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Rojin Thomas

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Rojin Thomas
Born
Rojin Philip Thomas

(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 32)
Alma materIndian Maritime University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • scriptwriter
  • editor
Years active2013–present
Awards
  • 69th National Award for Best film in Malayalam (2023),
  • Kerala State Award For Award For Best Children's Film Director and Best Children's Film 2013

Rojin Thomas is an Indian film director and script writer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He made his directional debut with Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013),[1] directed along with Shanil Muhammed. His second film was Jo and the Boy (2015).[2] His third film Home (2021) received widespread critical attention.[3]

Philips and the Monkey Pen won three awards at 2013 Kerala State Film Awards for Best Children's Film, Best Child Artist (Sanoop Santhosh) and Best Children's Film Director.[4]

Jo and the Boy won two awards at 2015 Kerala State Film Awards[5] for Best Choreography (Sreejith) and Best Costume Designer (Nissar).[6]

Short films

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Year Short Film Writer Director Editor
2007 Book Of Secrets Yes Yes Yes
2009 Onnu Pottichalo! Yes Yes Yes
2010 Online Yes Yes Yes
2010 Xmas call for you Yes Yes Yes
2011 Fool again Yes Yes Yes
2011 Intention Yes Yes Yes
2011 Candle light Yes Yes Yes
2012 One rupee tip Yes Yes Yes

Films

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Year Film Writer Director
2013 Philips and the Monkey Pen Yes Yes
2015 Jo and the Boy Yes Yes
2021 Home[4][7] Yes Yes
2024 Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer No Yes

References

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  1. ^ "I dedicate my film to my family: Rojin Thomas". The Times of India. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ Nita Sathyendran (23 December 2015). "Rojin Thomas on his new movie 'Jo and the Boy'". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Abundantia Entertainment, Friday Film House team up for Hindi remake of Malayalam film #Home". First Post. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b M, Athira (18 August 2021). "'#Home' is a happy film, says director Rojin Thomas". TOI.
  5. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards: Dulquer Salmaan, Parvathy take top honours". dna. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Rojin Thomas". TOI.
  7. ^ Kumar R, Manoj. "#Home: Director Rojin Thomas reveals how a tech lesson to his dad gave birth to the film". indianexpress.com.
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