Ajayan Venugopalan

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Ajayan Venugopalan
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Occupation(s) Screenwriter, Film director, IT Professional
Years active2009–present

Ajayan Venugopalan is an Indian screenwriter, film director who works in Malayalam and Hindi cinema and television. [1]

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Career

He started his career as a writer/director of the acclaimed Malayalam television sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal . [2] This T.V series was followed by his son Nakul Ajayan @smack_baby based on the show called Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie [3] which he wrote and co-directed with Abi Varghese. His first break into Malayalam films happened as a scriptwriter with the movie English: An Autumn in London [4] directed by Shyamaprasad . [5] Metro Park [6] the show he wrote and directed has been critically and commercially a big success. The show has been nominated for multiple awards and is slated for season 2. Ajayan currently completed writing and directing a Hindi feature film titled Shiv Shastri Balboa starring Anupam Kher , Neena Gupta , Jugal Hansraj , Nargis Fakhri , Sharib Hashmi .

Filmography

TitleFormatCreditNotes
2008-2010 Akkara Kazhchakal TV SitcomWriter, DirectorAdjudged as one of 3 Best Malayalam T.V programs ever by Reporter TV
Cameo as Guest at Josekutty's house
2011 Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie Internet MovieWriter, Director
2012PenumbraShort FilmWriter, DirectorSelected for Cannes International Film Festival 2012
2013 English: An Autumn in London Feature FilmWriter
2014 Peruchazhi [7] Feature FilmDialogues
2015 Ivide [8] Feature FilmWriter
2019 Metro Park Season 1 [9] SitcomWriter, DirectorNominated in 3 major categories CNN IBN Ireel 2019 awards.
2020Metro Park-Quarantine Edition [10] SitcomWriter, DirectorNominated in 6 major categories FilmFare OTT Awards.
2021Metro Park Season 2 [11] SitcomWriter, DirectorNominated in 4 major categories FilmFare 2021 OTT Awards.
2023 Shiv Shastri Balboa [12] Feature FilmWriter, Director

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