[1] Hailing from a Christian family, he was the son of a High Court Judge in Thiruvananthapuram when it was known as Trivandrum in the Princely State of Travancore before independence.
After completing his degree, he developed a flair for cinema and, much against his father's wishes, went to Madras (now Chennai) and worked as an assistant to a multi lingual film director called S. Soundararajan (S. Soundararaja Aiyengar, owner of the Tamil Nadu Talkies Laboratory.[2]).
F. Nagoor was an art director, film producer and a partner of Newtone studios in Chennai.
He wrote a story based on a Christian folklore and together with F. Nagoor, produced and directed the film Gnana Soundari.
[4] Film stars C. L. Anandan of Vijayapuri Veeran fame and Jaishankar were introduced to the screen by Joseph Thaliath Jr.[3]