Giju John is an Indian actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, and dancer who works in Malayalam and English films.[1] Giju made his acting debut in the 2011 English film Love, Wrinkle-free before starring in the 2018 Malayalam film Ranam,[2][3] later appearing in films such as Lucifer (2019)[4] and Forensic (2020).[5] He is also a film producer having produced films such as Love, Wrinkle-free (2011),[6] and the television sitcom, Metro Park.[7]

Early and personal life

Giju John was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India on 10 February 1975.[8][9] Giju completed his secondary level education at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, and graduated from the Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering. He holds a Masters in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of South Florida.[10][11][12] The actor currently resides in Austin, Texas.[13]

Career

Giju John is an accomplished salsa dancer and choreographer who has professionally performed across the USA, India, and UK.[13] He is the founder of Beyond Dreamz Entertainment, which produces music and dance projects in the Latina-Indian genre.[14] He received training in carnatic music and bharatanatyam and is a member of the professional dance troupe, Salsamania Dance Company, which is based in San Francisco.[9]

In 2007, he released his first album as a singer-songwriter "Rang Rangeli Yeh Duniya" which was a Latina-Indian fusion.[15]

In 2010, he ventured into film production and founded Tiranga Productions. His first production venture was Love, Wrinkle-free which released in 2011.[6] His second production venture was Hola Venky! in 2014 in which he worked with writer-director Sandeep Mohan. His third production venture titled Shreelancer released in 2017 received critical acclaim from critics and audiences.[16]

He made his acting debut in the 2018 film Ranam.[17] He second film as an actor was the Prithviraj Sukumaran directorial, Lucifer in 2019.[18] The following year, he portrayed the antagonist in the film Forensic.[5] In 2022, he reunited with director Nirmal Sahadev to produce and act in the film Kumari.[19] He will next appear in the sequel to Lucifer, L2 Empuraan.[20]

Filmography

As actor

  • Note, all films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Love, Wrinkle-free Cleetus D'Cruz English film [6]
2014 Hola Venky! Kurian English film
2018 Ranam Ahmed Siddique [21]
2019 Lucifer Sanjeev Kumar [18]
2020 Forensic Dr. Alphonse Kurien [5]
2022 Kumari Kaanhirangat Achuthan [19]
2023 Antony James [22]
2025 Identity Rohan Rafael [23]
L2: Empuraan † Sanjeev Kumar [20]

As producer

Year Title Language Notes
2014 Love, Wrinkle-free English
Hola! Venky
2017 Shreelancer Hindi
English 		[16]
2019 Nirmal Anand Ki Puppy Hindi
2019-2021 Metro Park Television series[7]
2022 Kumari Malayalam

Discography

Music albums

Year Title Ref.
2007 "Rang Rangeeli Yeh Duniya" [1]
2014 "Mas Bhagraton" [2]
2017 "Bachata Indu" [3]

References

  1. ^ "Giju John's 'Más Bhangraton' a Finalist in International Songwriting Competition". www.indiawest.com.
  2. ^ Native, Digital (February 1, 2018). "Prithviraj-Rahman starrer 'Ranam' to hit theatres in March". The News Minute.
  3. ^ "നടൻ ഗായകൻ, സൽസ നർത്തകൻ, ഇപ്പോൾ കുമാരിയുടെ നിർമാതാവും; ഉയരങ്ങൾ താണ്ടി ജിജു ജോൺ". Mathrubhumi. October 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Giju John joins Mohanlal-starrer 'Lucifer'". The New Indian Express. October 11, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Here's how the climax scene in Tovino's Forensic was shot". Here's how the climax scene in Tovino's Forensic was shot. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  6. ^ a b c "Love, Wrinkle-free - Bollywood Movies". www.bollywoodbx.com.
  7. ^ a b Shrijith, Sajin (March 27, 2019). "'Metro Park is Akkarakazhchakal made for a larger audience'". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ Cassidy, Mike (July 29, 2008). "Cassidy: Engineering a new dance step".
  9. ^ a b Das, Priya (July 22, 2017). "Yeh Saala Salsa!". India Currents.
  10. ^ sreekumar, priya (September 8, 2018). "A promising debut". Deccan Chronicle.
  11. ^ Jayaraman, Pavitra (August 23, 2008). "Double life". mint.
  12. ^ "Sauce and spice". June 24, 2007 – via www.thehindu.com.
  13. ^ a b "Giju John » biography". gijujohn.com. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  14. ^ Chino, DJ EL (June 5, 2017). "Giju John – Bachata Indu (co-produccion de Christian Tumalan) | Solar Latin Club".
  15. ^ "Giju debuts with Hindi pop album". Radioandmusic.com. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Shreelancer Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  17. ^ "'Ranam' fame Giju roped in for Prithvi's 'Lucifer'". Onmanorama. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  18. ^ a b "American singer Giju John to play the character Sanjeev in 'Lucifer'". The Times of India. 2019-03-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  19. ^ a b "Kumari actor Shine Tom Chacko: Dhruvan is a character with great depth, something that I rarely get to play". OTTPlay.
  20. ^ a b "Mohanlal's L2E Empuraan 18 Days, 36 Reveals: Characters Number 32 And 33 Unveiled". Times Now. 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  21. ^ "Indian-American Giju John eyes acting career with impressive 'Ranam' role". Onmanorama.
  22. ^ "Antony teaser has both Joju George and Kalyani Priyadarshan flexing muscles". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  23. ^ Features, C. E. (2024-09-16). "First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
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