John Paul Puthusery, sometimes known as Puthussery usually simply referred to as John Paul (born 29 October 1950) is a writer who has penned screenplays for nearly 100 Malayalam movies. He is a guest faculty in many colleges.

Early life

In the early life he was active in film societies and freelance journalism. He used to write screenplays for short movies and adshorts at that time. In 1972 he joined Canara Bank and when he became busy in films, in 1983 ,he resigned the job and fully focused on movies.

Career

Puthusery was instrumental in bringing Bharath Gopi

Bharath Gopi

V. Gopinathan Nair, popularly known as Bharath Gopi was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala....

 behind the camera as a director in the mainstream focus through his story Utsavapittennu. Chamaram, Ilakkangal, Palangal

Palangal

Palangal is a 1982 Malayalam film written by John Paul Puthusery and directed by Bharathan starring Nedumudi Venu, Zarina Wahab, Bharath Gopi and Shankar...

, Rachana, Arorumariyathe, Avidathe Pole Ivideyum, Ormakkayi

Ormakkayi

Ormakkayi is a 1982 Malayalam movie directed by Bharathan and written by John Paul, starring Bharath Gopi, Madhavi, Innocent, Nedumudi Venu and K P A C Lalitha in the leading roles.-Plot:...

, Sandhya Mayangum Neram

Sandhya Mayangum Neram

Sandhya Mayangum Neram is a 1983 Malayalam film directed by Bharathan and written by John Paul, starring Bharath Gopi, Sreenath, T. G. Ravi, Jayabharathy, Philomina and Unni Mary.-Plot:...

, Kattathe Kilikkoodu

Kattathe Kilikkoodu

Kattathe Kilikkoodu is a 1983 Malayalam film directed by Bharathan. The story is about an unhappy marriage that unravels in a bad way. It stars Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Srividya and Revathi.-Cast:* Bharath Gopi as Prof...

, Kathodu Kathoram, Utsavapittennu are some of his major works.

The awards given to him include the Nana Gallop poll award for the best screenplay writer, Kerala film critics association award, and the State award for the best film book for M.T. Oru Anuyathra. He was the producer of the movie Oru Cherupunchiri directed by M.T Vasudevan Nair, which has won state, national and international awards.

John Paul was the founder general secretary for MACTA, an association for film technicians.