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Bejoy Nambiar Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 4, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth12 April 1979

Age46 Years

BirthplaceMumbai

ProfessionFilm Director, Story Writer, Film Producer, Screenwriter

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSheetal Menon

FamilyFather: UK Nambiar; Mother: Susheela Nambiar; Brother: Abhishek V Nambiar; Sister: Bindu Nambiar

Bejoy Nambiar Biography

Bejoy Nambiar is an Indian filmmaker known for directing, writing and producing across Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil cinema and web series. Active since the 2

Early life and background
Bejoy Nambiar was born on 12 April 1979 in Mumbai and grew up in the city he calls home. He attended Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s Vidya Bhawan and Gokuldham High School & Junior College in Mumbai. For higher education he enrolled at Dr D Y Patil’s Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai but left engineering early. Following that period he completed a graduation and later pursued an MBA in the United Kingdom.

As a young man he gravitated toward theatre and joined a theatre group during his college years, where he directed a play titled Getaway. He also spent time in Los Angeles on an eight-week internship with producer Ashok Amritraj, an experience that preceded his transition into filmmaking.

Career
Nambiar began his screen work with short films and made his directorial, writing and producing debut with the Hindi short Reflections in 2005. That early work led to feature- film opportunities; he wrote and directed the Hindi thriller Shaitan, which released in 2011 and brought him broader attention. His career since has encompassed multiple roles — director, writer, producer and occasional actor — across films and streaming projects.

He has worked in different language industries and formats. In 2017 he wrote, directed and produced Solo, a film released in Malayalam and Tamil. His film and series credits include David (2013), Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi (2014, as producer), Wazir (2014, as director), and Karwaan (2018, as writer). He also directed the short film Soap in 2014.

Nambiar has been active in the digital space, directing and producing several web series. His streaming credits include Flip (2019) for Eros Now; Taish (2020) for ZEE5, where he served as director, producer and writer; The Fame Game (2022) for Netflix; and Kaala (2023) for Disney+ Hotstar. On the Tamil and pan-Indian web scene he contributed direction to projects such as Navarasa (2021) for Netflix and Sweet Kaaram Coffee (2023) for Amazon Prime Video.

He has also created companies connected to his work and interests. He founded Getaway Productions in Sewri, Mumbai and is listed as owner of two private companies, Cannanore County Club and Resorts Private Limited and Minar International Ltd.

Public profile
Physical details included in public sources list his height at approximately 170 cm (5 feet 7 inches), with dark brown eyes and black hair. He identifies as Indian and of Malayali ethnic background. Personal interests noted in public profiles include a fondness for travel and animals; he is known to have a pet cat named Pongal.

Awards and recognition
Nambiar received the Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director in 2012 for Shaitan. He is also credited with a Critic Choice Short Series Award in 2019 for his work on short-form storytelling.

Personal life
Bejoy Nambiar has been married twice. His first marriage took place on 27 June 2007 to actor Juhi Babbar. He later married Sheetal Menon on 27 December 2015; public profiles list Sheetal Menon as his current spouse. His parents are UK Nambiar, who is associated with the textile business Minar International Ltd, and Susheela Nambiar. He has a brother, Abhishek V Nambiar, who works in filmmaking and entrepreneurship, and a sister named Bindu Nambiar.

Controversies
Public records and media reporting note that in 2011 Nambiar and members of his family were implicated in a fraud investigation related to alleged falsified export documentation and a loan matter. The case involved authorities and reporting at the time described investigative steps by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Latest updates
Nambiar continues to work across film and streaming projects, with credits spanning feature films, shorts and web series through the early 2020s. His recent directorial contributions to series such as The Fame Game (2022), Navarasa (2021) and Kaala (2023) reflect an ongoing presence in India’s digital entertainment space.
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Recent Work

The Fame Game

Director on the 2022 Netflix series

2022
Kaala

Director on the 2023 Disney+ Hotstar series

2023
Sweet Kaaram Coffee

Director on the 2023 Amazon Prime Video series (Tamil)

2023
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Career Highlights

  1. Directed and wrote the Hindi film Shaitan (2011)
  2. Directed, wrote and produced Solo (2017) in Malayalam and Tamil
  3. Winner of Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director (2012)
  4. Directed multiple web series for major streaming platforms including Netflix, ZEE5 and Amazon Prime Video
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bejoy Nambiar born?

12 April 1979

What is Bejoy Nambiar known for?

Film Director, Story Writer, Film Producer, Screenwriter

What is Bejoy Nambiar’s marital status?

Married

Who is Bejoy Nambiar married to?

Sheetal Menon