Jijoy P R is an Indian film and theatre actor currently the Director of K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA), Kerala on deputation.He is an Associate Professor at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune and served as the Dean of the Films Wing too. He is an international theatre artist who performed 380 shows in Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States, Dubai, Bahrain,Canada, and Australia.

Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of Irinjalakuda Revenue Division, Thrissur Rural Police and Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur, this town has most number of administrative, law-enforcement, and judicial offices in the district. The place is well known for Koodalmanikyam Temple and the Thachudaya Kaimals, who had princely status until 1971. The earliest recorded history of this temples date back to the ninth century of Common Era (CE).