Antony Eastman (26 August 1946 – 3 July 2021) was an Indian film director. He directed six films, Ambada Njaane! being his most noteworthy film. He was also credited with bringing

Silk Smitha Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. Smitha was part of seve ...

to the Malayalam film industry.

Early life

Antony was born as the son of Muringatheri Kuriakose and Martha on 26 August 1946 in Chowannur, Kingdom of Cochin, British India. He completed his school education from Chowannur St Thomas School and Kunnamkulam Government High School. He started his career as a photographer in mid - 1960s. He started a studio, Eastman, in Ernakulam and soon, he came to be known as Antony Eastman.

Personal life

He was married to Mary and the couple have a son and a daughter Ganji and Mini.

Career

His directorial debut film was Inaye Thedi (1979) which was also debut work for Silk Smitha, Johnson Master, Kaloor Dennis and John Paul. He had also directed another five films Mridula, Ice Cream, Vayal, Varnatheru and Ambada Njaane. He had worked as a stills photographer for 13 films, as production executive in one film, wrote stories for nine films, wrote script for one film, produced a film, and acted in a film.

Filmography

Director

*'' Inaye Thedi'' (1981) (directorial debut) *''

Vayal ''Vayal'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Antony Eastman and produced by M. D. Mathew. The film stars Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Sankaradi, Shubha and Cochin Haneefa in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Kav ...

'' (1981) *'' Ambada Njaane!'' (1985) *''

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'' (1986) *'' Mridula'' (1990) *''Varnatheru'' (1999)

Death

Antony died at the age of 74 on 3 July 2021 following a cardiac arrest.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eastman, Antony 1946 births 2021 deaths Malayalam film directors 20th-century Indian film directors Malayalam screenwriters 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights