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Vijay Babu is an Indian actor, movie producer, and businessman, who works within the Malayalam movie trade. He’s recognized for taking part in the position of Padmachandran a.ok.a. Pappan within the Malayalam movie Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013). He’s additionally recognized for producing the Malayalam movies Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013), Peruchazhi (2014), and Aadu (2015).
Wiki/Biography
Vijay Babu was born on Friday, 14 Could 1976 (age 46 years; as of 2022) in Kollam, Kerala. His zodiac signal is Taurus.
He did his education at St. Jude Excessive Faculty, Mukhathala, Kollam, Kerala. Thereafter, he attended Bangalore College to pursue a BBM. Later, he obtained an MBA from The American School, Madurai.
He acquired inclined in the direction of appearing at a really younger age. Whereas at school, he actively took half in performs.
Bodily Look
Top (approx.): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Household
Mother and father & Siblings
Vijay Babu is the son of Subash Chandra Babu and Maya Babu. His father died in 2021. He has a brother named Vinay Babu and a sister named Vijayalakshmi (Bindhu).
Spouse & Kids
Vijay Babu is married to Smitha, who owns a hospital named Invivo in Kerala. Smitha beforehand labored at an MNC in Dubai. The couple has a son, Bharath.
Profession
Vijay Babu started his media profession with Star India in Mumbai. Whereas working there, he earned the title of ‘Finest Worker of Star TV’ in 2002. He labored there for a while after which moved to Dubai, the place he established his enterprise. After a couple of years, Vijay returned to India and started working as a COO at Asianet and Sitara TV in Hyderabad. In 2009, he moved to Kerala and have become the vice chairman of Surya TV.
In 2013, Vijay stop his media profession and started working as an actor and producer within the Malayalam movie trade. As an actor, he has appeared in lots of well-liked Malayalam movies like “Philips and the Monkey Pen,” (2013), “Mr. Fraud” (2014), “Peruchazhi” (2014), “Double Barrel” (2015), “Nee-Na” (2015), and “Crossroad” (2017). He turned a family identify after taking part in the position of ‘Sarbath Shameer’ within the Aadu movie collection.
In 2013, Vijay, together with Sandra Thomas, based the Malayalam movie manufacturing firm titled ‘Friday Movie Home.’ Though the corporate was established after the success of the Malayalam movie ‘Friday’ (2012; produced by Sandra Thomas), the movie is taken into account the primary manufacturing of his enterprise ‘Friday Movie Home.’
Vijay made his debut as a movie producer with the Malayalam movie “Zachariayude Garbhinikal” (2013). Subsequently, he produced movies like “Philips and the Monkey Pen” (2013), “Peruchazhi” (2014), “Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu” (2015), “Aadu 2” (2017), and “Thrissur Pooram”(2019).
In addition to appearing and producing movies, Vijay has additionally featured within the TV ads of manufacturers like Tolins Meals and RG Meals.
Controversy
Accused of Sexual Assault
On 26 April 2022, a feminine actor registered a sexual assault case in opposition to Vijay Babu on the Ernakulam South Police Station. Within the grievance, she alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Vijay in a flat in Kochi many instances on the pretext of providing roles in films. Reportedly, Vijay went into hiding quickly after the information broke out. Thereafter, one other case was registered in opposition to Vijay for disclosing the id of the complainant by means of Fb. Later, Vijay moved to the Kerala Excessive Courtroom searching for anticipatory bail within the rape case. Within the anticipatory bail plea, he alleged that the actor who filed a grievance in opposition to him was attempting to blackmail him. She approached him searching for alternatives within the films. He additionally alleged that even after their collaboration ended, she continued to remain in contact and finally grew nearer to him regardless of understanding that he was married and had a household. He additionally added that he was prepared to provide the messages and footage that the 2 had exchanged Nevertheless, the Kerala Excessive Courtroom refused to just accept his plea. Later, one other girl accused Vijay of harassment. She claimed that Vijay tried to kiss her despite the fact that they barely knew one another for 20-Half-hour throughout a work-related assembly. She mentioned that the incident shocked her and due to that, she stayed away from the movie trade. She mentioned,
He was consuming alcohol and supplied it to me as properly. I refused and continued working. Immediately, he simply leaned to kiss me on my lips, with none query, with none consent. Fortunately, my reflex motion was tremendous fast and I simply pulled myself backwards and maintained a distance from him. I appeared into his face, and he then requested me: Only one kiss?”
Owing to the controversy, Vijay stepped down from the manager committee of the Affiliation of Malayalam Film Artists (AMMA), saying that he would avoid the Government Committee of the organisation until he’s confirmed harmless within the sexual assault case to avoid wasting the affiliation from ‘shame.’ He despatched an official letter to the AMMA through which he wrote,
Vijay Babu has despatched a letter saying that he didn’t wish to convey shame to the group of which he’s an Government Committee member amid the allegations levelled in opposition to him. He would avoid the Government Committee in the meanwhile till his innocence is proved. His letter (request) was mentioned by AMMA and it has been authorized.”
Awards
- Kerala State Movie Award for Finest Kids’s Movie for the movie Philips and the Monkey Pen (2014)
- Flowers TV Award for Most Well-liked Movie for his movie ‘Aadu 2’ (2018)
Automobile Assortment
- Mahindra XUV 500
- Mahindra Thar
- Toyota Vellfire
Web Value
Vijay’s web value is estimated to be Rs. 7. 6 crores (as of 2021).
Favourites
Information/Trivia
- Vijay Babu loves travelling and taking part in soccer in his leisure time.
- He enjoys cooking meals and has participated in lots of cookery competitions.
- Vijay follows a non-vegetarian weight loss program.
- He’s typically noticed consuming alcohol on varied events.
- Vijay is an avid animal lover. He owns a pet canine named COCO and a Macaw Parrot named Rio.
- Vijay is fluent in 4 languages- English, Sanskrit, Malayalam, and Hindi.
- He’s a health fanatic and visits a health club each day.
- In 2020, he turned the primary producer within the Malayalam movie trade to go for a direct-to-OTT launch along with his movie Sufiyum Sujatayum. The movie was launched on Amazon Prime Video.
- He’s recognized for funding many experimental movies within the Malayalam movie trade. Vijay additionally helps budding filmmakers within the Malayalam movie trade.
- Throughout an interview, Vijay shared that he went to see the capturing of a movie for the primary time when he was 5 years outdated.
- In a dialog with a media particular person, Vijay Babu revealed that his father and actor Jayan had been classmates and household buddies. He additional mentioned that his father was deeply damage after the demise of Jayan and determined to make a movie titled ‘Sooryan’ in his reminiscence. Vijay appeared within the movie as a baby artist. The movie was an enormous loss and brought on monetary stress to his father.
- Vijay’s father owned a lodge known as ‘Mookambika’ in Kollam and a lot of the celebrities stayed at his father’s lodge each time they had been in Kollam (because of his father’s cinematic connections).
- Initially, Vijay’s dad and mom weren’t completely satisfied along with his choice to pursue appearing as his profession. In an interview, Vijay revealed that when he determined to check at Pune Movie Institute, his mom requested him to first earn a level in enterprise after which pursue a course in appearing.