Ajayan Venugopalan Explained

Ajayan Venugopalan
Occupation:Screenwriter, Film director, IT Professional
Birth Place:Palakkad, Kerala, India
Years Active:2009–present

Ajayan Venugopalan is an Indian screenwriter, film director who works in Malayalam and Hindi cinema and television.[1]

Career

He started his career as a writer/director of the acclaimed Malayalam television sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal.[2] This T.V series was followed by a movie based on the show called [3] which he wrote and co-directed with Abi Varghese. His first break into Malayalam films happened as a scriptwriter with the movie [4] directed by Shyamaprasad.[5] Metro Park [6] 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. Ajayan currently completed writing and directing a Hindi feature film titled Shiv Shastri Balboa starring Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Jugal Hansraj, Nargis Fakhri, Sharib Hashmi.

Filmography

Title Format Credit Notes
2008-2010Akkara Kazhchakal TV Sitcom Writer, Director Adjudged as one of 3 Best Malayalam T.V programs ever by Reporter TV
Cameo as Guest at Josekutty's house
2011Internet Movie Writer, Director
2012Penumbra Short Film Writer, Director Selected for Cannes International Film Festival 2012
2013 Feature Film Writer
2014Peruchazhi[7] Feature Film Dialogues
2015Ivide[8] Feature Film Writer
2019Metro Park Season 1 [9] SitcomWriter,Director Nominated in 3 major categories CNN IBN Ireel 2019 awards.
2020Metro Park-Quarantine Edition [10] Sitcom Writer,Director Nominated in 6 major categories FilmFare OTT Awards.
2021Metro Park Season 2[11] SitcomWriter,DirectorNominated in 4 major categories FilmFare 2021 OTT Awards.
2023Shiv Shastri Balboa[12] Feature FilmWriter,Director

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opposite sides of life - The Hindu. thehindu.com. 29 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Accent on humour - TVDM - The Hindu. thehindu.com. 29 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Akkarakazhchakal - The Movie (2011) - IMDb. imdb.com. 29 January 2017.
  4. Web site: English autumn. SARASWATHY NAGARAJAN. The Hindu.
  5. Web site: Ajayan scripts his way to Mollywood. Nita Sathyendran. The Hindu. 21 November 2014.
  6. Web site: 'Metro Park' cast: Who plays who in the Eros Now original web series. The GQ India. 11 March 2019.
  7. Web site: When the netas meet Uncle Sam - The Hindu. thehindu.com. 29 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Right here, right now - The Hindu. thehindu.com. 29 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Metropark is Akkarakazhchakal for larger audience. newindianexpress.com. 29 January 2017.
  10. Web site: Metro Park-Quarantine Edition review: Ranvir Shorey, Omi Vaidya's hilarious take on life during a pandemic. hindustantimes.com. 25 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Metro Park Season 2 trailer out, whacky Patel family is back with crazy antics. indiatoday.in. 21 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Anupam Kher reveals details of his 519th film Shiv Shastri Balboa, will also star Neena Gupta. hindustantimes.com. 23 July 2021.

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