Antony Albert is an Indian

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. His debut film as a director is critically acclaimed '' Kanne Madanguka'' (2005). He is the director of '' Nairsan'', a forthcoming Indo-Japanese historical film, based on the legendary Indian freedom fighter A. M. Nair, popularly known as Nairsan in Japan, with the rare combination of

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and

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Biography

Albert is now in Mudavanmugal,

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, and he was born in

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. Albert native and did his schooling in

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and took his bachelor's degree from

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, Hyderabad and from the Govt. Film Institute of Chennai. Albert's debut film '' Kanne Madanguka'' (2005) was selected for Indian Panorama 2005 screened at the

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(2005) and other overseas film festivals 2005–2006. It won three

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s for Best Actress, Best child artiste and Best processing. Albert is the man behind '' Nairsan''. Having identified the story and having invested a lot of his time and money in research, rights and backing, he is now raring to see the project go on the floors. It has a rare combination of

and the

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winner

. Japan,

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and India are the main locations of this huge budgeted project. His high-points of the film were winning the Aravindan Puraskaram Best debut Director award in 2005,

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Special Jury Award for best director (2006) and

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special jury award (2005). His passion and vision on Nairsan is complemented by his tremendous urge to be open and discover new eras on the subject and to create a truly international class Asian film, spanning many cultures, languages and religions. Now he is in the post production work for his new project titled ''

Vaadamalli ''Vaadamalli'' is a 2011 Indian Malayalam thriller film directed by Alberrt Antoni after his critically acclaimed debut film '' Kanne Madanguka''. The film was shot at various locations in Kochi, Alappuzha, Munnar, Athirapally and Thrissur. ...

''. New faces are doing the central characters. Now he is in the post production work for his new project titled NAIRSAN. A complete Hollywood movie.

Filmography

Story

* '' Kanne Madanguka'' (2005) * ''

'' (2011) * ''Mudra, The Gesture – Short fiction'' (2017) * The Journey (2023)

Awards

Aravindan Puraskaram *2005: Best debut director award for '' Kanne Madanguka'' Padmarajan Special Jury Award *2006: Best Director Award for '' Kanne Madanguka'' John Abraham Special Jury Award *2005: Best Director Award for '' Kanne Madanguka''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antoni, Alberrt Malayalam film directors Film directors from Uttar Pradesh Malayali people Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian people M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni People from Agra