Joju George | |
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Born | Joseph George 22 October 1977 |
Alma mater | Christ College, Irinjalakuda |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Awards | National Film Award (1) Kerala State Film Awards (3) |
Website | www |
Joseph George (born 22 October 1977), better known as Joju George, is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema and has acted on some Tamil movies as well.
In 2015, he won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his supporting roles in Oru Second Class Yathra and Lukka Chuppi . His film Joseph got special mention in 66th National Film Awards. He is a recipient of more than 20 awards, awarded for either his acting or production.
In 2015, he stepped into film production and produced films like Charlie and Udaharanam Sujatha before successfully launching his own production house Appu Pathu Pappu Production, which has produced several of his films.
Joju was born in Mala, Trichur on 22 October 1977 to George Parecattil and Rosy George. He did his schooling from GHS, Kuzhur. He then studied at the Christ College, Irinjalakuda before commencing his career in the film industry as a junior artist in 1995 and then as an assistant director in the year 1997
Joju began his career in 1995 with the film Mazhavilkoodaram as a junior artist. He gradually rose to stardom with supporting roles by the 2010s. In 2015, he won his first Kerala State Film Award (Special Mention) for his supporting roles in the movies Oru Second Class Yathra and Lukka Chuppi. His breakthrough in his career came with the leading role in the 2018 film Joseph, directed by M. Padmakumar, in which he played a retired police officer investigating a personal case while fighting demons of his own. The film received a special mention in the National Film Awards that year and Joju received his second Kerala State Film Award, this time for Best Character Actor for Joseph and the film Chola. Since then, he has done films like Porinju Mariam Jose, Halal Love Story, Jagame Thanthiram, Pada, and Aviyal. He had received praise for his work in the films Nayattu, Madhuram, and Freedom Fight for which he won Best Actor that year at the Kerala State Film Awards. By 2022, he has worked on over 100 films.
Joju's debut in the industry was with the 1995 film Mazhavilkoodaram as a junior artist, playing a character with the name Siby Jacob. Following this, he continued playing minor roles in movies like Independence (1999), Ravanaprabhu (2001), Pattalam (2003), Black (2004), Vaasthavam (2006), etc. Gradually, by the 2010s, he started doing supporting roles in many successful movies like Ordinary (2012), Thattathin Marayathu (2012), Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), 1983 (2014), RajadhiRaja (2014), Action Hero Biju (2016), Njan Marykutty (2018), etc. and gained better recognition across audiences. He received his Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his supporting roles in the films Oru Second Class Yathra and Lukka Chuppi in 2015. It was in the year 2018, when he starred and produced Joseph, a critical and commercial success, in which he played the titular character. This role proved to be a breakthrough for him and he received garnering praise for his work and achieved even wider recognition. Along with his film Chola released in 2019, which participated in multiple film festivals, Joju received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor and the National Film Award – Special Mention for Joseph. After this, he played the lead in the film Porinju Mariam Jose (2019), directed by Joshiy, which was commercially successful. Post this, he has starred in many movies in the Malayalam film industry. In the year 2021, he had won The Golden Sparrow Award at the 3rd Diorama International Film Festival [1] under the category 'Best Actor'- A Competitive Section for Indian Feature Films for the film Nayattu. This made him the first Keralite to win the award.
Apart from being an actor and a producer, Joju has also been credited as a playback singer for the songs Paadavarambathiloode from Joseph, Chandrakaladharane from Adrishyam and Kallatharam from Peace.
In 2021, he made his debut in Tamil film industry with the movie Jagame Thanthiram, directed by Karthik Subbaraj, a Netflix release, in which he played a supporting role alongside Dhanush. His second Tamil role came with the Tamil anthology series Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa, an Amazon Original, in the segment Mouname Paarvayaai. This launched him towards a more widespread audience. For his performances in the Malayalam films Madhuram, Freedom Fight, Thuramukham and Naayattu, he shared the 2021 Kerala State Film Award for best actor. He also received The Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role [2] for his performance in Nayattu at the 67th Filmfare Awards South 2022, making it his second Filmfare Award.
As a producer, Joju has produced six movies which include Charlie (2015), Udaharanam Sujatha (2017), Joseph (2018), Chola (2019), Porinju Mariam Jose (2019), and Madhuram (2021). His official production house Appu Pathu Pappu was launched with Joseph and produced Chola and Porinju Mariam Jose, all with him as the lead.
Joju married Abba in 2008, and has three children; Ian, Sarah and Ivan. [3]
Award | Year | Category | Film | Result |
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National Film Awards | 2019 | Special Mention (feature film) | Joseph | Won [4] |
Kerala State Film Awards | 2021 | Best Actor | Freedom Fight , Naayattu , Madhuram , Thuramukham | Won |
2015 | Special Mention | Oru Second Class Yathra Lukka Chuppi | Won [5] | |
2018 | Best Character Actor | Chola Joseph | Won [6] | |
Kerala Film Critics Award | 2015 | Most Popular Film | Charlie | Won |
2018 | Second Best Actor | Joseph | Won | |
Second Best Film | Joseph | Won | ||
Filmfare Awards South | 2018 | Best Actor (Malayalam) | Joseph | Won |
2021 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nayattu | Won | |
South Indian International Movie Awards | 2016 | Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Malayalam) | Action Hero Biju | Won |
2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam) | Ramante Edanthottam | Nominated | |
2018 | Best Actor (Malayalam) | Joseph | Nominated | |
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam) | Njan Marykutty | Nominated | ||
2019 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam) | June | Nominated | |
2020 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam) | Halal Love Story | Won [7] | |
Asianet Film Awards | 2017 | Special Jury Award (Actor) | Udaharanam Sujatha | Won |
2018 | Special Jury Award (Actor) | Joseph | Won | |
Vanitha Film Awards | 2017 | Most popular movie | Udaharanam Sujatha | Won |
2018 | Performer of the Year | Joseph | Won | |
CPC Cine Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | Joseph | Won |
Asiavision Awards | 2018 | Best Character Actor | Joseph | Won |
Flowers Indian Film Awards | 2018 | Best Character Actor | Udaharanam Sujatha Ramante Edanthottam | Won |
Best Film on Social Commitment | Udaharanam Sujatha | Won | ||
North American Film Awards (NAFA) | 2017 | Best Character Actor | Action Hero Biju | Won |
2018 | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Ramante Edanthottam | Won | |
Movie Street Film Awards | 2019 | Best Actor | Joseph | Won |
Red FM Malayalam Music Awards | 2019 | Best Folk song | Pandu Paadavarambathiloode ( Joseph ) | Won |
10th South Indian International Movie Awards | 2021 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Halal Love Story | Won [8] |
Golden Sparrow Award at 3rd Diorama International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Actor | Nayattu | Won [9] |
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