Kunnumpurath Mathew Augustine (30 July 1955 – 14 November 2013), known mononymously as Augustine, was an Indian actor who worked in
Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...
. He acted in more than 150 films, mainly in comedy, character and negative roles. Actress
Ann Augustine is his daughter.
Personal life
Augustine was born on 30 July 1955 to Rosi and Mathew of the Kunnumpurath house at
Kodencheri,
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
. He was married to Hansamma; the couple have two daughters:
Ann (actress), and Jeethu.
Career
Beginning his acting career through theatre, Augustine entered the Malayalam film industry in the mid eighties through an uncredited role, in the movie ''
Swapnalokam'', starring
Sreenath
Sreenath Thoppil Inchora (26 August 1956 – 23 April 2010) was an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including '' Shalini Ente Koottukari'', '' Ithu Njangalude Katha'', '' Sarvakalashala'', '' Oru CBI Diar ...
, in 1983. His first credited appearance was in ''
Gandhinagar 2nd Street'' in 1986; the role had been offered to him by
Sreenivasan for having assisted the latter in finding a filming location for ''
Gandhinagar 2nd Street''. Augustine also appeared in such films as ''
Commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to incl ...
,
Devasuram,
Ekalavyan,
Aaraam Thampuran,
Kazhcha'' and ''
Katha Parayumpol''. He produced the Malayalam film, ''
Mizhi Randilum''.
Health and Death
Augustine suffered a stroke in late 2009; however, he made a partial recovery and continued acting. Following a fall in a hotel room in April 2013, he underwent treatment in
Pattambi. But later, he was diagnosed with liver
cirrhosis
Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, chronic liver failure or chronic hepatic failure and end-stage liver disease, is a chronic condition of the liver in which the normal functioning tissue, or parenchyma, is replaced ...
and finally died of
kidney failure
Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney fa ...
, aged 58, on 14 November 2013 at a private hospital in Kozhikode. ''
Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty'' was the last film in which he appeared.
Malayalam actor Augustine is dead
deccanherald.com
Partial filmography
References
External links
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1955 births
2013 deaths
Indian male film actors
Male actors from Kozhikode
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
People from Kozhikode district
Deaths from kidney failure in India
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors