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  • Antony Thekkek, better known as Thampy Antony, is an Indian-American film actor, writer, activist and producer. He is the elder brother of Malayalam actor Babu Antony. As a writer he has published books in Malayalam and English. He is the author of several books such as Koonampara County, Life of Ouso, Lady Biker and Vasco da Gama. As an actor, he is active primarily in Malayalam cinema. He has won Basheer-Amma Malayalam Award for his book Vasco da Gama.


    Early life


    Thampy Antony was born in Ponkunnam into a Kerala Christian family. He is an architect by profession. He immigrated to the United States and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 3 decades.


    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. In 2010, he featured in the Hollywood film Cash (2010 film).
    Thampi Antony produces films under the banner of 'Kayal Films' and has produced critically acclaimed movies like “Kalkata new “ Made in USA “
    Parudeesa, Sufi Paranja Katha' Papilio Buddha“ Janaki”Monsoon mangoes “ and “Naam”
    (film)]].


    Filmography


    Arabia (1995)
    Jananayakan (1999)
    Beyond The Soul (2002)
    Nothing But Life (2004)
    Made In USA (2005)
    Palunku (2006)
    Calcutta News (2009)
    Bhramaram (2009)
    Janaki (2009)
    Sufi Paranja Katha (2010)
    Ca$h (2010)
    Yugapurushan (2010)
    The Wedding (2010)
    In Ghost House Inn(2010)
    Adaminte Makan Abu (2011)
    A Million Dollars (2011)
    Dam 999 (2011)
    Ivan Megharoopan (2012)
    Parudeesa (2012)
    Papilio Buddha (2013)
    ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013)
    Kalimannu (2013)
    Celluloid (2013)
    Monayi Angane Aanayi (2014)
    Apothecary (2014)
    Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal (2015)
    Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal(2015)
    Monsoon Mangoes (2016)
    Aadupuliyattam (2016)
    Ithu Thaanda Police (2016)
    10 Kalpanakal (2016)
    Janaki (2018)
    Naam (2018)
    Ealem (2019)
    Changampuzha Park (2020)
    Puzhayamma (2021)
    Headmaster (2022)


    References



    6.https://abc7news.com/gateway-nursing-home-hayward-ca-coronavirus-antony-thekkek/6109546/


    Sources


    6 https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/03/07/eelam-malayalam-movie-wins-award-golden-state-film-festival.html
    7 https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2020/03/19/malayalam-film-eelam-wins-award-at-golden-state-film-festival-440537/
    https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/04/19/coronavirus-nursing-homes-with-covid19-deaths-have-history-of-serious-problems/


    External links


    Profile in Rotten Tomatoes
    Antony Thekkek at IMDb
    Thampi Antony at MSI

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