Basil Joseph
Biography
Basil Joseph is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. Born on April 28, 1990, in Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala, he completed his B.Tech degree from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, and worked at Infosys before pursuing a career in cinema. He began his film career as an assistant director to Vineeth Sreenivasan on Thira (2013).
He made his directorial debut with Kunjiramayanam (2015), followed by Godha (2017) and the superhero film Minnal Murali (2021), which earned him the Best Director award at the Asian Academy Creative Awards. As an actor, he is known for his performances in Joji (2021), Jan-E-Man (2021), Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022), Palthu Janwar (2022), Falimy (2023), Guruvayoorambala Nadayil (2024), Sookshmadarshini (2024) and Ponman (2025). He is regarded as one of the prominent talents in contemporary Malayalam cinema.
