Alexander Babu Arulanthu is an Indian stand-up comedian, singer, yoga instructor, musician and actor.[1][2]
In 2014, Alexander Babu left his corporate job as a software engineer to focus on stand-up comedy and theater shows.[3] He has toured the United States, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Kuwait and Australia for his performances.[4][5] In 2019 he produced his 120-minute English-Tamil stand-up-musical special, Alex in Wonderland for Amazon Prime.[5]
Personal life
Alexander Babu was born and brought up in a small village called Andavoorani in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu in a Catholic family.[6][7] He studied engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai, studied his master's degree in the United States and worked as a software engineer at Amazon in Seattle.[8][9] He began his training as a Carnatic vocalist when he was in the United States.[6]
Career
Alexander Babu started his stand-up comedy career after leaving his corporate job as a software-engineer.[3][10] During his early life in stand-up comedy he worked in the South India-focused comedy movement Evam Stand-Up Tamasha[10] During July 2017, he began his musical stand-up act, Alex in Wonderland which combines music, storytelling and stand-up[11] and earned him numerous accolades.[12] He performed 115 shows of Alex in Wonderland worldwide after ending it in 2019 and it is now an Amazon Prime special[13][11] He is popular in YouTube for his stand-up comedy performances; his videos have gained him millions of views and has more than 1 million subscribers as of April 2020.
Filmography
Actor
Films
- All films are in Tamil.
| Template:Dagger | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Adadae | ||
| Alex in Wonderland | Himself | Television film | |
| 2020 | Maara | Thief[14][15][16] | The film was released through Amazon Prime Video on 8 January 2021 [17][18] |
Web series
| Year | Program Name | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Time Enna Boss | Santhosam | Amazon Prime | [19] |
Singer
| Year | Film | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dharala Prabhu | "Rasa Mavan" | |
| 2021 | Aelay | "Muthukutti Settai" |
References
- ↑ BBC Asian Network - Ashanti Omkar, Alexander Babu Arulanthu. BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ The yogi act. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stand-up comedian Alexander Babu talks about using music as a tool of storytelling in his show, Alex in Wonderland. www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ Alex in Wonderland. www.ticketmagic.me. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alexander Babu's Special 'Alex in Wonderland' Hits Amazon Prime Video on 23 August. Dead Ant(2019-08-19). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Light music, Suhasini, Lalitha. Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ Alexander the Comic bring his first solo show to Coimbatore today!. www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ At home in funnyville. The Hindu(2019-06-06). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ Alex in Crazy Land: Tribute to a comic genius, Alexander Babu. Citizen Matters, Chennai(2019-06-14). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Meet stand-up comedian Alexander Babu for an hour over Tamil films and music. mid-day(2017-08-30). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 One last time: Alexander Babu bids farewell to 'Alex in Wonderland'. The Hindu(2019-07-05). Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ Watch: Comedian Alexander Babu sings 'Mouna Raagam' classic in English. www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ↑ Light hhjjjjjmusic. Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ↑ Standup comedian Alexander joins Madhavan's Maara – Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Standup comic Alexander part of Madhavan's Maara. The New Indian Express.
- ↑ An artistic actor. The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Madhavan-starrer Maara gets a new release date. The Indian Express(2020-12-15). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ Madhavan's 'Maara' To Release In January On Amazon Prime Video. News18(2020-12-15). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel. The Indian Express(2020-09-15). Retrieved 2020-09-18.