Johny Antony

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). Johny 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), and Varane Avashyamund (2020).[4]

Johny Antony
Born
Changanassery, Kerala, India
OccupationFilm director, Actor
Years active1991–present

Career

Inspector Garud, with Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in lead roles, followed next.[5]

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.[6]

Filmography

As Director
YearTitleLanguage
2016Thoppil Joppan Malayalam
2014Bhaiyya Bhaiyya Malayalam
2012Thappana Malayalam
Masters Malayalam
2009Ee Pattanathil Bhootham Malayalam
2008Cycle Malayalam
2007Inspector Garud Malayalam
2006Thuruppu Gulan Malayalam
2005Kochi Rajavu Malayalam
2003CID Moosa Malayalam

Assistant director
YearTitleDirector
2001SundarapurushanJose Thomas
2001Ee Parakkum ThalikaThaha
1999PanchapandavarK.K. Haridas
1999Udayapuram SulthanJose Thomas
1995Manikya ChempazhukkaThulasidas
1995ThirumanassuAswathi Gopinath
1994Poochakkaru Mani KettumThulasidas
1992Ezhara PonnanaThulasidas
1991ChanchattamThulasidas

Acting
Year Film Role Director Language
2018Shikkari Shambhu

Parish Priest

Sugeeth Malayalam
2018Drama

Anto

 Ranjith Malayalam
2018Thattumpurath Achuthan

Karate Master/ Political party worker

 Lal Jose Malayalam
2018 Joseph Parish Priest M. Padmakumar Malayalam
2019 Ittymaani: Made in China Adv.Tharyan Kurian Jibi–Joju Malayalam
2019 Ganagandharvan Prince Ramesh Pisharody Malayalam
2020 Varane Aavashyamundu Dr. Bose Anoop Sathyan Malayalam
2020 Ayyapanum Koshiyum Himself Sachy Malayalam

References
  1. http://www.malayalamcinema.com/php/starPersonalProfile.php?star_id=574&prof_id=574&cur_page=1&pages=1&linkid=29%5B%5D
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Did three films with Dileep, but can't go near him now, says Johny Antony". Kaumudi Online. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. "Johny Antony: Making a person laugh in real life is an extremely difficult task". Times of India. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Cycle Movie, Cycle Film, Cycle Malayalam Movie review-Cycle film review-Cycle review-Cycle review". Webindia123.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.


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