Английская Википедия:Aashiq Abu

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Aashiq Abu (born 12 April 1978) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, and distributor, who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his films such as Daddy Cool (2009), Salt N' Pepper (2011), 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Mayaanadhi (2017) and Virus (2019). Abu is often known for his collaboration with screenwriters Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair.

Abu produces and distributes under the banner OPM and OPM Dream Mill Cinemas. OPM produced Dileesh Pothan's directional debut Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.

Personal life

Aashiq Abu was born in Edappally, Kerala to C. M. Abu, and Jameela Abu. Aashiq Abu completed his school education from SRV High School, Kochi. As a pre-degree student at Maharajas College, he was elected to the Students' Union, and was a union member for four consecutive years. He married actress Rima Kallingal on 1 November 2013, in a simple function held in Kakkanad Registration office, Kochi.

Aashiq Abu has been part of Anbodu Kochi, a Facebook-based group which works with the local administration, collecting and distributing relief materials in the aftermath of natural disasters. In 2019 November, Kochi Music Foundation of which Aashiq Abu is a part of organised a musical event 'Karuna' in Kochi promising that the proceedings from the event will be donated to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) to help flood victims. There was delay in Chief Minister's office receiving the funds, sparking a controversy.

Film career

After working as an assistant director to Malayalam film director Kamal for about five years, Abu made his directorial debut with Daddy Cool in 2009 starring Mammootty. Salt N' Pepper was his second directorial effort. Salt N' Pepper’s Tamil, Telugu and Hindi remake rights was bought by actor-director Prakash Raj. In 2012, he directed 22 Female Kottayam which was followed by Da Thadiya, Gangster and Rani Padmini. Aashiq Abu has also done a short film, Lost in Bangalore for Mathrubhumi. His 2017 release was Mayaanadhi. On 7 June 2019, his latest movie Virus was released. The movie is based on the true events of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala in 2018.

Ad films

Aashiq Abu has done ad films for Joyalukkas group, Mathrubhumi, Panasonic, Lulu Group, Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group, Media One TV and Club 7. OPM (Original Pixels in Motion) Cinemas led by Aashiq Abu is a production house launched in October 2012. In 2015, Aashiq Abu had been hired by UAE Exchange to direct their ad campaign starring Malayalam actors Jayasurya and Fahadh Faasil.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Notes
2009	Daddy Cool	Шаблон:Yes
2011	Salt N' Pepper	Шаблон:Yes
2012	22 Female Kottayam	Шаблон:Yes
	Da Thadiya	Шаблон:Yes
2013	Anchu Sundharikal	Шаблон:Yes		Anthology (Segment: Gauri)
	Idukki Gold	Шаблон:Yes
2014	Gangster	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Yes
2015	Rani Padmini	Шаблон:Yes
2016	Maheshinte Prathikaaram		Шаблон:Yes	Directed by Dileesh Pothan
2017	Mayaanadhi	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Yes
2018	Ee.Ma.Yau		Шаблон:Yes	Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery
2019	Virus	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Yes
2020	Halal Love Story		Шаблон:Yes	Directed by Zakariya Mohammed
2021	Aarkkariyam		Шаблон:Yes	Directorial debut of Sanu Varghese
	Aanum Pennum	Шаблон:Yes		Anthology film, (Segment: Rani)
	Bheemante Vazhi		Шаблон:Yes	Directed by Ashraf Hamza
2022	Naaradan	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Yes
2023	Neelavelicham	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Yes	Adaptation of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's story
rowspan="2" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Pending film		Шаблон:Yes	Also Cinematographer; Directed by Harshad
Шаблон:Pending film		Шаблон:Yes	Directorial debut of Vinayakan

As actor

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2006	Rappakal	Kamal	As a 'Photographer'
2012	Theevram	Roopesh Peethambaran	Cameo as himself
2013	Annayum Rasoolum	Rajeev Ravi	Rasool's brother Hyder
2014	Iyobinte Pusthakam	Amal Neerad	P. J. Antony
2017	Parava	Soubin Shahir	Police Constable
2023	2018	Jude Anthany Joseph	Party Member

Awards

Year	Film	Award	Category	Notes
2012	22 Female Kottayam	Mohan Raghavan Award	Best Director
2016	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	64th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Malayalam	Award shared with Dileesh Pothan
		Kerala State Film Awards	Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Award shared with Dileesh Pothan
		Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam	Best Film
		CPC Cine Awards	Best Film
		Vanitha Film Awards	Best Film	Award shared with Dileesh Pothan
		Asianet Film Awards	Critics Award for Best Film
2017	Mayanadi	Padmarajan Award	Best Film	Award shared with Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair
2019	Virus	Jagaran Film Festival	Best Indian Feature Film
		Critic's Choice Film Awards	Best Director
		CPC Cine Awards	Best Director

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