Biju Viswanath is an award-winning director, screenwriter, director of photography and editor. Winner of several international awards, his movies have been screened throughout the world. Viswanath has directed movies in English, Irish, Italian, Swahili, Japanese, and Indian. His credits span multiple genres: thrillers, mystery, horror, romance and drama. His production house is based in Florence. Viswanath's feature film Viola (2010) received the "Golden Palm" award at the 2011 Mexico International Film Festival.