Songs: Jerry Amaldev Aristo Suresh Score: Rajesh Murugesan
Production companies
Pauly Jr. Pictures Full On Studios
Distributed by
LJ Films & Tricolor Entertainment
Release date
4 February 2016 (2016-02-04) (India)
Running time
150 minutes[3]
Country
India
Language
Malayalam
Budget
₹5 crore[4]
Box office
₹32 crore[5]
Action Hero Biju is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language police procedural comedy film directed by Abrid Shine. The film stars Nivin Pauly, Anu Emmanuel, Saiju Kurup, Joju George, Alexander Prasanth , Kalabhavan Prajod, Rony David and Sohan Seenulal. Nivin jointly produced the film with Abrid Shine and Shibu Thekkumpuram. Jerry Amaldev composed the original songs, while Rajesh Murugesan composed score. Principal photography began in May 2015 and ended in October 2015.
After being postponed several times, Action Hero Biju was released in Kerala on 4 February 2016 and rest of India the following day. The film was a commercial success. Nivin Pauly won Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for his performance in this film in 2016 at 64th Filmfare Awards South.[6]
In February 2024, coinciding with the eighth anniversary of the release of the film, a sequel titled Action Hero Biju 2 was announced with Abrid Shine returning as the director.[7]
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^Nair, Aneesh (20 June 2016). "Mollywood's half-yearly report card is out. Guess who has beaten 'em all". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 23 June 2016. ...went on to run for 100 days at a stretch and minted over Rs.30 crore in the process.
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^Bureau, The Hindu (5 February 2024). "Nivin Pauly announces 'Action Hero Biju 2'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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for rhythm. Suresh made his acting debut in the 2016 Malayalam film ActionHeroBiju directed by Abrid Shine. He sang the popular song ‘Muthe Ponne Pinangallee’...
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Parthaya, Ira, The Great Father, Johny Johny Yes Appa etc. Movies like ActionHeroBiju and Operation Java gave him a new lease on his film career. He made...
third-time collaboration between Nivin and Abrid Shine, after 1983 and ActionHeroBiju. The film was produced by Nivin's own production house, Pauly Jr pictures...
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2016. "Nivin Pauly busy till release of ActionHeroBiju". The Times of India. 9 December 2015. "ActionHeroBiju MSI". MSI Movies. Retrieved 16 February...
March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020. "'The Kung Fu Master' is a musical action drama set in the Himalayas, says Abrid Shine". The Hindu. 23 January 2020...
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