Jose Thomas (actor)

Jose Thomas
Born(1952-03-08)8 March 1952
Died9 November 2019(2019-11-09) (aged 67)
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupation
  • Actor

Jose Thomas (1952–2019) was a senior journalist and a film-theatre personality who appeared in several films, notably Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti (1989) and Daya (1998). Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti tells the story of an unemployed youth, a character portrayed by Jose Thomas, who is jobless primarily due to callous social attitudes. The film won the national film award for other social issues in 1989.[1][2][3]

Career

Jose Thomas attended a film institute in Trivandrum in the early 1980s, where Adam Ayub was one of his professors. After that, he worked as an assistant/associate director on more than 50 films.[4][5]He had worked as a senior journalist at a Malayalam news channel for a long time.[6]He has also acted in several telefilms, as well as directed many plays and television documentaries. He is a multiple-time winner of the Kerala State Television Awards.[7]

Death

Jose Thomas died in a road accident in Kilimanoor, Trivandrum district, on November 9, 2019. He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.[8]

References

  1. ^ "കിളിമാനൂരിന് സമീപം വാഹനാപകടം: നടനും മാധ്യമപ്രവർത്തകനുമായ ജോസ് തോമസ് മരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  2. ^ "Kerala: Media professional dies as car rams parked truck". The Times of India. 2019-11-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  3. ^ "Scribe, theatre actor Jose Thomas killed in mishap; 3 others injured". The New Indian Express. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  4. ^ "Actor Jose Thomas passed away". Asianet News., 2019-11-09
  5. ^ Adam Ayub. "ലക്ഷദ്വീപിൽ നിന്ന് എന്റെ ആദ്യത്തെ ലൈവ് ന്യൂസ് റിപ്പോർട്ടിങ്". MediaOne., 2025-07-08.
  6. ^ "Scribe, theatre actor Jose Thomas killed in mishap; 3 others injured". The New Indian Express. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  7. ^ "Actor Jose Thomas passed away". Asianet News., 2019-11-09
  8. ^ "Scribe, theatre actor Jose Thomas killed in mishap; 3 others injured". The New Indian Express. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
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