Nirmal Baby Varghese is an Indian film director in Malayalam. He is known for the documentary film Thariode. His feature directorial debut Vazhiye, was the first found footage movie in Malayalam. He is also script writer, film editor, and public relations officer. He is the younger brother of film producer . He runs the independent film production company .
Nirmal was born to Baby P K and Lilly Baby on 13 January 1994 at Kavummannam, in Wayanad district, in Kerala.
In 2016, Nirmal directed two short films,' and ', which were later released on Amazon Prime Video on 2020.
He began his career in Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the associate editor of the film Kalippu. He has also worked as a public relations officer for the films Moppala, Deira Diaries, Sarcas Circa 2020, and Salmon 3D.
He made his third directorial venture in Thariode, a documentary film about gold mining in Thariode. The film found critical acclaim in the festival circuit. He also announced a fictionalization of Thariode. He later announced the title of this cinematic remake as Thariode: The Lost City with a mainly foreign cast list including , , Alexx O'Nell, Courtney Sanello, Amelie Leroy, Brendan Byrne and Roger Ward.
His feature directorial debut film Vazhiye is the first found footage movie in the Malayalam language. The film marked the debut of Hollywood music director Evan Evans in Indian cinema.