Ajayan Venugopalan: Difference between revisions

'''Ajayan Venugopalan''' is an [[India]]n [[screenwriter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/ajayan-venugopalan-a-busy-scenarist/100003/story.htm|title=Ajayan Venugopalan: A busy scenarist|work=Now Running}}</ref> [[film director]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/opposite-sides-of-life/article3360467.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=Opposite sides of life - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> He started his career as a writer/director of the acclaimed Malayalam television sitcom ''[[Akkara Kazhchakal]]''.<ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/accent-on-humour/article1435440.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=Accent on humour - TVDM - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> This popular T.V series was followed by a movie based on the show called ''[[Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie]]''<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1904833/|publisher=imdb.com|title=Akkarakazhchakal - The Movie (2011) - IMDb|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> which he wrote and co-directed with Abi Varghese. His first break into Malayalam films happened as a scriptwriter with the movie ''[[English: An Autumn in London]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/english-autumn/article4742669.ece|title=English autumn|author=SARASWATHY NAGARAJAN|work=The Hindu}}</ref> directed by the acclaimed director ''[[Shyamaprasad]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/ajayan-scripts-his-way-to-mollywood/article5989233.ece|title=Ajayan scripts his way to Mollywood|author=Nita Sathyendran|work=The Hindu|accessdate=21 November 2014}}</ref> ''[[Metro Park (web series)|Metro Park]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/metro-park-cast-who-plays-which-character-in-eros-now-web-series-metro-park-full-cast-ranvir-shorey-as-kalpesh-patel-purbi-joshi-omi-vaidya-set-in-new-jersey-watch-metro-park-official-trailer|title=‘Metro Park’ cast: Who plays who in the Eros Now original web series|work=The GQ India|accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref> the show he wrote and directed has been critically and commercially a big success. The show has been nominated for multiple awards and is slated for season 2.

| [[Peruchazhi]] <ref name="thehindu3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/arun-vaidyanathan-director-of-the-new-mohanlalstarrer-peruchazhi-talks-about-the-ribtickler/article6356821.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=When the netas meet Uncle Sam - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref>|| Feature Film || Dialogues ||

| [[Ivide]] <ref name="thehindu4">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ivide-by-scriptwriter-ajayan-venugopalan/article7230888.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|title=Right here, right now - The Hindu|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> || Feature Film || Writer ||

| Metro Park Quarantine edition <ref name="hindustan times">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/metro-park-quarantine-edition-review-ranvir-shorey-omi-vaidya-s-hilarious-take-on-life-during-a-pandemic/story-UEbqmDifzGEi5UKwDH6HlM.html|publisher=hindustantimes.com|title=Metro Park-Quarantine Edition review: Ranvir Shorey, Omi Vaidya’s hilarious take on life during a pandemic|accessdate=25 May 2020}}</ref> || Sitcom || Writer,Director || Nominated in 6 major categories FilmFare OTT Awards.