Chemban Vinod Jose

Chemban Vinod Jose is a Malayalam film actor who also works as a producer and screenwriter. A familiar character actor with more than 50 films to his name, he is loved for his comic parts and remembered above all for Ee.Ma.Yau. (2018), Amen (2013) and Churuli (2021). He has twice been nominated at the South Indian International Movie Awards. He made his mark with Amen (2013), then had a full year in 2014 with Tamaar Padaar, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha and Iyobinte Pusthakam. Kohinoor and Oru Second Class Yathra followed in 2015, and Velipadinte Pusthakam arrived in 2017. Ee.Ma.Yau. (2018) stands among the films he is most widely known for. He produced Thamasha (2019) and acted in Jallikattu (2020), Trance (2020) and Darbar (2020). Churuli (2021) and Vikram (2022) added to his reputation, and later work includes Thallumaala (2022), Romancham (2023), King of Kotha (2023), Sulaikha Manzil (2023) and Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025). For Disco (2026), he wrote the story, produced the film and took a role in it. Most of his screen work leans towards comedy, yet he moves easily between lighter films and darker stories. His acting brought him South Indian International Movie Awards nominations in the Malayalam section for Tamaar Padaar in 2014 and for Velipadinte Pusthakam in 2017.