Abi Varghese

Abi Varghese is an Indian-American writer-director-producer who most recently directed Eros Now’s Metro Park.

Abi Varghese
NationalityIndian
Alma materNew York University
OccupationTelevision director, Film director
Years active2008 – present

He is best known for his series Brown Nation which is currently on Netflix. He is also the co-director of Akkara Kazhchakal a Malayalam sitcom that completed five seasons.

His feature film Monsoon Mangoes, which was about an amateur filmmaker claiming to be the next film legend, starred Fahad Fasil and Vijay Raaz.

Abi has an independent production company called Infamous Coconuts based in New York and is currently developing several digital series.

Personal life

Varghese was born in Adoor, Kerala and moved out to United States at the age of four along with his parents. He was working at Unilever for a short period before starting his television career. He is an alumnus of New York University.

Raised in Englewood, New Jersey, he is a resident of nearby Norwood.[1]

Television career

Short Films

Varghese directed several short films early in his career.

Shortfilms (as director)
YearTitleCastNotes
2010Return AddressJim Donovan, Jon Crefeld, Mary-Nicole Dorn
2009The Blood BankDan Conrad, Marc Seidenstein
2008The Master ChefDavid T. Crowe, Dan Conrad, Greg Vorob
2007WintimidationDan Conrad, Greg Vorob, Jeanine Marie Conrad
2007I'm Bill Myrtle, Your Next Congressman Greg Vorob, Dan Conrad, Elmer J. Santos

Television Serials

Varghese is perhaps best known for his Netflix released show Brown Nation. The show released on 15 November 2016 and currently has an 8.6 on IMDb and a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.[2][3] Akkara Kazhchakal is a Malayalam sitcom that aired on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010.

Television Series (as director)
YearTitleCastNotes
2019Metro ParkRanvir Shorey, Purbi Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Vega Tamotia, Pitobash TripathyEros Now
2016Brown NationRajeev Varma,Shenaz Treasuryvala,Omi VaidyaNetflix
2008AkkarakazhchakalJosekutty Valiyakallumkal, Sajini Sachariah, Jacob Gregory

Film career

Abi Varghese made his feature film directorial debut with Akkarakazhchakal: The Movie in 2011 which was released in the United States.

The movie was based out of his earlier sitcom Akkarakazhchakal. His second film is Monsoon Mangoes. which has Fahad Fasil as the lead actor. [4] He has a production house named ‘Infamous Coconut Productions'.[5]

Filmography (as director)
YearTitleCastNotes
2011Akkarakazhchakal: The MovieJosekutty Valiyakallumkal, Sajini Sachariah, Jacob Gregory
2016Monsoon MangoesFahadh Faasil, Vijay Raaz, Vinay Forrt
gollark: I just managed to totally kill my base's power grid by using robots!
gollark: Er, utility science, I forgotr.
gollark: I'm planning to get hightech science and some bots, then burn the place to the ground and start over with a Modular Train Future™.
gollark: The spaghetti grows.
gollark: Wiring error. I wired it to another inserter instead of the chest.

References
  1. Passow, Sam. "Forward Direction: Abi Varghese", The Record (Bergen County), 4 April 2017. Accessed 16 May 2017. "'We always thought the Indian community was not represented in the comedy platform, especially the Indian diaspora who are from abroad,' says Varghese, a Norwood resident who grew up in Englewood after his family immigrated here when he was a kid."
  2. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/brown_nation/s01/
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3787402/ratings
  4. "Comedy on a platter". The Hindu. 7 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. "Accent on humour". The Hindu. 29 August 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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