Babu Thiruvalla as he is popularly known, entered into the Malayalam movie at an age of about 22 years (after working abroad for about half a decade) with eminent legends like Bharatan and the debut film Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam

Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam

Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam is a 1987 Malayalam drama film directed by Bharathan, written by John Paul and starring Nedumudi Venu, Sharada and Parvathy. The film is about an elderly teacher couple, who bring up a girl with devotion — only to lose her as well as her son...

starred by eminent actors like Nedumudi Venu Sarada and paved way to the acting of Parvathy

Parvathy

Parvathy may refer to:* Parvati, the Hindu goddess, commonly spelled Parvathy in southern India.* Parvathy Jayaram, actress from Kerala, India* Parvathy Omanakuttan, runner-up in Miss World 2008* Parvati Melton, Indian model and actress...

, Devan

Devan (actor)

Devan is an Indian film actor and politician. He started his film career as the producer of the technically brilliant, but box-office flop movie Vellam and then opted to become an actor. Devan is known for his handling of serious roles, though he started his career with supporting roles...

 and many more were accepted well by all kinds of audience and bagged many awards. Another prominent production was Amaram

Amaram

Amaram is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Bharathan and written by A. K. Lohithadas, starring Mammootty, Murali, Maathu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Balan K. Nair, Ashokan, Chitra, and Kuthiravattam Pappu in the main roles. The film score is composed by Johnson while the songs are by Raveendran.The...

starring Mammootty Murali, Ashokan et al was another hit in the Malayalam cinema. Later he debuted as a director after many years through Thaniye meaning "Alone", depicting the maddening loneliness of aged parents in the modern living system, bagged many national and international awards. He has produced many movies with clear messages to the audience and next few projects include the care taking of a hindu aged woman by a muslim lady social worker with all respects to the culture and freedom titled Thanichalla Naam (we are not lonely). Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...

was always his passion and guide for his productions and direction.

Awards

Director Babu Thiruvalla has bagged the Padmarajan award for best debut film director for 2007 Best film in the Critics Awards
Nedumudi Venu (second best actor/Thaniye) by Kerala Film Critics Association
Award instituted by Ala (Amateur Little Cinema) for films by new generation directors
Nedumudi Venu bagged the ‘Prathiba Puraskaram’ award for his performance in Thaniye.
Kerala State Film Awards(2007) :Babu Thiruvalla, director of Thaniye, got the award for the best debut film,Best Supporting Actress award for Lakshmi Gopalaswami for her role in Thaniye.