Ranjith Joseph

Ranjith Joseph
Born	June 03 1976 Jaffna
💼 Occupation	Film director, producer, writer
📆 Years active	2004 – present

Ranjith Joseph, is a Sri-Lankan born, Canadian filmmaker who moved to Canada at a young age. Being always fascinated by art and Tamil literature, he pursued a career in film studies and graduated from Tribes Film Institute. Later, he moved to Chennai, India to further strengthen his knowledge in Tamil cinema. He worked as an assistant director on various sets with the reputable south Indian directors. He assisted Sasi , an eminent Tamil writer/filmmaker, as his assistant director in his film "Poo". Ranjith begun his directorial debut with a feature film titled, $9.50 cents in 2010. The movie was about the journey of Tamil youth in Toronto, as they grapple with a series of events over 24 hours. The movie was well received at the Image Film Festival, in Toronto. In the year 2016, Ranjith wrote "Appu", his second feature and later Sinamkol in 2017. Producers being aware of his work immediately jumped on board and helped him to make "Sinamkol". He shot the film in Sri-Lanka in a short span of time. The film left its impact in international film festivals. Ranjith received the best debut filmmaker award at "Calcutta International Cult Film Festival" in 2018 for Sinamkol and the best director award in "Norway Tamil International Film Festival" in 2020. The film also won the best actor award for the lead role in "Norway Tamil International Film Festival".

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2004	Thurogam	Yes	Yes	Short film
	Kasumaram	Yes	Yes	Short film
2010	9.50 cents	Yes	Yes
2020	Sinamkol	Yes	Yes

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	Winner CICFF Award	Debut Filmmaker	Amudhan aka Sinamkol	Won
2020	Norway Tamil Film Festival	Best Feature Film Tamil – Diaspora	Sinamkol	Won
		Best Director Tamil – Diaspora	Ranjith Joseph	Won
		Best Actor Male Tamil – Diaspora	Aravindhan	Won

References

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4722042/awards?ref_=nm_awd

'I've been working for the last ten years to create this film' – interview with director of Sinamkol https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99ve-been-working-last-ten-years-create-film%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-interview-director-sinamkol

Sinamkol, 'first film shot in war-torn Sri Lankan regions' https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/may/07/sinamkol-first-film-shot-in-war-torn-sri-lankan-regions-1973581.html

சினம்கொள் - ஈழ சினிமாவின் நம்பிக்கை https://vanakkamlondon.com/cinema/2020/03/65155/

https://www.torontotamil.com/2019/03/31/sinamkol-movie-review/

ஈழத் திரையுலகில் புதிய அத்தியாயம் திறக்கும் "சினம்கொள்" https://www.koormai.com/pathivu.html?therivu=1286&vakai

Eezham Cinema takes shape with Chinam-ko'l movie filmed in occupied Tamil Eelam https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=39687

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