Ajayan Venugopalan
Years active
2009–present
2009–present
Ajayan Venugopalan is an Indian screenwriter,[1] film director.[2] He started his career as a writer/director of the acclaimed Malayalam television sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal.[3] This popular T.V series was followed by a movie based on the show called Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie[4] 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[5] directed by the acclaimed director Shyamaprasad.[6] Metro Park [7] 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
| 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 [8] | Short Film | Writer, Director | Selected for Cannes International Film Festival 2012 | |
| English: An Autumn in London | Feature Film | Writer | ||
| Peruchazhi[9] | Feature Film | Dialogues | ||
| Ivide[10] | Feature Film | Writer | ||
| Metro Park Season 1 [11] | Sitcom | Writer,Director | Nominated in 3 major categories CNN IBN Ireel 2019 awards. | |
| Metro Park Quarantine edition [12] | Sitcom | Writer,Director | Nominated in 6 major categories FilmFare OTT Awards. | |
| Metro Park Season 2[13] | Sitcom | Writer,Director |
References
- ↑ Ajayan Venugopalan: A busy scenarist.
- ↑ Opposite sides of life - The Hindu. thehindu.com.
- ↑ Accent on humour - TVDM - The Hindu. thehindu.com.
- ↑ Akkarakazhchakal - The Movie (2011) - IMDb. imdb.com.
- ↑ English autumn.
- ↑ Ajayan scripts his way to Mollywood.
- ↑ 'Metro Park' cast: Who plays who in the Eros Now original web series.
- ↑ Penumbra (2012) - IMDb. imdb.com.
- ↑ When the netas meet Uncle Sam - The Hindu. thehindu.com.
- ↑ Right here, right now - The Hindu. thehindu.com.
- ↑ Metropark is Akkarakazhchakal for larger audience. newindianexpress.com.
- ↑ Metro Park-Quarantine Edition review: Ranvir Shorey, Omi Vaidya's hilarious take on life during a pandemic. hindustantimes.com.
- ↑ Metro Park Season 2 trailer out, whacky Patel family is back with crazy antics. indiatoday.in.
External links
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- Thehindu.com
- Archives.deccanchronicle.com
- Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Thehindu.com
- 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