Antony Thekkek | |
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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.
Thampy Antony was born in Ponkunnam into a Kerala Christian family. He is an architect by profession. He migrated to the United States and has lived in the San Francisco bay area for over 2 decades. He is involved in health care business in the United States.
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 movie Cash (2010 film).
Thampi Antony produces films under the banner of 'Kayal Films' and has produced critically acclaimed movies like Parudeesa, Sufi Paranja Katha and Papilio Buddha (film).