Actor-filmmaker Basil Joseph and his wife Elizabeth welcomed their first child, a baby girl.

On Wednesday (Feb 15), Basil Joseph took to his social media handle to announce the good news.

The couple has named their daughter Hope! Taking to his social media handle, Basil Joseph shared a picture of his wife and their child, said, “Thrilled to announce the arrival of our little bundle of joy, HOPE ELIZABETH BASIL! She has already stolen our hearts and we are over the moon with love for our precious daughter.

We can't wait to watch her grow and learn from her every day.”Check out Basil Joseph’s post here.

Congratulations are in order for the new parents in town.

Basil Joseph's post is flooded with comments from his co-star and colleagues.

"CONGRATULATIONS ?❤️," Kalyani Priyadarshan commented.

Dulquer Salmaan too extended good wishes for the parents, "Congratulations !!! ??❤️❤️." "Edaaaa sooo sooo soooo happy for u and Eli..

all my prayers..

I am coming to see ur baby!!!! ????," Vineeth Sreenivasan said.

“Congratulations Eli and Basil ?♥️ Such a beautiful name, all the love to baby Hope ♥️," Rajisha Vijayan commented.

Actor Saniya Iyappan, Siju Wilson, Nazriya Nazim, Samyuktha, Aishwarya Lekshmi and many others congratulated the new parents.

“Congrats Eli - Basil ❤️ Welcome to the club ???,” Neeraj Madhav said, welcoming the new parents.Read AlsoFahadh Faasil starrer ‘Paachuvum Albhuthavilakkum’ gets a release date!Best known for his directorial 'Minnal Murali', a superhero movie, starring Tovino Thomas, Basil Joseph was last seen in ‘Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey’.