Binu Pappu (born 13 December 1982), is an Indian actor and assistant director primarily working in the Malayalam movie industry. He is the son of legendary actor Kuthiravattam Pappu. He is mainly noted for his performances in the movies Helen, One, Operation Java and Bheemante Vazhi.

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Binu Pappu
Born	Binu Padmadalakshan (1982-12-13) 13 December 1982 (age 41) Chennai, Tamil nadu, India
Occupations	Actor Film director 3D Visualizer
Years active	2014–present
Spouse	Ashita Alex
Parent	Kuthiravattam Pappu

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An experienced animator and entrepreneur, he ventured into acting with Saleem Baba's Gunda in 2014 and has worked with directors like Aashiq Abu, Mathukutty Xavier, Tharun Moorthy, Lal Jose, Johnpaul George, Rosshan Andrrews and Khalid Rahman. He has also worked as assistant director and chief associate director in nearly a dozen movies, including Mayaanadhi, Virus, and Halal Love Story. Before joining the movie industry, he worked as a 3D visualiser and creative supervisor for an architectural firm handling clients from across the world.

Binu has also worked as a casting director for films like Guppy, Mayanadi, Virus, and Puzhu. A gearhead and an avid traveller, he is a member of KTM Jeepers, a Kerala-based organisation of off-roading enthusiasts. It holds events and camps to help charitable causes. Binu is inspired by the famous Walt Disney quote: "Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive."^{[citation needed]} He believes his background in animation has paved the way for his interest in cinema.

Binu was born in Chennai to Padmini and actor Kuthiravattam Pappu. He moved to Calicut when he was around 4 years old and joined Presentation Higher Secondary School. He went on to study high school at Shri Gujarathi Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School. Binu showed an interest in drawing and painting since childhood and participated in school competitions.

After studying pre-degree at Malabar Christian College, he briefly pursued a BA in History at Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College. In 2004, Binu left for Bengaluru and joined BA Animation at Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics on a scholarship. He also briefly worked at the institute’s Koramangala centre as a faculty member before starting his own company, BlueGrass Studios, in 2006. After leaving the company due to internal issues, he freelanced for some time, before joining Khan Global Engineering Consultants Private Limited in 2007 as a 3D visualiser.

Despite the global recession, Binu achieved steady growth at Khan Global. He particularly enjoyed creating 3D walk-through videos and other cutting-edge technology in architectural visualisation. He stayed with Khan Global for the next decade, serving as team leader, assistant manager, and executive director of Fluid CGI, a digital studio he co-founded in 2014.