Gibu George is an Indian actor, theatre artist, model and Writer who works in Malayalam film industry. He made his Malayalam feature film debut in the 2021 movie ‘Grahanam’,[1][2] becoming the first Singapore Malayalee introduced to the Malayalam film industry in a male lead role. Gibu is known for portraying the lead role of Aadi in Singapore-made English short ‘The Wheel’, which earned him wide acclaim's, including the Best Actor Award in Barcelona International Film Festival(LHIIF) Spain, making him the first Singapore Malayalee actor to win the title.[3]
Gibu George | |
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 Gibu in Singapore during the premiere of his film ‘The Wheel’ | |
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| Parent(s) | T V George (Father), Annamma George (Mother) |
Early and personal life
editHe did his early schooling in Calcutta where his father was serving in the Army. He later relocated to Thiruvalla for further schooling at St. Mary's school,Thiruvalla and Mahatma Gandhi Higher Secondary school,Puthuserry. Gibu completed his education from Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla and Institute of Human Resources Development, Kottayam.
Career
editGibu began his career as an anchor of Singapore Choice on Asianet 2017 and gained widespread popularity by establishing himself through several Televisions and stage shows, TV shows, and national commercials in Singapore art scenes. He made his theatre acting debut in 2017 with Manasakshi directed by K Sudheeran as an anti-hero and went on acting in critically acclaimed theatre plays like Bombay Tailor's, Natya Yatra etc. Gibu made his screen acting debut on 2018 as the lead actor for a silent short film ‘Alive’, directed by award winning filmmaker Tagore Almeida, whose 2013 film "A God of Sinners" got screened at Cannes. Gibu also worked for Singapore Govt. English Film ‘Singapore Flying’ by award winning Singaporean Film director, K.Rajagopal. He worked with Singapore's most celebrated comedian actor, director Mark Lee for his comedy talk show series SG-Kakis representing India. Gibu worked as Singapore segment production manager for A R Rahman's album "Hope" which was the promotional song for Blessy's Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life). In a span of 3–4 years, Gibu did theatre productions and films projects in 4 different languages – Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Tamil proved his versatility as an actor, anchor, theatre artist, and stage performer and been recognised by Singapore Kerala Arts Association with the award ‘KALA Star of the year 2019’.[4] He was working as an IT professional in Singapore for many years before he started pursuing his dreams in acting.
Filmography
editShort films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Language | Notes | |
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| 2018 | Alive | George | Tagore Almeida | Silent | Debut short | |
| Napoleon | Dev | Anand Paga | Hindi | |||
| 2019 | Singapore Flying | Akshay | K Rajagopal | English | ||
| 2020 | Oru Puthu Niram[5][6][7] | Kathir | Raj Vimal Dev | Tamil, Malayalam | Co-Writer | |
| Memories Never Die | Aaditya Das | Gibu George | Malayalam | Writer, Director | ||
| 2021 | Druvangal Randu | The Antagonist | Sebastian Louis | Malayalam | ||
| 2023 | The Wheel | Aadi | Rajith Mohan | English |
Feature films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Language | |
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| 2021 | Grahanam[8][9] | Roy Kurishingal | Anand Paga | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Onkara[10] | Chungru | Unni K R | Mavilan | |
| 2024 | Ivide Oral(Shoot in Progress) | Akbar | Shibu Attingal | Malayalam |
Television
edit| Year | Program | Role | Channel | Notes | |
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| 2017 | Singapore Choice | Anchor | Asianet | 2017–2020 | |
| 2023 | Udan Panam | NRI special episode contestant | Mazhavil Manorama | Family Gameshow |
References
edit- ^ "Gibu George debuts with a layered role in Malayalam". Times of India. 21 Jul 2021.
- ^ "A Mallapally boy from Singapore to Malayalam cinema...(Malayalam)". Manorama online. 26 Jul 2021.
- ^ "Gibu George wins best actor at Barcelona International film". Times of India. 23 Oct 2023.
- ^ "Kala Youth Icon Award winner and the upcoming star from Singapore". Facebook. 21 Nov 2020.
- ^ "'Oru Puthu Niram' is a visual and musical treat, goes viral on YouTube". Manorama. 8 Sep 2020.
- ^ "'Oru Puthu Niram' Is A Visual And Musical Treat; Becomes Viral On YouTube". Glamsham. 7 Sep 2020.
- ^ "കാത്തിരിപ്പിന്റെ സുഖം, കതിരും മീനാക്ഷിയും ഒന്നിക്കുമോ; കാണാം ഒരു പുതു നിറം." Mathrubhumi. 5 Sep 2020.
- ^ "Grahanam, which releases this weekend on OTT, has new faces in the cast, crew and production, with most of them based in Singapore". The Hindu. 18 Jun 2021.
- ^ "സിംഗപ്പൂരില് നിന്നൊരു സസ്പെന്സ് ത്രില്ലര്; ഗ്രഹണം പ്രദര്ശനത്തിനെത്തുന്നു..." Mathrubhumi. 11 Feb 2021.
- ^ "'Onkara' to compete at 29th Kolkata International Film Festival". Kaumudi. 21 Oct 2023.
External links
edit- Gibu George at IMDb