Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathaya ...

. He is from

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in Kottayam district,

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. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Taha, Kamal and Jose Thomas. Antony made his directorial debut with the slapstick comedy '' C.I.D. Moosa'' in 2003. His other directorial ventures include '' Kochi Rajavu'' (2005), '' Thuruppu Gulan'' (2006), '' Cycle'' (2008), '' Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' (2009), '' Masters'' (2012), ''

Thappana ''Thappana'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film based on the work of Bengali novelist Ashapurna Debi and directed by Johny Antony. The film stars Mammootty in lead role. The film was released on 19 August 2012. It tells ...

'' (2012) and ''

Thoppil Joppan ''Thoppil Joppan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Johny Antony, starring Mammootty in the title role as a Kabaddi player. The film also features Mamta Mohandas, Andrea Jeremiah, Renji Panicker, Sudheer Sukum ...

'' (2016). Antony made his acting debut with a role in the film '' Shikkari Shambhu'' (2018). His acting credits include the films ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2018), ''

Ganagandharvan Ganagandharvan () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by Ramesh Pisharody and written by Pisharody and Hari P. Nair. Mammootty is playing a ‘ ganamela’ singer named Kalasadhan Ullas. Debutante Vanditha Manoharan play the female ...

'' (2019), ''

Varane Avashyamund ''Varane Avashyamund'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan (in his directorial debut) and produced by Dulquer Salmaan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana and Kalyan ...

'' (2020), and ''

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'' (2021)''.''

Career

He began his film career as an

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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. ''

Inspector Garud ''Inspector Garud'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Johny Antony, starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan as the lead roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office. Synopsis ''Inspector Garud'' has Circ ...

'', with Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in lead roles, followed next. In 2012, he directed two films, one being '' Masters'', a movie starring Prithviraj, Sasikumar,

Pia Bajpai Pia Bajpiee is an Indian actress and model who appears primarily in Bollywood and Kollywood films. She is best known for her performances as Roshini in Venkat Prabhu's comedy ''Goa'' and Saro in K. V. Anand's political thriller '' Ko''. Early l ...

, and Ananya, and the other being ''

'', a movie starring

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, H ...

, Murali Gopy,

Charmy Kaur Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her mo ...

Filmography

As Director

As Assistant director

As Actor

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