Binu Pappu (born 13 December 1982) is an Indian actor and assistant director primarily working in the Malayalam movie industry.

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.

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.

His debut role was in 2014 in Gunda, directed by Salim Baba, where he was cast alongside Kalabhavan Mani and Tini Tom.

After a small role in Halal Love Story in 2020, in 2021 Binu acted in the crime thriller Operation Java, where he played Joy Pulimoottil.

While he was acting in Rani Padmini in 2015, Binu, who has travelled the northern states extensively, worked with the crew of the film closely, inspiring him to pursue that interest.

[citation needed] Binu Pappu’s debut as Chief Associate Director was with Tharun Moorthy’s Saudi Vellakka.