Indian film director and actor
Johny Antony
Born Occupations Years active 1991–present Spouse Shyni Antony Children 2
Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema . He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district , Kerala . He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas , Taha , Kamal and Jose Thomas.[ 1] Antony made his directorial debut with the slapstick comedy C.I.D. Moosa in 2003.[ 2] [ 3]
His other directorial ventures include Kochi Rajavu (2005), Thuruppu Gulan (2006), Cycle (2008), Ee Pattanathil Bhootham (2009), Masters (2012), Thappana (2012) and Thoppil Joppan (2016). Antony made his acting debut with a role in the film Shikkari Shambhu (2018). His acting credits include the films Drama (2018), Joseph (2018), Ganagandharvan (2019), Varane Avashyamund (2020), and Home (2021).[ 4]
Career
He began his film career as an assistant director and assisted around ten leading directors in Malayalam film. Antony became an independent director in C.I.D. Moosa and became a blockbuster comedy movie.[ 5]
Inspector Garud , with Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in lead roles, followed next.[ 6]
In 2012, he directed two films, one being Masters , a movie starring Prithviraj , Sasikumar , Pia Bajpai , and Ananya , and the other being Thappana , a movie starring Mammootty , Murali Gopy , Charmy Kaur .[ 7]
Filmography
Key
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As director
As assistant director
As actor
Web series
References
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^ "Corona Dhavan (2023) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Chennai" . in.bookmyshow.com . Retrieved 12 August 2023 .
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^ "Indrajith And Sarjano Khalid's Marivillin Gopurangal Set to Hit Theaters On This Date" . News18 . 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .
^ "Vyshak's Next, Turbo, Starring Mammootty, Gets A Release Date" . News18 . 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024 .
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^ "Teaser of Biju Menon-Suraj Venjaramoodu starrer Nadanna Sambhavam out" . Cinema Express . March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024 .
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