Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974)[1][2] is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of Open magazine.
Manu Joseph
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| Born | (1974-07-22) July 22, 1974 (age 50) |
| Education | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Children | 1 |
Manu was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father Joseph Madapally is a film maker who directed the Malayalam film Thoranam. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai, and dropped out of Madras Christian College to become a staff writer at Society magazine.[2] He is a former editor of OPEN magazine, and a columnist for The International New York Times and The Hindustan Times. In 2007, he was a Chevening Scholar.[3] He currently lives in Delhi.[2] His debut novel Serious Men (2010) won The Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN/Open Book Award. It has been adapted by Sudhir Mishra as a feature film.[4]
His second novel, The Illicit Happiness of Other People, was published in September 2012.[5] He also wrote the screenplay for the film Love Khichdi (2009).[6]
In January 2014, Manu resigned as editor of Open magazine.[7]
Manu is the creator and writer of Decoupled, an Indian English-language comedy web series, which was released on Netflix on 17th December, 2021.[8]
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