Aju Varghese

Aju was born at Thiruvalla^[8] in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala to P. K. Varghese and Celiene Susan. He has a younger sister named Anju.^[9] He studied at Rajagiri High School in Kalamasserry and at Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya in Kakkanad.^[10] He then did his B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from KCG College of Technology, Chennai.^[11] Later, he worked at HSBC in its HR department in Chennai.^[12]

It was during that time he was called by Vineeth Sreenivasan, his college friend, to play one of the lead roles in his directorial debut, Malarvadi Arts Club,^[13] and later in Thattathin Marayathu. In the meantime, he was part of Sevenes (2011) by veteran director Joshiy and Mayamohini. Since then, he has acted in notable films, such as Thattathin Marayathu, Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Kili Poyi, Zachariyayude Garbhinikal, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Punyalan Agarbattis, Vellimoonga, Ormayundo Ee Mukham, Kunjiramayanam, Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam, Two Countries, Adi Kapyare Kootamani, Oppam, Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel, Love Action Drama, and Swargam.^[14]

Aju married Augustina on 24 February 2014. The couple had twins, a girl named Juana and a boy named Evan, born on 28 October 2014.^[3] They later had a second set of twins: boys named Jake and Luke, born on 30 September 2016.^[15]