Jis Joy

Jis Joy is an Indian dubbing artist, film writer, director, and lyricist who works in the Malayalam film industry. He made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film Bicycle Thieves. He dubs for Allu Arjun, for the Telugu to Malayalam dubbed version of movies done by the latter.^[3][4]

Jis Joy
Born	Vazhakkala, Kochi, Kerala[1]
Occupation(s)	Director, writer, lyricist, dubbing artist
Years active	2003 – present
Spouse	Naiji[2]
Children	Yohan Nithara[2]
Relatives	Thomas Joy (Father) Pushpa (Mother)[2]

Career

Jis Joy started his film career as a dubbing artist who has dubbed for Telugu actor Allu Arjun for Malayalam versions and Prithviraj’s dubbed films.^[2] Later, he went on to work as Director and scriptwriter for various advertisements.^[5]

Filmography

As a director

Year	Film	Credited as			Notes	Ref
		Director	Story	Screenplay
2013	Bicycle Thieves	Yes	Yes	Yes	Directorial debut	[6]
2017	Sunday Holiday	Yes		Yes		[7]
2019	Vijay Superum Pournamiyum	Yes		Yes	Remake of Telugu film Pelli Choopulu	[8]
2021	Mohan Kumar Fans	Yes		Yes		[9][10]
2022	Innale Vare	Yes		Yes	SonyLIV Film	[11]
2024	Thalavan	Yes				[12]

As a lyricist

Year	Film	Song	Music composer
2017	Sunday Holiday	"Mazha Paadum"	Deepak Dev
		"Oru Nokku Kaanuvan"
		"Aaro Koode"
		"Kando Ninte Kannil"
2019	Vijay Superum Pournamiyum	"Enthanee Mounam"	Prince George
		"Pournami Superalle"
		"Etho Mazhayil"
		"Pakalaay"
		"Araaro"
		"Paniyaake Paali"
		" Nisarisa theme"

As a dubbing artist

Film title	Actor	Character	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year Release	Dub Year Release	Notes
Black	Niyas Musliyar	Pappadi Sabu	Malayalam		2004
Annorikkal	Narain	Benny Varghese			2005
Thaskaraveeran	Niyas Musliyar	Johny Eppan			2005
Vargam	Renji V Nair	Dennis Chacko			2006
	Devan	Ex.M.L.A Ummen Chacko
Ennittum	Dinu Dennis	Prem Gopal			2007
Chempada	Govind	Akash			2008
Gopalapuranam	Ramana	Gopalakrishnan			2008
Four Friends	Manikuttan	Vishnu			2010
Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action	Srikanth	Uppukandam Bobby			2011
Sevenes	Joju George	Rameshan			2011
Ordinary	Jishnu Raghavan	Jose Mash			2012
Kaashh	Rajeev Pillai	Sarath			2012
Gangotri	Allu Arjun	Simhadri	Malayalam	Telugu	2003	2009	The Malayalam dub was titled: "Simhakuty".
Arya		Arya			2004
Bunny		Bunny alias Raja			2005		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Bunny: The Lion".
Chatrapathi	Prabhas	Sivaji
Happy	Allu Arjun	Bunny			2006		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Happy: Be Happy".
Desamuduru		Bala Govind			2007		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Hero: The Real Hero".
Munna	Prabhas	Mahesh alias Munna
Dubai Seenu	Ravi Teja	Srinivasan alias Seenu
Parugu	Allu Arjun	Krishna			2008		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Krishna".
Arya 2		Arya			2009
Varudu		Sandeep Mohan Ram			2010		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Varan".
Vedam		Cable Raju					The Malayalam dub was titled: "Killadi: The Robber".
Badrinath		Badrinath			2011
Dam 999	Joshua Fredric Smith	Captain Fredrick Brown		English
Julayi	Allu Arjun	Ravindra Narayan		Telugu	2012		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Gajapokkiri".
Iddarammayilatho		Sanju Reddy			2013		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Romeo & Juliets".
Race Gurram		Lakshman/Lucky			2014		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Lucky The Racer".
Yevadu	Allu Arjun (extended cameo)	Sathya (before surgery)					The Malayalam dub was titled: "Bhaiyya My Brother".
S/O Satyamurthy	Allu Arjun	Viraj Anand			2015
Rudhramadevi		Gona Ganna Reddy
Sarrainodu		Gana			2016		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Yodhavu".
Duvvada Jagannadham		Duvvada Jagannadham Sastri (Dhruvaraja Jagannadham Shastri in Malayalam version)/DJ			2017		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Dhruvaraja Jagannadh".
Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India		Surya			2018		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Ente Peru Surya, Ente Veedu India".
Ala Vaikuntapuramuloo		Bantu			2020		The Malayalam dub was titled: "Angu Vaikunthapurathu".
Pushpa: The Rise		Pushpa Raj			2021

Recurring collaborators

Films	Asif Ali	Siddique	KPAC Lalitha	Aju Varghese	Balu Varghese	Sreenivasan	Saiju Kurup	Sudheer Karamana	Srikant Murali
Bicycle Thieves (2013)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
Sunday Holiday (2017)	Y	Y	Y			Y		Y	Y
Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				Y
Mohan Kumar Fans (2021)	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y
Innale Vare (2022)	Y								Y
Thalavan (2024)	Y

References

1. "Chat with Jis Joy". Manorama Online. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
2. "അല്ലു അർജുന്റെ ശബ്ദവും വിജയ് സൂപ്പറും, ജിസ് ജോയിയുടെ വീട്ടുവിശേഷങ്ങൾ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
3. Kumar, Suresh (27 November 2013). "From voice to visuals". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
4. Sen, Byju P. (24 January 2019). "Why Jis Joy-Asif Ali combo clicked?". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
5. "അന്ന് ഒരേ സമയം 12 സീരിയലുകൾ ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്തു, ഇന്ന് സൂപ്പർ ഹിറ്റ് സംവിധായകൻ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
6. "Review : (2013)". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
7. "Sunday Holiday Movie Review: A Good Pick For Your Next Holiday!". FilmiBeat. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
8. "Floods and a cramped room - odds that 'Vijay Superum Pournamiyum' beat". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
9. M, Athira (17 March 2021). "'Mohan Kumar Fans' is a journey through Malayalam cinema, says director Jis Joy". The Hindu.
10. "'Mohan Kumar Fans' movie review: Fairly effective blend of satire and emotional drama". The New Indian Express.
11. Features, C. E. (9 December 2023). "Jis Joy's next with Biju Menon and Asif Ali titled Thalavan". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
12. Features, C. E. (8 May 2024). "Biju Menon-Asif Ali starrer Thalavan gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

External links

• Jis Joy at IMDb