Johny Antony
Indian film director and actor
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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]
- Film director
- actor
Johny Antony | |
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| Born | Changanassery, Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Shyni Antony |
| Children | 2 |
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
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As director
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | CID Moosa |
| 2005 | Kochi Rajavu |
| 2006 | Thuruppu Gulan |
| 2007 | Inspector Garud |
| 2008 | Cycle |
| 2009 | Ee Pattanathil Bhootham |
| 2012 | Thappana[8] |
| Masters | |
| 2014 | Bhaiyya Bhaiyya |
| 2016 | Thoppil Joppan |
As assistant director
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Chanchattam | Thulasidas |
| 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | |
| 1994 | Poochakkaru Mani Kettum | |
| 1995 | Thirumanassu | Aswathi Gopinath |
| 1995 | Manikya Chempazhukka | Thulasidas |
| 1999 | Udayapuram Sulthan | Jose Thomas |
| 1999 | Panchapandavar | K. K. Haridas |
| 2001 | Ee Parakkum Thalika | Thaha |
| 2001 | Sundarapurushan | Jose Thomas |
As actor
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Jai Mahendran | CM Chandy Kurian | [58] |
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