Jude Attipetty

Born in Kochi, the business capital of the south Indian state of Kerala, Jude Attipetty started his career by making a documentary, Keep the City Clean, for the Corporation of Kochi in 1981.^[1] Ten years later, he directed his first Malayalam tele-series, Sararanthal,^{[note 1]} which was aired on Doordarshan, which also brought him his first state award for direction.^[3][4] It was followed by Mikhayelinte Santhathikal (1993), the debut series of Biju Menon,^[5] which again won the state award for best direction.^[6] The next series was Dr. Harischandra in 1994, and he made his film debut the same year with Puthran.^[7][8][9] The film was also the debut film of Biju Menon.^[10][11] His next film was Mercara (1999),^[12][13][14] before which he also made a TV series, Roses in December in 1995.^[15][16] In 2001, he made another tele-series, Avasthantharangal, based on his earlier series, Mikhayelinte Santhathikal.^[17]

Attipetty made his first videofilm in 2002, Parayan Baki Vachathu, which was an official entry at the Second International Video Festival (IV Fest) held on 25 March 2003 at Thiruvananthapuram.^[18] The latest of his tele-series was Edayanum Mankidavum, telecast in 2003. He resides in Kochi and is associated with Mazhavil Manorama, heading its content development section as the chief of programs.^[19][20]

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