Minnal Murali Creator Basil Joseph Is Named Best Director At The Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022; Prouder Than Ever To Be A Part Of The Malayalam Film Industry

Basil Joseph was named the Best Director at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022. He directed the last year's smash Minnal Murali starring Tovino Thomas. The 32-year-old director expressed his pride in being a member of the Malayalam film industry. He added that he was honoured to represent India on a global scale.

He shared an image holding the award on Twitter. Basil tweeted, “I feel overwhelmed and honoured to be declared as the best director among 16 countries at the Asian Academy Awards 2022. Today, I feel prouder than ever to be a part of the Malayalam movie industry and to represent India on this stage”. Basil Joseph expressed his gratitude to the entire cast and crew of the movie. He also acknowledged the Netflix team, for supporting him. The director then posted a video of the winning moment. A number of celebrities, including Mohanlal, Tovino Thomas, and actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran, congratulated Joseph on winning. "Congratulations on this feat, dear @basiljoseph25! You have made our home proud!" Mohanlal shared.

Big big congratulations @basiljoseph25 Way to go! pic.twitter.com/PM2EdBh4Jv

— Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) December 9, 2022

wrote Prithviraj Sukumaran. Tovino Thomas, who played the film's lead role, posted the Asian Academy Awards video to his Instagram account with the caption: "Proud of you my buoy !!!” The movie, which is set in the 1990s, tells the story of a regular man who is hit by lightning and turns into a superhuman. Minnal Murali also starred Guru Somasundaram, Harisree Ashokan, and Aju Varghese in major roles.