Disney James
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| Native name | ഡിസ്നി ജെയിംസ് |
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Disney James Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, INDIA |
| Education |
Electrical Engineering(B.E.) St. Xavier's College of Engineering |
| Occupation | Engineer, Lecturer, Actor, Screenwriter,T.V. Anchor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Parent(s) | James D. Plackal Tessy James |
| Relatives | Mahakavi P. C. Devassia (paternal grandfather) P. A. Thomas (maternal grandfather's cousin) James (Uncle's cobrother) |
Disney James is an Indian actor, screenwriter. He plays supporting and antagonist roles in Malayalam films. His portrayal of the terrorist who kills the family of Sam Alex, the lead character played by actor Prithviraj in the film Memories, 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 and Jilebi respectively.
Disney portrayed the lead character, Manu, in the film Velutha Rathrikal (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 Best Screenplay (Adapted) for Razi Muhammed. Disney has also acted in numerous short films, of which 'Silent Dark Eyes', 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 and Chinsinsi in 2017 from Shri. Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Shri V. S. Achuthanandan respectively.
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 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.
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