Giju John

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Giju John
Born (1975-02-10) 10 February 1975 (age 49)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Occupations
Years active2007–present
SpouseKristen Nolan
Parents
  • K John
  • Annamma John

Giju John is an Indian actor, dancer and film producer, who works in Malayalam-language films. [1] [2] [3] Giju made his acting debut in the 2018 film Ranam , [4] [5] later appearing in films such as Lucifer and Forensic. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Early life

Giju John was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 10 February 1975. [11] [12] Giju completed his secondary level education at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram. He is a graduate of Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering. [13] [14] [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Love, Wrinkle-free Cleetus D'CruzEnglish film
2014Hola Venky! Kurian
2018 Ranam Ahmed Siddique [16]
2019 Lucifer Sanjay [16]
2020 Forensic Dr. Alphonse Kurien [17]
2022 Kumari Kaanhirangat Achuthan [18]
2023 Antony James [19]
2025 Identity †TBA [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "'Bigil' actress Reba Monica John cast in Tovino Thomas' 'Forensic'". The New Indian Express. November 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Shrijith, Sajin (March 27, 2019). "'Metro Park is Akkarakazhchakal made for a larger audience'". The New Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "Indian-American Giju John eyes acting career with impressive 'Ranam' role". Onmanorama.
  4. ↑ Native, Digital (February 1, 2018). "Prithviraj-Rahman starrer 'Ranam' to hit theatres in March". The News Minute.
  5. ↑ "നടൻ ഗായകൻ, സൽസ നർത്തകൻ, ഇപ്പോൾ കുമാരിയുടെ നിർമാതാവും; ഉയരങ്ങൾ താണ്ടി ജിജു ജോൺ". Mathrubhumi. October 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Giju John joins Mohanlal-starrer 'Lucifer'". The New Indian Express. October 11, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Giju debuts with Hindi pop album". Radioandmusic.com. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Love, Wrinkle-free - Bollywood Movies". www.bollywoodbx.com.
  10. ↑ "Giju John's 'Más Bhangraton' a Finalist in International Songwriting Competition". www.indiawest.com.
  11. ↑ Cassidy, Mike (July 29, 2008). "Cassidy: Engineering a new dance step".
  12. ↑ Das, Priya (July 22, 2017). "Yeh Saala Salsa!". India Currents.
  13. ↑ sreekumar, priya (September 8, 2018). "A promising debut". Deccan Chronicle .
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  15. ↑ "Sauce and spice". June 24, 2007 – via www.thehindu.com.
  16. 1 2 "'Ranam' fame Giju roped in for Prithvi's 'Lucifer'". Onmanorama. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  17. ↑ "'Bigil' actress Reba Monica John cast in Tovino Thomas' 'Forensic'". The New Indian Express. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  18. ↑ "Kumari actor Shine Tom Chacko: Dhruvan is a character with great depth, something that I rarely get to play". OTTPlay.
  19. ↑ "Antony teaser has both Joju George and Kalyani Priyadarshan flexing muscles". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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