Nirmal Baby Varghese | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Film director, script writer, editor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Parents |
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Relatives | Baby Chaithanya (Sister) |
Awards | See awards and nominations |
Nirmal Baby Varghese is an Indian film director in Malayalam. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is known for his historical documentary film Thariode . [5] [6] [7] [8] His feature directorial debut Vazhiye , was an experimental movie made in found footage style and it is the first found footage movie in Malayalam. [1] [9] [10] He is also script writer, film editor, and public relations officer. [11] [12] He is the younger brother of film producer Baby Chaithanya. [13] [14] He runs his own independent film production company called Casablanca Film Factory. [15]
Nirmal was born to Baby P K and Lilly Baby on 13 January 1994 at Kavummannam, in Wayanad district, in Kerala. [16] [17] [18]
In 2016, Nirmal directed two short films, Mirror of Reality and Mattam the Change , which were later released on Amazon Prime Video on 2020. [19] [20] [12] [21]
He began his career in Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the associate editor of the film Kalippu , starring Bala Singh, Kalasala Babu, Ambika Mohan and Shalil Kallur. [22] [23] [24] He has also worked as a public relations officer for the films Moppala, [25] Deira Diaries , [26] Sarcas Circa 2020 , [27] and Vijay Yesudas's multilingual 3D film Salmon 3D. [28]
He made his third directorial venture in Thariode , a historical documentary film about gold mining in Thariode. [5] [29] The film found critical acclaim in the festival circuit. [2] [30] [31] He also announced a fictionalization of Thariode. [32] [33] [34] He later announced the title of this cinematic remake as Thariode: The Lost City with a mainly foreign cast list including Bill Hutchens, Luing Andrews, Alexx O'Nell, Courtney Sanello, Amelie Leroy, Brendan Byrne and Roger Ward. [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
His feature directorial debut film Vazhiye is the first found footage movie in the Malayalam language. [41] [42] [43] The film marked the debut of Hollywood music director Evan Evans in Indian cinema. [44] [45] [46] [47]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Other | ||||
2016 | Mirror of Reality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor Short film Later released in 20 March 2020 on Amazon Prime Video | [19] [48] [49] |
2016 | Mattam the Change | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor Short film Later released in 22 March 2020 on Amazon Prime Video | [20] [50] [51] |
2019 | Kalippu | No | No | No | Yes | Associate film editor | [23] [22] |
2020 | Moppala | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [52] [53] |
2021 | Deira Diaries | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [26] |
2021 | Sarcas Circa 2020 | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [54] |
2021 | Salmon 3D | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [55] [56] |
2021 | Thariode | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer Documentary film | [5] [29] [57] |
2022 | Vazhiye | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer First found footage film in Malayalam Language | [44] [41] [42] |
2024 | Dreadful Chapters | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer Time-loop horror film | [58] [59] |
2025 | Disease X: The Zombie Experiment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer Zombie film | [60] [61] |
TBA | Thariode: The Lost City | Yes | No | Yes | TBA | Announced (Based on the 2020 documentary film Thariode by himself) | [36] [37] [62] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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2024 | Reels International Film Festival | Best Horror Film | Dreadful Chapters | Won | [64] [65] |
2023 | Hollywood Gold Awards | Best Experimental Film | Dreadful Chapters | Won | [66] [67] |
2022 | Roshani International Film Festival | Best Director of Experimental Film | Vazhiye | Won | [68] [69] |
2022 | Festivus Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Vazhiye | Runner-up | [70] [71] [72] |
2021 | Kerala State Television Award | Best Educational Programme | Thariode | Won | [73] [74] [75] |
2021 | 7th Art Independent International Film Festival | Best of the best in Short Documentary | Thariode | Won | [76] |
2021 | Best Director in the Documentary Short | Thariode | Won | [2] | |
2021 | Hollywood International Golden Age Festival | Best Documentary | Thariode | Won | [30] |
2021 | Reels International Short film festival | Jury Award | Thariode | Won | [31] |
2021 | Continental Film Awards | Best Asian Documentary Short | Thariode | Finalist | [31] [77] |
2021 | iFilms International Short Film Festival | International Short Films | Thariode | Semi-finalist | [78] [79] |
2020 | Košice International Monthly Film Festival | Best Trailer | Thariode | Finalist | [39] |
Year | Festival | Work | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2022 | Toronto Indie Horror Fest | Vazhiye | Official Selection | [80] |
2022 | Festival del Cinema di Cefalù | Thariode | Official Selection | [81] [82] |
2022 | One Earth Awards | Thariode | Official Selection | [83] [82] |
2022 | Clapperboard Golden Festival | Mirror of Reality | Official Selection | [84] |
2022 | Mattam the Change | Official Selection | [84] | |
2021 | Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival | Thariode | Official Selection | [85] [86] |
2021 | Standalone Film Festival & Awards | Thariode | Official Selection | [87] |
2021 | Lift-Off Global Network Sessions | Thariode | Official Selection | [88] [89] |
2020 | Košice International Monthly Film Festival | Thariode | Official Selection | [90] [91] |
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