Lajo Jose

Lajo Jose is an Indian writer and screenwriter, predominantly works in Malayalam literature and cinema. He is known for his crime thriller and mystery novels which include Coffee House, Hydrangea, Ruthinte Lokam, Rest in Peace and Kanya Maria. His latest work is Orange Thottathile Athidhi, published by Mathrubhumi Books in 2023. He has also co-written the screenplay of a movie, Bougainvillea, where the director Amal Neerad is the co-writer.

Biography Lajo Jose was born in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala. His works contribute to academic research and literary studies related to Crime Fiction in Malayalam. After his education, he joined the insurance sector where he held the position of a regional manager at Max Life Insurance before quitting the job in 2015. Subsequently, he focused on writing, initially screenplays but he did not succeed in getting any foothold in film industry which made him turn to fiction and his first novel, Coffee House, was published in May 2018. His next work, Hydrangea, was a success with three editions coming out in a single month. Both Coffee House and Hydrangea are part of the Esther Emmanuel series. This was followed by Ruthinte Lokam in 2019, Rest in Peace, a cozy mystery, in 2020 published by Mathrubhumi Books. and 'Kanya Maria', a DC Books publication, in 2022. The latest of his works is 'Orange Thottathile Athidhi', published by Mathrubhumi Books, in 2023.

Lajo Jose has written the script of Bougainvillea, a 2024 Amal Neerad movie, with Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil and Jyothirmayi in the lead.