Noble Babu Thomas (born 30 May 1984) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and actor who works in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He started his career as a film producer and founded the film

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Big Bang Entertainments in 2015. His debut production was '' Jacobinte Swargarajyam'' (2016), starring

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for ...

and directed by

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

. The film grossed ₹25 crore (US$3.6 million) at the box office and completed 100 days in Kerala. Noble made his acting debut in '' Helen'' (2019), produced by Vineeth Sreenivasan. He was also one among its writers, along with Alfred Kurian Joseph and

Mathukutty Xavier Mathukutty Xavier is an Indian film Director and Screenplay Writer who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema. He has won the 67th National Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. His first film was ''Helen''. The film is remade into Hindi t ...

. The film was a survival thriller and his character Azhar was widely recognized. His debut directorial was the music video album titled ''Made in Heaven'', in which he also played the lead role. Currently he is the creative director of the upcoming movie '' Mili'' starring

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Early life

Noble was born to Babu Thomas and Suma Babu in

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. He attended Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Thevara. He did his

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's in

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from KCG College of Technology,

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. It was during that time he met

and

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivas ...

, who were his batchmates. During his college days he had a keen interest in acting and therefore got into modelling. He later completed graduation from Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore.

Career

After founding Big Bang Entertainments in 2015, Noble's debut film production venture was '' Jacobinte Swargarajyam'' starring

and directed by

. The film went on to become a commercial success, grossing ₹25 crore (US$3.6 million) at the box office and completed 100 days in Kerala. In 2018, he co-produced ''

Aravindante Athidhikal ''Aravindante Athidhikal'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by M. Mohanan and produced by Pradeep Kumar Pathiyara and co-produced by Noble Babu Thomas under the studios Pathiyara Entertainments and Big Bang E ...

'' with Pradeep Kumar starring Vineeth Sreenivasan and directed by M. Mohanan. Noble's third production venture was '' Helen'' (2019) in which he marked his debut as an actor. The film was also his debut as a screenwriter, along with Alfred Kurian Joseph and

. He co-produced the film along with Vineeth Sreenivasan's production company Habit of Life. His performance earned him positive reviews from critics; Litty Simon of ''

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'' said, “Noble makes his acting debut as Helen's lover and justifies his role in every aspect”. Sajin Shrijith of ''

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'' noted that Noble “makes a solid impression with his acting debut”. In 2021, he turned director and starred in a music video album titled ''Made in Heaven''. In 2022, he co-produced ''

Hridayam ''Hridayam'' () is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. It was produced by Visakh Subramaniam through Merryland Cinemas and co-produced by Noble Babu Thomas through Big ...

'' starring

Pranav Mohanlal Pranav Mohanlal (born 13 July 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. The son of actor Mohanlal, began his acting career as a child artist in '' Onnaman'' (2002) with his father in the lead role, and won the Kerala State Film Awa ...

and also appeared briefly in it. He has also served as creative director for the upcoming movie '' Mili'' starring

which is the Bollywood remake of ''Helen''. His next film ''Philp’s'' was announced in January 2022.

Filmography

References

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