Gibu George

Gibu George (born 4 June) 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 the Singapore-made English short ‘The Wheel’, which earned him wide acclaim,including the Best Actor Award in Barcelona International Film Festival(LHIIF)in Spain, making him the first Malayalee actor to win this title.[3]

Gibu George
Born
Mallapally,Thiruvalla,Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Film actor
  • Anchor
Parent(s)T V George (Father),
Annamma George (Mother)

Early and personal life

He 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

Gibu began his career as an anchor of Singapore Choice on Asianet 2017 and gained widespread popularity by establishing himself through several Televisions in stage shows, TV shows, and national commercials in Singapore arts 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 a 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 short span of 3 years, Gibu did theatre productions and films projects in 4 different languages - Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Tamil proved his versatility Sensitivity Label: General as an actor, anchor, theatre artist, model, and stage performer and been recognised by Singapore Kerala Arts Association with the award ‘Star of the year 2019’,[4]for being the Malayalee face in Singapore entertainment industry.He was working as an IT professional in Singapore for many years before he started pursuing his dreams in acting.

Filmography

Short Films
YearTitleRoleDirectorLanguageNotes
2018AliveGeorgeTagore AlmeidaSilentDebut short
NapoleonDevAnand PagaHindi
2019Singapore FlyingAkshayK RajagopalEnglish
2020Our Puthu Niram[5][6][7]KathirRaj Vimal DevTamil, MalayalamCo-Writer
2021Memories Never DieAaditya DasGibu GeorgeMalayalamWriter, Director
Druvangal RanduThe AntagonistSebastian LouisMalayalam
2023The WheelAadiRajith MohanEnglish

Feature Films
YearTitleRoleDirectorLanguage
2021Grahanam [8][9]Roy KurishingalAnand PagaMalayalam
2023Onkara [10]ChungruUnni K RMavilan
2024Ivide Oral(Shoot in Progress) Akbar Shibu Attingal Malayalam
YearProgramRoleChannelNotes
2017 Singapore Choice Anchor Asianet Around 1.5 year
2022 Udan Panam NRI special episode contestantMazhavil ManoramaFamily Gameshow

References
  1. "Gibu George debuts with a layered role in Malayalam". Times of India. 21 Jul 2021.
  2. "A Mallapally boy from Singapore to Malayalam cinema...(Malayalam)". Manorama online. 26 Jul 2021.
  3. "Gibu George wins best actor at Barcelona International film". Times of India. 23 Oct 2023.
  4. "Kala Youth Icon Award winner and The upcoming star from Singapore". 21 Nov 2020.
  5. "'Oru Puthu Niram' is a visual and musical treat, goes viral on YouTube". Manorama. 8 Sep 2020.
  6. "'Oru Puthu Niram' Is A Visual And Musical Treat; Becomes Viral On YouTube". Glamsham. 7 Sep 2020.
  7. "കാത്തിരിപ്പിന്റെ സുഖം, കതിരും മീനാക്ഷിയും ഒന്നിക്കുമോ; കാണാം ഒരു പുതു നിറം." Mathrubhumi. 5 Sep 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. "സിംഗപ്പൂരില്‍ നിന്നൊരു സസ്‌പെന്‍സ് ത്രില്ലര്‍; ഗ്രഹണം പ്രദര്‍ശനത്തിനെത്തുന്നു..." Mathrubhumi. 11 Feb 2021.
  10. "'Onkara' to compete at 29th Kolkata International Film Festival". Kaumudi. 21 Oct 2023.
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