Adam Ayub

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Adam Ayub
Born (1952-03-08) 8 March 1952 (age 73)
Kochi, (present day Kochi, Kerala), India
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Years active1975–present
Children

Adam Ayub is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film academician, primarily associated with Malayalam cinema for over 25 years. He has also worked as an assistant/associate director with noted film makers, including P. A. Backer, K. R. Mohanan, and A. Vincent. [1] [2] [3] He assisted Backer on 11 films. Additionally, he served as a film academician at the Southern Film Institute, Thiruvallam, Trivandrum, for several years. Ayub has directed several television serials and documentaries for Doordarshan, including Kumilakal (Bubbles). [4] Kumilakal marked the debut acting role of Manoj K Jayan, one of Adam Ayub's students at the Southern Film Institute. [5] He has also written the dialogues for the 2024 Malayalam movie Level Cross (film). Furthermore, Ayub appeared as a judge in the climax scene of 2021 Malayalam movie Drishyam 2. [6]

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Early life

Adam Ayub was born as the son of Ayub Adam Sait. He attended SRV High School, Ernakulam (1963–66). In 1972, he graduated with a degree in Applied History from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. [7] Thereafter, he joined the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute in Chennai. [8] Notably, actors Sreenivasan and Rajinikanth were his classmates at the film institute. [9] Ayub reportedly persuaded Rajinikanth to resign from his bus conductor job with Bangalore Transport Service (later renamed Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation) and dedicate himself full-time to a career in film acting. [10] [11] Ayub graduated from the institute in 1975. [12] Filmmaker Arfaz Ayub is his son.

Partial filmography

As actor

As assistant director

As television series director

References

  1. ↑ അയ്യൂബ്, ആദം (August 22, 2024). "രാമു കാര്യാട്ടിന്റെയും ശ്രീനിവാസന്റെയും സംഘഗാനം". www.mediaoneonline.com.
  2. ↑ അയ്യൂബ്, ആദം (July 12, 2024). "അശ്വത്ഥാമാവില്‍ സുകുമാരനെ മാറ്റി മാടമ്പിനെ നായകനാക്കിയതിന് പിന്നില്‍". www.mediaoneonline.com.
  3. ↑ അയ്യൂബ്, ആദം (March 5, 2024). "പെരുവഴിയിലായ ഒരു പാതിരാത്രിയില്‍". www.mediaoneonline.com.
  4. ↑ അയ്യൂബ്, ആദം (March 20, 2025). "ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ 'തുടിപ്പുകൾ'". www.mediaoneonline.com.
  5. ↑ "malayalamcinema.com, Official website of AMMA, Malayalam Film news, Malayalam Movie Actors & Actress, Upcoming Malayalam movies". www.malayalamcinema.com.
  6. ↑ "Drishyam 2: ദൃശ്യത്തിലെ ജഡ്ജി, രജനീകാന്തിന്റെ സഹപാഠി; ആദം അയൂബിന്റെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ". malayalam.indianexpress.com.
  7. ↑ അയ്യൂബ്, ആദം (June 28, 2022). "മഹാരാജാസ് കോളജില്‍". www.mediaoneonline.com.
  8. ↑ അയ്യൂബ്, ആദം (September 23, 2022). "ഫിലിം ഇന്‍സ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് പ്രവേശനം". www.mediaoneonline.com.
  9. ↑ "ശ്രീനിവാസനോട് അവര്‍ക്കൊക്കെ പുച്ഛമായിരുന്നു; എന്നാല്‍ അവരൊന്നും എവിടെയും എത്തിയില്ല- ആദം അയൂബ്". DoolNews.
  10. ↑ രാജ്‌, അനുപ്രിയ (February 26, 2021). "ഞാന്‍ രജനികാന്തിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു, ഇനി നീ കണ്ടക്ടര്‍ പണി രാജി വച്ചോ; ദൃശ്യം2ലെ ജഡ്ജി ആദം അയൂബ് അഭിമുഖം". The Cue.
  11. ↑ "Rajinikanth pays surprise visit to bus depot where he worked as a bus conductor". Hindustan Times. August 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Leader of Kochi 3". cutchi-memon-digest2.
  13. ↑ "Naam Pirandha Mann". 10 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Charam". 15 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sach 1989". 10 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Kabani Nadi Chuvannapol". 10 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Mani Muzhakkam". 10 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Vayanadan Thampan". 15 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "Unarthupattu". IMDb. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Chaaram". 10 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Visa". 10 September 2025.
  22. ↑ "Asthi". 10 September 2025.
  23. ↑ "Premalekhanam". 10 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "Innalayude Baaki". 10 September 2025.
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