Vijay Babu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijay Babu

• Vijay Babu is an Indian actor, film producer, and businessman. He works in the Malayalam film industry. Vijay is known for producing the Malayalam films Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013), Peruchazhi (2014), and Aadu (2015).

• He grew up in a middle-class family in Kollam, Kerala.

  

• Vijay developed an interest in acting when he was too young.

• He actively participated in plays while he was in school.

  

• Previously, Vijay’s wife, Smitha, worked at an MNC in Dubai.

• Vijay Babu began his media career with Star India in Mumbai. In 2002, he earned the title of ‘Best Employee of Star TV.’

• Subsequently, he moved to Dubai and established his own business.

• After a couple of years, he returned to India and started working as the COO at Asianet and Sitara TV in Hyderabad.

• Next, he relocated to Kerala and was appointed as the vice president of Surya TV in 2009.

  

• In 2013, he abandoned his media career and started working as an actor and film producer in the Malayalam film industry.

• Some of the popular Malayalam films in which Vijay has acted include “Philips and the Monkey Pen,” (2013), “Mr. Fraud” (2014), “Peruchazhi” (2014), “Double Barrel” (2015), “Nee-Na” (2015), and “Crossroad” (2017).

• Vijay gained immense popularity for playing the role of ‘Sarbath Shameer’ in the Aadu film series.

• Thereafter, he founded Friday Film House, an Indian film production company based in Cochin, Kerala, along with Sandra Thomas (Indian film producer and actress).

  

• The Malayalam film ‘Friday’ (2012; produced by Sandra Thomas) is considered to be the first production of Vijay’s production house ‘Friday Film House’ despite the fact that ‘Friday Film House’ was established after the success of the film ‘Friday.’

• In 2013, Vijay produced the Malayalam film “Zachariayude Garbhinikal.”

• He has also produced Malayalam films like “Philips and the Monkey Pen” (2013), “Peruchazhi” (2014), “Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu” (2015), “Aadu 2” (2017), and “Thrissur Pooram”(2019).

  

• He has also endorsed many food brands like Tolins Foods and RG Foods.

  

• His favourite pastimes include travelling and playing football.

• Vijay Babu loves cooking food. He often posts his cooking pictures and videos on his social media accounts. Vijay has also participated in many cooking competitions.

  

• Vijay Babu is often spotted consuming alcohol at various parties and events.

  

• An avid animal lover, Vijay owns a pet dog named COCO and a Macaw Parrot named Rio.

  

• He is well versed in four languages, English, Sanskrit, Malayalam, and Hindi.

• Vijay is very particular about his fitness and visits the gym regularly.

  

• In 2020, he became the first producer in the Malayalam film industry to opt for a direct-to-OTT release with his film Sufiyum Sujatayum. The film was released on Amazon Prime Video.

• Vijay has funded many experimental films in the Malayalam film industry. He is also known for supporting many budding filmmakers in the Malayalam film industry.

• In an interview, Vijay Babu revealed that he saw the shooting of a film for the first time when he was 5 years old.

• In a conversation with a media person, Vijay Babu revealed that his father and actor Jayan were classmates and family friends. He added that his father was deeply hurt by the demise of Jayan and decided to make a film titled ‘Sooryan’ in his memory. He thought of contributing the profit generated from the film to help Jayan’s family. Vijay appeared in the film as a child artist. The film was a huge loss and caused financial stress to his father.

• Vijay Babu’s father owned a lodge called ‘Mookambika’ in Kollam and most of the celebrities stayed at his father’s lodge whenever they were in Kollam (due to his father’s cinematic connections).

• Initially, his parents were not happy with his decision to pursue acting as his career. In an interview, Vijay revealed that when he decided to study at Pune Film Institute, his mother asked him to first earn a degree in business and then pursue a course in acting.