Abi Varghese
| Abi Varghese | |
|---|---|
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Television Director, Film Director |
| Years active | 2008-Present |
| Religion | Christian |
Abi Varghese is an Indian-American director and writer, best known for his Malayalam sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal and Malayalam film Monsoon Mangoes.
Personal life
Abi Varghese was born in Adoor, Kerala and moved out to United States at the age of four along with his parents.He was working at Unilever for a short period before starting his television career.Abi is an alumnus of New York University.
Television career
Short Films
Abi Varghese has done short films during earlier period of his television career.His short films has been showcased at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival – short film corner, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. His most recent short film work “The Return Address” was selected as one of the top 50 semi-finalist as Youtube searches for the world’s best story-tellers.
Shortfilms (as director)
| Year | Title | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Return Address | Jim Donovan, Jon Crefeld, Mary-Nicole Dorn | |
| 2009 | The Blood Bank | Dan Conrad, Marc Seidenstein | |
| 2008 | The Master Chef | David T. Crowe, Dan Conrad, Greg Vorob | |
| 2007 | Wintimidation | Dan Conrad, Greg Vorob, Jeanine Marie Conrad | |
| 2007 | I'm Bill Myrtle, Your Next Congressman | Greg Vorob, Dan Conrad, Elmer J. Santos | |
Television Serials
Abi varghese is popularly known for Akkara Kazhchakal a Malayalam sitcom that aired on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010.The series is regarded as the first true Malayalam sitcom with real-life situations and witty dialogues minus any drama or artificiality seen in other Indian serials. The sitcom is hugely popular in youtube also and has 33 million views. Currently he is working on a comedy TV series Brown Nation which depicts the lives of Indians in America.[1]
Television Serials (as director)
| Year | Title | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brown Nation | Rajeev Varma,Shenaz Treasuryvala,Omi Vaidya | Upcoming Series in Netflix |
| 2008 | Akkarakazhchakal | Josekutty Valiyakallumkal, Sajini Sachariah, Jacob Gregory | |
Film career
Abi Varghese made his feature film directorial debut with Akkarakazhchakal:The Movie in 2011 which was released in the United States.The movie was based out of his earlier sitcom Akkarakazhchakal.His second film is Monsoon Mangoes. which has Fahad Fasil as the lead actor. [2] He has a production house named ‘Infamous Coconut Productions'.[3]
Filmography (as director)
| Year | Title | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie | Josekutty Valiyakallumkal, Sajini Sachariah, Jacob Gregory | |
| 2016 | Monsoon Mangoes | Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Raaz, Vinay Forrt | |
References
- ↑ "Balaji Telefilms, Indus Media buy rights to TV comedy series 'Brown Nation' depicting lives of Indians in America". The American Bazaar. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ↑ "Comedy on a platter". The Hindu. 2016-01-07. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ↑ "Accent on humour". The Hindu. 2008-08-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-28.