Aju Varghese

Long before Malarvadi Arts Club, Aju Varghese was an engineering graduate working in human resources. From Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, he completed a degree in electronics and communication in Chennai and worked at firms in the city before films came calling. Vineeth Sreenivasan, a friend from college, cast him in Malarvadi Arts Club (2010), his debut, and later in Thattathin Marayathu. Around the same time he appeared in Joshiy's Sevenes (2011). Today he is a Malayalam actor, producer and singer. In a career of more than a decade he has acted in over 160 films, and he is best known for comic roles. Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Punyalan Agarbattis, Vellimoonga, Kunjiramayanam, Two Countries, Adi Kapyare Kootamani, Oppam, Love Action Drama, Vaazha 2 and the Aadu series are all on his filmography. He was Jimmy in Hridayam (2022) and Jacob Koshy in 2018 (2023), and in Aadu 3 (2026) he plays Koran, the chariot driver of Padmanabhan Thampuran. He also appears in NP 51, the Nivin Pauly family entertainer directed by Nashid Famy. Away from acting, he runs the production and distribution company Funtastic Films with actor Dhyan Sreenivasan and producer Visakh Subramaniam.