Aju Varghese
Aju at SJCET in 2015
Born
Aju Kurian Varghese

(1985-01-11) 11 January 1985[1][2]
Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
Occupations
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Augustina
​
(m. 2014)​
[3]
Children4

Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in Malarvadi Arts Club,[4] directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivasan.[5] In a career spanning over a decade, he has acted in more than 130 Malayalam films.[6] He owns a production company named Funtastic Films along with actor Dhyan Sreenivasan and producer Visakh Subramaniam.[7]

Personal life and career

Aju Varghese was born to Varghese P. K. and Celiene Susan in Thiruvalla in India. He has a younger sister Anju.[8] Aju is married to Augustina since 24 February 2014. They have twins: a girl named Juana and a boy named Evan born on 28 October 2014.[3] They later had a second set of twins - Jake and Luke - on 30th Sep 2016.[9]

Aju attended Rajagiri High School, Kalamasserry and later Bhavans Adarsha Vidhyalaya, Ernakulam.[10] He did his Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering from KCG College of Technology,[11] Chennai. He worked in HSBC[12] in Human Resources, Chennai. It was during that time he was called by Vineeth Sreenivasan, his college friend, to play one of the lead roles in his directorial debut Malarvadi Arts Club,[13] and later in Thattathin Marayathu. In the meantime, he was part of Sevenes (2011) by veteran director Joshiy and Mayamohini. Since then, he has acted in notable films, such as Thattathin Marayathu, Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Kili Poyi, Zachariyayude Garbhinikal, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Punyalan Agarbattis, Vellimoonga, Ormayundo Ee Mukham, Kunjiramayanam, Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam, Two Countries, Adi Kapyare Kootamani, Oppam, Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel and Love Action Drama[14]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubKuttu (P. K Bajeesh)Debut film
2011Manikya KalluFormer student Cameo
Sevenes Arun
Doctor LoveOmanakuttan
2012MayamohiniVishnu Narayan Namboothiri
Thattathin MarayathuAbdu
Bhoopadathil Illatha OridamShihab
ChaptersKanu
2013Kili PoyiHari
Bharya Athra PoraJilan
NeramPhone attender Cameo
Paisa PaisaBalu
BuddyRahul Kulkarni
OlipporuGear
Daivathinte Swantham CleetusChinnan
Zachariayude GarbhinikalAju
Punyalan AgarbattisGreenu Sharma
Bicycle ThievesShajan Cameo
2014Ohm Shanthi OshaanaDavid Kaanjaani
PakidaMaathan/CP
PolytechnicBacker
Ring MasterPeter
PianistArfas Amar
Monayi Angane AanayiMonai
PeruchazhiVayalar Varkey
VellimoongaTony Vaagathanam/Paachan
Ormayundo Ee MukhamApoorva
Lal Bahudur ShastriDharaman Shastri
Mathai KuzhappakkaranallaMathai Cameo
ActuallyBlog Kavi Saji
2015Mariyam MukkuLloyd Casper Anderson
AaduPonnappan Cameo
Namasthe BaliChandy
100 Days of LoveRomanch Ramakrishnan
Oru Vadakkan SelfieShaji
LavenderRaju
Lokha SamasthaAnoop
KL 10 PatthuFaizal
RasputinGopalan
LohamAuto Riksha Driver Cameo
Jamna PyariRameshan
KunjiramayanamKuttan
Urumbukal urangarillaBabutten
KohinoorAandy Kunju
BenAllan Cameo
Su.. Su... Sudhi VathmeekamGreygon Das
Adi Kapyare KootamaniBruno
Two CountriesAvinash
2016Puthiya NiyamamRomanch
Hello NamasthePappu Joseph Cameo
Jacobinte SwargarajyamAbdul Rahman Also Assistant director
MudhugauvBruno Cameo
Oru Murai Vanthu ParthayaManoj Jyotsyan
Shajahanum PareekuttiyumMajor E Ravi
Ann Maria KalippilaanuAmbrose
PrethamDenny Kokkan
OppamMala Babu
Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoRajeev
Welcome to Central JailPranchi
Ore MukhamDas
2017AbyKunjuttan
AlamaraSuvin
SathyaDeepu Cameo
Rakshadhikari Baiju OppuUnni
Ramante EdanthottamShathru
Adventures of OmanakuttanShiva Annan
GodhaBalan
CarefulAneesh Abraham
Avarude RaavukalVinod Mannarkadu
Basheerinte PremalekhanamSulaiman
BobbyJimmy
Oru Visheshapetta BiriyaniKissaAngel Cameo
LavakushaKusha
Vishwa Vikhyatharaya PayyanmarJithin Lal
VillainChurutt Kannappi
GoodalochanaPrakashan
Punyalan Private LimitedGreenu Sharma
ChembarathipooMathayi
Paipin Chuvattile PranayamSyam
Aadu 2Ponnappan Cameo
2018Hey JudeGeorge Kurian Cameo
Kuttanadan MarpappaRev Fr. Innachan
MohanlalAluva Aamod
Aravindante AthidhikalRasheed
B. TechMutta Manoj
Njan MarykuttyRJ Alwin Henry
Ennalum Sarath..?Singer at Party Cameo
IblisRajavu Cameo
DakiniKuttappi
Vallikudilile VellakaaranFather Shibumon K.K Cameo
Pretham 2Denny Kokkan Cameo
2019Vijay Superum PournamiyumYouTube Cleetus Cameo
Neeyum NjanumAbbas
PanthuPottukuthi Maash
JuneBinoy Varkala Cameo
Kodathi Samaksham Balan VakeelAnzar Ali Khan
Madhura RajaSuru
SubharathriGeorge Cameo
Marconi MathaiBritto
SachinJerry 100th film
Love Action DramaSagar
Ittymaani: Made in ChinaSugunan
AdhyarathriKunjumon
HelenRatheesh Kumar
KamalaSafar
My SantaJoji Varghese Cameo
2020UriyadiAmbili
2021Sajan Bakery Since 1962Bobin and Sajan Dual role
TsunamiAntony a.k.a. Andy
Sara'sLissy's husband Cameo, OTT release on Amazon prime
HomePrasadCameo, OTT Release on Amazon prime
Minnal MuraliP.C.Siby Pothan OTT release on Netflix
Oru Thathvika AvalokanamSakhavu Chandran
2022MeppadiyanThadathil Xavier
HridayamJimmy[15]
Jack N' JillDr.Subramanian
Prakashan ParakkatteMusthafa
SantacruzFernandez
UllasamSam
Sayanna VarthakalJithu Joseph
Kudukk 2025Leo[16]
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya HeyKarthikeyan
Saturday NightPoocha Sunil[17]
Vivaaha AavahanamJesus
VeekamMartin[18]
Aanandam ParamanandamGopi
2023Khali Purse of BillionairesBibin Das[19]
2018Koshy[20]
Article 21Sakhavu[21]
Pappachan OlivilanuMonichan[22]
Nadhikalil Sundari YamunaVidhyadharan[23]
PhoenixAdv. John Williams[24]
A Ranjith Cinema[25]
Ohh...Cinderella[26]

As producer

As distributor

Narrator

Web series

Year Film Role streaming Notes
2019Thera ParaAdvocateYouTubeWeb series by Karikku; Special appearance in finale episode
2020Mom & SonHimselfSpecial appearance in Episode 9
2021KiliSecurityAlso producer
2023Kerala Crime FilesManojDisney+ Hotstar[27]
2024Perilloor Premier leaguePsycho Balachandran

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2018KasthoorimanHimselfAsianetTV series; Special appearance in episodes 95 & 96
2020 KudumbavilakkuHimselfAsianetTV series; Special appearance in Episode 205
KuttypattalamCo hostSurya TVChristmas special Episode
2021 Vishu DhamakaCo hostAsianetVishu special program
Super PowerMentorFlowers TV
2023Cook With ComedyGuestAsianet[28]
Geetha Govindam HimselfAsianetTV series; Special appearance in episodes 89 & 90

Short films

YearTitleDirector
2012Oru Kutty Chodyam[29]Ganesh Raj
Yellow Pen[29]Jude Anthany Joseph
A Sweet Curse[29]Anzal
2013Oru Thundu Padam–(A) 'short' Film[29]Basil Joseph
2014Love PolicyRejith Menon
UnnimoolamVipin Das
2016HALWANikhil Raman - Shahin Rahman
2020PalappozhumKarthik Shankar

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2011Vanitha Film Awards Best New Face of the YearMalarvadi Arts ClubWon
2012Asiavision Awards Best ComedianThattathin MarayathuWon
2013Indian Movie Awards Qatar Best Actor in a Comedy RoleWon
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best supporting actor in MalayalamPunyalan AgarbattisNominated
2014Asiavision Awards Best Character RoleOhm Shanthi OshaanaWon
2015Vanitha Film Awards Best ComedianVellimoongaWon
4th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian in MalayalamWon
Asianet Comedy Awards Best Comedy icon"Oru Vadakkan Selfie"Won
Asiavision Awards Best Character Actor in Malayalam"Kunjiramayanam"Won
20161st IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actor in Malayalam"Oru Vadakkan Selfie"Won
Performance in a Comic roleNominated
Kunjiramayanam"Nominated
Asianet Film Awards Best Actor in Humorous RoleVarious filmsWon
Vanitha Film Awards Best ComedianWon
5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian in Malayalam"Two Countries"Won
Asianet Comedy Awards Best Comedy iconWon
Asiavision Awards Best Supporting ActorWon
2017North American Film Awards Best EntertainerVarious FilmsWon
Asianet Comedy Awards Best Combo AwardLavakushaWon
20187th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian in MalayalamGodha (film)Won
2019Kerala Kaumudi Flash Movies[30] Most Popular Supporting ActorAravindante AthidhikalWon
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian in MalayalamAravindante AthidhikalWon
2021 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian in MalayalamLove Action DramaNominated
2022 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian in MalayalamMinnal MuraliNominated

References

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