Blessy worked as an
assistant director with filmmakers such as
Padmarajan,
Lohithadas and
Jayaraj. He scripted and directed his debut film
Kaazhcha in 2004.
Kaazcha portrayed the story of an orphaned boy, a victim of
Gujarat earthquake and how he changes the life of a small-town film operator (played by
Mammootty) and his family. The film won three
Kerala State Film Awards including
Best Debut Director,
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value, and
Best Actor (Mammootty). His second film was
Thanmathra (2005), which depicted the story of a middle-class government employee (played by
Mohanlal) and his family, and portrayed the effects of
Alzheimer's disease on his life and his family. The film won Blessy
National Award for the Best Feature Film in Malayalam and five
Kerala State Film Awards including
Best Film,
Best Director,
Best Screenplay and
Best Actor (Mohanlal). Blessy's next venture had Mammootty in
Palunku (2006), followed by
Calcutta News (2008), starring
Dileep and
Meera Jasmine, went on to be marginal hits.
Bhramaram (2009), which had Mohanlal once again in the lead role was another successful film. It was a story of revenge against those that falsely accused a man of murder and ruined his life. His 2011 film
Pranayam includes Mohanlal,
Anupam Kher, and
Jaya Prada. His 2013 film
Kalimannu starring
Swetha Menon and
Biju Menon in leading roles dwelled upon the theme of childbirth and the maternal and paternal connect towards a child. Menon's labor was shot live in the film. He directed a biopic
documentary film titled
100 Years of Chrysostom (2018) based on the life of Christian prelate
Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma. Beginning in 2015, it took two years to complete filming. A public screening was held for five consecutive days. With a runtime of 48 hours and 10 minutes, the film received the
Guinness World Record for the longest documentary in the world. The film is narrated by Mohanlal. His latest film
Aadujeevitham (2024) was a survival drama based on the novel
Goat Days by
Benyamin. It starred
Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role and had music composed by
A. R. Rahman. Development for the film began in 2008 and the film's production lasted for more than 6 years, mainly due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. ==Filmography==