957 in [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam district]] to M. N. Joseph and Eliyamma Joseph.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore">{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=10 May 2021|title=Dennis Joseph no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dennis-joseph-no-more/article34529753.ece|access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His father worked in the [[Indian Air Force]], while his mother worked as a local teacher.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/> However, he was also born into a film-making family, being a nephew of actors [[Jose Prakash]] and [[Prem Prakash]].<ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway">{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away-7309859/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He was also the nephew to Francis Prakash, who would go on to be a producer of the 1974 film ''[[Shapamoksham]]''.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/> He attended the Ettumanoor Government High School, followed by [[Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad]], where he studied for a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] degree in [[Chemistry]].<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore"/><ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Dennis's career began at the Malayalam-language film magazine ''Cut Cut'', where he worked as a sub-editor to the cartoonist [[B. M. Gafoor]]. During his stint at the magazine, he interviewed prominent actors in the Malayalam film industry, as well as spending time at filming locations.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph, who scripted many hit Malayalam films, dies |author=Onmanorama Staff |work=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/05/10/malayalam-script-writer-directior-dennis-joseph-passed-away.html}}</ref>
Dennis' career began at the Malayalam-language film magazine ''Cut Cut'', where he worked as a sub-editor to the cartoonist [[B. M. Gafoor]]. During his stint at the magazine, he interviewed prominent actors in the Malayalam film industry, as well as spending time at filming locations.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph, who scripted many hit Malayalam films, dies |author=Onmanorama Staff |work=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/05/10/malayalam-script-writer-directior-dennis-joseph-passed-away.html}}</ref> Dennis made his debut into cinema in 1985, as the scriptwriter for the [[Jeassy]] film ''[[Eeran Sandhya]]'', a film which saw [[Mammootty]] star alongside [[Shobana]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] and Joseph's uncle Jose Prakash.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms" /><ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" /> He followed this by writing the screenplay for ''[[Nirakkoottu]]'', also in 1985.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore" /> Directed by [[Joshi (director)|Joshiy]], [[Nirakkoottu]], whose cast included Mammootty, [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Lizy (actress)|Lizzy]] and [[Sumalatha]], told the story of a prisoner who seeks revenge for his wife's murder.<ref name="film_Past">{{Cite web |title=Past To Present: Who Can Replace Mammootty & Sumalatha If Nirakkoottu Is Remade Now? |author=Akhila Menon |work=FilmiBeat |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/who-can-replace-mammootty-and-sumalatha-if-nirakkoottu-is-remade-now-prithviraj-nayantara-252829.html}}</ref>


''Nirakkoottu'' was a success, leading Dennis to write a series of other films in the subsequent years. This included ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'', loosely adapted from ''Rage of Angels'', a novel by [[Sidney Sheldon]], which was released in 1986. Directed by [[Thampi Kannanthanam]], this film was a huge success at the box office. Appearing as Vincent Gomas, a crime boss, [[Mohanlal]] successfully mesmerized the moviegoers and the film raised his stardom.<ref name="full_From">{{Cite web |title=From Shakespeare to Sidney Sheldon – Malayalam films inspired by Foreign books |author=Aradhya Kurup |work=fullpicture.in |date=27 October 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=http://fullpicture.in/talking-detail/66/from-shakespeare-to-.html |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813151157/http://fullpicture.in/talking-detail/66/from-shakespeare-to-.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Similarly, after around many flops, [[Mammootty]] was in the darkest days of his career in the period 1986–87, when Dennis scripted ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]''.<ref name="film_Mala">{{Cite web |title=Malayalam Films Which Gave The Much Needed Breakthrough To Our Stars! |author=Abhijith |work=FilmiBeat |date=26 September 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/malayalam-films-which-gave-breakthrough-to-our-stars/articlecontent-pf184624-242490.html}}</ref> Directed by [[Joshiy]], this film was also a loose adaptation of an English novel, [[Irving Wallace]]'s ''The Almighty''. Completely shot in and around [[Delhi]], and went on to become the comeback film of [[Mammootty]].<ref name="film_30Ye">{{Cite web |title=30 Years Of Mammootty's New Delhi: Some Interesting Facts About The Movie |author=Abhijith |work=FilmiBeat |date=25 July 2017 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/30-years-mammootty-s-new-delhi-some-interesting-facts-about-the-movie/articlecontent-pf214358-266241.html}}</ref>
Dennis made his debut into cinema in 1985, as the scriptwriter for the [[Jeassy]] film ''[[Eeran Sandhya]]'', a film which saw [[Mammootty]] star alongside [[Shobana]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] and Joseph's uncle Jose Prakash.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/><ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway"/> He followed this by writing the screenplay for ''[[Nirakkoottu]]'', also in 1985.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore"/> Directed by [[Joshi (director)|Joshiy]], [[Nirakkoottu]], whose cast included Mammootty, [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Lizy (actress)|Lizzy]] and [[Sumalatha]], told the story of a prisoner who seeks revenge for his wife's murder.<ref name="film_Past">{{Cite web |title=Past To Present: Who Can Replace Mammootty & Sumalatha If Nirakkoottu Is Remade Now? |author=Akhila Menon |work=FilmiBeat |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/who-can-replace-mammootty-and-sumalatha-if-nirakkoottu-is-remade-now-prithviraj-nayantara-252829.html}}</ref>


In 1988, Dennis made his directorial debut with critically acclaimed ''Manu Uncle s''tarring Mammootty,{{Cn|date=November 2021}} and the film featured a comedic police officer played by [[Suresh Gopi]].<ref name="moll_Moll">{{Cite web |title=Mollywood's Top 5 Last Minute Changes That was Worth Gold - Mollywood Live |author=Sherin |work=Mollywood Live |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://mollywoodlive.com/?p=85%7CMollywood%E2%80%99s |quote=Minnal Prathapan |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511211858/https://mollywoodlive.com/?p=85%7CMollywood%E2%80%99s |url-status=dead }}</ref> It won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] in 1988 and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film]] in 1989.{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
''Nirakkoottu'' was a success, leading Dennis to write a series of other films in the subsequent years. This included ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'', loosely adapted from ''Rage of Angels'', a novel by [[Sidney Sheldon]], which was released in 1986. Directed by [[Thampi Kannanthanam]], this film was a huge success at the box office. Appearing as Vincent Gomas, a crime boss, [[Mohanlal]] successfully mesmerised the moviegoers and the film raised his stardom.<ref name="full_From">{{Cite web |title=From Shakespeare to Sidney Sheldon — Malayalam films inspired by Foreign books |author=Aradhya Kurup |work=fullpicture.in |date=27 October 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= http://fullpicture.in/talking-detail/66/from-shakespeare-to-.html}}</ref> Similarly, after around two dozen huge flops, [[Mammootty]] was in the darkest days of his career in the period 1986–87, when Dennis scripted ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]''.<ref name="film_Mala">{{Cite web |title=Malayalam Films Which Gave The Much Needed Breakthrough To Our Stars! |author=Abhijith |work=FilmiBeat |date=26 September 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/malayalam-films-which-gave-breakthrough-to-our-stars/articlecontent-pf184624-242490.html}}</ref> Directed by [[Joshiy]], this film was also a loose adaptation of an English novel, [[Irving Wallace]]'s ''The Almighty''. Completely shot in and around [[Delhi]], this film initially had no takers to buy it. Even theatre owners were not ready to release it. However, it became a commercial success; thus, becoming the comeback film of [[Mammootty]].<ref name="film_30Ye">{{Cite web |title=30 Years Of Mammootty's New Delhi: Some Interesting Facts About The Movie |author=Abhijith |work=FilmiBeat |date=25 July 2017 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/30-years-mammootty-s-new-delhi-some-interesting-facts-about-the-movie/articlecontent-pf214358-266241.html}}</ref>


Dennis continued writing scripts throughout the 1990s and 2000s; his last released film to date being 2013's ''[[Geethanjali (2013 film)|Geethanjali]]'', directed by [[Priyadarshan]]. He then took a hiatus from writing until 2020 when he announced a collaboration with director [[Omar Lulu]] on a film called ''Power Star''.<ref name="time_Omar"/>
In 1988, Dennis made his directorial debut with critically acclaimed ''Manu Uncle s''tarring Mammootty,<ref name="repu_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph's demise leaves netizens shocked, fans remember 'cinema's master writer' |author=Fengyen Chiu |work=Republic World |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/dennis-josephs-demise-leaves-netizens-shocked-fans-remember-cinemas-master-writer.html}}</ref> and the film featured a comedic police officer played by [[Suresh Gopi]].<ref name="moll_Moll">{{Cite web |title=Mollywood's Top 5 Last Minute Changes That was Worth Gold - Mollywood Live |author=Sherin |work=Mollywood Live |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://mollywoodlive.com/?p=85%7CMollywood%E2%80%99s |quote=Minnal Prathapan }}</ref> It won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] in 1988 and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film]] in 1989.<ref name="repu_Denn"/>

Dennis continued writing scripts throughout the 1990s and 2000s; his last published film to date being 2013's ''[[Geethanjali (2013 film)|Geethanjali]]'', directed by [[Priyadarshan]]. He then took a hiatus from writing until 2020 when he announced a collaboration with director [[Omar Lulu]] on a new film called ''[[Power Star]]''. By 2021, he had completed the script of the film, which was described by Lulu as a "mass entertainer". He did not live to see it filmed, however.<ref name="time_Omar"/>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Dennis was married to Leena and had three children – Elizabeth, Rossy, and Jose.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/>
Dennis was married to Leena and had three children – Elizabeth, Rossy, and Jose.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/> He died on 10 May 2021 in Kottayam following a heart attack.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore">{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=10 May 2021|title=Dennis Joseph no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dennis-joseph-no-more/article34529753.ece|access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. k Ajith|date=10 May 2021|title=Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece|access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway">{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away-7309859/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TheWeekHitFilmsDies">{{Cite web|title=Dennis Joseph, scriptwriter of 'Rajavinte Makan', 'No.20 Madras Mail' and other hit films, dies|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2021/05/10/dennis-joseph-scriptwriter-of-rajavinte-makan-no-20-madras-mail-and-other-hit-films-dies.html|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Malayalam film director and screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/malayalam-film-director-and-screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away-984555.html|access-date=10 May 2021|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

He died on 10 May 2021, in [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]] from [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/entertainment-news-south-news-trending-south-entertainment-news-legendary-malayalam-screenwriter-and-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-due-to-covid-19-1824990/?fbclid=IwAR3lG7XkGKroBabfnPQRxxasoLlc_RSmB_MYCkOLpXEoN0wo8paFaNUksGQ | title=Legendary Malayalam screenwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away due to COVID-19 | date=10 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. k Ajith|date=10 May 2021|title=Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece|access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" /><ref name="TheWeekHitFilmsDies">{{Cite web|title=Dennis Joseph, scriptwriter of 'Rajavinte Makan', 'No.20 Madras Mail' and other hit films, dies|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2021/05/10/dennis-joseph-scriptwriter-of-rajavinte-makan-no-20-madras-mail-and-other-hit-films-dies.html|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Malayalam film director and screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/malayalam-film-director-and-screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away-984555.html|access-date=10 May 2021|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
<ref>{{Cite web|title=ഡെന്നിസ് ജോസഫ്|url=https://m3db.com/dennis-joseph-0|access-date=2021-05-17|website=M3DB.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Malayalam Movies screenplay written by Dennis Joseph|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listmovies.php?tot=34&sp=1902&p=1|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref>
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! scope="col" |Title
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|-
| 1985
| rowspan="2" | 1985
! scope="row"|''[[Eeran Sandhya]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Eeran Sandhya]]''
| [[Jeassy]]
| [[Jeassy]]
|
| <ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/>
| <ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Nirakkoottu]]''
| 1985
! scope="row"|''[[Nirakkoottu]]''
| rowspan="6" | [[Joshiy]]
|
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="theh_Adie">{{Cite web |title=Adieu to Dennis Joseph, Malayalam cinema's master writer |author=P. K. Ajith Kumar |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece}}</ref>
| <ref name="theh_Adie">{{Cite web |title=Adieu to Dennis Joseph, Malayalam cinema's master writer |author=P. K. Ajith Kumar |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1986
| rowspan="7" | 1986
! scope="row"|''[[Shyama (film)|Shyama]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Sayam Sandhya]]''
|
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="onma_From" />
| <ref name="repu_From">{{Cite web |title=From Mammootty to Mohanlal: Celebrities express grief over Dennis Joseph's death |author= |work=Republic World |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/from-mammootty-to-mohanlal-celebrities-express-grief-over-dennis-josephs-death.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Aayiram Kannukal]]''
| 1986
|
! scope="row"|''[[Nyayavidhi]]''
| <ref name="unii_Note">{{Cite web |title=Noted Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph dies |last=Service |first=Uniindia News |work=United News of India |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.uniindia.com/noted-malayalam-scriptwriter-dennis-joseph-dies/south/news/2392396.html}}</ref>
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="onma_From"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Shyama (film)|Shyama]]''
| 1986
|
! scope="row"|''[[Rajavinte Makan]]''
| {{Cn|date=November 2021}}
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
| <ref name="theh_Adie"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Nyayavidhi]]''
| 1987
|Dialogues Only
! scope="row"|''[[Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar]]''
| <ref name="onma_From" />
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
| <ref name="repu_From"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Veendum]]''
| 1986
|
! scope="row"|''[[Aayiram Kannukal]]''
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" />
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="unii_Note">{{Cite web |title=Noted Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph dies |last=Service |first=Uniindia News |work=United News of India |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.uniindia.com/noted-malayalam-scriptwriter-dennis-joseph-dies/south/news/2392396.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pranamam]]''
| 1986
| [[Bharathan]]
! scope="row"|''[[Veendum]]''
|
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway"/>
| <ref name="newi_Denn" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Rajavinte Makan]]''
| 1986
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
! scope="row"|''[[Sayam Sandhya]]''
|
| <ref name="theh_Adie" />
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1987
! scope="row" |''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
| [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="onma_From"/>
| <ref name="theh_Adie" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar]]''
| 1986
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
! scope="row"|''[[Pranamam]]''
|
| [[Bharathan]]
| {{Cn|date=November 2021}}
| <ref name="newi_Denn"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kathakku Pinnil]]''
| 1987
! scope="row"|''[[Kathakku Pinnil]]''
| [[K. G. George]]
| [[K. G. George]]
|
| <ref name="onma_From">{{Cite web |title=From back-to-back flops to housefull shows: Dennis Joseph on Mammootty's comeback via 'New Delhi' |author=Onmanorama Staff |work=Malayala Manorama |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2021/05/11/dennis-joseph-on-mammootty-comeback-new-delhi-movie.html}}</ref>
| <ref name="onma_From">{{Cite web |title=From back-to-back flops to housefull shows: Dennis Joseph on Mammootty's comeback via 'New Delhi' |author=Onmanorama Staff |work=Malayala Manorama |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2021/05/11/dennis-joseph-on-mammootty-comeback-new-delhi-movie.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vazhiyorakazchakal]]''
| 1987
! scope="row"|''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="theh_Adie"/>
|-
| 1987
! scope="row"|''[[Vazhiyorakazchakal]]''
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
|
| <ref name="unii_Note"/>
| <ref name="unii_Note" />
|-
|-
| 1988
| rowspan="3" | 1988
! scope="row"|''[[Sangham (1988 film)|Sangham]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Dhinarathrangal]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="unii_Note"/>
| <ref name="full_5mag">{{Cite web |title=5 magical director-scriptwriter combinations! |author=Miya Mathew |work=fullpicture.in |date=3 June 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=http://fullpicture.in/regular-detail/65/5-magical-director-s.html |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511190720/http://fullpicture.in/regular-detail/65/5-magical-director-s.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thanthram]]''
| 1988
|
! scope="row"|''[[Thanthram]]''
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" />
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sangham (1988 film)|Sangham]]''
| 1988
|
! scope="row"|''[[Manu Uncle]]''
| <ref name="unii_Note" />
| ''himself''
| <ref name="theh_Adie"/>
|-
| 1988
! scope="row"|''[[Dhinarathrangal]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="full_5mag">{{Cite web |title=5 magical director-scriptwriter combinations! |author=Miya Mathew |work=fullpicture.in |date=3 June 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= http://fullpicture.in/regular-detail/65/5-magical-director-s.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1989
| 1989
! scope="row"|''[[Nair Saab]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Nair Saab]]''
|
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="thef_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph: The man who made Mammootty and Mohanlal superstars - The Federal |author= |work=The Federal |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://thefederal.com/entertainment/dennis-joseph-the-man-who-made-mammootty-and-mohanlal-superstars/}}</ref>
| <ref name="thef_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph: The man who made Mammootty and Mohanlal superstars - The Federal |author= |work=The Federal |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://thefederal.com/entertainment/dennis-joseph-the-man-who-made-mammootty-and-mohanlal-superstars/}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1990
| rowspan="4" | 1990
! scope="row"|''[[No.20 Madras Mail]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Indrajaalam]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
|
| <ref name="time_Didy">{{Cite web |title=Did you know Mammootty wasn't part of the original cast of 'No. 20 Madras Mail'? |work=The Times of India |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-mammootty-wasnt-part-of-the-original-cast-of-no-20-madras-mail/articleshow/80482611.cms?from=mdr}}</ref>
| {{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]''
| 1990
! scope="row"|''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="unii_Note"/>
| <ref name="unii_Note" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[No.20 Madras Mail]]''
| 1990
| [[Joshiy]]
! scope="row"|''[[Indrajaalam]]''
|
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
| <ref name="time_Didy">{{Cite web |title=Did you know Mammootty wasn't part of the original cast of 'No. 20 Madras Mail'? |work=The Times of India |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-mammootty-wasnt-part-of-the-original-cast-of-no-20-madras-mail/articleshow/80482611.cms?from=mdr}}</ref>
| <ref name="repu_From"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Oliyampukal]]''
| 1990
! scope="row"|''[[Oliyampukal]]''
| [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]]
| [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]]
|
| <ref name="newi_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph: From human relations to vengeful underworld, he gifted us everything - The New Indian Express |author=Shibu B S |work=newindianexpress.com |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/may/11/dennis-joseph-from-human-relations-to-vengeful-underworld-he-gifted-us-everything-2300966.amp}}</ref>
| <ref name="newi_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph: From human relations to vengeful underworld, he gifted us everything - The New Indian Express |author=Shibu B S |work=newindianexpress.com |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/malayalam/2021/may/11/dennis-joseph-from-human-relations-to-vengeful-underworld-he-gifted-us-everything-2300966.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1991
| 1991
! scope="row"|''[[Thudar Katha]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Thudar Katha]]''
| ''himself''
| ''Himself''
| <ref name="engl_Lege"/>
| Story Only
| <ref name="engl_Lege" />
|-
|-
| 1992
| rowspan="3" | 1992
! scope="row"|''[[Maanyanmar]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Kizhakkan Pathrose]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref>{{cite book |page=278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author2=Paul Willemen |publisher=Routledge |year=2014|isbn = 9781135943189}}</ref>
| <ref name="film_Scre">{{Cite web |title=Screenwriter-Director Dennis Joseph Passes Away; Mohanlal, Mammootty & Other Celebs Offer Condolences |author=Sruthi Hemachandran |work=FilmiBeat |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2021/screenwriter-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-mohanlal-mammootty-other-celebs-offer-condolence-313702.html?story=2}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Mahanagaram]]''
| 1992
! scope="row"|''[[Mahanagaram]]''
| [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]
| [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]
|
| <ref name="kera_Famo">{{Cite web |title=Famous screenwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away |work=Keralakaumudi Daily |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=546365}}</ref>
| <ref name="kera_Famo">{{Cite web |title=Famous screenwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away |work=Keralakaumudi Daily |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=546365}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Maanyanmar]]''
| 1992
! scope="row"|''[[Kizhakkan Pathrose]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="film_Scre">{{Cite web |title=Screenwriter-Director Dennis Joseph Passes Away; Mohanlal, Mammootty & Other Celebs Offer Condolences |author=Sruthi Hemachandran |work=FilmiBeat |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2021/screenwriter-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-mohanlal-mammootty-other-celebs-offer-condolence-313702.html?story=2}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite book |page=278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author2=Paul Willemen |publisher=Routledge |year=2014|isbn = 9781135943189}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1993
! scope="row" |''[[Sarovaram (film)|Sarovaram]]''
| [[Jeassy]]
|
| <ref name="engl_Moha" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Arthana]]''
|[[I. V. Sasi]]
|Story Only
|{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Akashadoothu]]''
| 1993
! scope="row"|''[[Akashadoothu]]''
| [[Sibi Malayil]]
| [[Sibi Malayil]]
|
| <ref name="newi_Denn"/>
| <ref name="newi_Denn" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Gandharvam]]''
| 1993
! scope="row"|''[[Gandharvam]]''
| [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
| [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
|
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway"/>
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" />
|-
| 1993
! scope="row"|''[[Sarovaram (film)|Sarovaram]]''
| [[Jeassy]]
| <ref name="engl_Moha"/>
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"|''[[thomson villa]]''
| [[Abin jacob]]
| <ref name="newi_Denn"/>
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
! scope="row"|''[[Palayam (film)|Palayam]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Palayam (film)|Palayam]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="theh_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph no more |author= |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dennis-joseph-no-more/article34529753.ece}}</ref>
| <ref name="theh_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph no more |author= |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dennis-joseph-no-more/article34529753.ece}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1995
| rowspan="2" | 1995
! scope="row"|''[[Agrajan]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Agrajan]]''
| ''himself''
| ''Himself''
|
| <ref name="engl_Lege">{{Cite web |title=Legendary Malayalam scriptwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away |author=P. C. Thomas |work=News Track |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://english.newstracklive.com/news/legendary-malayalam-scriptwriter-and-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-sc1-nu318-ta318-1159363-1.html}}</ref>
| <ref name="engl_Lege">{{Cite web |title=Legendary Malayalam scriptwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away |author=P. C. Thomas |work=News Track |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://english.newstracklive.com/news/legendary-malayalam-scriptwriter-and-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-sc1-nu318-ta318-1159363-1.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]''
| 1995
! scope="row"|''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2841|title=Indian Military Intelligence|accessdate=2 November 2014|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?1699|title=Indian Military Intelligence|accessdate=2 November 2014|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2841|title=Indian Military Intelligence|accessdate=2 November 2014|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?1699|title=Indian Military Intelligence|accessdate=2 November 2014|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1997
| rowspan="2" | 1997
! scope="row"|''[[Shibiram]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Bhoopathi (1997 film)|Bhoopathi]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="film_Bhoo">{{Cite web |title=Bhoopathi (1997) |author= |work=FilmiBeat |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/bhoopathi.html}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Shibiram''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="bhar_Shib">{{Cite web |title=Shibiram |author= |work=bharatmovies.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.bharatmovies.com/malayalam/info/shibiram.htm}}</ref>
| <ref name="bhar_Shib">{{Cite web |title=Shibiram |author= |work=bharatmovies.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://www.bharatmovies.com/malayalam/info/shibiram.htm |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511191207/https://www.bharatmovies.com/malayalam/info/shibiram.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 1997
! scope="row"|''[[Bhoopathi (1997 film)|Bhoopathi]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
| <ref name="repu_From"/><ref name="film_Bhoo">{{Cite web |title=Bhoopathi (1997) |author= |work=FilmiBeat |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/bhoopathi.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1999
! scope="row"|''[[F. I. R. (1999 film)|F. I. R.]]''
! scope="row" |''[[F. I. R. (1999 film)|F. I. R.]]''
| [[Shaji Kailas]]
| [[Shaji Kailas]]
|
| <ref name="kera_When">{{Cite web |title=When this 'creator' of Rajavinte Makan, New Delhi drew a blank... |work=Keralakaumudi Daily |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=208761&u=when-memory-drew-a-blank-for-this-%E2%80%98creator%E2%80%99-of-rajavinte-makan-new-delhi-and-more...-208761}}</ref>
| <ref name="kera_When">{{Cite web |title=When this 'creator' of Rajavinte Makan, New Delhi drew a blank... |work=Keralakaumudi Daily |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=208761&u=when-memory-drew-a-blank-for-this-%E2%80%98creator%E2%80%99-of-rajavinte-makan-new-delhi-and-more...-208761}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
! scope="row"|''[[Phantom (2002 film)|Phantom]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Phantom (2002 film)|Phantom]]''
| [[Biju Varkey]]
| Biju Varkey
|
| <ref name="bhar_Biju">{{Cite web |title=Biju Varkey movies list |author= |work=bharatmovies.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.bharatmovies.com/director/biju-varkey-movies.htm}}</ref>
| <ref name="bhar_Biju">{{Cite web |title=Biju Varkey movies list |author= |work=bharatmovies.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://www.bharatmovies.com/director/biju-varkey-movies.htm |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511194051/https://www.bharatmovies.com/director/biju-varkey-movies.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
! scope="row"|''[[Vajram (2004 film)|Vajram]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Vajram (2004 film)|Vajram]]''
| [[Pramod Pappan]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Pramod Pappan]]
|
| <ref name="time_Omar"/>
| <ref name="time_Omar" />
|-
|-
| 2005
| rowspan="2" | 2005
! scope="row"|''[[Thaskara Veeran]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Thaskaraveeran (2005 film)|Thaskara Veeran]]''
|
| [[Pramod Pappan]]
| <ref name="time_Omar"/>
| <ref name="time_Omar" />
|-
! scope="row" |''December''
|Asok R. Nath
|
|{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
! scope="row"|''[[Chirattakalippattangal]]''
! scope="row" |''Chirattakalippattangal''
| [[Jose Thomas]]
| [[Jose Thomas]]
|
| <ref name="mubi_Denn"/>
| <ref name="mubi_Denn" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
! scope="row" |''Abraham & Lincoln''
|Pramod Pappan
|
|{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''Ayur Rekha''
| 2008
| G. M. Manu
! scope="row"|''[[Ayur Rekha]]''
|
| [[G. M. Manu]]
| <ref name="film_Ayur">{{Cite web |title=Ayur Rekha - Preview |author= |work=FilmiBeat |date=24 September 2007 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2007/ayur-rekha-preview-240907.html}}</ref>
| <ref name="film_Ayur">{{Cite web |title=Ayur Rekha - Preview |author= |work=FilmiBeat |date=24 September 2007 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2007/ayur-rekha-preview-240907.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2009
| rowspan="2" | 2009
! scope="row"|''[[Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko]]''
| [[Haridas Keshavan]]
| Haridas Keshavan
|
| <ref name="rott_Kadh">{{Cite web |title=Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko (2009) |author= |work=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kadha_samvidhanam_kunchakko}}</ref>
| <ref name="rott_Kadh">{{Cite web |title=Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko (2009) |author= |work=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kadha_samvidhanam_kunchakko}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Patham Nilayile Theevandi]]''
| 2009
! scope="row"|''[[Patham Nilayile Theevandi]]''
| [[Joshy Mathew]]
| [[Joshy Mathew]]
|
| <ref name="mubi_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph – Screenwriter |author= |work=mubi.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://mubi.com/cast/dennis-joseph/films?cast_member_credit=screenplay}}</ref>
| <ref name="mubi_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph – Screenwriter |author= |work=mubi.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://mubi.com/cast/dennis-joseph/films?cast_member_credit=screenplay}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
! scope="row"|''[[Kanyakumari Express (film)|Kanyakumari Express]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Kanyakumari Express (film)|Kanyakumari Express]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="engl_Moha">{{Cite web |title=Mohanlal, Mammootty, other stars mourn demise of Dennis Joseph |author= |work=Mathrubhumi |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-mammootty-other-stars-mourn-demise-of-dennis-joseph-1.5657511}}</ref>
| <ref name="engl_Moha">{{Cite web |title=Mohanlal, Mammootty, other stars mourn demise of Dennis Joseph |author= |work=Mathrubhumi |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-mammootty-other-stars-mourn-demise-of-dennis-joseph-1.5657511 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511193825/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-mammootty-other-stars-mourn-demise-of-dennis-joseph-1.5657511 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
! scope="row"|''[[Geethanjali (2013 film)|Geethanjali]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Geethanjali (2013 film)|Geethanjali]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
|Dialogues Only
| <ref name="time_Omar"/>
| <ref name="time_Omar" />
|-2007 Abraham&Lincon :{{Pramod pappan}}
|-
| 2021
| 2014
! scope="row"|''[[power star]]''
! scope="row" |''Thomson Villa''
| [[omar lulu]]
| Abin Jacob
|
| <ref name="newi_Denn" />
|-
| TBA
! scope="row" |''Power Star''
| Omar Lulu
|
| <ref name="time_Omar">{{Cite web |title=Omar Lulu on Dennis Joseph's sudden demise: Sir had completed the script of 'Power Star' and we had a chat two days ago - Times of India |author=Silpa Rajan |work=The Times of India |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/omar-lulu-on-dennis-josephs-sudden-demise-sir-had-completed-the-script-of-power-star-and-we-had-a-chat-two-days-ago/articleshow/82543882.cms?}}</ref>
| <ref name="time_Omar">{{Cite web |title=Omar Lulu on Dennis Joseph's sudden demise: Sir had completed the script of 'Power Star' and we had a chat two days ago - Times of India |author=Silpa Rajan |work=The Times of India |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/omar-lulu-on-dennis-josephs-sudden-demise-sir-had-completed-the-script-of-power-star-and-we-had-a-chat-two-days-ago/articleshow/82543882.cms?}}</ref>
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===As director===
===As director===
{| class="wikitable"
Source:<ref name="TheWeekHitFilmsDies"/>
! Year !! Title !! Notes
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year !! Title !! Script
|-
|-
| 1988|| ''[[Manu Uncle]]'' || Shibu chakravarthy
| 1988|| ''[[Manu Uncle]]'' || rowspan="2" | Written by [[Shibu Chakravarthy]]
|-
|-
| 1989||''[[Adharvam]]''||[[Shibu Chakravarthy]]
| 1989||''[[Adharvam]]''
|-
|-
| 1990 || ''Appu''||[[Sreekumaran Thampi]]
| 1990 || ''[[Appu (1990 film)|Appu]]''||Written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]]
|-
|-
| 1991|| ''[[Thudar Katha]]'' || Pallissery
| 1991|| ''[[Thudar Katha]]'' ||
|-
|-
| 1995 ||''[[Agrajan]]''|| Himself
| 1995 ||''[[Agrajan]]''||
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Dennis Joseph
Dennis Joseph in 1980's
Born(1957-10-20)20 October 1957
Ettumanoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Died10 May 2021(2021-05-10) (aged 63)
Ettumanoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Alma materDeva Matha College, Kuravilangad
(Bachelor of Science)
Occupations
  • Scriptwriter
  • Director
  • Journalist
Years active1985–2021
SpouseLeena
Children3

Dennis Joseph (20 October 1957 – 10 May 2021)[1][2] was an Indian scriptwriter and director known for his work in Malayalam films. He was active during the 1980s and early 1990s. He frequently collaborated with directors Joshiy and Thambi Kannanthanam. He is known for scripting films including Nirakkoottu (1985), Rajavinte Makan (1986), Shyama (1986), New Delhi (1987), No.20 Madras Mail (1990), Kottayam Kunjachan (1990), Indrajaalam (1990), Appu (1990), Akashadoothu (1993), Palayam (1994), and F.I.R. (1999). He also directed five films, including Manu Uncle, which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film in 1988 and the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film in 1989.[citation needed]

Early life

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Dennis was born on 20 October 1957 in Ettumanoor, Kottayam district to M. N. Joseph and Eliyamma Joseph.[3] His father worked in the Indian Air Force, while his mother worked as a local teacher.[4] However, he was also born into a film-making family, being a nephew of actors Jose Prakash and Prem Prakash.[5] He was also the nephew to Francis Prakash, who would go on to be a producer of the 1974 film Shapamoksham.[4] He attended the Ettumanoor Government High School, followed by Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, where he studied for a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry.[3][4]

Career

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Dennis' career began at the Malayalam-language film magazine Cut Cut, where he worked as a sub-editor to the cartoonist B. M. Gafoor. During his stint at the magazine, he interviewed prominent actors in the Malayalam film industry, as well as spending time at filming locations.[4] Dennis made his debut into cinema in 1985, as the scriptwriter for the Jeassy film Eeran Sandhya, a film which saw Mammootty star alongside Shobana, Rahman and Joseph's uncle Jose Prakash.[4][5] He followed this by writing the screenplay for Nirakkoottu, also in 1985.[3] Directed by Joshiy, Nirakkoottu, whose cast included Mammootty, Urvashi, Lizzy and Sumalatha, told the story of a prisoner who seeks revenge for his wife's murder.[6]

Nirakkoottu was a success, leading Dennis to write a series of other films in the subsequent years. This included Rajavinte Makan, loosely adapted from Rage of Angels, a novel by Sidney Sheldon, which was released in 1986. Directed by Thampi Kannanthanam, this film was a huge success at the box office. Appearing as Vincent Gomas, a crime boss, Mohanlal successfully mesmerized the moviegoers and the film raised his stardom.[7] Similarly, after around many flops, Mammootty was in the darkest days of his career in the period 1986–87, when Dennis scripted New Delhi.[8] Directed by Joshiy, this film was also a loose adaptation of an English novel, Irving Wallace's The Almighty. Completely shot in and around Delhi, and went on to become the comeback film of Mammootty.[9]

In 1988, Dennis made his directorial debut with critically acclaimed Manu Uncle starring Mammootty,[citation needed] and the film featured a comedic police officer played by Suresh Gopi.[10] It won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film in 1988 and the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film in 1989.[citation needed]

Dennis continued writing scripts throughout the 1990s and 2000s; his last released film to date being 2013's Geethanjali, directed by Priyadarshan. He then took a hiatus from writing until 2020 when he announced a collaboration with director Omar Lulu on a film called Power Star.[11]

Personal life and death

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Dennis was married to Leena and had three children – Elizabeth, Rossy, and Jose.[4]

He died on 10 May 2021, in Kottayam from COVID-19.[12][3][13][5][14][15]

Filmography

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As writer

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Year Title Director Notes Ref.
1985 Eeran Sandhya Jeassy [4]
Nirakkoottu Joshiy [18]
1986 Sayam Sandhya [19]
Aayiram Kannukal [20]
Shyama [citation needed]
Nyayavidhi Dialogues Only [19]
Veendum [5]
Pranamam Bharathan [21]
Rajavinte Makan Thambi Kannanthanam [18]
1987 New Delhi Joshiy [18]
Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar Thambi Kannanthanam [citation needed]
Kathakku Pinnil K. G. George [19]
Vazhiyorakazchakal Thambi Kannanthanam [20]
1988 Dhinarathrangal Joshiy [22]
Thanthram [5]
Sangham [20]
1989 Nair Saab [23]
1990 Indrajaalam Thambi Kannanthanam [citation needed]
Kottayam Kunjachan T. S. Suresh Babu [20]
No.20 Madras Mail Joshiy [24]
Oliyampukal Hariharan [21]
1991 Thudar Katha Himself Story Only [25]
1992 Kizhakkan Pathrose T. S. Suresh Babu [26]
Mahanagaram T. K. Rajeev Kumar [27]
Maanyanmar T. S. Suresh Babu [28]
1993 Sarovaram Jeassy [29]
Arthana I. V. Sasi Story Only [citation needed]
Akashadoothu Sibi Malayil [21]
Gandharvam Sangeeth Sivan [5]
1994 Palayam T. S. Suresh Babu [30]
1995 Agrajan Himself [25]
Indian Military Intelligence T. S. Suresh Babu [31][32]
1997 Bhoopathi Joshiy [33]
Shibiram T. S. Suresh Babu [34]
1999 F. I. R. Shaji Kailas [35]
2002 Phantom Biju Varkey [36]
2004 Vajram Pramod Pappan [11]
2005 Thaskara Veeran [11]
December Asok R. Nath [citation needed]
2006 Chirattakalippattangal Jose Thomas [37]
2007 Abraham & Lincoln Pramod Pappan [citation needed]
Ayur Rekha G. M. Manu [38]
2009 Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko Haridas Keshavan [39]
Patham Nilayile Theevandi Joshy Mathew [37]
2010 Kanyakumari Express T. S. Suresh Babu [29]
2013 Geethanjali Priyadarshan Dialogues Only [11]
2014 Thomson Villa Abin Jacob [21]
TBA Power Star Omar Lulu [11]

As director

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Year Title Notes
1988 Manu Uncle Written by Shibu Chakravarthy
1989 Adharvam
1990 Appu Written by Sreekumaran Thampi
1991 Thudar Katha
1995 Agrajan

References

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  1. ^ "Scriptwriter & director Dennis Joseph no more". The Times of India. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (10 May 2021). "Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer". The Hindu. India. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Staff Reporter (10 May 2021). "Dennis Joseph no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Onmanorama Staff (10 May 2021). "Dennis Joseph, who scripted many hit Malayalam films, dies". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away". The Indian Express. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ Akhila Menon (27 January 2017). "Past To Present: Who Can Replace Mammootty & Sumalatha If Nirakkoottu Is Remade Now?". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  7. ^ Aradhya Kurup (27 October 2016). "From Shakespeare to Sidney Sheldon – Malayalam films inspired by Foreign books". fullpicture.in. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ Abhijith (26 September 2016). "Malayalam Films Which Gave The Much Needed Breakthrough To Our Stars!". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ Abhijith (25 July 2017). "30 Years Of Mammootty's New Delhi: Some Interesting Facts About The Movie". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ Sherin (28 May 2020). "Mollywood's Top 5 Last Minute Changes That was Worth Gold - Mollywood Live". Mollywood Live. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021. Minnal Prathapan
  11. ^ a b c d e Silpa Rajan (11 May 2021). "Omar Lulu on Dennis Joseph's sudden demise: Sir had completed the script of 'Power Star' and we had a chat two days ago - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Legendary Malayalam screenwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away due to COVID-19". 10 May 2021.
  13. ^ Kumar, P. k Ajith (10 May 2021). "Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Dennis Joseph, scriptwriter of 'Rajavinte Makan', 'No.20 Madras Mail' and other hit films, dies". The Week. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Malayalam film director and screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away". Deccan Herald. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ^ "ഡെന്നിസ് ജോസഫ്". M3DB.COM. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  17. ^ "List of Malayalam Movies screenplay written by Dennis Joseph". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b c P. K. Ajith Kumar (10 May 2021). "Adieu to Dennis Joseph, Malayalam cinema's master writer". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  19. ^ a b c Onmanorama Staff (11 May 2021). "From back-to-back flops to housefull shows: Dennis Joseph on Mammootty's comeback via 'New Delhi'". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  20. ^ a b c d Service, Uniindia News (10 May 2021). "Noted Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph dies". United News of India. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b c d Shibu B S (11 May 2021). "Dennis Joseph: From human relations to vengeful underworld, he gifted us everything - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  22. ^ Miya Mathew (3 June 2016). "5 magical director-scriptwriter combinations!". fullpicture.in. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Dennis Joseph: The man who made Mammootty and Mohanlal superstars - The Federal". The Federal. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Did you know Mammootty wasn't part of the original cast of 'No. 20 Madras Mail'?". The Times of India. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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  26. ^ Sruthi Hemachandran (11 May 2021). "Screenwriter-Director Dennis Joseph Passes Away; Mohanlal, Mammootty & Other Celebs Offer Condolences". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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  28. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 278. ISBN 9781135943189.
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