Basil Joseph is another engineer turned actor in the Malayalam film industry. His passion for acting was flourishing since his short film experiences while he was doing his Engineering course. He has also developed the skills of screenplay writing and direction during these days. In 2013, officially he entered into the Malayalam industry by becoming AD (Assistant Director) to “Hridayam” fame director, playback singer and actor Vineeth Sreenivasan. Then he knocked at the door of acting the same year.
The Erudite Actor
From the movie “Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu” in 2013 he made his debut movie as an actor. He was very keen in refining his acting by choosing the characters which gave more scope to perform on the screen both as a supporting actor and as a lead. He admitted about his inspiration for his career in Mollywood, who are seasoned actors of Mollywood which includes Mohanlal, Mamooty; western and Tamil movie filmmakers Stephen Spielberg, Guy Ritchie, and Karthik Subburaj, Vetrimaran respectively. Basil always had the idea of making his movie receivable to all types of audiences.
After the influence of ott platforms many regional movies got introduced to other regions of India. In particular, Basil Joseph is celebrated the most in Tamil Nadu and other regions of South India in his recent movies. They are
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
Family
Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil
Nunakkuzhi
Ajayante Randam Moshanam
He has earned a huge fan base both in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, for his comical body language, his comedy timing, excellence in character oriented roles, and his natural look connects with the audience effortlessly. In 2024, one of his movies “Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil” entered the hundred crore club movies in Malayalam. The nostalgic Tamil song “Azhagiya Laila” from the movie ‘Ullathai Alli Thaa’ became a key promotional element to the Tamil audiences. Now, his fans from all the regions are following his upcoming movies keenly.
Sookshmadarshini
The movie team of his upcoming movie “Sookshmadarshini” has revealed the theatrical release date on the official social pages. Basil Joseph is starring alongside actress Nazriya Nazim in the direction of MC Jithin. MC Jithin captivated the audience in his debut sports thriller movie “Nonsense” (2018). Nazriya made her comeback on the screen in 2018 movie “Koode” after her marriage in 2014.
She has said that she was enjoying the break fulfillingly; which was alluded to in the adorable pictures with her partner Actor Fahadh Faasil. Though she didn’t come to the limelight she was consistently associated with the movies of Malayalam as a producer. The phenomenal actress came up with an interesting and entertaining movie “Sookshmadarshini”.
| Director | MC Jithin |
| Cast | Basil Joseph Nazriya NazimPooja Mohanraj |
| Release Date | November 22, 2024 |
The character name of Basil and Nazriya in the movie “Sookshmadarshini” has been revealed previously as “Emmanuel” and “Priyadarshini” respectively. Actor Basil balances his stardom by choosing the movies where he plays as lead in some and supporting roles in others.
