Jose Thomas (1952âÂÂ2019) 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.
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.He had worked as a senior journalist at a Malayalam news channel for a long time.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.
Jose Thomas died in a road accident in Kilimanoor, Trivandrum district, on November 9, 2019. He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.