Disney James

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| native_name = ഡിസ്‌നി ജെയിംസ്
| native_name_lang = ml
| birth_name = Disney James
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| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[INDIA]]
| education = [[Electrical Engineering]]([[B.E.]])<br />[[St. Xavier's College of Engineering]]
| occupation =Engineer, Lecturer, Actor, Screenwriter,T.V. Anchor
| years_active = 2005–present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Misha Disney|2016|}}}}
| parents = James D. Plackal<br />Tessy James
| siblings = Denny James<br />Deepa Saji
| relatives = Mahakavi [[P. C. Devassia]] (paternal grandfather)<br />[[P. A. Thomas]] (maternal grandfather's cousin)<br />[[james (malayalam actor)|James]] (Uncle's cobrother)
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'''Disney James''' <ref>http://m.imdb.com/name/nm6447222/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio</ref> is an Indian actor, screenwriter. He plays supporting and antagonist roles in Malayalam films. His portrayal of the [...] who kills the family of Sam Alex, the lead character played by actor Prithviraj in the film [[Memories (2013 film)|Memories]]<ref>http://m.imdb.com/title/tt3124456/?ref_=m_fn_al_10</ref>, directed by Jeethu Joseph and released in 2013, won him many accolades.

He associated with directors Vipin Das and Arun Shekhar in screenwriting for the films [[Mudhugauv]]<ref>http://m.imdb.com/title/tt5337722/fullcredits?ref_=m_tt_cl_scc</ref><ref>http://ml.naradanews.com/2016/06/interview-with-disney-james/</ref> and [[Jilebi (2015 film)|Jilebi]]<ref>http://m.imdb.com/title/tt4800708/?ref=m_nv_sr_1</ref> respectively.

Disney portrayed the lead character, Manu, in the film Velutha Rathrikal<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/velutha-rathrikal-an-independent-adaptation-of-dostoevskys-white-nights/article8413492.ece</ref><ref>http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/c/8766489</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/intense-encounters/article8419325.ece</ref><ref>http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/velutha-rathrikal-malayalam-film-set-tribal-kerala-will-make-you-rethink-bisexuality-39313</ref><ref>http://m.imdb.com/title/tt5363068/?ref=m_nv_sr_6</ref> (White Nights), directed by [[Razi Muhammed]]. This film is an independent adaptation of the short story with the same name, by [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]], originally published in 1848. The film went on to bag the 2015 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay (Adapted)]] for [[Razi Muhammed]].
Disney has also acted in numerous short films, of which 'Silent Dark Eyes',<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3686520/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</ref> directed by Rajesh Divakaran, was selected in the short film corner of [[Cannes Film Festival]]. Disney received the Best Actor award for the short films ''Burning Desire'' in 2014<ref>http://www.prathidhwani.org/news/qisa-2014-awards-announced/</ref> and ''Chinsinsi'' in 2017<ref>https://www.facebook.com/mynatv/photos/a.397455563797983.1073741828.394859597390913/629514110592126/?type=3&theater</ref> from Shri. [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] and Shri [[V. S. Achuthanandan]] respectively.

==Personal life and Education==
Disney James was born a [[Roman Catholic]] on 21 January 1983 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He is the son of former Bank Manager, James D. Plakkiyil, who hails from the Plakkiyil family, Kottayam and Tessy James, who hails from the Maliekkal Chethalan family, Chalakudy. Disney has two elder siblings, Deepa Saji and Denny James. He grew up at Thekkada and at his paternal house in Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram, where he was greatly influenced by his grandfather, late ''Mahakavi Panditaratnam Vachaspathi'' Prof. [[P. C. Devassia]].

Disney studied his KG education at Lourdes Mount School, Vattappara. After shifting to his paternal house, Disney joined [[Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum|Sarvodaya Vidyalaya]] and completed his tenth grade.He did his [[pre-university course]] at [[Mar Ivanios College]] after which he completed his Engineering graduation in Electrical and Electronics from [[St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering]], Nagercoil.

Disney's parents encouraged their children to be active in extra-curricular activities. Disney was a regular participant in arts, literary, cutural and sports competitions throughout his school and college days and has won several prizes. The acceptance that he got while performing on stage made Disney seriously think about acting.

Disney married Misha, who is a native of Thalayolaparambu-Vaikom and belongs to Puthanangady Peruvelil family, on 27th August 2016 at Lourdes forane church, Trivandrum.

==Career==
After doing couple of salesjobs in Bangalore and T.V. anchoring, Disney attended a walk-in-interview at [[Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology]], Trivandrum in 2004. He got selected and joined the Electrical and Electronics department as Lecturer. During an intercollegate festival at MBCET Disney performed on stage. Seeing this his student Firoz casted him in a MusicAL video along with actress [[Iniya]]. He did his first shortfilm in 2005 alongside the late veteran actor [[Bharath Gopi]]. Disney started doing several musical videos, shortfilms etc. and somehow managed both his professional and acting career. In 2007 Disney took a break and worked as maintenance engineer in Dubai for two years.

After coming back, Disney decided to take up film acting as his career. Due to lack of a mentor and proper guidance, Disney struggled and was taken advantage of by many filmfrauds. Meanwhile he worked as a part time news reader and anchor for Victors channel. Later that year Disney was selected for the antogonist character Kiran in the film '''House No.13''' and faced the '''film camera''' for the first time. The film, directed by Mr. Sinu Nambiar, which also paved way for debut of actors [[Saju Navodaya]] and '''Hima Sankar''', stopped production after the first schedule. Disney went on doing low budget films both in Tamil and malayalam, until he got to play one of the lead characters in the commercial film [[@Andheri]]. In this film he also worked as assistant director ( uncredited). The crew of this movie happened to show Disney's working stills to director [[Jeethu Joseph]], who casted him in [[Memories (2013 film)|Memories]]. Disney won wide acceptance for his portrayal of the [...] in this movie.

He has attended couple of training workshops conducted by Artfactory, Trivandrum and Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts & Research, Pondicherry.

==Films in Malayalam==
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| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
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;As an Actor

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Director !! Notes !! Ref
|-
|2010 || style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} ''[[House No.13]]''|| Kiran || [[Sinu L.R.]] || Debut Movie ||
|-
|2012 ||''[[Theruvu Nakshatrangal]]'' || Murugan || [[Jose Maveily]] || ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 2013 || ''[[Pakaram]]''|| Bilal || Sreevallabhan || ||
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} ''[[Spandanam]]'' || Ravi || [[Jishnu Ravindran]] || ||
|-
|''[[Memories (2013 film)|Memories]]'' || Terrorrist || [[Jeethu Joseph]] || ||
|-
|''[[North 24 Kaatham]]'' || Railway Guard || [[Anil Radhakrishnan Menon]] || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[@Andheri]]'' || Pappan || Biju Bhasakar Nair || || <ref>http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ReadMore/5075/disney-james-on-andheri/E</ref>
|-
|rowspan=7| 2015 || ''[[Ennum Eppozhum]]'' || Vytila Biju || [[Sathyan Anthikad]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Jilebi (2015 film)|Jilebi]]'' || Vijay || [[Arun Shekhar]] || ||
|-
|''[[Kunjiramayanam]]'' || Kunjiraman's Neighbour || [[Basil Joseph]] || ||
|-
|''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]''|| Prabhavathi's Husband || [[R. S. Vimal]] || ||
|-
|''[[Adi Kapyare Kootamani]]'' || Old lady's son || [[John Varghese]] || ||
|-
|''[[Velutha Rathrikal]]'' || Manu || [[Razi Muhammed]] || ||
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}''[[Kranthi (2015)|Kranthi]]'' || Chandran || [[Lenin Balakrishnan]] || ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2016 || ''[[Mudhugauv]]'' || Disney || Vipin Das || ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya (film)|Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya]]'' || S.I. Benjamin G.V. || Sajan K. Mathew || ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2017 || ''[[Jomonte Suvisheshangal]]'' || Tony || [[Sathyan Anthikad]] || ||
|-
|''[[Lakshyam (2017 film)|Lakshyam]]'' || Constable D. James || Anzar Khan || ||
|-
|''[[Gandhinagaril Unniyarcha (2017 film)|Gandhinagaril Unniyarcha]]'' || || Jayesh Mainagappalli || ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2018 || ''[[Kalam (2018 film)|Kalam]]'' || Thoma || Sooraj Sreedharan ||post production ||
|-
|''[[Velakkaari Ayirunnaalum Neeyen Mohavalli]]''|| Karappan Unni || Govind Varaha ||post production ||
|-
|}

==Films acted in Tamil==

{| class="wikitable
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| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Director !! Notes !! Ref
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|2012 || ''[[Puthumukhangal Thevai]]'' || Manohar || [[Maneesh Babu]] || Debut Movie ||
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|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6447222|name=Disney James}}
* {{IMDb title|3686520|title=Silent Dark Eyes}}

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