Hailing from Manjoor in Kerala, he completed schooling at Emmanuel’s High School, earned a BSc from St. Philomena’s College in Mysore, and later secured both an M.A. and an M.Phil. in Theatre Arts from institutions in Kerala, laying a scholarly foundation for his film work. Beginning as an assistant director on 9 KK Road (2010) and later as chief associate to Aashiq Abu on titles such as 22 Female…