Jijo Punnoose is an Indian film director, producer, and actor. He was born on January 1, 1970, in Alappuzha, India. He is best known for directing the two landmark films in Malayalam cinema—Padayottam (1982) and My Dear Kuttichathan (1984).

He is the eldest son of producer Navodaya Appachan. Jijo directed Padayottam the first indigenously shot 70mm film in India, and My Dear Kuttichathan is the first 3D film in India.

Padayottam was a wide canvas film produced by Navodaya Appachan. The story was inspired by the novel The Count of Monte Cristo. It was the first indigenously shot 70mm film in India. In 1984, he directed My Dear Kuttichathan, India’s first 3D film.