Sajin Baabu

Sajin Baabu
Born	(1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 39) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film director screenwriter producer
Years active	2014–present

Sajin Baabu (born 1 June 1986) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. ^[1] He made his directional debut with Unto the Dusk (or Asthamayam Vare ) in 2014. ^[1] He is noted for his latest movie Biriyaani which bagged numerous awards, including the NETPAC award for best film at ASIATICA, Rome, Italy. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is the winner of Special Jury mention for Direction for his movie Biriyaani at the 67th National Film Awards ^[4]

Personal life

Sajin Baabu was born in a remote village called Koopu in Thiruvananthapuram. ^{[5] [2]}

Filmography

Year	Title	contribution	Festivals/ Awards/ Notes
2010	The Delegate	Director	docu-fiction that captures soul and essence of the IFFK. [6]
2011	Music of the broom	Director
2011	A river flowing deep and wide	Director
2014	Unto the Dusk	Director, Scriptwriter	World premiere at Mumbai International Film Festival in 2014 [7] Rajathachakoram and the Certificate of Merit for Promotion at IFFK,2014. [8] Chitrbharathi award for Best Indian Film at Bengaluru International Film festival ,2014 [9]
2016	Ayaal Sassi	Director, Scriptwriter
2020	Biriyaani	Director, Scriptwriter, Sound designer	42nd Moscow International Film Festival [10] 44th Kerala Film Critics Award for best screenplay [11] 15th Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Indonesia [12] Kani Kusruti won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2020, [13] BRICS Best Actress Award at the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival, [14] Best second actress award at the Imagine India International Film Festival [15]
2025	Theatre†	Director	[16]

References

1. "Sajin Baabu". IMDb. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
2. Kumar, P. k Ajith (12 October 2019). "Malayalam film 'Biriyani' bags honours at Asiatica film fete". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
3. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (29 May 2019). "Sajin Baabu's Biriyani is told from a woman's perspective". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "Marakkar and Maharshi win big at 67th National Film Awards. Full list from South". India Today. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
5. Karthik, Aknisree (2 March 2020). "Malayalam film on sister who became sex worker wows BIFFes audiences". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
6. cris (9 December 2013). "A film with nameless characters". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
7. "Munnariyippu selected for Mumbai film festival - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
8. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (2 March 2017). "Going beyond societal walls". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
9. "Award winners at the 7th BIFFES 2014 - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
10. "Two Mallu films chosen for Moscow Film Fest". klapboardpost. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
11. "Kerala Film Critics Award 2019: Nivin Pauly, Manju Warrier bag top honours". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
12. "NETPAC". 15th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
13. "Kerala State Film Awards: Kani Kusruti brought a unique perspective to Biriyaani: Sajin Babu - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
14. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (10 October 2020). "Kani Kusruti wins BRICS best actress award for Sajin Baabu's 'Biriyaani', at the Moscow film fete". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
15. "Kani Kusruti wins International Award for Sajin Baabu's 'Biriyaani'". The New Indian Express. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
16. Desk, Cinema Express (25 August 2025). "Rima Kallingal-starrer Theatre gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 August 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)