| Alexander Babu | |
| Birth Name: | Alexander Babu Arulanthu |
| Birth Date: | 1975 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Andavoorani, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Comedian, actor, YouTuber |
| Years Active: | 2014 - present |
| Spouse: | Sumitha |
| Website: | http://alexanderbabu.com/ |
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.
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 in 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.
Alexander Babu started his stand-up comedy career after leaving his corporate job as a software-engineer.[10] During his early life in stand-up comedy he worked in the South India-focused comedy movement Evam Stand-Up Tamasha 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] 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.
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Adadae | |||
| Alex in Wonderland | Himself | Television film | ||
| 2020 | Maara | Thief | Amazon Prime Video release[14] |
| Year | Film | Song | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dharala Prabhu | "Rasa Mavan" | ||
| 2021 | Aelay | "Muthukutti Settai" | ||
| 2023 | Captain Miller | "Koranaaru" |