Basil Joseph

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Basil Joseph
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Born (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 (age 31)
Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation
Years active2013–present
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Samuel
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(m. 2017)​

Basil Joseph (born 28 April 1990) is an Indian film director and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry.[1]

Career[]

Basil Joseph began his career in 2012 as an actor in the short film CET Life during his engineering days at College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He has also scripted and directed the short films Oru Thundu Padam and Priyamvadha Katharayano during his stint at Infosys,Trivandrum.[2]

Basil started his career in the Malayalam film industry by assisting Vineeth Sreenivasan in his third directional venture, Thira in 2013. His directorial debut was in 2015 with Kunjiramayanam which had malayalam film actor brothers Vineeth Sreenivasan and Dhyan Sreenivasan acting together for the first time. The movie narrated the tale of people from a quaint imaginary village called 'Desom' where myths, legends and superstitions play an major part in their life.The film become a commercial success at the box office among 2015 malayalam film onam releases. Basil Joseph's second directorial venture Godha was a sports comedy movie pivoted around wrestling got released in 2017 which had Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi acting debut in malayalam film.The movie was a commercial success and went on to become the highest grossing film of Tovino Thomas during that period.[3]His third film Minnal Murali has Tovino Thomas plays the role of a homegrown hero with superpowers. The movie, which was announced in 2020 and released on Netflix India on 24th December 2021, and should be noted that it is the first-ever superhero film of the malayalam film industry and had a simultaneous release in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.

Basil Joseph made his acting debut in 2013 Malayalam film Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu and has played various supporting actor roles around 18 Malayalam movies till date.

Personal life[]

On 17 August 2017, Basil married Elizabeth Samuel,[4] with whom he was in a relationship for over seven years.[5][6] He is an alumnus of College of Engineering, Trivandrum.

Filmography[]

Feature films[]

As director
Year Title Language Cast Notes
2015 Kunjiramayanam Malayalam Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Aju Varghese, Bijukuttan, Mamukkoya Debut film as director[7]
2017 Godha Tovino Thomas, Wamiqa Gabbi, Aju Varghese, Bijukuttan, Mamukkoya
2021 Minnal Murali Tovino Thomas, Guru Somasundaram, Aju Varghese, Baiju Santhosh, Bijukuttan, Mamukkoya Also dubbed into Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada[8]
As assistant director
Year Title Language Director Notes
2013 Thira Malayalam Vineeth Sreenivasan
As actor
Year Title Role Language Director Notes
2013 Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu Lift Technician Malayalam T. K. Rajeev Kumar Cameo
2014 Homely Meals Editor Basil Malayalam Anoop Kannan
2015 Kunjiramayanam Young Politician Malayalam Himself Special appearance
2017 Mayanadhi Director Jinu Malayalam Aashiq Abu Cameo
2018 Rosapoo Bhanu Malayalam Vinu Joseph Bhanu
Padayottam Pinku Malayalam Rafeek Ibrahim
Nithyaharitha Nayakan Joby Malayalam Binuraj
2019 Virus Dr. Mithun Malayalam Aashiq Abu
Kakshi: Amminippilla Adv. Pilakul Shamsu Malayalam Dinjith Ayyathan [9]
Love Action Drama DJ Brijesh Malayalam Dhyan Sreenivasan
Manoharam Prabhu Malayalam Anvar Sadik [10]
Kettyolannu Ente Malakha Kunjaambi Malayalam Nisam Basheer
Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi Malayalam Jenith Kachappilly
2020 Gauthamante Radham Venkidi Iyer Malayalam Anand Menon
Kilometers and Kilometers Kuttan Malayalam Jeo Baby
2021 Joji Fr. Kevin Malayalam Dileesh Pothan
Aanum Pennum Malayalam Aashiq Abu
Jan.E.Man Joymon Malayalam Chidambaram
Minnal Murali Young Politician Malayalam Himself Special appearance
Jack and Jill Ravi Malayalam Santosh Sivan Upcoming Film
Ullasam Malayalam Jeevan Jojo Upcoming Film

Short films[]

Year Title Role Language Director Notes
2012 CET Life Actor Malayalam Arun & Sarath
Shhh... Script writer, director Malayalam Basil Joseph
Priyamvadha Katharayano Actor, director Malayalam Basil Joseph
2013 Pakalukalude Rani Actor Malayalam Ritwik Baiju
Oru Thundu Padam Writer, director Malayalam Basil Joseph Hero: Aju Varghese
2014 Happy Onam Writer, director Malayalam Basil Joseph

Awards and nominations[]

Award Year Category Film Result
SIIMA Awards 2019 Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Malayalam) Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Won[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Basil Joseph is an actor as well? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ Sathyendran, Nita (27 September 2012). "It's a techie life: Password to reel adventures". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Worldwide box office: Godha set to become Tovino Thomas' biggest grossing movie". International Business times. 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Basil Joseph hits the 30 milestone - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Godha director Basil Joseph to enter wedlock..."
  6. ^ "Godha director Basil Joseph to tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend on August 17 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Basil Joseph calls 'Kunjiramayanam' his "favourite" as the movie completes five years - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (5 September 2020). "Basil Joseph's Tovino-Thomas-starrer 'Minnal Murali' introduces a homegrown hero with super powers". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Film-maker Basil Joseph plays Adv. Pilakul Shamsu in 'OP 160/18 Kakshi Amminippilla' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Manoharam movie review: Vineeth Sreenivasan plays a struggling artist in a nice though tame film - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  11. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2021: Take A Look At The Full Winner's List". The Hans India. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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