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{{short description|Indian director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person |
| name = Ajayan Venugopalan
| image = Ajayan venugopalan.png
| occupation = [[Screenwriter]], [[Film director]], [[IT Professional]]
| birth_place = [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| years_active = 2009–present
}}

'''Ajayan Venugopalan''' is an Indian [[screenwriter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/ajayan-venugopalan-a-busy-scenarist/100003/story.htm|title=Ajayan Venugopalan: A busy scenarist|work=Now Running}}</ref> [[film director]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/opposite-sides-of-life/article3360467.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=Opposite sides of life - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> He started his career as a writer/director of the acclaimed Malayalam television sitcom ''[[Akkara Kazhchakal]]''.<ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/accent-on-humour/article1435440.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=Accent on humour - TVDM - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> This popular T.V series was followed by a movie based on the show called ''[[Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie]]''<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1904833/|publisher=imdb.com|title=Akkarakazhchakal - The Movie (2011) - IMDb|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> which he wrote and co-directed with Abi Varghese. His first break into Malayalam films happened as a scriptwriter with the movie ''[[English: An Autumn in London]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/english-autumn/article4742669.ece|title=English autumn|author=SARASWATHY NAGARAJAN|work=The Hindu}}</ref> directed by the acclaimed director ''[[Shyamaprasad]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/ajayan-scripts-his-way-to-mollywood/article5989233.ece|title=Ajayan scripts his way to Mollywood|author=Nita Sathyendran|work=The Hindu|accessdate=21 November 2014}}</ref> ''[[Metro Park (web series)|Metro Park]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/metro-park-cast-who-plays-which-character-in-eros-now-web-series-metro-park-full-cast-ranvir-shorey-as-kalpesh-patel-purbi-joshi-omi-vaidya-set-in-new-jersey-watch-metro-park-official-trailer|title='Metro Park' cast: Who plays who in the Eros Now original web series|work=The GQ India|accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref> the show he wrote and directed has been critically and commercially a big success. The show has been nominated for multiple awards and is slated for season 2.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Title !! Format !! Credit !!Notes
|-
|-
| [[Akkarakazhchakal]] || TV Sitcom || Writer, Director || Adjudged as one of 3 Best Malayalam T.V programs ever by Reporter TV
|-
| [[Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie]]|| Internet Movie || Writer, Director ||
|-
| Penumbra <ref name="imdb2">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2246917/|publisher=imdb.com|title=Penumbra (2012) - IMDb|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> || Short Film || Writer, Director || Selected for [[Cannes International Film Festival]] 2012
|-
| [[English: An Autumn in London]] || Feature Film || Writer ||
|-
| [[Peruchazhi]]<ref name="thehindu3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/arun-vaidyanathan-director-of-the-new-mohanlalstarrer-peruchazhi-talks-about-the-ribtickler/article6356821.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=When the netas meet Uncle Sam - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref>|| Feature Film || Dialogues ||
|-
| [[Ivide]]<ref name="thehindu4">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ivide-by-scriptwriter-ajayan-venugopalan/article7230888.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=Right here, right now - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> || Feature Film || Writer ||
|-
| [[Metro Park (web series)|Metro Park]] Season 1 <ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/mar/27/metro-park--is-akkarakazhchakal-made-for-a-larger-audience-1956332.html|publisher=newindianexpress.com|title=Metropark is Akkarakazhchakal for larger audience|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> || Sitcom|| Writer,Director || Nominated in 3 major categories CNN IBN Ireel 2019 awards.
|
|-
| Metro Park Quarantine edition <ref name="hindustan times">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/metro-park-quarantine-edition-review-ranvir-shorey-omi-vaidya-s-hilarious-take-on-life-during-a-pandemic/story-UEbqmDifzGEi5UKwDH6HlM.html|publisher=hindustantimes.com|title=Metro Park-Quarantine Edition review: Ranvir Shorey, Omi Vaidya's hilarious take on life during a pandemic|accessdate=25 May 2020}}</ref> || Sitcom || Writer,Director || Nominated in 6 major categories FilmFare OTT Awards.
|
|-
|Metro Park Season 2<ref name="India Today">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/binge-watch/story/metro-park-season-2-trailer-out-whacky-patel-family-is-back-with-crazy-antics-1761772-2021-01-22?fbclid=IwAR3T5TSq1xXofjPkXGKqG3ZlPJajm_E5Y15nypoEqaQVMb43V6axXTUkGB4|publisher=indiatoday.in|title=Metro Park Season 2 trailer out, whacky Patel family is back with crazy antics
|accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref>
|Sitcom
|Writer,Director
|
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3065430}}
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/ajayan-scripts-his-way-to-mollywood/article5989233.ece Thehindu.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140514044623/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130525/entertainment-mollywood/article/english-experience Archives.deccanchronicle.com]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Prithviraj-Fahadh-and-Nyla-in-Shyamaprasads-crime-thriller/articleshow/34210842.cms Timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/being-malayali/article4742797.ece Thehindu.com]
* [http://article.wn.com/view/2012/04/27/Opposite_sides_of_life/ Article.wn.com]
* https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sarita-joshi-on-metro-park-2-it-was-a-challenge-to-shoot-from-home-without-a-co-star-7164999/
*https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/season-2-of-eros-now-family-comedy-metro-park-to-premiere-on-jan-29-milind/article_aab58790-6026-11eb-887e-cb2bfa2bd996.html
*https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/metro-park-season-2-trailer-out-whacky-patel-family-is-back-with-crazy-antics-1761772-2021-01-22
*

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