Binu Pappu

Binu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Binu Pappu ,is an Indian actor and assistant director who works in Malayalam films. He is known for his roles in films such as Helen, One, Operation Java and Bheemante Vazhi.^[1] In addition to acting, he has worked as an assistant director, assisting Aashiq Abu in his films Virus (2019), Naradan (2019), and Thallumaala (2022), in addition to working in other film such as Ambili (2019), Halal Love Story (2020), One (2021),Saudi Vellakka (2022) and Thudarum (2025).

Binu Pappu
Binu Pappu in 2019
Born	Binu Padmadalakshan Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Actor assistant director
Years active	2014–present
Spouse	Ashita Alex
Parent	Kuthiravattam Pappu

Early life and education

Binu Pappu was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of veteran actor Kuthiravattam Pappu, who died in 2000.^[2][3] He pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at the Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode. He is married to Ashita Alex.^[4]

Career

Before working in the film industry, he had worked as an animator in Bengalaru for 13 years.^[5] Binu made his acting debut in the film Gunda, directed by Salim Baba, where he was worked alongside Kalabhavan Mani and Tini Tom. He then worked with director Aashiq Abu in two of his films, Gangster (2014) and Rani Padmini (2015). His role as Joy Pulimoottil in the crime-thriller Operation Java (2021) was appreciated by critics.^[1][6]

In addition to working as an actor, he has assisted Aashiq Abu for his films Mayaanadhi, Virus (2019), Naradan (2022), and Thallumaala (2022), in addition to working as an assistant director in Ambili (2019), Halal Love Story (2020) and One (2021).

Filmography

As actor

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

• All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Gunda	Christy
	Gangster	Sourav
2015	Rani Padmini	Kareem
2016	Puthan Panam	Ajayan
2017	Sakhavu	Prabhakaran Eeraali
2018	Kala Viplavam Pranayam	Cirlce Inspector
	Parole	Forest Officer
2019	Lucifer	Jail Warden Mathew
	Virus	Dr. Sudevan
	Ambili	Ganapathy
	Roudram 2018	Taxi Driver
	Helen	Ravi Prakash
2020	Halal Love Story	Abukka's Friend at tile factory
2021	Operation Java	Joy Pulimoottil	[6]
	Ice Orathi	Madhu
	One	CM's Gunman Ashokan
	Kachi	Criyac
	Ennivar	Nishad
	Kaanekkaane	C I Of Police
	Bheemante Vazhi	Krishna Das	[7]
2022	Salute	S.I. Pramod Peter
	Thallumaala	Kalappurakkal David	Also playback singer
	Antakshari	Jayachandran
	Solamante Theneechakal	Public Prosecutor Stephen Philip
	Sundari Gardens	Dr.Mahi Mohan
	Chattambi	Baby
	Saudi Vellakka	Britto Vincent	Also associate director[5]
2023	Jackson Bazaar Youth	SP George Simon IPS
	Higuita	Raghu	[8]
	Ayalvaashi	Benny	[9]
	Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham	Rashid	[10]
	Nalla Nilavulla Rathri	Joshi	[11]
	Journey of Love 18+	Rajesh	[12]
	Kunjamminis Hospital	Fabi Manjooran
2024	Hunt		[13]
	Nunakkuzhi	Producer Sajan Chamakala	[14]
2025	Bromance	SI Tony Francis	[15]
	Abhilasham		[16]
	Thudarum	SI Benny	[17]
	Musasi †	TBA	[18]

Other crew positions

Year	Title	Position	References
2016	Guppy	Assistant director
2017	Mayanadi	Assistant director
2019	Ambili	Assistant director
	Virus	Assistant director
2020	Halal Love Story	Assistant director
2021	One	Associate director
2022	Naaradan	Associate director
	Thallumaala	Associate director
	Puzhu	Associate director
	Saudi Vellakka	Associate director	[19]
2025	Torpedo †	Writer	[20]