Jitin Puthenchery
Jitin Puthenchery | |
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 Jitin Puthenchery in January 2021 | |
| Born | 24 August 1989 |
| 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 |
Jitin Puthenchery (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and assistant director who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry.[1] He is the son of popular Malayalam lyricist and poet Girish Puthenchery.[2]
Life and career
[edit]Jitin was born on 24 August 1989 and is the elder son of Gireesh Puthenchery and Beena. Jitin was born 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
[edit]| Year | Movie | Assistant Director | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Matinee |  |
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Aneesh Upasana | |
| 2013 | Breaking News Live | |
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Sudhir Ambalapadu | |
| 2014 | Koothara | |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Jithin Puthenchery". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Jithin Puthenchery movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. 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.