Antony Thekkek

Antony Thekkek
Born Thampy Antony
Ponkunnam, Kerala
Occupation Actor, Producer

Antony Thekkek , also known as Thampy Antony, is an Indian-American film actor and producer. He is active primarily in Malayalam cinema. He is the elder brother of Malayalam actor Babu Antony.[1]

Early life

Thampy Antony was born in Ponkunnam into a Kerala Christian family. He is an architect by profession. He migrated to the United States and is living in the San Francisco bay area for over 2 decades. He is involved in health care business in the USA.[2]

Film career

Antony made his film debut, with ‘Arabia’, a film that starred his younger brother Babu Antony in the lead. He has since then acted in many American and Indian productions, predominantly in Malayalam language. He won the Best Actor Award at the Honolulu International Film Festival in 2005 for portraying the role of Dr. Acharya in the English film 'Beyond the Soul', directed by Rajeev Anchal.[2] In 2010, he featured in the Hollywood movie Cash (2010 film).

Thampi Antony produces films under the banner of 'Kayal Films' [3] and has produced critically acclaimed movies like Parudeesa, Sufi Paranja Katha and Papilio Buddha (film).

Filmography

  1. EMSum penkuttyum (In post production)
  2. Monayi engene anayi( IN post production)
  3. ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi(2013)....
  4. Papilio Buddha (2013)....Gandhian Ram Das
  5. Kalimannu (2013).... Doctor
  6. Celluloid(2013)
  7. Parudeesa (2012)....Fr. Mannooran and Decon Jose
  8. Ivan Megharoopan (2012)....Publisher Swamy
  9. Dam999(2011)....The Architect
  10. Abu, Son of Adam (2011).... Ustad (as Thampi Antony)
  11. A Million Dollars (short) (2011)....Thampy
  12. Yathra Thudarunnu(2011)
  13. The Wedding (short) (2010)....Michael
  14. Ca$h (2010)....Bahadurjit Tejeenderpeet Singh
  15. Sufi Paranja Katha (2010)....Shanku Menon (as Thampi Antony)
  16. In Ghost House Inn (2010)....Dr. George Christopher
  17. Yugapurushan (2010)....Bhadran
  18. Janaki(2009)
  19. Bhramaram(2009).... (as Thampi Antony)
  20. Calcutta News (2008)....Doctor (as Thampi Antony)
  21. Palunku (2006)....Prof. Sukumaran Nair (as Thampi Antony)
  22. Made in USA(2005)
  23. Nothing But Life (2004)....Col. Abdullah (as Thampi Antony)
  24. Beyond the Soul (2002)....Dr. Acharya (as Thampi Antony)
  25. Jananayakan(1999).... Prabhakara Kaimal
  26. Arabia(1995)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/1119/#storycontent
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A success story in acting". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 9 April 2006.
  3. ↑ Sathyendran, Nita (25 October 2012). "Parudeesa produced by Thampy Antony under the banner of Kayal films". The Hindu (Chennai, India).

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