Thomas Antony, better known as Tomichan Mulakuppadam is an Indian businessman, film producer and

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who works in the

Malayalam film industry 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, '' Elippathayam ...

. He owns the production house

Mulakuppadam Films Mulakuppadam Films is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by businessman Tomichan Mulakuppadam. Formed in 2007, head office of Mulakuppadam Films is situated in Kochi, Kerala. History Mulakuppadam Films debuted in film ...

. He is a

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businessman with no previous background in cinema, according to him, he entered into film production for his passion for films. He is best known for producing ''

Pulimurugan ''Pulimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films and was written by Udayakrishna—half o ...

'' (2016) starring

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...

, which is the first film to create "

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" and "150 Crore Club" in Malayalam film industry.

Career

He ventured into film production in 2007 with the help of Qatar-based Roy Manimala by producing the film ''

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'', starring Parvathy and

. But the film did not performed well at the box office. His high-budget action film '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010) directed by

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and starring Mammootty was a commercial success. He attained wide popularity after he produced the high-budget action film ''

'' starring

. The film's production cost was 25 crore, such an investment in a film industry with just 30 million audience was considered quite risky by the film industry. The film turned out to be the highest-grossing film in the history of Malayalam cinema. It is the first Malayalam film in history to create "

" in film industry by grossing over 100 crore at the box office within its 30-day theatrical run. After ''Pulimurugan'', he produced his next venture starring

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, titled '' Ramaleela'', a political thriller released in September 2017.

Personal life

Tomichan Mulakuppadam is settled in Abu Dhabi. He is married to Rosakutty, they have three childrenRomin, Nisha, and Roshan. Romin acted in a role in ''Pulimurugan'' as

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's teenage role and as a spy journalist in ''Ramaleela''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulakuppadam, Tomichan Living people Malayalam film producers Film producers from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people)