Jitin Puthenchery
Jitin Puthenchery (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and assistant director who work predominantly in the Malayalam film industry.[1] He is the son of popular Malayalam lyricist and poet Girish Puthenchery.[2]
Jitin Puthenchery | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse |
Divya (m. 2020) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Din Nath Puthenchery (Brother) |
Website | Jitin Puthenchery official |
Life and career
Jitin was born on 24 August 1989 as the elder son of Gireesh Puthenchery and Beena in karaparamba near Eranhipalam in Kozhikode district of kerala. [3] He completed his primary education at St. Joseph's Boys' High School Calicut and graduation at Bangalore University. He is married to Divya Mohanan, a software engineer. His younger brother Din Nath is a lyricist and Assistant director[4]
Jitin made his debut in the Malayalam film industry as an assistant director in 2013 through Sudhir Ambalappad's movie Breaking News Live.[5] He later worked as an assistant director in Matini, Koothara and Mani Ratnam.in 2016, he joined Farhan Akhtar-Riteish Sidwani team's Excel Entertainment, a Mumbai-based film production company, and later worked as a director's assistant on Farhan's Rock-On 2.
In 2016 he starred in his friend Dominic Arun's short film Mrityunjaya. He later appeared in a small role in Dominic's Tovino movie Tharangam ,he also worked as a co-writer and assistant director for Tharangam . Later he was auditioned for Shankar Ramakrishnan's debut movie Pathinettam Padi in which he played the role of a state school student named giri and he was notable for portraying the character.[6]
He later starred in popular Malayalam director Kamal's movie Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal Tovino's Edakkad Battalion and the Mohalal-Priyadarshan team's Maraikar Arabikadalinte Simham. in 2021 he won critical acclaim for his portrayal of the protagonist in Don Palathara's movie Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam .[7]
Filmography
Year | Movie | Assistant Director | Role | Director | Notes |
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2012 | Matinee | Aneesh Upasana | |||
2013 | Breaking News Live | Sudhir Ambalapadu | |||
2014 | Koothara | Srinath Rajendran | |||
Money Ratnam | Santhosh Nair | ||||
2016 | Rock On 2 | Shujaat Saudagar | |||
2017 | Tharangam | Cook | Dominic Arun | Co-writer | |
2019 | Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal | Koya Mon | Kamal | ||
Pathinettam Padi | Giri | Shanker Ramakrishnan | |||
Edakkad Battalion 06 | Battalion Boy | Swapnesh K Nair | |||
2021 | The Priest | Manu | Jophin T Chako | ||
Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam | Jitin | Don Palathara | |||
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Young Achuthan | Priyadarshan | |||
2023 | Neelavelicham | Podiyan | Aashiq Abu | [8] | |
References
- "Jithin Puthenchery". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Jithin Puthenchery movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- honey. "18-ാം പടിയില് കലിപ്പ് കാട്ടി കയ്യടി നേടി കലിപ്പൻ ഗിരി; ആരാണെന്നറിയാമോ?". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "കവിയായ അച്ഛന്റെ മകൻ ആശിച്ചത് നടനാവാൻ; പതിനെട്ടാം പടിയിലെ ഗിരിയായ ജിതിൻ പുത്തഞ്ചേരി". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "ജിതിൻ പുത്തഞ്ചേരി". M3DB.COM. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "Jithin Puthenchery makes switch to acting". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "Jitin Puthenchery makes a mark with Rima Kallingal in IFFK-film, Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ANI (7 April 2023). "Aashiq Abu directorial 'Neelavelicham': Official trailer gets launched". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 April 2023.