P. J. Antony
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 P. J. Antony in Nirmalyam(1973) |
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| Born | 1923 Eranakulam, Kerala, India |
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| Died | 14 March 1979 (Age 53) Madras, Tamilnadu, India |
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| Occupation | Actor, Director, Script Writer, Lyricist, Novelist | ||||||||||
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P. J. Antony is a national award winning Malayalam film actor[1]. He received National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Nirmalyam in 1974. He was the first south Indian to receive the award[2]. A respectable figure in professional play field also, he worked with communist cultural and art bodies like the K.P.A.C. and also established his own theatre named Prathibha Theatres in Kochi[3].
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[edit] Biography
In his early 20's Antony served the British Navy and was member of it during the World War II. Post war, he returned home and joined a workshop as an officer. It was in this period in which Antony got chance to work with professional play artists. Soon he established himself as a prominent figure in Malayalam plays with his skills in acting, writing and direction. He was directly associated with the K.P.A.C., a major professional plitical play theatre at that time. He later established two play theatres namely P. J. Theatres and Prathibha Theatres. Prathibha Theatres is still active. With the expertise in plays, Antony entered film field. His debut film was Randidangazhi(1957), a film adaptation of Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai's novel in the same title. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor, then known as the Bharath Award in 1974 for his performance as a velichappadu (an Oracle or medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in Nirmalyam, directed by prominent literary figure, M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Antony was the lyricist and screenwriter for a few films. He also directed a film titled Periyar[4].
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[edit] Acting
- Manninte Maril (1980)
- Nirmalayam (1973) .... Velichapad
- Nadhi (1969) .... Mullakkal Varkey
- Asuravithu (1968) .... Kunjarikkar
- Anveshichu Kandethiyilla (1967)
- Balyakalasakhi (1967)
- Kunjali Marakkar (1966) .... Zamorin's Nephew
- Murappennu (1965) .... Balan's Uncle
- Bhargavi Nilayam (1964) .... Narayanan Nair (Nanukuttan)
- Ammaye Kaanaan (1963)
- Randidangazhi (1958)
[edit] Writer
- Kolangal (1981) (novel)
- CID Nazir (1971) (dialogue)
- Nadhi (1969) (story)
[edit] Director
- Periyar (1973)
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