Aju Varghese | |
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Born | Aju Kurian Varghese 11 January 1985 [1] [2] Thiruvalla, Kerala, India |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Works | Full list |
Spouse | Augustina (m. 2014) |
Children | 4 |
Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in Malarvadi Arts Club , [4] directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivasan. [5] In a career spanning over a decade, he has acted in more than 140 Malayalam films. [6] He owns a production company named Funtastic Films along with actor Dhyan Sreenivasan and producer Visakh Subramaniam. [7]
He has a younger sister Anju. [8] Aju is married to Augustina since 24 February 2014. They have twins: a girl named Juana and a boy named Evan born on 28 October 2014. [3] They later had a second set of twins - Jake and Luke - on 30 September 2016. [9]
Aju attended Rajagiri High School, Kalamasserry and later Bhavans Adarsha Vidhyalaya, Ernakulam. [10] He did his Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering from KCG College of Technology, [11] Chennai. He worked in HSBC [12] in Human Resources, Chennai. It was during that time he was called by Vineeth Sreenivasan, his college friend, to play one of the lead roles in his directorial debut Malarvadi Arts Club , [13] and later in Thattathin Marayathu . In the meantime, he was part of Sevenes (2011) by veteran director Joshiy and Mayamohini . Since then, he has acted in notable films, such as Thattathin Marayathu , Oru Vadakkan Selfie , Kili Poyi , Zachariyayude Garbhinikal , Ohm Shanthi Oshaana , Punyalan Agarbattis , Vellimoonga , Ormayundo Ee Mukham , Kunjiramayanam , Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam , Two Countries , Adi Kapyare Kootamani , Oppam , Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel and Love Action Drama . [14]
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Vanitha Film Awards | Best New Face of the Year | Malarvadi Arts Club | Won |
2012 | Asiavision Awards | Best Comedian | Thattathin Marayathu | Won |
2013 | Indian Movie Awards Qatar | Best Actor in a Comedy Role | Won | |
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Supporting actor in Malayalam | Punyalan Agarbattis | Nominated | |
2014 | Asiavision Awards | Best Character Role | Ohm Shanthi Oshaana | Won |
2015 | Vanitha Film Awards | Best Comedian | Vellimoonga | Won |
4th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Comedian in Malayalam | Won | ||
Asianet Comedy Awards | Best Comedy icon | "Oru Vadakkan Selfie" | Won | |
Asiavision Awards | Best Character Actor in Malayalam | "Kunjiramayanam" | Won | |
2016 | 1st IIFA Utsavam | Best Supporting Actor in Malayalam | "Oru Vadakkan Selfie" | Won |
Performance in a Comic Role | Nominated | |||
Kunjiramayanam" | Nominated | |||
Asianet Film Awards | Best Actor in Humorous Role | Various films | Won | |
Vanitha Film Awards | Best Comedian | Won | ||
5th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Comedian in Malayalam | "Two Countries" | Won | |
Asianet Comedy Awards | Best Comedy Icon | Won | ||
Asiavision Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
2017 | North American Film Awards | Best Entertainer | Various Films | Won |
Asianet Comedy Awards | Best Combo Award | Lavakusha | Won | |
2018 | 7th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Comedian in Malayalam | Godha | Won |
2019 | Kerala Kaumudi Flash Movies [15] | Most Popular Supporting Actor | Aravindante Athidhikal | Won |
8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Comedian in Malayalam | Won | ||
2021 | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | Love Action Drama | Nominated | |
2022 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Minnal Murali | Nominated |
Vineeth Sreenivasan is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the elder son of actor and screenwriter Sreenivasan.
Malarvadi Arts Club is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language musical comedy film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directorial debut and produced by actor Dileep. In the film, five friends take the responsibility of reviving their favourite hang-out as they are unhappy with its functioning. However, they end up facing various problems while trying to keep the club alive.
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Alphonse Puthren is an Indian film director, film producer, actor, editor, screenwriter and ad film maker. He works mainly in the Malayalam Cinema. He made his directional debut with the critically acclaimed Malayalam - Tamil bilingual suspense-thriller Neram (2013). His second film was the sensational blockbuster coming-of-age romantic film Premam (2015). After 7 years, he came back with Gold starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Nayanthara in the lead roles.
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Helen is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film directed by Mathukutty Xavier and produced by Vineeth Sreenivasan under the companies Habit of Life and Big Bang Entertainments. The film stars Anna Ben in the title role, while Lal, Noble Babu Thomas, Aju Varghese, Rony David and Binu Pappu appears in supporting roles. It was written by Alfred Kurian Joseph, Noble Babu Thomas and Mathukutty Xavier. Its soundtrack was composed by Shaan Rahman.
Visakh Subramaniam is an Indian film producer, distributor and exhibitor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the grandson of P. Subramaniam who founded Merryland Studio, the second film studio in Kerala. He is a partner of the production company Funtastic Films along with actors Aju Varghese and Dhyan Sreenivasan.
Hridayam (transl. Heart) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. It was produced by Visakh Subramaniam through Merryland Cinemas and co-produced by Noble Babu Thomas through Big Bang Entertainments. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran. The film's songs and background score was composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab.
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