Joshy Mangalath
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Joshy Mangalath | |
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| Born | May 30, 1966 Attingal, Kerala, India |
| Education | MBA Edexel University U.K |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, Writer |
| Spouse | Sandhya |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Joshy Mangalath is an Indian film screenwriter who made his debut with the feature film Ottaal for which he got the National award for the Best Screenplay (adapted).[1] In 2015, he received the National Film Award for Best Screenplay (adapted) for the 2014 Malayalam film Ottaal, at the 62nd National Film Awards.[2]
He was born in Attingal, Kerala.[citation needed]
Career
Joshy started his job as H.R. & Admin Manager in a US-based company Dubai. Currently settled at Kerela. Ottaal is his first screenplay realized as film, which won him a National Award.[3] Ottaal (A wicker basket for catching fish) story is based on Anton Chekhov's short story 'Vanka'. 'Vanka' is a tale of an orphan boy who works under a cobbler and the hardships he endures. It was film Director Jayaraj who has asked Joshy to do a Screenplay based on Vanka.[4] Ottaal – which bagged the National award for the best film on environment protection and wins Crystal Bear award at the Berlin film festival. The film made history, becoming the first-ever Malayalam movie to have swept all the top awards in the 20-years history of the International Film Festival of Kerala including the Suvarna Chakoram( Golden Crow Pheasant).[5]
