Abi Varghese

Abi Varghese
Residence New York City
Nationality Indian
Alma mater New York University
Occupation Television director, Film director
Years active 2008-Present

Abi Varghese is an Indian-American director and writer, best known for his Netflix released show Brown Nation, his Malayalam sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal and Malayalam film Monsoon Mangoes.

Personal life

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. He is an alumnus of New York University.

Raised in Englewood, New Jersey, he is a resident of nearby Norwood.[1]

Television career

Short Films

Varghese directed several short films early in his career.

Shortfilms (as director)

YearTitleCastNotes
2010Return AddressJim Donovan, Jon Crefeld, Mary-Nicole Dorn
2009The Blood BankDan Conrad, Marc Seidenstein
2008The Master ChefDavid T. Crowe, Dan Conrad, Greg Vorob
2007WintimidationDan Conrad, Greg Vorob, Jeanine Marie Conrad
2007I'm Bill Myrtle, Your Next Congressman Greg Vorob, Dan Conrad, Elmer J. Santos

Television Serials

Varghese is perhaps best known for his Netflix released show Brown Nation. The show released on November 15, 2016 and currently has an 8.6 on IMDb and a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.[2][3] Akkara Kazhchakal is a Malayalam sitcom that aired on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010.

Television Series (as director)

YearTitleCastNotes
2016Brown NationRajeev Varma,Shenaz Treasuryvala,Omi VaidyaNetflix
2008AkkarakazhchakalJosekutty 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. [4] He has a production house named ‘Infamous Coconut Productions'.[5]

Filmography (as director)

YearTitleCastNotes
2011Akkarakazhchakal: The MovieJosekutty Valiyakallumkal, Sajini Sachariah, Jacob Gregory
2016Monsoon MangoesFahadh Faasil, Vijay Raaz, Vinay Forrt

References

  1. ↑ Passow, Sam. "Forward Direction: Abi Varghese", The Record (Bergen County), April 4, 2017. Accessed May 16, 2017. "'We always thought the Indian community was not represented in the comedy platform, especially the Indian diaspora who are from abroad,' says Varghese, a Norwood resident who grew up in Englewood after his family immigrated here when he was a kid."
  2. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/brown_nation/s01/
  3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3787402/ratings
  4. ↑ "Comedy on a platter". The Hindu. 2016-01-07. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Accent on humour". The Hindu. 2008-08-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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