Aju Varghese

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Aju Varghese
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Aju at SJCET in 2015
Born
Aju Kurian Varghese

(1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 39) [1] [2]
Occupations
Years active2010–present
Works Full list
Spouse
Augustina
(m. 2014)
[3]
Children4

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]

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Personal life and career

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]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2011 Vanitha Film Awards Best New Face of the Year Malarvadi Arts Club Won
2012 Asiavision Awards Best Comedian Thattathin Marayathu Won
2013Indian Movie Awards QatarBest Actor in a Comedy RoleWon
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 MalayalamWon
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 RoleNominated
Kunjiramayanam"Nominated
Asianet Film Awards Best Actor in Humorous RoleVarious filmsWon
Vanitha Film Awards Best ComedianWon
5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian in Malayalam"Two Countries"Won
Asianet Comedy Awards Best Comedy IconWon
Asiavision Awards Best Supporting ActorWon
2017North American Film AwardsBest EntertainerVarious FilmsWon
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 MalayalamWon
2021 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Love Action Drama Nominated
2022 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Minnal Murali Nominated

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