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Cherian Philip also known as Bobby Avagama is a owner and creator of Avagama Creations from Kerala, India.

Early life
Cherian Philip was born in Thiruvalla, Kerala as the elder son of K C Philip, Parampil family, Thiruvalla. He resides at Parampil House, Paliakara,Thiruvalla. He studied at MGM Higher Secondary School and graduated from Marthoma College, Thiruvalla.

Bobby has always been inspired and had his heart being pulled into the creative industry of Film and Movies. He had a chance to begin his career as an actor in a movie when he was much younger but had to leave it behind due to family reasons. Continuing his life with a blue collar job for almost the next 20 odd years, he lived with his family in Kuwait until the unfortunate ‘Gulf War’. He still pursued his dreams in 1989 when he went on to get a Diploma in Cinematography from New York University.

His vision of being a part of the Malayalam Film Industry came to life through Thanichalla Njan directed by Babu Thiruvalla. He was the produced and part of the creative team that worked on the movie. Thanichalla Njan paved way to win two Indian National Film Awards in 2012.

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and

Best Supporting Actress for Kalpana (Malayalam actress).

Avagama Creations further ventured into a very socially and environmentally relevant project “Sthalam”. Sthalam has received the Special Jury Award at the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards.