Jiji P Joseph

Jiji P Joseph, also known as Jijimon Joseph (born 5 March 1981) is a location sound recordist, sound designer and film editor in Indian film industry. He won the first ever Kerala State Film Award 2014[1][2] for location sound recording[3] for the film Oraalppokkam[4][5] and the consecutive year for the film Ozhivudivasathe Kali[6] in fraternization with Sandeep Kurissery (now known as Sandeep Madhavam). He has fashioned his film career collaborating on feature films and short films in Malayalam cinema.

Jiji P Joseph
Sound engineer and film editor at Indian film industry
Born (1981-03-05) 5 March 1981
NationalityIndian
OccupationFreelancer at independent filmmaking
Years active2010 - present
Spouse(s)Sonia Joseph
ChildrenElon J Joseph
Parent(s)Joseph Varghese & Mariyamma Joseph

Biography

Jiji Panaparampil Joseph was born in Kanjirappally, Kerala, India to Joseph Varghese and Mariyamma Joseph, the youngest of four children. The dynamics and technicalities of film making was always a fascinating part of his dream and he had dreamed of being a part of the feature films. At the completion of schooling, he obtained diplomas in multimedia and computer hardware. Later, he gained an advanced diploma in digital editing and audio engineering from Keltron Advanced Training Centre, Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum.

Career

He started his career as a cable network technician in his neighborhood. After 7 years of satellite communication service, he began his professional career as a video editor in Shalom TV in 2008. He moved to Manorama News (MMTV) in 2009 and continued the same profession until 2011. He also served as senior video editor in Goodness TV from 2012 through 2014.

Career in films

In 2010, he committed for the first time to collaborate with a short film Will you be there? by Sandeep Kurissery and in 2013, he worked along with Sandeep as location sound recordist and editor for another short film Amguleechaalitham[7] ("Manipulated by fingers") by Prasanth Vijay. In 2014, in collaboration with Sandeep, he did the location sound for the first feature film Oraalppokkam[8][9] ("Six Feet High") directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, that brought him the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Sync Sound (location sound) in 2014. The following year, he committed his second project again with Sanal Kumar Sasidharan for his feature film Ozhivudivasathe Kali[10] ("An Off day Game") that carried for a second time the Kerala State Film Award 2015 for the Best Sync Sound. In 2015, he did the location sound for the film Savam[11] ("The Corpse") directed by Don Palathra. He recorded the location sound for the Marathi/Hindi film Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani?[12] ("The Forsaken") directed by Jiju Antony in 2016. He worked as location sound recordist, sound designer (along with Sandeep Kurissery) and film editor in the feature film Athisayangalude Venal ("The Summer of Miracles") directed by Prasanth Vijay in 2017.

Personal life

Jiji is married to Sonia. The couple have a son, Elon J Joseph. He belongs from Chotty, a small village situated between Kanjirappally and Mundakayam, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala, India. He lives in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom.

Filmography and awards
Year Film Language Category Roles Achievements
2010 Will you be there?[13] Malayalam Short Film Editor
2013 Amguleechaalitham (Manipulated By Fingers)[14] Malayalam Short Film Location sound and editor
2014 Oraalppokkam (Six Feet High)[15] Malayalam Feature Film Location sound Kerala State Film Award
2015 Ozhivudivasathe Kali (An Off-Day Game)[16] Malayalam Feature Film Location sound Kerala State Film Award
2015 Savam (The Corpse) Malayalam Feature Film Location sound, sound mixing, Sound designer
2016 Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? (The Forsaken)[17] Marathi-Hindi Feature Film Location sound
2017 Prathibhasam (The Tetrahedron)[18] Malayalam Feature Film Location sound
2017 Athisayangalude Venal (The Summer of Miracles)[19] Malayalam Feature Film Location sound, film editor, sound designer and associate producer
2018 Rosa Lima[20] Malayalam Short Film Location sound, sound designer
2019 1956, Madhyathiruvithamkoor Malayalam Feature film Location sound

Film festivals
  • Eli Eli Lama Sabacthani - Mumbai Film Festival - Official Selection, October 2017
  • Athisayangalude Venal - Mumbai Film Festival - Official Selection, October 2017
  • Athisayangalude Venal - Kerala Film Festival - Official Selection, December 2017[21]

References
  1. State Film Award 2014 Kerala Chalachitra Academy
  2. New-Gen Wave Sweeps Kerala Awards The New Indian Express
  3. Benoy, Rasmi (21 August 2015). "Resounding success". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. Oraalppokkam is disturbingly impressive Rediff
  5. To sync or not to sync Anindita Menon-FULLPICTURE
  6. State Film Award 2015 Kerala Chalachitra Academy
  7. Amguleechaalitham IMDb Database
  8. അവാർഡ് പിടിച്ചെടുത്ത ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ P Sanilkumar-Kerala Kaumudi
  9. ജനകീയ ചലച്ചിത്രവഴിയില്‍ ഒരുക്കിയ ഒരാള്‍പ്പൊക്കം തിയറ്ററുകളിലേക്ക് Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine South Live News
  10. 'Charlie' Sweeps State Film Awards The New Indian Express
  11. Preview of Shavam on Saturday The New Indian Express
  12. Eli Eli Lama Sabacthani? IMDb Database
  13. Will you be there? Watch Short Film
  14. Amguleechaalitham Official Trailer
  15. Oraalppokkam Official Trailer
  16. Ozhivudivasathe Kali Full Movie
  17. Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? Official Trailer
  18. Prathibhasam (The Tetrahedron) "IFFK 2018"
  19. Athisayangalude Venal Official Trailer
  20. Filmocracy Foundation
  21. International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) Official Selection
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