Jomon (director)

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Jomon
Born	Jomon Theckan kozhikode
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1984– till date
Spouse	Lecturer
Children	2

Jomon is an Indian screenwriter and director. He is active in Malayalam cinema from 1990 to till date. His directorial debut film was Samrajyam and it was a hit in the Malayalam film industry.^[1] This film was dubbed and released in the same name in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and did well in the box office. After working as assistant director in films like Aalkkoottathil Thaniye, Uyarangalil, Adiyozhukkukal, 1921 and Douthyam, Jomon became an independent Malayalam cinema director with the 1990 Mammootty film Samrajyam which was one of the highest grossing Malayalam films at the time. It ran for more than 200 days in theaters in Kerala and more than 400 days in Andhra Pradesh, a record that still remains unbeaten. His other commercially successful film was Jackpot starring Mammootty in the lead role.