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]
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 |
Life and career
editJitin 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 | |
|
Sudhir Ambalapadu | |
| 2014 | Koothara | |
|
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.