Alexander Babu Arulanthu is an Indian stand-up comedian, singer, yoga instructor, musician and actor.[1][2]
Alexander Babu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Babu Arulanthu 18 December 1975 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, YouTuber |
| Years active | 2014 - present |
| Spouse | Sumitha |
| Website | http://alexanderbabu.com/ |
In 2014, Alexander Babu left his corporate job as a software engineer to focus on stand-up comedy and theater shows.[3] He has toured the United States, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Kuwait and Australia for his performances.[4][5] In 2019 he produced his 120-minute English-Tamil stand-up-musical special, Alex in Wonderland for Amazon Prime.[5]
Personal life
editAlexander Babu was born and brought up in a small village called Andavoorani in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu in a Catholic family.[6][7] He studied engineering in College of engineering Guindy in Chennai, studied his master's degree in the United States and worked as a software engineer at Amazon in Seattle.[8][9] He began his training as a Carnatic vocalist when he was in the United States.[6]
Career
editAlexander Babu started his stand-up comedy career after leaving his corporate job as a software-engineer.[3][10] During his early life in stand-up comedy he worked in the South India-focused comedy movement Evam Stand-Up Tamasha[10] During July 2017, he began his musical stand-up act, Alex in Wonderland which combines music, storytelling and stand-up[11] and earned him numerous accolades.[12] He performed 115 shows of Alex in Wonderland worldwide after ending it in 2019 and it is now an Amazon Prime special[13][11] He is popular in YouTube for his stand-up comedy performances; his videos have gained him millions of views and has more than 1 million subscribers as of April 2020.[citation needed]
Filmography
editActor
editFilms
edit- All films are in Tamil.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Adadae | ||
| Alex in Wonderland | Himself | Television film | |
| 2020 | Maara | Thief | Amazon Prime Video release[14] |
Web series
edit| Year | Program Name | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Time Enna Boss | Santhosam | Amazon Prime | [15] |
Singer
edit| Year | Film | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dharala Prabhu | "Rasa Mavan" | |
| 2021 | Aelay | "Muthukutti Settai" | |
| 2023 | Captain Miller | "Koranaaru" |
References
edit- ^ "BBC Asian Network - Ashanti Omkar, Alexander Babu Arulanthu". BBC. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "The yogi act". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Stand-up comedian Alexander Babu talks about using music as a tool of storytelling in his show, Alex in Wonderland". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Alex in Wonderland". www.ticketmagic.me. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Alexander Babu's Special 'Alex in Wonderland' Hits Amazon Prime Video on 23 August". Dead Ant. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b Suhasini, Lalitha. "Light music". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Alexander the Comic bring his first solo show to Coimbatore today!". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Philip, Susan Joe (6 June 2019). "At home in funnyville". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Alexander Babu (14 June 2019). "Alex in Crazy Land: Tribute to a comic genius". Citizen Matters, Chennai. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Meet stand-up comedian Alexander Babu for an hour over Tamil films and music". mid-day. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b Murthy, Neeraja (5 July 2019). "One last time: Alexander Babu bids farewell to 'Alex in Wonderland'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Watch: Comedian Alexander Babu sings 'Mouna Raagam' classic in English". www.thenewsminute.com. 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Light music". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Standup comedian Alexander joins Madhavan's Maara". The Times of India.
- ^ "Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel". The Indian Express. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.