Basil Joseph
{{short description|Indian film director and actor}}
{{Indian name|Basil|Joseph}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Basil Joseph
| image = Basil Joseph 2023s (cropped).jpg
| caption = Basil in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|28|df=y}}{{Cite web |title=Marriage Certificate - 119/2023 - (keywords: District - Wayanad, Municipality - Sulthan Bathery, Date of Marriage - 17 Aug 2017, Husband - Basil and Wife - Elizabeth) |url=https://ksmart.lsgkerala.gov.in/ui/cr/public/quick-certificate-marriage}}
| birth_place = Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad district, Kerala, India
| alma_mater = College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (BTech)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Director}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Elizabeth Samuel|2017}}
| children = 1
}}
Basil Joseph (born 28 April 1989) is an Indian film actor and director who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his film career as an assistant director of Vineeth Sreenivasan in the 2013 film Thira. He has directed three films till date, Kunjiramayanam (2015), Godha (2017) and Minnal Murali (2021).
Basil made his acting debut in the 2013 film Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu. Basil has played supporting roles in numerous Malayalam films and is well appreciated for his role in Joji (2021). He has since received praise for his lead roles in films such as Jan. E. Man (2021), Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022), Palthu Janwar (2022), Falimy (2023), Nunakkuzhi (2024), Sookshmadarshini (2024), and Ponman (2025).
Early life
Basil Joseph was born in Sultan Bathery in Wayanad district of Kerala, India. He is the son of Father Joseph Pallippatt, a Jacobite Syrian Orthodox priest. Basil attended College of Engineering, Trivandrum.{{Cite web |title=How Basil Joseph has become a formidable presence in Malayalam films |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2023/01/07/malayalam-actor-director-basil-joseph-interview.html |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The Week |language=en}}
Career
Basil Joseph acted in the short film CET Life whilst attending College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He also scripted and directed the short films, Oru Thundu Padam and Priyamvadha Katharayano during his stint at Infosys as a Systems Engineer, Thiruvananthapuram.{{cite news |last1=Sathyendran |first1=Nita |date=27 September 2012 |title=It's a techie life: Password to reel adventures |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/its-a-techie-life-password-to-reel-adventures/article3942394.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514225047/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/its-a-techie-life-password-to-reel-adventures/article3942394.ece |archive-date=2021-05-14}}
Basil assisted Vineeth Sreenivasan in his third directional venture, Thira in 2013. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with Kunjiramayanam which featured brothers Vineeth Sreenivasan and Dhyan Sreenivasan. His second directorial venture was the sports comedy Godha starring Tovino Thomas. The film was a commercial success and went on to become the highest-grossing film of Tovino Thomas during that period.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} His third film Minnal Murali starring Tovino Thomas was released on Netflix in 2021 and had a simultaneous release in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.{{Cite news |date=3 February 2022 |title= |script-title=ml:ബേസിലും ഗുരു സോമസുന്ദരവും ഒരുമിച്ചെത്തുന്നു കപ്പിലൂടെ…!! |trans-title=Basil and Guru Somasundaram come together through the cup..!! |url=https://ml.b4blaze.com/trends/basil-joseph-and-guru-somasundaram-new-movie/ |work=Blaze News |language=ml}}
Basil made his acting debut in 2013 Malayalam film Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu and has since played both leading and supporting roles. {{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
Personal life
On 17 August 2017, he married Elizabeth,{{Cite news |title=Basil Joseph hits the 30 milestone |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/basil-joseph-hits-the-30-milestone/articleshow/75447622.cms |access-date=8 September 2020 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en |last1=Mathews |first1=Anna |archive-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509055637/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/basil-joseph-hits-the-30-milestone/articleshow/75447622.cms |url-status=live }} with whom he was in a relationship for over seven years.{{Cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/06/16/godha-director-basil-joseph-to-enter-wedlock.html |title=Godha director Basil Joseph to enter wedlock |date=16 June 2017 |website=Onmanorama |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720174157/https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/06/16/godha-director-basil-joseph-to-enter-wedlock.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Godha director Basil Joseph to tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend on August 17 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/godha-director-basil-joseph-to-tie-the-knot-with-his-longtime-girlfriend-on-august-17/articleshow/59900428.cms |access-date=8 September 2020 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802112631/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/godha-director-basil-joseph-to-tie-the-knot-with-his-longtime-girlfriend-on-august-17/articleshow/59900428.cms |url-status=live }} They have one daughter,{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/basil-joseph-welcomes-baby-girl-she-has-already-stolen-our-hearts-8447319/ |title=Basil Joseph welcomes baby girl: 'She has already stolen our hearts' |website=The Indian Express |date=15 February 2023 |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-date=16 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216072641/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/basil-joseph-welcomes-baby-girl-she-has-already-stolen-our-hearts-8447319/ |url-status=live }} named Hope Elizabeth Basil.
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
= As director =
==As assistant director==
- Thira (2013){{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
= As actor =
= Short films =
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class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
scope="col" | Year | scope="col" | Title | scope="col" | Role | scope="col" | Language | scope="col" | Director | scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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rowspan="3" | 2012 | CET Life | Actor | Malayalam | Arun & Sarath | ||
Shhh... | Script writer | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | |||
Priyamvadha Katharayano | Actor | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | |||
rowspan="2" | 2013 | Pakalukalude Rani | Actor | Malayalam | Ritwik Baiju | ||
Oru Thundu Padam | Writer | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | |||
2014 | Happy Onam | Writer | Malayalam | Basil Joseph |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|7243877}}
- {{Instagram|ibasiljoseph}}
{{Basil Joseph}}
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Category:People from Wayanad district
Category:Film directors from Wayanad district
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Male actors from Kerala
Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Category:Malayalam film directors
Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:Screenwriters from Kerala
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)