Aashiq Abu
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| Born | Aashiq Abu 12 April 1978 Edapally, Kochi, India |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Awards | Kerala State Film Awards : Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film for Salt N' Pepper (2011) |
Aashiq Abu (born April 12, 1978) is an Indian film director, producer, and ad film maker. He has directed feature films in Malayalam.
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Early life [edit]
Aashiq Abu was born in Edappally, Kerala [1] to C. M. Abu, and Jameela Abu. Aashiq Abu completed his school education from SRV High School, Kochi. As a pre-degree student at Maharajas College, he was elected to the Students' Union, and was a union member for four consecutive years.[1]
Film career [edit]
After working as an assistant Director to Malayalam Film director Kamal [1] for about five years, Aashiq Abu made his directorial debut with Daddy Cool in the year 2009. Salt N' Pepper was Aashiq Abu's second directorial effort. Salt N' Pepper’s Tamil, Telugu and Hindi remake rights have been bought by actor-director Prakash Raj. In 2012, he directed 22 Female Kottayam which was followed by Da Thadiya. Abu has also done a short film, 'Lost in Bangalore' for Mathrubhumi.
Ad films [edit]
Aashiq Abu has done ad films for Joyalukkas group, Mathrubhumi, Panasonic, Lulu Group, Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group, and Club 7. OPM (OPen your Mouth) Cinemas led by Aashiq Abu is a production house launched in October 2012.
Awards and recognitions [edit]
Salt N' Pepper, won him the Best Director and/or Popular Director awards on various stages. Apart from these, the film also received awards in various other categories at the 2011 Asianet, Surya, Vanita, Mathrubhumi and Asia Vision Film Awards, and made the top notch news in many media and press reviews. It also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film. He won the Mohan Raghavan Award for Best Director in 2012 for 22 Female Kottayam.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Film | Malayalam title | Cast | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Daddy Cool | ഡാഡി കൂള് | Mammootty, Richa Pallod | Director | |
| 2011 | Salt N' Pepper | സാള്ട്ട് ആന്ഡ് പെപ്പെര് | Lal, Shweta Menon, Asif Ali, Mythili | Director | Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film Asiavision Movie Award for Best Family Movie Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Path Breaking Movie of the Year Amrita Film Award for Best Film |
| 2011 | Lost In Bangalore | Dr. Roy (New Faces) | Director | Short film for Mathrubhumi newspaper | |
| 2012 | 22 Female Kottayam | 22 ഫിമെല് കോട്ടയം | Fahadh Faasil, Rima Kallingal | Director | Mohan Raghavan Award for Best Director |
| 2012 | Da Thadiya | ടാ തടിയാ | Shekhar Menon, Ann Augustine, Nivin Pauly | Director, Producer | released on 21 December 2012 |
| 2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | അന്നയും റസൂലും | Fahadh Faasil, Andrea Jeremiah | Actor | Released on 4th-jan-2013 |
| 2013 | Anchu Sundharikal | അഞ്ചു സുന്ദരികള് | Kavya Madhavan, Biju Menon | Director | Filming (segment Naayika) |
| 2013 | Idukki Gold | ഇടുക്കി ഗോള്ഡ് | Lal , Maniyanpilla Raju , Shekhar Menon | Director | Filming expected to start from May 5, 2013 [2] |
| 2013 | The Gangster | ദി ഗാങ്ങ്സ്റ്റെര് | Mammootty , Meera Jasmine , Fahadh Faasil , Shekhar Menon | Director | Announced, Shooting postponed to the end of 2013 due to clash of dates of Fahadh and Mammootty |
| 2014 | Kodunkattu | കൊടുങ്കാറ്റ്' | Mohanlal , | Director | Announced |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Bold and TRENDY"
- ^ "Raju is the hero in Idukki Gold". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
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