Sijoy Varghese
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| Born | Sijoy Varghese 6 March 1975 Edappally, Kerala |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart College, Thevara |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, Ad Film Director |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tessy Raphel (1999–present) |
| Children | Adithya, Amy, Annie, Anthony |
Sijoy Varghese (born 6 March 1975) is a Malayalam actor and Ad filmmaker.[1][2][3]
Sijoy Varghese,[4] who brings in an experience of 20 years in various roles, related to advertising and feature films, has accomplished himself as one of the leading ad film makers in the industry today. Sijoy Varghese is also an actor who has performed notable characters in Malayalam films like Bangalore Days, Avatharam and James & Alice.[5][6][7][8][9]
Early life
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He was born in Edappally, Kochi to (Late) C. Varghese Kelamparambil (Rtd Headmaster) and (Late) Leelamma Varghese (Teacher). He studied at the Sacred Heart College, Thevara before commencing his career in the film and Ad film industry. He married Tessy Raphel in 1999. The couple has four children — Adithya, Amy, Annie & Anthony.
Career
A career that started off as a young Asst Director, Sijoy has been fortunate to have worked with leading Ad film production houses of India. In 2005 he found his own production house "TVC Factory",[10][failed verification] which has now grown to secure the privilege of being one of the most trusted production houses in India and UAE. Sijoy Varghese is also an actor who has performed notable characters in Malayalam films like Bangalore Days, Avatharam & James & Alice.
Film
He started his acting career in 2013 with the role of a Police commissioner in Martin Prakkat’s ABCD along with Dulquer Salmaan. He indulged in further experimentation with Amal Neerad Production’s 5 Sundarikal[11](2013). He wrote ‘Isha’ with the co-writer Sidharth Bharathan for Sameer Thahir in the much appreciated anthology. After his villainous Cabinet Minister for Thira by Vineeth Sreenivasan,[12] he did a well notable role in Anjali Menon's movie Bangalore Days as Coach Zach, for which his character got huge fan flowing. Later, he did the same role of the coach to Arya in the Tamil remake named Bangalore Naatkal.[13] Then he appeared on screen as ACP Gautam Viswanath along with Dileep in director Joshiy's Avatharam for which his character got appreciation by critics and public in general. His characters in Mammooty starer RajadhiRaja as Gangster Chandru, Ayal Njanalla as Manaf, Jamna Pyari[14] as Vasu were also made a remarkable appearance in those movies. In 2016 he portrayed St. Peter in Sujith Vasudev's debut movie James & Alice, for which he garnered critical acclaim for his style of acting.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ABCD | Commissioner Benny Thomas | Martin Prakkat | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Thira[15] | Home Minister Alex | Vineeth Sreenivasan | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | 5 Sundarikal | Sameer Thahir | Malayalam | Story & Scriptwriter - Isha | |
| 2014 | Bangalore Days | Coach Zach | Anjali Menon | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Avatharam[16] | ACP Gautam Viswanath | Joshiy | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | RajadhiRaja | Gangster Chandru | Ajay Vasudev | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Ayal Njanalla | Manaf | Vineeth Kumar | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Jamna Pyari | Vasu | Thomas Sebastian | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Coach Zach | Bhaskar | Tamil | |
| 2016 | James & Alice | St.Peter | Sujith Vaassudev | Malayalam | 19th Asianet film awards -Special Jury award |
| 2017 | Munnodi | ACP Soundarpandian | SPTA Kumar | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Gemini | Dr Vijay Varma | PKB | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Tharangam | Christepher Luke | Dominic Arun | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Pullikkaran Staraa | Antony | Shyamdhar | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | A Gentleman | Ramachandra Rao | Raj & D. K | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Aadu 2 | Keshav Madhav IPS | Midhun Manuel Thomas | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Diwanjimoola Grand Prix | Bike Rider Christo | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Aadhi | Sidharth | Jeethu Joseph | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Parole | Achayan | Sharrath Sandith | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Untitled† | Don | TBA | Telugu | Pre Production |
| 2018 | The Gambinos† | TBA | Girish Panicker Mattada | Malayalam | Post Production |
References
- ^ "Joshiy sir found a commanding power in my body language: Sijoy Varghese". The Times of India. 3 August 2014.
- ^ "പരസ്യം: സിനിമയിലേക്ക് തുറക്കുന്ന പടിവാതിൽ". Malayala Manorama. 12 October 2016.
- ^ "പരസ്യനിർമാതക്കളുടെ അസോസിയേഷൻ ലോഗോ ബച്ചൻ പുറത്തിറക്കി". Malayala Manorama. 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Sijoy Varghese". m3db.com. 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Sijoy Varghese as Prithviraj's confidante next". Times of India. 13 February 2016.
- ^ "'Ad'orning the khaki". Deccan Chronicle. 4 July 2014.
- ^ "'Bangalore Days' Releasing in UAE on 3 July". International Business Times. 26 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/avatharam-review-mass-entertainer-dileep-joshiy-team-605897
- ^ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jamna-pyari-review-round-watchable-family-film-onam-season-644497
- ^ "Success: It takes two to tango!". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Stories-from-the-heart/2013/06/20/article1643498.ece
- ^ http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130704/entertainment-mollywood/article/%E2%80%98ad%E2%80%99orning-khaki
- ^ "Sijoy's cop act in Kollywood". The Times of India. 4 April 2015.
- ^ "I enjoy playing cool dads: Sijoy Varghese". The Times of India. 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Shobana to Play Lead in 'Thira' Sequel". International Business Times. 9 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/avatharam-box-office-collection-dileep-starrer-grosses-4-crore-3-days-606003