Lajo Jose

Lajo Jose is an Indian writer and screenwriter, predominantly works in Malayalam literature and cinema. He is known for his crime thriller and mystery novels which include Coffee House, Hydrangea, Ruthinte Lokam, Rest in Peace and Kanya Maria. His latest work is Orange Thottathile Athidhi, published by Mathrubhumi Books in 2023. He has also co-written the screenplay of a movie, Bougainvillea, wher...

Lajo Jose is an Indian writer and screenwriter, predominantly works in Malayalam literature and cinema. He is known for his crime thriller and mystery novels which include Coffee House, Hydrangea, Ruthinte Lokam, Rest in Peace and Kanya Maria. His latest work is Orange Thottathile Athidhi, published by Mathrubhumi Books in 2023. He has also co-written the screenplay of a movie, Bougainvillea, where the director Amal Neerad is the co-writer. Biography Lajo Jose was born in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala. His works contribute to academic research and literary studies related to Crime Fiction in Malayalam. After his education, he joined the insurance sector where he held the position of a regional manager at Max Life Insurance before quitting the job in 2015. Subsequently, he focused on writing, initially screenplays but he did not succeed in getting any foothold in film industry which made him turn to fiction and his first novel, Coffee House, was published in May 2018. His next work, Hydrangea, was a success with three editions coming out in a single month. Both Coffee House and Hydrangea are part of the Esther Emmanuel series. This was followed by Ruthinte Lokam in 2019, Rest in Peace, a cozy mystery, in 2020 published by Mathrubhumi Books. and 'Kanya Maria', a DC Books publication, in 2022. The latest of his works is 'Orange Thottathile Athidhi', published by Mathrubhumi Books, in 2023. Lajo Jose has written the script of Bougainvillea, a 2024 Amal Neerad movie, with Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil and Jyothirmayi in the lead. Bibliography Filmography Awards and Honours 2024: 55th Kerala State Film Awards: Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay (Adapted) - Bougainvillea See also James Patterson Kottayam Pushpanath References Further reading ശിവാനന്ദ്, അഖില്‍. "'ജോലി ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് എഴുത്തുകാരനായി, തിരക്കഥയില്‍ പലതും കത്തിച്ചു; ഒടുവില്‍ നോവലിസ്റ്റായി '". Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020. "'ഈ സിനിമ കാണാന്‍ 4 തവണ ഞാന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചു. 3 തവണയും ഞാന്‍ മാത്രമേ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നുള്ളൂ, ഇങ്ങനെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ട ഒരു മോശം സിനിമയൊന്നുമല്ലത്- കുറിപ്പ്". East Coast Daily Malayalam. Retrieved 25 June 2020. "റെസ്‌റ്റ് ഇൻ പീസ് - Rest In Peace". buybooks.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020. "'എഴുത്തു നിർത്താൻ വരെ ഞാൻ ചിന്തിച്ചു'; ബെസ്റ്റ് സെല്ലർ നോവലിസ്റ്റിന്റെ വിജയരഹസ്യം; ലാജോ ജോസ് അഭിമുഖം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 February 2022. "കുറ്റവാളികളുടെ മനസ്സിലേക്കുള്ള എത്തിനോട്ടം" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 18 February 2023. "ലാജോ ജോസിന്റെ ഓറഞ്ച് തോട്ടത്തിലെ അതിഥി; ക്ഷാരസ്വഭാവമുള്ള കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളുടെ ദുരൂഹമായ ഹരം!". Retrieved 18 February 2023. External links "WorldCat ID". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 25 June 2020. "Lajo Jose - Novelist". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020. "Lajo Jose". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020. "കുറ്റാന്വേഷണ സാഹിത്യത്തിലെ പുതുവഴികൾ - KLF 2020". YouTube. Retrieved 25 June 2020. "Hydrangea Novel - Author's Copy Winners". YouTube. Retrieved 25 June 2020. "Exclusive Interview". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 June 2020.