Jeo Baby

Jeo Baby is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who works in Malayalam films. His family drama film The Great Indian Kitchen won the 51st Kerala State Film Award for Best Film and he received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay.

Early life He studied cinema at St. Joseph College of Communication, Changanacherry. During his final year, he directed the 2007 short film Secret Minds which discussed same-sex relationships. He, along with three other students (the producer and actors), were suspended and later expelled from the college, which alleged the film had "obscene scenes which were capable of misleading young minds" and that they had not gotten permission to shoot it on campus. However, Jeo Baby later stated that the film "did well at international film festivals".

Career Jeo Baby started his career in the entertainment industry by writing for Television sitcoms in 2010. His second movie Kunju Daivam was released in 2017. In 2020 he directed Kilometers and Kilometers which has Tovino Thomas playing the lead role. The movie didn't get a theatrical release due to COVID-19 pandemic & premiered directly on Malayalam satellite channel Asianet followed by an OTT release on Netflix.

His fourth Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen, which has Suraj Venjaramoodu & Nimisha Sajayan playing the lead roles, was directly released on 'NeeStream' OTT platform on 15 January 2021. The movie was later officially released on Amazon Prime. The film was successful, with a Tamil remake being released in 2023 and a 2024 Hindi remake Mrs. (film).

Jeo Baby stated that it had given him the confidence to take more risks for his own 2023 film Kaathal – The Core. Starring Mammootty (who also financed the film and decided to collaborate with Jeo Baby after watching The Great Indian Kitchen) and Jyothika in the lead roles, the film has been praised as a serious and sensitive drama about a panchayat candidate navigating societal reactions and his relationships after his wife outs him as gay to end their loveless marriage.

Short film

2. Screened in International Queer Film Festival, Rice University, Houston

Television Sitcoms

Filmography As director and screenwriter Year Title Credited as Role Notes Director Writer Actor 2016 2 Penkuttikal 2017 Kunju Daivam 2020 Kilometers and Kilometers 2021 The Great Indian Kitchen 2022 Freedom Fight Anthology film; segment: Old Age HomeSreedhanya Catering Service Siby 2023 Kaathal – The Core Kuttayi's stepfather

As actor This is a list of films that he only worked as an actor. Year Title Role Notes 2015 Ain 2019 Edakkad Battalion 06 Villager 2021 Varthamanam Advocate Kho-Kho Meenakshi's father 2022 Chera 2023 Purusha Pretham Kolla S.I. Victor Sebastian Pulimada Agustine 2024 Mandakini Sagar Swakaryam Sambhava Bahulam Raveendran Jai Mahendran Harichandran SonyLIV web series 2025 Maranamass Jessy's father Kerala Crime Files 2 Aashraya Incharge JioHotstar web series Meesha Kammattam Samuel Oommen ZEE5 web series Ithiri Neram Sanal Krishnashtami: The Book of Dry Leaves Based on Vyloppilli's poem 'Krishnashtami' 2026 Athiradi SI Manichan

As presenter Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai (2025; Tamil)