Jitin Puthenchery (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and assistant director who work predominantly in the Malayalam film industry.[1] He is the son of popular Malayalam lyricist and poet Girish Puthenchery.[2]
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![]() Puthenchery in January 2021 | |
Born | (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 33) |
Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse | Divya (m. 2020) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Din Nath Puthenchery (Brother) |
Website | Jitin Puthenchery official |
Jitin was born on 24 August 1989 as the elder son of Gireesh Puthenchery and Beena in karaparamba near Eranhipalam in Kozhikode district of kerala. [3] He completed his primary education at St. Joseph's Boys' High School Calicut and graduation at Bangalore University. He is married to Divya Mohanan, a software engineer. His younger brother Din Nath is a lyricist and Assistant director[4]
Jitin made his debut in the Malayalam film industry as an assistant director in 2013 through Sudhir Ambalappad's movie Breaking News Live.[5] He later worked as an assistant director in Matini, Koothara and Mani Ratnam.in 2016, he joined Farhan Akhtar-Riteish Sidwani team's Excel Entertainment, a Mumbai-based film production company, and later worked as a director's assistant on Farhan's Rock-On 2.
In 2016 he starred in his friend Dominic Arun's short film Mrityunjaya. He later appeared in a small role in Dominic's Tovino movie Tharangam ,he also worked as a co-writer and assistant director for Tharangam . Later he was auditioned for Shankar Ramakrishnan's debut movie Pathinettam Padi in which he played the role of a state school student named giri and he was notable for portraying the character.[6]
He later starred in popular Malayalam director Kamal's movie Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal Tovino's Edakkad Battalion and the Mohalal-Priyadarshan team's Maraikar Arabikadalinte Simham. in 2021 he won critical acclaim for his portrayal of the protagonist in Don Palathara's movie Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam .[7]
Year | Movie | Assistant Director | Role | Director | Notes |
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2012 | Matinee | ![]() |
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Aneesh Upasana | |
2013 | Breaking News Live | ![]() |
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Sudhir Ambalapadu | |
2014 | Koothara | ![]() |
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Srinath Rajendran | |
Money Ratnam | ![]() |
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Santhosh Nair | ||
2016 | Rock on 2 | ![]() |
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Shujaat Saudagar | |
2017 | Tharangam | ![]() |
Cook | Dominic Arun | Co-writer |
2019 | Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal | ![]() |
Koya Mon | Kamal | |
Pathinettam Padi | ![]() |
Giri | Shankar | ||
Edakad Battalion 06 | ![]() |
Battalion
Boy |
Swapnesh K Nair | ||
2021 | The Priest | ![]() |
Manu | Jophin T Chako | |
Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam | ![]() |
Jitin | Don Palathara | ||
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | ![]() |
Young
Achuthan |
Priyadarshan |