Abi Varghese is an Indian-American writer-director-producer who most recently directed season 2 of Eros Now's '' Metro Park''. He is best known for his Netflix series '' Brown Nation.'' He is also the co-director of ''

Akkara Kazhchakal ''Akkarakkaazhchakal'' (Malayalam: അക്കരക്കാഴ്ച്ചകൾ) is a Malayalam language Indian sitcom that aired on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010. The series consisted of fifty episodes which chronicled the lives of a midd ...

'' a Malayalam sitcom that completed four seasons. He also directed the first episode of the

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series ''

Bhaag Beanie Bhaag ''Bhaag Beanie Bhaag'' is an Indian romantic comedy web series featuring Swara Bhasker in the lead role. Directed by Abi Varghese, Debbie Rao and Ishaan Nair, it has Mona Ambegaonkar, Girish Kulkarni, stand-up comedians Varun Thakur and Rav ...

''. His feature film ''

Monsoon Mangoes ''Monsoon Mangoes'' is a 2016 Malayalam comedy film written and directed by Abi Varghese. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the lead, with Iswarya Menon, Vinay Forrt, and Vijay Raaz in supporting roles. The movie was produced by Thampy Antony. ...

'', which was about an amateur filmmaker claiming to be the next film legend, starred

Fahad Fasil Fahadh Fazil (8 August 1982) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has appeared in few Tamil and Telugu films. He has acted in more than 50 films and has received several awards, including a Natio ...

and

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. Abi has an independent production company called Infamous Coconuts based in New York and is currently developing several digital series.

Personal life

Varghese was born in

Adoor Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division. Etymology Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separa ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

and moved out to United States at the age of four along with his parents. He was working at

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for a short period before starting his television career. He is an alumnus of

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. Raised in

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, he is a resident of nearby Norwood.

Television career

Short Films

Varghese directed several short films early in his career.

Shortfilms (as director)

Television Serials

Varghese is perhaps best known for his

released show Brown Nation. The show released on 15 November 2016 and currently has an 8.6 on

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and a 99% on

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is a Malayalam sitcom that aired on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010.

Television Series (as director)

Film career

Abi Varghese made his feature film directorial debut with '' Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie'' in 2011 which was released in the United States. The movie was based out of his earlier sitcom

Akkarakazhchakal ''Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie'' is a 2011 American Malayalam film based upon the popular TV series ''Akkara Kazhchakal''. Plot The Thekkinmuttil family decides to send Appachan and Ammachi to an old-age home in Kerala. To take a break out of th ...

. His second film is ''

.'' which has

as the lead actor. He has a production house named ‘Infamous Coconut Productions'.

Filmography (as director)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varghese, Abi American television directors New York Film Academy alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Pathanamthitta district Indian television directors Malayalam film directors People from Englewood, New Jersey People from Norwood, New Jersey