Jinto Pallooppetta Devassykutty, popularly known as Jinto Bodycraft, is an Indian personal fitness trainer, bodybuilder, and actor born on 17 January 1989 in Kalady, Kerala. Growing up in modest circumstances, he sold gooseberries as a child of six to help support his family. Drawn to physical fitness from an early age, he trained in karate and kung fu before discovering competitive bodybuilding. He completed his graduation from Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kalady. He built a distinguished bodybuilding career, winning the Mr. Ernakulam title (2016), the gold medal at the 40th Mr. Kerala Bodybuilding Championship (2015-16), and the Mr. South India title (2018). He has trained several Malayalam film celebrities including Shane Nigam, Vinu Mohan, Remya Panicker, and Sadhika Venugopal, as well as IPS-level police officers and Olympic-level bodybuilders. He founded Jinto BodyCraft, a gym in Trivandrum, and has been a Physical Training Instructor at Adi Shankara Institute since 2017. He received the Mother Teresa Award in 2022 and the Best Celebrity Personal Trainer Award in 2023. He also appeared in the Malayalam film Udumb (2021) and featured in the music video Ponnin Chingam (2020). In March 2024, he entered Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 6 hosted by Mohanlal. Known inside the house for his calm, composed demeanour and his leadership during fitness sessions, he was declared the winner on 16 June 2024, taking home a trophy and ₹50 lakh cash prize - the first non-actor personal trainer to win Bigg Boss Malayalam.
Winning the Mr. Kerala Bodybuilding Championship Gold (2015-16); winning the Mr. South India title (2018); his personal training work for celebrities including Shane Nigam, Vinu Mohan, Remya Panicker, and Sadhika Venugopal; founding Jinto BodyCraft gym in Trivandrum; winning Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 6 (2024).
