Chemban Vinod Jose

Chemban Vinod Jose trained as a physiotherapist. Acting came in 2010, when Lijo Jose Pellissery cast him as the antagonist DYSP Saravanan in the crime film Nayakan. Born in 1976, the Malayalam actor, screenwriter and producer has since appeared in more than 50 films, often in comic character parts: CI Habeeb Rahman in Ordinary (2012), and roles in Amen, Tamaar Padaar, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, Iyobinte Pusthakam, Kohinoor, Oru Second Class Yathra, Churuli and the Tamil film Vikram (2022). His first script, Angamaly Diaries (2017), was a critical and commercial success, and the following year he co-produced the thriller Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil. The lead in Ee.Ma.Yau. won him Best Actor at the 49th International Film Festival of India in 2018, and he has also received Vanitha Film Awards and two SIIMA awards. Now there is Disco, a mass action film directed by his brother Ullas Chemban. He wrote it, acts in it with Antony Varghese, Dev Mohan and Arjun Ashokan, sings its song "Ithinno Aadame", and produces it under his banner Chembosky Motion Pictures with Ahmad Golchin of Phars Films. Disco is set for release on 6 November 2026, while Nayakan has returned to theatres in a 4K version.