Alexander Babu

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Alexander Babu
Born
Alexander Babu Arulanthu

(1975-12-18) 18 December 1975 (age 49)
Andavoorani, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndia
OccupationComedian, actor, YouTuber
Years active2014 - present
Spouse(s)Sumitha
Websitehttp://alexanderbabu.com/

Alexander Babu Arulanthu is an Indian stand-up comedian, singer, yoga instructor, musician and actor.[1][2]

In 2014, Alexander Babu left his corporate job as a software engineer to focus on stand-up comedy and theater shows.[3] He has toured the United States, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Kuwait and Australia for his performances.[4][5] In 2019 he produced his 120-minute English-Tamil stand-up-musical special, Alex in Wonderland for Amazon Prime.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Alexander Babu was born and brought up in a small village called Andavoorani in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu in a Catholic family.[6][7] He studied engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai, studied his master's degree in the United States and worked as a software engineer at Amazon in Seattle.[8][9] He began his training as a Carnatic vocalist when he was in the United States.[6]

Career[edit]

Alexander Babu started his stand-up comedy career after leaving his corporate job as a software-engineer.[3][10] During his early life in stand-up comedy he worked in the South India-focused comedy movement Evam Stand-Up Tamasha[10] During July 2017, he began his musical stand-up act, Alex in Wonderland which combines music, storytelling and stand-up[11] and earned him numerous accolades.[12] He performed 115 shows of Alex in Wonderland worldwide after ending it in 2019 and it is now an Amazon Prime special[13][11] He is popular in YouTube for his stand-up comedy performances; his videos have gained him millions of views and has more than 1 million subscribers as of April 2020.

Filmography[edit]

Actor[edit]

Films[edit]

  • All films are in Tamil.
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Adadae
Alex in Wonderland Himself Television film
2020 Maara Thief[14][15][16] The film was released through Amazon Prime Video on 8 January 2021 [17][18]

Web series[edit]

Year Program Name Role Network Notes
2020 Time Enna Boss Santhosam Amazon Prime [19]

Singer[edit]

Year Film Song Notes
2020 Dharala Prabhu "Rasa Mavan"
2021 Aelay "Muthukutti Settai"

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "BBC Asian Network - Ashanti Omkar, Alexander Babu Arulanthu". BBC. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "The yogi act". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Stand-up comedian Alexander Babu talks about using music as a tool of storytelling in his show, Alex in Wonderland". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Alex in Wonderland". www.ticketmagic.me. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Alexander Babu's Special 'Alex in Wonderland' Hits Amazon Prime Video on 23 August". Dead Ant. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Suhasini, Lalitha. "Light music". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Alexander the Comic bring his first solo show to Coimbatore today!". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Philip, Susan Joe (6 June 2019). "At home in funnyville". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Alexander Babu (14 June 2019). "Alex in Crazy Land: Tribute to a comic genius". Citizen Matters, Chennai. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Meet stand-up comedian Alexander Babu for an hour over Tamil films and music". mid-day. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Murthy, Neeraja (5 July 2019). "One last time: Alexander Babu bids farewell to 'Alex in Wonderland'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Watch: Comedian Alexander Babu sings 'Mouna Raagam' classic in English". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Light hhjjjjjmusic". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 18 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Standup comedian Alexander joins Madhavan's Maara – Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. ↑ "Standup comic Alexander part of Madhavan's Maara". The New Indian Express.
  16. ↑ "An artistic actor". The New Indian Express.
  17. ↑ "Madhavan-starrer Maara gets a new release date". The Indian Express. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Madhavan's 'Maara' To Release In January On Amazon Prime Video". News18. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel". The Indian Express. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links[edit]

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