Quick Facts
Biography
Jeo Babyis an Indian film director, scriptwriter and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry. His family drama film The Great Indian Kitchen won 51st Kerala state film award for best film and he bagged best screenplay award.
Early life
He studied cinema at St. Joseph College of Communication, Changanacherry. During his student days, he directed the short film Secret Minds which discussed same-sex relationships. The short film became controversial following which Jeo Baby and four other students were expelled from the college.
Career
Jeo Baby started his career in the entertainment industry by writing for Television sitcoms in 2010. He was involved in scripting the initial episodes of popular television sitcoms Marimayam, 'Uppum Mulakum' and 'M80 Moosa'. He made his directional movie debut through the Malayalam movie '2 Penkuttikal' which was released in 2016. His second movie Kunju Daivam was released in 2017. In 2020 he directed Kilometers and Kilometers which has Tovino Thomas playing the lead role. The movie didn't get a theatrical release due to COVID-19 pandemic & premiered directly on Malayalam satellite channel Asianet followed by an OTT release on Netflix. His fourth Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen, which has Suraj Venjaramoodu & Nimisha Sajayan playing the lead roles, was directly released on 'NeeStream' OTT platform on 15 January 2021. The movie was later officially released on Amazon Prime.
His next film, with Jyothika and Mammootty, is titled Kaathal-The core.
Short Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Secret Minds | Script | 1.Screened in Queer LGBT Film Festivals, Bangalore 2. Screened in International Queer Film Festival, Rice University, Houston |
Television
Sitcoms
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Marimayam | Scriptwriter | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2014 | M80 Moosa | Scriptwriter | Media One |
| 2015 | Uppum Mulakum | Scriptwriter | Flowers TV |
Filmography
As director
| Year | Title | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 Penkuttikal | Anna Fathima,Shyambhavi Suresh, Tovino Thomas, Amala Paul | Debut film as director |
| 2017 | Kunju Daivam | Adish Praveen, Joju George, Sidhartha Siva, Reina Maria | |
| 2020 | Kilometers and Kilometers | Tovino Thomas, Joju George, Sidhartha Siva, India Jarvis | |
| 2021 | The Great Indian Kitchen | Suraj Venjaramoodu, Nimisha Sajayan | |
| 2022 | Freedom Fight | Joju George, Rohini, Lali PM | Anthology Film Segment: Old Age Home |
| Sreedhanya Catering Service | Prasant Murali, Jeo Baby, Moor, Rahul Reghu, Gilu Jospeh, Beena Jeo, Phantom Praveen | written & directed | |
| 2023 | Kaathal – The Core | Mammootty, Jyothika |
As Actor
Jeo baby has done short roles in various Malayalam feature films.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ain | ||
| 2018 | Kunju Daivam | ||
| 2019 | Edakkad Battalion 06 | ||
| 2020 | Kilometers and Kilometers | ||
| 2021 | Varthamanam | ||
| Kho Kho | |||
| 2022 | Freedom Fight | ||
| Sreedhanya Catering Service | |||
| Chera | |||
| 2023 | Purusha Pretham | ||
| Kolla | S.I. VictorSebastian |
