Sijoy Varghese (born 6 March 1971) is an Indian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

and advertising filmmaker. He has been involved in advertising and cinema for 20 years. As an actor he has portrayed characters in Malayalam films including:

Bangalore Days ''Bangalore Days'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, and co-produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments and Weekend Bl ...

, Avatharam,

James & Alice ''James & Alice'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sujith Vaassudev starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vedhika in the lead roles. Music is composed by Gopi Sundar. The film was released on May 5, 2016. Plot ...

Aadhi ''Aadhi'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal in the title role (in his debut adult role) and features Jagapathi Babu, Siddique, Lena, Aditi Ravi, An ...

and Ittymaani: Made in China.

Early life

He was born in

Edappally Edappally or Idappalli is a region in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is a major commercial centre as well as a prominent residential region. Edappally junction is one of the busiest junctions in the city. History Edappally in Englis ...

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

to (Late) C. Varghese Kelamparambil (Rtd Headmaster) and (Late) Leelamma Varghese (Teacher). He studied at the

Sacred Heart College, Thevara Sacred Heart College, Kochi is an institution of higher education affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It was established in 1944. In the year 2000, the college was accredited by the National Accreditation and Assessment Co ...

before commencing his career in the film and Ad film industry. He married Tessy Raphel in 1999. The couple has five children — Varkey, Maria, Anna, Anthony & Zarah.

Career

A career that started off as a young Asst Director, Sijoy has been fortunate to have worked with leading Ad film production houses of India. In 2005 he found his own production house "TVC Factory", which has now grown to secure the privilege of being one of the most trusted production houses in India and UAE. Sijoy Varghese is also an actor who has performed supporting characters in Malayalam films like Bangalore Days, Avatharam, James & Alice, Aadhi & Itty Maani Made In China. And, He is the current General Secretary of Indian Adfilm Makers (IAM), Kerala Chapter.

Film

He started his acting career in 2013 with the role of a Police commissioner in

Martin Prakkat Martin Prakkat is an Indian writer, director and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. Career Martin started his career as a celebrity photographer and worked with Vanitha Magazine for 10 years. In 2010, Martin directed ''B ...

's ABCD along with

Dulquer Salmaan Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business managemen ...

. He indulged in further experimentation with Amal Neerad Production's

5 Sundarikal ''5 Sundarikal'' ( en, 5 Beautiful Women) is a Malayalam romantic anthology film. It contains five short stories on love about five types of women. The stories are directed by Shyju Khalid, Sameer Thahir, Aashiq Abu, Amal Neerad and Anwar Rashee ...

(2013). He wrote ‘Isha’ with the co-writer

Sidharth Bharathan Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983), is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. Career The son of director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha, he began his film career through the Ma ...

for Sameer Thahir in the much appreciated anthology. After his villainous Cabinet Minister for Thira 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 ...

, he did a well notable role in Anjali Menon's movie

as Coach Zach, for which his character got huge fan flowing. Later, he did the same role of the coach to Arya in the Tamil remake named

Bangalore Naatkal ''Bangalore Naatkal'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar, which is a remake of the 2014 Malayalam film '' Bangalore Days'' written and directed by Anjali Menon. Featuring an ensemble cast consi ...

. Then he appeared on screen as ACP Gautam Viswanath along with Dileep in director

Joshiy Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and producer from Varkala in Kerala who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Tiger Salim'' (1978) and has directed over 80 films. He has also direc ...

's Avatharam for which his character got appreciation by critics and public in general. In 2016 he portrayed St. Peter in Sujith Vasudev's debut movie

, for which he garnered critical acclaim for his style of acting. His characters in Jamna Pyari as Vasu, Pranav Mohanlal starer

as Sidharth, Mohanlal starer Ittymaani: Made in China as Alex Plamoottil, were also made a remarkable appearance in those movies.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varghese, Sijoy Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors from Kerala Tamil male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1975 births