Baburaj (actor)

Baburaj Jacob, mononymously known as Baburaj, is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films. He began and established his career in cinema by playing antagonistic roles and graduated to comedic and character roles after the 2011 film Salt N' Pepper.[2]

Baburaj
Born
Baburaj Jacob

(1966-03-05) 5 March 1966
Aluva, Kerala, India.
NationalityIndian
Alma materUnion Christian College, Aluva
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam
Government Law College, Ernakulam
Occupations
Years active1995–present
Spouse
(m. 2002)
ChildrenAbhay, Akshay
(From 1st marriage)
Aarcha, Adhri
(With Vani Viswanath)[1]

Personal life

Baburaj was born to P. J. Jacob Oleekkal and T. I. Karmali Thottungal on 5 March 1966. Baburaj married twice. He has two sons from his first marriage named Abhay and Akshay.[3] His second marriage is to South Indian action heroine Vani Viswanath. The couple has two children, a daughter named Aarcha and a son named Adhri. Baburaj is a lawyer. They reside at Kochi. On 14 Feb 2017, Baburaj was stabbed by one of his neighbours in Idukki following an argument.[4]

Film career

Baburaj started his acting career as a junior artist. His debut in Malayalam was Beeshmacharyar (1994), directed by Cochin Haneefa, where he played a notorious villain. He also acted as a villain in the Hindi movie, Hulchul, which was a remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Godfather. He produced four Malayalam movies and one Tamil movie.[5]

In 2009, he debuted as a director in the Malayalam movie Black Dalia,[6] starring Himself and Suresh Gopi in lead. He also directed the movie Manushyamrugam, starring Himself and Prithviraj Sukumaran in lead. His wife produced the movie.

In 2011, he did a comedy role in Salt N' Pepper, directed by Aashiq Abu. With this comedy role in Salt N' Pepper, he became one of the busiest actors in Malayalam cinema. He did one of the lead role in the crime thriller Manushyamrugam after the success of Salt N' Pepper. He did comedy roles in films such as Ordinary and Mayamohini. Apart from this, he was a lead actor in films such as Naughty Professor and DYSP Sankunni Uncle. Baburaj did a lead role in the 2017 comedy movie Honey Bee 2: Celebrations followed by Thrissivaperoor Kliptham, where he did the antagonist role. Baburaj's true potential to do the character roles was revealed with the film Koodasha.[7] In this suspense revenge thriller film, he played the role of a father who seeks revenge against the persons killed his daughter. Baburaj's performance as Panakkal Jomon in the crime drama Joji (2021) was highly appreciated by the critics.[8]

In 2021, he directed the comedy movie Black Coffee, which is a spin-off to Salt N' Pepper.[9]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2011 Kochi Times Film Awards Best Actor in a Comic Role Salt N' Pepper Won [10]
Asiavision Awards Best Comedy Artist
Vanitha Film Awards Best Comedy Artist
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedy Artist [11]
Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor Nominated [12]
2012 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian Mayamohini [13]
Vanitha Film Awards Best Comedy Artist Won [14]
2013 Asianet Film Awards Best Comic Role [15]
Amrita Film Awards Best Comedian Honey Bee [16]
2014 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian Nominated [17]
2019 Kerala State Film Awards Best Actor Koodasha Nominated [18]
2022 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Joji Won

Filmography

Malayalam movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Beeshmacharyara
The PorterKarimpattakaran Kochekkan
Kamboolam
Mimics Action 500Ramesh Thamban
1995StreetGunda
ArabikadaloramShaji
Peter ScottGunda
Special SquadChandrappan
MazhavilkoodaramCollege Gunda
Ezharakoottam
Three Men ArmyGunda
ThirumanassuAlbert Pereira
1996Ishtamanu nooruvattam
Manthrika KuthiraKondotty Jaffar
Naalaamkettile Nalla ThampimaarCleetus
Mimics Super 1000Aniyan Kurup
KL 95 Ernakulam NorthA.Z. Stanley
Kanjirapally KariachanKalloorkaadan Stanley
Padanayakan
Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran
Dilliwala Rajakumaran
Kudamattam
Swarna Kireedam
1997Kottappurathe KoottukudumbamAntony
Gajarajamanthram
Shibiram
VamshamSI Scaria
RangerBaburaj
Adukkala Rahasyam Angaadi PaattuAdv. Babu Thomas
1998OrmacheppuPolice Officer
Oru Maravathoor KanavuDevassy
HarikrishnansPrem Kumar
1999Chandamama
Red IndiansJumbo Sankar
2000The GangJoe
Mera Naam JokerRajasekharan
Sathyameva JayatheSivaratnam
Rapid Action ForceAlex Fernandez/Kargil Ghouse
Saivar ThirumeniAyyappan
2001DhosthCharlie Varkey
Randam BhavamShetty
Naranathu ThampuranVikraman
RaavanaprabhuNatesan
NarimanAjayan
SraavuShivan
PrajaDIG Joseph Madacherry IPS
2002Stop Violence
Jagathy Jagadeesh in TownRajaji
KuberanGiri
OnnamanPrathapan
ShivamAshokan
ChathurangamSI Thankaraj
ValkannadiJayapalan
2003Kilichundan MampazhamHamsa
ChakramSudhakaran
Kaliyodam
2004KusruthiRamabhadran
SathyamMattancherry Michael
Amrutham
2005Athbhutha DweepuCaptain Mohammad
IsraBhadran
ThaskaraveeranMalayil Peter
RappakalManikantan
Lokanathan IASCI Unnithan
Nerariyan CBIPoopparathy Vasu
RajamanikyamVikraman
2006Highway PoliceVikram
Bada DosthBhaskaran
PrajapathiCI Salim
RavananJamal
MahasamudramMattakara Rajan
Kilukkam KilukilukkamVishnu
Chacko RandaamanKaribadam Kannan
ThuruppugulanMahi
PachakuthiraHimself
Chinthamani KolacaseIsra Qureshi
ChessCI Sarath
The DonAbdu
Pothan VavaMichael
2007Black CatPhilipose
Ali BhaiKoya
Abraham & LincolnAmeen
Avan Chandiyude MakanSonychan
PranayakalamGunda
Chotta MumbaiSatheeshan's henchman
TimeDamodharan Kartha
AthisayanParunthu Johnny
Mission 90 DaysMajor Deepak
SooryanKattiparaban
Nadiya Kollappetta RathriLakkidi Manikantan
NagaramLawrence
IndrajithHamid
NasraniSayed
2008AayudhamC. I. Rappayi
Twenty:20Nazar
2009My Big FatherChacko
Black DaliaCI Anwar Ali
Daddy CoolSoman
2010PramaniSibichan
ThanthonniUmmachan
Pokkiri RajaUnnithan
2011Salt N' PepperBabu Raj
ManushyamrugamTipper Johnny
2012AsuravithuFr. Ambarra Shaji
Second ShowChaver Anthony & Chaver Vavachan
Vaidooryam
Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttyThomas
OrdinaryVakkachan
MayamohiniAdv. Laksmi Narayanan
Naughty ProfessorProfessor Viswambaran
Cinema CompanySabu, a movie-loving thug
Jawan of VellimalaChacko
Mr. MarumakanAdv. K.V. Panikkar
IdiotsFreddy
2013EntryACP Rishikesh
Kammath & KammathDriver Gopi
Honey BeeFernando d'Silva
PolicemammanSankaranunni
Ithu Manthramo Thanthramo KuthanthramoS. S. Nair
PigmanGM Veera Swamy
Blackberry
SringaravelanMahalingam
2014Ulsaha CommitteeChopra
PeruchazhiPottakkuzhy Jabbar
Tamaar PadaarJumper Thambi/Terrorist
Mylanchi Monchulla VeeduDr. Shajahan
20158th MarchAbdul Khader
2016Poyi Maranju ParayatheAnanthan
Wonderful Journey
2017Honey Bee 2: CelebrationsFernandez d'Silva aka Ferno
Honey Bee 2.5HimselfCameo
Thrissivaperoor KlipthamJoy Chembadan
2018KalyThangal
Sketch"Royapuram" Kumar
NeeliPrabhakaran
Koodasha
2019My Great GrandfatherShivadas
VikruthiCI Siju Varkey
2021Black CoffeeCook Babu
JojiPanachel Jomon
Power Star
Marakkar: Arabikadalinte SimhamPuthumana Panicker
2022KoomanCI Harilal Dev
Veerame Vaagai SoodumNedunchezhiyan
GoldCPO Rakesh Manjappra
2023Nalla Nilavulla RathriKurien
Kunjamminis HospitalMaala Varkey
2024Anweshippin KandethumP. V. Pailo[19]
Little Hearts TBA[20]

Tamil movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Jaya
2003Parasuram
2004JanaChinnapandi
2008Ellam Avan SeyalRavi Kishore
2018Sketch"Royapuram" Kumar
2022Veeramae Vaagai SoodumNedunchezhiyan

Hindi movie

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004HulchulRowdy

As director

Year Film
2009 Black Dalia
2011 Manushyamrugam
2016 Police Maman
2021 Black Coffee

As producer

Year Title Notes
1997 Gajarajamathram
1997 Adukkala Rahasyam Angaadippaattu
1998 Kulirkaattu
2000 The Gang [21][22]
2006 Thantra

Story

Year Film
1997 Adukkala Rahasyam Angadipattu
2000 The Gang
2009 Black Dalia
2011 Manushyamrigam
2012 Naughty Professor

Screenplay and dialogue

Year Film
2000 The Gang
2009 Black Dalia
2011 Manushyamrigam
2012 Naughty Professor

Lyrics

  • Jig Jinga as Naughty Professor (2012)
  • Thalam Thiruthalam as Naughty Professor (2012)

Playback singing

  • Maamaa Maamaa as Police Maman (2013)

Television

References

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