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Nirmal Baby Varghese | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Film director, script writer, editor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Parents |
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Relatives | Baby Chaithanya (Sister) |
Awards | See awards and nominations |
Nirmal Baby Varghese is an Indian film director in Malayalam.[1][2][3][4] He is known for his historical documentary film Thariode.[5][6][7][8] His feature directorial debut Vazhiye, was an experimental movie made in found footage style and it is the first found footage movie in Malayalam.[1][9][10] He is also script writer, film editor, and public relations officer.[11][12] He is the younger brother of film producer Baby Chaithanya.[13][14] He runs his own independent film production company called Casablanca Film Factory.[15]
Nirmal was born to Baby P K and Lilly Baby on 13 January 1994 at Kavummannam, in Wayanad district, in Kerala.[16][17][18]
In 2016, Nirmal directed two short films,Mirror of Reality and Mattam the Change, which were later released on Amazon Prime Video on 2020.[19][20][12][21]
He began his career in Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the associate editor of the film Kalippu, starring Bala Singh, Kalasala Babu, Ambika Mohan and Shalil Kallur.[22][23][24] He has also worked as a public relations officer for the films Moppala,[25] Deira Diaries,[26] Sarcas Circa 2020,[27] and Vijay Yesudas's multilingual 3D film Salmon 3D.[28]
He made his third directorial venture in Thariode, a historical documentary film about gold mining in Thariode.[5][29] The film found critical acclaim in the festival circuit.[2][30][31] He also announced a fictionalization of Thariode.[32][33][34] He later announced the title of this cinematic remake as Thariode: The Lost City with a mainly foreign cast list including Bill Hutchens, Luing Andrews, Alexx O'Nell, Courtney Sanello, Amelie Leroy, Brendan Byrne and Roger Ward.[35][36][37][38] [39][40]
His feature directorial debut film Vazhiye is the first found footage movie in the Malayalam language.[41][42][43] The film marked the debut of Hollywood music director Evan Evans in Indian cinema.[44][45][46][47]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Other | ||||
2016 | Mirror of Reality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor Short film Later released in 20 March 2020 on Amazon Prime Video |
[19][48][49] |
2016 | Mattam the Change | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor Short film Later released in 22 March 2020 on Amazon Prime Video |
[20][50][51] |
2019 | Kalippu | No | No | No | Yes | Associate film editor | [23][22] |
2020 | Moppala | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [52][53] |
2021 | Deira Diaries | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [26] |
2021 | Sarcas Circa 2020 | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [54] |
2021 | Salmon 3D | No | No | No | Yes | Public relations officer | [55][56] |
2021 | Thariode | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer Documentary film |
[5][29][57] |
2022 | Vazhiye | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer First found footage film in Malayalam Language |
[44][41][42] |
2024 | Dreadful Chapters | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer Time-loop horror film |
[58][59] |
2025 | Disease X: The Zombie Experiment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor and sound designer Zombie film |
[60][61] |
TBA | Thariode: The Lost City | Yes | No | Yes | TBA | Announced (Based on the 2020 documentary film Thariode by himself) | [36][37][62] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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2024 | Reels International Film Festival | Best Horror Film | Dreadful Chapters | Won | [64][65] |
2023 | Hollywood Gold Awards | Best Experimental Film | Dreadful Chapters | Won | [66][67] |
2022 | Roshani International Film Festival | Best Director of Experimental Film | Vazhiye | Won | [68][69] |
2022 | Festivus Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Vazhiye | Runner-up | [70][71][72] |
2021 | Kerala State Television Award | Best Educational Programme | Thariode | Won | [73][74][75] |
2021 | 7th Art Independent International Film Festival | Best of the best in Short Documentary | Thariode | Won | [76] |
2021 | Best Director in the Documentary Short | Thariode | Won | [2] | |
2021 | Hollywood International Golden Age Festival | Best Documentary | Thariode | Won | [30] |
2021 | Reels International Short film festival | Jury Award | Thariode | Won | [31] |
2021 | Continental Film Awards | Best Asian Documentary Short | Thariode | Finalist | [31][77] |
2021 | iFilms International Short Film Festival | International Short Films | Thariode | Semi-finalist | [78][79] |
2020 | Košice International Monthly Film Festival | Best Trailer | Thariode | Finalist | [39] |
Year | Festival | Work | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2022 | Toronto Indie Horror Fest | Vazhiye | Official Selection | [80] |
2022 | Festival del Cinema di Cefalù | Thariode | Official Selection | [81][82] |
2022 | One Earth Awards | Thariode | Official Selection | [83][82] |
2022 | Clapperboard Golden Festival | Mirror of Reality | Official Selection | [84] |
2022 | Mattam the Change | Official Selection | [84] | |
2021 | Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival | Thariode | Official Selection | [85][86] |
2021 | Standalone Film Festival & Awards | Thariode | Official Selection | [87] |
2021 | Lift-Off Global Network Sessions | Thariode | Official Selection | [88][89] |
2020 | Košice International Monthly Film Festival | Thariode | Official Selection | [90][91] |
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