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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jeo Baby
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| birth_place = Thalanad,Pala
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = St Joseph College of Communication, [[Changanassery]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[Scriptwriter]]|[[actor]]}}
| years_active = 2016 {{endash}} present
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'''Jeo Baby''' is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and actor who works in the [[Malayalam film industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Unrelenting Storyteller|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/unfazed-by-box-office-figures-jeo-baby-has-persisted-with-socially-relevant-themes/article19948783.eces|access-date=2021-01-17|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Jeo Baby was born in a Christian family in Thalanad near [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]]. He studied cinema at [[St. Joseph College of Communication]], [[Changanacherry]]. During his student days, he directed the short film ''Secret Minds'' which discussed [[same-sex relationship]]. The short film became controversial following which Jeo Baby and four other students were expelled from the college.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phl_L_ngulY&t=28m15s "അടുക്കളയില്‍ നിന്ന് രാഷ്ട്രീയം പറയുന്ന ജിയോ ബേബി | The Great Indian Kitchen | DoolTalk | Jeo Baby"]. [[YouTube]]. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.</ref>

== Career ==
Jeo Baby started his career in entertainment industry by writing for Television sitcoms in 2010.He was involved in scripting the initial episodes of popular television sitcoms [[Marimayam]], 'Uppum Mulakum' and 'M80 Moosa'.He made his directional movie debut through the Malayalam movie '[[2 Penkuttikal]]' which was released in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tovino ,Amala pitch in for 2 Penkuttikal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/amala-tovino-pitch-in-for-2-penkuttikal/articleshow/50417197.cms|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> His second movie [[Kunju Daivam]] was released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baby's Little God|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/220218/babys-little-god.html|access-date=2021-01-17|publisher=The Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> In 2020 he directed ''[[Kilometers and Kilometers]]'' which has [[Tovino Thomas]] playing the lead role.The movie skipped theaters due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] & was premiered directly on Malayalam satellite channel [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] followed by an OTT release in [[Netflix]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tovino Thomas Kilometers and Kilometers set for direct OTT release|url= http://www.republicworld.com/amp/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/tovino-thomas-kilometers-and-kilometers-on-tv-before-ott.html |access-date=2021-01-17|publisher=The Republic World}}</ref> His fourth Malayalam film [[The Great Indian Kitchen]] which has [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] & [[Nimisha Sajayan]] playing the lead roles was directly released over 'NeeStream ' OTT platform on 15 January 2021. With the positive response round the globe, the movie officially released on [[Amazon Prime]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suraj Venjaramoodu starrer 'The Great Indian Kitchen' for OTT Release|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/suraj-venjaramoodu-starrer-the-great-indian-kitchen-for-ott-release-movie-1.5349640|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>

== Short Film ==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Title !! Role !!Channel|Notes
|-
|2007||Secret Minds||Script||1.Screened in Queer LGBT Film Festivals, Bangalore
2.Screened in International Queer Film Festival, Rice University, Houston

|}

== Television ==
===Sitcoms===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Title !! Role !!Channel
|-
|2011||[[Marimayam]]||Scriptwriter||Mazhavil Manorama
|-
|2014||[[M80 Moosa]]||Scriptwriter||Media One
|-
|2015||[[Uppum Mulakum]]||Scriptwriter||Flowers TV
|}

== Filmography ==
=== Feature films ===
; As director
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Language !! Cast !! Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[2 Penkuttikal]]'' || Malayalam || Anna Fathima,Shyambhavi Suresh, [[Tovino Thomas]], [[Amala Paul]] || Debut film as director
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kunju Daivam]]'' || Malayalam || Adish Praveen, [[Joju George]], [[Sidhartha Siva]],Reina Maria || <ref>{{Cite web|title=National award winner 'Kunjudaivam' has a quiet release|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/national-award-winner-kunju-daivam-has-a-quiet-release/articleshow/62998687.cms|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Kilometers and Kilometers]]'' || Malayalam || [[Tovino Thomas]], [[Joju George]] , [[Sidhartha Siva]] ,India Jarvis||<ref>{{Cite web|title='Kilometers and Kilometers' is an out and out entertainer-Director Jeo Baby |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kilometers-and-kilometers-is-an-out-and-out-entertainer-director-jeo-baby/articleshow/74886842.cms|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || [[The Great Indian Kitchen]] || Malayalam || [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]], [[Nimisha Sajayan]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suraj ,Nimisha Film 'The Great Indian Kitchen' to release on January 15|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/jan/12/suraj-nimisha-film-the-great-indian-kitchen-to-release-on-january-15-2248732.html|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|}

;As Actor
Jeo baby has done short roles in various Malayalam feature films.

* [[Ain (film)|Ain]] (2015)
* [[Kunju Daivam]] (2017)
* [[Edakkad Battalion 06]] (2019)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|7253286}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Malayalam screenwriters]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Kerala]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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