Basil Joseph (born 28 April 1990) is an Indian film director and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He directed three films, Kunjiramayanam (2015), Godha (2017) and Minnal Murali (2021). All three films were a huge success both commercially and critically. Besides direction, Basil is also an actor and has acted in numerous films.[1]
Basil Joseph | |
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Born | (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 (age 32) Wayanad, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Spouse | Elizabeth Samuel (m. 2017) |
He started his career as an assistant director of Vineeth Sreenivasan in the 2013 film Thira. His acting debut was through the 2013 film Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu directed by T.K. Rajeev Kumar.
Basil Joseph began his career in 2012 as an actor in the short film CET Life during his engineering days at College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He has also scripted and directed the short films, with Albert S Oru Thundu Padam and Priyamvadha Katharayano during his stint at Infosys, Trivandrum.[2]
Basil started his career in the Malayalam film industry by assisting Vineeth Sreenivasan in his third directional venture, Thira in 2013. His directorial debut was in 2015 with Kunjiramayanam which had malayalam film actor brothers Vineeth Sreenivasan and Dhyan Sreenivasan acting together for the first time. The movie narrated the tale of people from a quaint imaginary village called 'Desom' where myths, legends and superstitions play an major part in their life.The film become a commercial success at the box office among 2015 malayalam film onam releases. Basil Joseph's second directorial venture Godha was a sports comedy movie pivoted around wrestling got released in 2017 which had Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi acting debut in malayalam film.The movie was a commercial success and went on to become the highest grossing film of Tovino Thomas during that period.[3] His third film Minnal Murali has Tovino Thomas plays the role of a homegrown hero with superpowers. The movie, which was announced in 2020 and released on Netflix India on 24 December 2021, and should be noted that it is the first-ever superhero film of the malayalam film industry and had a simultaneous release in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.[4]
Basil Joseph made his acting debut in 2013 Malayalam film Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu and has played various supporting actor roles around 18 Malayalam movies till date.[citation needed]
On 17 August 2017, Basil married Elizabeth Samuel,[5] with whom he was in a relationship for over seven years.[6][7] He is an alumnus of College of Engineering, Trivandrum.[citation needed]
Year | Title | Cast | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Kunjiramayanam | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan | Debut film as director | [8] |
2017 | Godha | Tovino Thomas, Wamiqa Gabbi | [9] | |
2021 | Minnal Murali | Tovino Thomas, Guru Somasundaram | Firsted Superhero film in Malayalam films and Released on Netflix. | [10] |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2013 | Thira | Vineeth Sreenivasan | Dhyan Sreenivasan debut |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu | Lift Technician | Cameo |
2014 | Homely Meals | Editor Basil | |
2015 | Kunjiramayanam | Young Politician | Special appearance |
2017 | Mayanadhi | Director Jinu | Cameo |
2018 | Rosapoo | Bhanu | |
Padayottam | Pinku | ||
Nithyaharitha Nayakan | Joby | ||
2019 | Virus | Dr. Mithun | |
Kakshi: Amminippilla | Adv. Pilakul Shamsu | [11] | |
Love Action Drama | DJ Brijesh | ||
Manoharam | Prabhu | [12] | |
Kettyolannu Ente Malakha | Kunjaambi | ||
Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi | |||
2020 | Gauthamante Radham | Venkidi Iyer | |
Kilometers and Kilometers | Kuttan | ||
2021 | Joji | Fr. Kevin | |
Aanum Pennum | |||
Jan.E.Man | Joymon | [13] | |
Minnal Murali | Young Politician
same in Kunjiramayanam |
Special appearance | |
Jack and Jill | Ravi | ||
Ullasam | Asi | ||
2022 | Dear Friend | Sajith | |
Nna Thaan Case Kodu | Judge | Special appearance | |
Palthu Janwar | Prasoon Krishnakumar | [14] | |
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Rajesh | ||
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TBA | Announced | |
Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham ![]() |
TBA | Filming | |
TBA | Ajayante Randam Moshanam ![]() |
TBA | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Director | Notes |
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2012 | CET Life | Actor | Malayalam | Arun & Sarath | |
Shhh... | Script writer | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | ||
Priyamvadha Katharayano | Actor | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | ||
2013 | Pakalukalude Rani | Actor | Malayalam | Ritwik Baiju | |
Oru Thundu Padam | Writer | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | ||
2014 | Happy Onam | Writer | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | |
Award | Year | Category | Film | Result |
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SIIMA Awards | 2019 | Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Malayalam) | Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha | Won[15] |
Mazhavil Manorama Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Best Entertainer | Won[16] |
Films by Basil Joseph | |
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Films directed |
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Assistant director |
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