Ajayan Venugopalan is an Indian screenwriter, film director who works in Malayalam and Hindi cinema and television.
Career He started his career as a writer/director of the acclaimed Malayalam television sitcom Akkara Kazhchakal. This T.V series was followed by his son Nakul Ajayan @smack_baby based on the show called Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie which he wrote and co-directed with Abi Varghese. His first break into Malayalam films happened as a scriptwriter with the movie English: An Autumn in London directed by Shyamaprasad. Metro Park the show he wrote and directed has been critically and commercially a big success. The show has been nominated for multiple awards and is slated for season 2. Ajayan currently completed writing and directing a Hindi feature film titled Shiv Shastri Balboa starring Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Jugal Hansraj, Nargis Fakhri, Sharib Hashmi.
Filmography Title Format Credit Notes 2008-2010 Akkara Kazhchakal TV Sitcom Writer, Director Adjudged as one of 3 Best Malayalam T.V programs ever by Reporter TVCameo as Guest at Josekutty's house2011 Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie Internet Movie Writer, Director 2012 Penumbra Short Film Writer, Director Selected for Cannes International Film Festival 20122013 English: An Autumn in London Feature Film Writer 2014 Peruchazhi Feature Film Dialogues 2015 Ivide Feature Film Writer 2019 Metro Park Season 1 Sitcom Writer, Director Nominated in 3 major categories CNN IBN Ireel 2019 awards.2020 Metro Park-Quarantine Edition Sitcom Writer, Director Nominated in 6 major categories FilmFare OTT Awards.2021Metro Park Season 2SitcomWriter, DirectorNominated in 4 major categories FilmFare 2021 OTT Awards.2023Shiv Shastri BalboaFeature FilmWriter, Director
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