Balu Varghese

Balu Varghese
Balu Varghese
	Balu Varghese in 2024
Born	26 October 1991 (age 33); Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Aileena Catherin (m. 2020)
Relatives	Lal (uncle); Alex Paul (uncle); Lal Jr. (cousin);
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Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005).

Early life and career

Balu Varghese was born in Kochi. He is the son of E. J. Varghese and Neena Varghese. He is also the nephew of Malayalam actor Lal and music director Alex Paul. He made his acting debut in 2005, by playing a child artist in Chanthupottu.^[1] He later starred in Lal Jr.’s directorial debut film Honey Bee.

Personal life

He married Aileena Catherin Amon on 2 February 2020.^[2] They have a son named Ezekiel Amy Varghese, who was born on March 31, 2021^[3]^[4]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Chanthupottu	Younger Kumaran	Child artist
2006	Oruvan	Young Shivan
2007	Arabikkatha	Young Cuba Mukundan
2008	Thalappavu	Young S. Raveendran Pillai
2010	Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe	Ijas
2010	Paappi Appacha	Vijeesh
2011	Manikiakkallu	Basheer
2011	Arjunan Saakshi	Selvam
2012	Cobra	Young Kari		^[5]
2013	Maad Dad	Young Eesho
	Honey Bee	Ambrose Perera		^[6]
	Bicycle Thieves	Sabu	Cameo Role
2014	Happy Journey	Freddy
	Hi I'm Tony	Sameer	Cameo Role
	Ithihasa	Vikki		^[7]
	Money Ratnam	Joppa's son
2015	Namasthe Bali	Freakan Fakrudeen
	Onnam Loka Mahayudham	Bijesh
	Oru Second Class Yathra	Kumar
	Aana Mayil Ottakam	Ram	Lead role
	Appavum Veenjum	Jithu
2016	Style	Prayagan a.k.a. Di Caprio
	King Liar	Antappan		^[8]
	Darvinte Parinamam	Ravi
	Inspector Dawood Ibrahim	unknown	Cameo role
	Marubhoomiyile Aana	Martin
	Kavi Uddheshichathu..?	Karal
2017	Honey Bee 2	Ambrose Perera		^[9]
	Ezra	Unknown	Cameo role
	Sarvopari Palakkaran	Joymon
	Honey Bee 2.5	Himself	Cameo role
	Chunkz	Romario	Lead role	^[10]
	Tharangam	Joy C		^[11]
2018	Vallikkudilile Vellakkaran	Tom Joseph
	Premasoothram	Prakashan	Lead Role	^[12]
	Ladoo	Rahul		^[13]
2019	Vijay Superum Pournamiyum	Roshan	Also playback singer	^[14]
	Oru Kuprasidha Payyan	Jinesh		^[15]
	Muhabathin Kunjabdulla			^[16]
	Janamaithri	Jack Daniels	Cameo Role
	Under World	Frog catcher	Cameo Role
	Happy Sardar	Iqbaal Moos
	Puzhikkadakan	Sebastian / Seban
2021	Operation Java	Anthony	Lead Role	^[17]
	Tsunami	Boby Francis	Lead Role Also playback singer	^[18]
	Ellam Sheriyakum	Sakhavu Nivin George		^[19]
	Jan.E.Man	Monichchan	Lead Role	^[20]
	Sumesh and Ramesh	Ramesh	Lead Role	^[21]
2022	Vichithram	Joyner
2023	Charles Enterprises	Ravi		^[22]
2023	Maharani	Renny		^[23]
2024	Manjummel Boys	Sixon John		^[24]
	Nadikar	Lenin		^[25]
	Pallotty 90's Kids	Kannan		^[26]
	Pushpaka Vimanam			^[27]
2025	Ennu Swantham Punyalan	Fr. Thomas		^[28]
	Sumathi Valavu	Ambadi		^[29]
	Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra	Unnamed	Cameo Role	^[30]
TBA	1 Princess Street †	TBA		^[31]
	Alankam †	TBA		^[32]
	Al Karama †	TBA		^[33]
	Bha. Bha. Ba. †	TBA		^[34]

References

^ "Child actor comes of age". 15 April 2014.
^ "Balu Varghese Engagement with Aileena Catherin held at Kochi today". 25 January 2020.
^ "Actor Balu Varghese and model Aileena Amon blessed with baby boy". The News Minute. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Star couple Balu Varghese-Aileena name son Ezekiel Amy Varghese". English Mathrubhumi News. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ K. S., Aravind (17 March 2016). "Lal fulfills nephew's wish". Deccan Chronicle.
^ "Honey Bee gave me a break: Balu Varghese". The Times Of India. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Ithihasa : News about the Malayalam Movie Ithihasa". The Times Of India. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Balu Varghese acts with Dileep after a decade". The Times Of India. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Honey Bee 2 is on: Balu Varghese". The Times Of India. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Balu Varghese, Vishak Nair turn engineering students in Chunkzz". The Times Of India. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Tharangam: A laudable experiment". New Indian Express. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Premasoothram' movie review: Amusing escapades of a love guru". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Ladoo 'bursting' idea". The Deccan Chronicle. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "I prefer making feel-good films: Director Jis Joy". The New Indian Express. 7 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "'Oru Kuprasidha Payyan' will be an emotionally engaging film, says Tovino Thomas". The News Minute. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Balu Varghese: Mohabathin Kunjabdulla is all about Kunjabdulla finding his childhood lover". The Times Of India. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Operation Java: An engaging cybercrime thriller". Deccan Herald. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Lal and Lal Jr team up for comedy entertainer 'Tsunami'". The News Minute. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Ellam Sheriyakum Movie Review: A thought-provoking political drama". The Times Of India. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "First Jan-e-Man poster reveals complete cast". The New Indian Express. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "സഹോദരന്റെ പ്രണയം വരുത്തിയ വിന; ചിരിപ്പിച്ച് സുമേഷും രമേഷും : Review". Mathrubhumi News. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Charles Enterprises gets a release date". Cinema Express. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ "Shine Tom Chacko, Roshan Mathew's Maharani, gets a release date". Cinema Express. October 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Manjummel Boys gets a release date". Cinema Express. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Tovino's Nadikar Thilakam shoot completed". Cinema Express. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Pallotty 90's Kids: Kerala State Film Award winner film to have a theatrical release on this date". ottplay. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ Features, C. E. (6 September 2024). "Siju Wilson and Balu Varghese's Pushpaka Vimanam gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ Madhu, Vignesh (14 December 2024). "Ennu Swantham Punyalan confirms release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
^ Madhu, Vignesh (13 February 2025). "Arjun Ashokan-starrer Sumathi Valavu gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
^ "'Lokah isn't coming to OTT anytime soon...': Dulquer Salmaan addresses rumours". Mathrubhumi News. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
^ "Malayalam Actress Archana Kavi To Make A Comeback With 1 Princess Street". News18. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "Balu Varghese and Lukman in 'Aalankam'". Sify.com. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese and Sudhhy Koppa in Al Karama". The Times Of India. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Dileep's Bha Bha Ba goes on floors". Cinema Express. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

Balu Varghese at IMDb

[1] "Child actor comes of age". 15 April 2014.

[2] "Balu Varghese Engagement with Aileena Catherin held at Kochi today". 25 January 2020.

[3] "Actor Balu Varghese and model Aileena Amon blessed with baby boy". The News Minute. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[4] "Star couple Balu Varghese-Aileena name son Ezekiel Amy Varghese". English Mathrubhumi News. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[5] K. S., Aravind (17 March 2016). "Lal fulfills nephew's wish". Deccan Chronicle.

[6] "Honey Bee gave me a break: Balu Varghese". The Times Of India. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[7] "Ithihasa : News about the Malayalam Movie Ithihasa". The Times Of India. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[8] "Balu Varghese acts with Dileep after a decade". The Times Of India. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[9] "Honey Bee 2 is on: Balu Varghese". The Times Of India. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[10] "Balu Varghese, Vishak Nair turn engineering students in Chunkzz". The Times Of India. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[11] "Tharangam: A laudable experiment". New Indian Express. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[12] "Premasoothram' movie review: Amusing escapades of a love guru". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[13] "Ladoo 'bursting' idea". The Deccan Chronicle. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[14] "I prefer making feel-good films: Director Jis Joy". The New Indian Express. 7 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[15] "'Oru Kuprasidha Payyan' will be an emotionally engaging film, says Tovino Thomas". The News Minute. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[16] "Balu Varghese: Mohabathin Kunjabdulla is all about Kunjabdulla finding his childhood lover". The Times Of India. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[17] "Operation Java: An engaging cybercrime thriller". Deccan Herald. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[18] "Lal and Lal Jr team up for comedy entertainer 'Tsunami'". The News Minute. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[19] "Ellam Sheriyakum Movie Review: A thought-provoking political drama". The Times Of India. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[20] "First Jan-e-Man poster reveals complete cast". The New Indian Express. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[21] "സഹോദരന്റെ പ്രണയം വരുത്തിയ വിന; ചിരിപ്പിച്ച് സുമേഷും രമേഷും : Review". Mathrubhumi News. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[22] "Charles Enterprises gets a release date". Cinema Express. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[23] "Shine Tom Chacko, Roshan Mathew's Maharani, gets a release date". Cinema Express. October 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[24] "Manjummel Boys gets a release date". Cinema Express. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[25] "Tovino's Nadikar Thilakam shoot completed". Cinema Express. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[26] "Pallotty 90's Kids: Kerala State Film Award winner film to have a theatrical release on this date". ottplay. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[27] Features, C. E. (6 September 2024). "Siju Wilson and Balu Varghese's Pushpaka Vimanam gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[28] Madhu, Vignesh (14 December 2024). "Ennu Swantham Punyalan confirms release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[29] Madhu, Vignesh (13 February 2025). "Arjun Ashokan-starrer Sumathi Valavu gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

[30] "'Lokah isn't coming to OTT anytime soon...': Dulquer Salmaan addresses rumours". Mathrubhumi News. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.

[31] "Malayalam Actress Archana Kavi To Make A Comeback With 1 Princess Street". News18. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

[32] "Balu Varghese and Lukman in 'Aalankam'". Sify.com. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[33] "Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese and Sudhhy Koppa in Al Karama". The Times Of India. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[34] "Dileep's Bha Bha Ba goes on floors". Cinema Express. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

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Balu Varghese in 2024
Born	(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33) Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Aileena Catherin (m. 2020)
Relatives	Lal (uncle) Alex Paul (uncle) Lal Jr. (cousin)