Jitin Puthenchery

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Jitin Puthenchery
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Born (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 32)
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Assistant Director
  • Co-writer
Years active2012 - Present
Spouse(s)
Divya
​
(m. 2020)​
Parent(s)
RelativesDin Nath Puthenchery (Brother)
WebsiteJitin Puthenchery official

Jitin Puthenchery (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and assistant director who work predominantly in the Malayalam film industry.[1] He is the son of popular Malayalam lyricist and poet Girish Puthenchery.[2]

Life and career[]

Jitin was born on 24 August 1989 to the eldest son of Gireesh Puthenchery and Beena in karaparamba near Eranhipalam in Kozhikode district of kerala. [3] He completed his primary education at St. Joseph's Boys' High School Calicut and graduation at Bangalore University. He is married to Divya Mohanan, a software engineer.  His brother Din Nath is a lyricist and Assistant director[4]

Jitin made his debut in the Malayalam film industry as an assistant director in 2013 through Sudhir Ambalappad's movie Breaking News Live.[5]  He later worked as an assistant director in Matini, Koothara and Mani Ratnam.in 2016, he joined Farhan Akhtar-Riteish Sidwani team's Excel Entertainment, a Mumbai-based film production company, and later worked as a director's assistant on Farhan's Rock-On 2.

In 2016 he starred in his friend Dominic Arun's short film Mrityunjaya.  He later appeared in a small role in Dominic's Tovino movie Tharangam ,he also worked as a co-writer and assistant director for Tharangam . Later he was auditioned for Shankar Ramakrishnan's debut movie Pathinettam Padi in which he played the role of a state school student named giri and he was notable for portraying the character.[6]

He later starred in popular Malayalam director Kamal's movie Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal Tovino's Edakkad Battalion and the Mohalal-Priyadarshan team's Maraikar Arabikadalinte Simham. in 2021 he won critical acclaim for his portrayal of the protagonist in Don Palathara's movie Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam .[7]

Filmography[]

Year Movie Assistant Director Role Director Notes
2012 Matinee Yes No Aneesh Upasana
2013 Breaking News Live Yes No Sudhir Ambalapadu
2014 Koothara Yes No Srinath Rajendran
Money Ratnam Yes No Santhosh Nair
2016 Rock on 2 Yes No Shujaat Saudagar
2017 Tharangam Yes Cook Dominic Arun Co-writer
2019 Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal No Koya Mon Kamal
Pathinettam Padi No Giri Shankar

Ramakrishnan

Edakad Battalion 06 No Battalion

Boy

Swapnesh K Nair
2021 The Priest No Manu Jophin T Chako
Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam No Jitin Don Palathara
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea No Young

Achuthan

Priyadarshan

References[]

  1. ^ "Jithin Puthenchery". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. ^ "Jithin Puthenchery movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ honey. "18-ാം പടിയില്‍ കലിപ്പ് കാട്ടി കയ്യടി നേടി കലിപ്പൻ ഗിരി; ആരാണെന്നറിയാമോ?". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  4. ^ "കവിയായ അച്ഛന്റെ മകൻ ആശിച്ചത് നടനാവാൻ; പതിനെട്ടാം പടിയിലെ ഗിരിയായ ജിതിൻ പുത്തഞ്ചേരി". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  5. ^ "ജിതിൻ പുത്തഞ്ചേരി". M3DB.COM. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. ^ "Jithin Puthenchery makes switch to acting". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  7. ^ "Jitin Puthenchery makes a mark with Rima Kallingal in IFFK-film, Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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