Aju Varghese

Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in Malarvadi Arts Club,^[4] directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sreenivasan.^[5] In a career spanning over a decade, he has acted in more than 145 Malayalam films.^[6] He owns a production company named Funtastic Films along with actor Dhyan Sreenivasan and producer Visakh Subramaniam.^[7]

In this Indian name, the name Varghese is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aju.

Aju Varghese
Aju at SJCET in 2015
Born	Aju Kurian Varghese (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 40)[1][2] Thiruvalla,Pathanamthitta,
Occupations	Actor producer distributor singer
Years active	2010–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Augustina ​ (m. 2014)​ [3]
Children	4

Personal life and career

He has a younger sister Anju.^[8] Aju is married to Augustina since 24 February 2014. They have twins: a girl named Juana and a boy named Evan born on 28 October 2014.^[3] They later had a second set of twins - Jake and Luke - on 30 September 2016.^[9]

Aju attended Rajagiri High School, Kalamasserry and later Bhavans Adarsha Vidhyalaya, Ernakulam.^[10] He did his Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering from KCG College of Technology,^[11] Chennai. He worked in HSBC^[12] in Human Resources, Chennai. It was during that time he was called by Vineeth Sreenivasan, his college friend, to play one of the lead roles in his directorial debut Malarvadi Arts Club,^[13] and later in Thattathin Marayathu. In the meantime, he was part of Sevenes (2011) by veteran director Joshiy and Mayamohini. Since then, he has acted in notable films, such as Thattathin Marayathu, Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Kili Poyi, Zachariyayude Garbhinikal, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Punyalan Agarbattis, Vellimoonga, Ormayundo Ee Mukham, Kunjiramayanam, Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam, Two Countries, Adi Kapyare Kootamani, Oppam, Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel, Love Action Drama and Swargam .^[14]

Filmography

Main article: Aju Varghese filmography

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2011	Vanitha Film Awards	Best New Face of the Year	Malarvadi Arts Club	Won
2012	Asiavision Awards	Best Comedian	Thattathin Marayathu	Won
2013	Indian Movie Awards Qatar	Best Actor in a Comedy Role		Won
	3rd South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting actor in Malayalam	Punyalan Agarbattis	Nominated
2014	Asiavision Awards	Best Character Role	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana	Won
2015	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Comedian	Vellimoonga	Won
	4th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian in Malayalam		Won
	Asianet Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Icon	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Won
	Asiavision Awards	Best Character Actor in Malayalam	Kunjiramayanam	Won
2016	1st IIFA Utsavam	Best Supporting Actor in Malayalam	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Won
		Performance in a Comic Role		Nominated
			Kunjiramayanam	Nominated
	Asianet Film Awards	Best Actor in Humorous Role	Various films	Won
	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Comedian		Won
	5th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian in Malayalam	Two Countries	Won
	Asianet Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Icon		Won
	Asiavision Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won
2017	North American Film Awards	Best Entertainer	Various Films	Won
	Asianet Comedy Awards	Best Combo Award	Lavakusha	Won
2018	7th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian in Malayalam	Godha	Won
2019	Kerala Kaumudi Flash Movies[15]	Most Popular Supporting Actor	Aravindante Athidhikal	Won
	8th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian in Malayalam		Won
2021	9th South Indian International Movie Awards		Love Action Drama	Nominated
2022	10th South Indian International Movie Awards		Minnal Murali	Nominated