Jeo Baby is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry.[1]
Early life
Jeo Baby was born in a Christian family in Thalanad near 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.[2]
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.[3] His second movie Kunju Daivam was released in 2017.[4] 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 followed by an OTT release in Netflix[5] 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.[6]
Short Film
| Year | Title | Role | 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
| 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
| 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 | [7] |
| 2020 | Kilometers and Kilometers | Malayalam | Tovino Thomas, Joju George , Sidhartha Siva ,India Jarvis | [8] |
| 2021 | The Great Indian Kitchen | Malayalam | Suraj Venjaramoodu, Nimisha Sajayan | [9] |
- As Actor
Jeo baby has done short roles in various Malayalam feature films.
- Ain (2015)
- Kunju Daivam (2017)
- Edakkad Battalion 06 (2019)
References
- ↑ The Unrelenting Storyteller. The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ "അടുക്കളയില് നിന്ന് രാഷ്ട്രീയം പറയുന്ന ജിയോ ബേബി | The Great Indian Kitchen | DoolTalk | Jeo Baby". YouTube. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ Tovino ,Amala pitch in for 2 Penkuttikal. Times of India.
- ↑ Baby's Little God. The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ Tovino Thomas Kilometers and Kilometers set for direct OTT release. The Republic World. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ Suraj Venjaramoodu starrer 'The Great Indian Kitchen' for OTT Release. Mathrubhumi.
- ↑ National award winner 'Kunjudaivam' has a quiet release. Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ 'Kilometers and Kilometers' is an out and out entertainer-Director Jeo Baby. Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ Suraj ,Nimisha Film 'The Great Indian Kitchen' to release on January 15. The New Indian Express.