Sijoy Varghese

Sijoy Varghese (born 6 March 1971) is an Indian actor and advertising filmmaker.^[1][2][3] He has been involved in advertising and cinema for 20 years. As an actor he has portrayed characters in Malayalam films including Bangalore Days, Avatharam, James & Alice, Aadhi and Ittymaani: Made in China.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Sijoy Varghese
Born	Sijoy Varghese (1971-03-06) 6 March 1971 (age 53) Edappally, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Sacred Heart College, Thevara
Occupations	Actor ad film director
Years active	1994 – present
Spouse	Tessy Raphel ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	5
Parents	C. Varghese Kelamparambil Leelamma Varghese
Website	sijoy.com

Early and personal life

Varghese was born in Edappally, Kochi to (late) C. Varghese Kelamparambil, a headmaster; and (late) Leelamma Varghese, a teacher.

He studied at the Sacred Heart College, Thevara before commencing his career in the film and advertising film industry.

He married Tessy Raphel in 1999. The couple has five children — Varkey, Maria, Anna, Anthony and Zarah.

Career

Varghese started his career as an assistant director, and has worked with the leading ad film production houses of India. In 2005 he found his own production house, TVC Factory,^{[9][failed verification]} which has now grown to be one of the most trusted production houses in India and UAE.

Varghese is also an actor who has performed supporting characters in Malayalam films including Bangalore Days, Avatharam, James & Alice, Aadhi and Ittymaani: Made in China.

He is the current General Secretary of Indian Adfilm Makers (IAM), Kerala Chapter.

Film

Varghese 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^[10] (2013). He co-wrote Isha with Sidharth Bharathan for Sameer Thahir in the much appreciated anthology. After his villainous Cabinet Minister for Thira by Vineeth Sreenivasan,^[11] he did a notable role in Anjali Menon's movie Bangalore Days as Coach Zach, for which his character got a huge fan response. Later, he played the same role of the coach with Arya in the Tamil remake named Bangalore Naatkal.^[12] Then he appeared on screen as ACP Gautam Viswanath along with Dileep in director Joshiy's Avatharam, for which his character was appreciated by critics and public in general. 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. He appeared in Jamna Pyari^[13] as Vasu, Pranav Mohanlal starrer Aadhi as Sidharth, and Mohanlal starrer Ittymaani: Made in China as Alex Plamoottil.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2013	ABCD	Commissioner	Malayalam
	Thira	Home Minister Alex	Malayalam	[14]
2014	Bangalore Days	Coach Zach	Malayalam
	Avatharam	ACP Gautam Viswanath	Malayalam	[15]
	RajadhiRaja	Gangster Chandru	Malayalam
2015	Ayal Njanalla	Manaf	Malayalam
	Jamna Pyari	Vasu	Malayalam
	Bangalore Naatkal	Coach Zach	Tamil
2016	James & Alice	St. Peter	Malayalam	19th Asianet film awards - Special Jury award Asiavision Awards - Best Supporting Actor
	Munnodi	ACP Soundarpandian	Tamil
	Gemini	Dr. Vijay Varma	Malayalam
2017	Tharangam	Christopher Luke	Malayalam
	Pullikkaran Staraa	Antony	Malayalam
	A Gentleman	Ramachandra Rao IPS	Hindi
	Aadu 2	Keshav Madhav IPS	Malayalam
2018	Diwanjimoola Grand Prix	Bike Rider Christo	Malayalam
	Aadhi	Sidharth	Malayalam
	Parole	Varkey	Malayalam
	Abrahaminte Santhathikal	Joseph Esthappan	Malayalam
	Amar Akbar Anthony	Sanjay	Telugu
2019	Mikhael	Abram	Malayalam
	Neeyum Njanum	Kishan	Malayalam
	The Gambinos	DySP Pradeep Kumar	Malayalam
	Lucifer	PR Manager	Malayalam
	Ormayil Oru Sisiram	Shihab	Malayalam
	The Gambler	Kochu Lona	Malayalam
	Ittymaani: Made in China	Alex Plamoottil	Malayalam
2020	Thelivu	Issac	Malayalam
	Guardian	Nandakumar IPS	Malayalam
2021	Kolaambi	Sanjay Tharakan	Malayalam
	Lal Bagh	Tom	Malayalam
2022	Bro Daddy	Agency Head	Malayalam
	The Hope	Dr. John	Malayalam
2023	Binary	Sreeram	Malayalam
	Namukku Kodathiyil Kanaam	David	Malayalam	Yet to be released
	Thunivu	Sam Jacob	Tamil
	KA	Abid Shaikh	Telugu
2024	Ayalaan	Arjun	Tamil
	NaNa	Guru	Tamil	Yet to be released
	Swargam	Fr.Sony	Malayalam	[16]

References

1. "Joshiy sir found a commanding power in my body language: Sijoy Varghese". The Times of India. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
2. "പരസ്യം: സിനിമയിലേക്ക് തുറക്കുന്ന പടിവാതിൽ". Malayala Manorama. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
3. "പരസ്യനിർമാതക്കളുടെ അസോസിയേഷൻ ലോഗോ ബച്ചൻ പുറത്തിറക്കി". Malayala Manorama. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
4. "Sijoy Varghese as Prithviraj's confidante next". Times of India. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
5. "'Ad'orning the khaki". Deccan Chronicle. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
6. "'Bangalore Days' Releasing in UAE on 3 July". International Business Times. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
7. V.P, Nicy (1 August 2014). "'Avatharam' Review: Mass Entertainer from Dileep-Joshiy Team". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
8. IBTimes (28 August 2015). "'Jamna Pyari' Review Round-up: Watchable Family Film for Onam Season". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
9. "Success: It takes two to tango!". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
10. "Stories from the heart". The New Indian Express. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
11. "Ad'orning the khaki". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
12. "Sijoy's cop act in Kollywood". The Times of India. 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
13. "I enjoy playing cool dads: Sijoy Varghese". The Times of India. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
14. "Shobana to Play Lead in 'Thira' Sequel". International Business Times. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
15. V.P, Nicy (4 August 2014). "'Avatharam' Box Office Collection: Dileep Starrer Grosses ₹4 Crore in 3 Days". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
16. Features, C. E. (27 August 2024). "Aju Varghese starrer 'Swargam' first look poster". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

External links

• Sijoy Varghese at IMDb