'' Ee.Ma.Yau '' ( Mal : '' ഈശോ മറിയം യൗസേപ പേ '' ) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language satire film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by P. F. Mathews . It stars Vinayakan , Chemban Vinod Jose , Pauly Valsan , Bitto Davis , Kainakary Thangaraj Dileesh Pothan , Arya Salim in the main roles . The film had its premiere on 30 November 2017 and was theatrically released on 4 May 2018 . The film revolves around the death and funeral of an older man from the Latin Catholic or Roman Catholic community in Chellanam , Ernakulam district . Lijo Jose Pellissery won the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for '' Ee.Ma.Yau '' . The film won the Best Director and Best Actor ( Chemban Vinod Jose ) awards at the 49th International Film Festival of India . It also won two awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala viz. the NETPAC Award for Best Asian film in Competition and the Golden Crow Pheasant Award for the best director
International Film Festival of Kerala
International Film Festival of Kerala
Ee.Ma.Yau.