Thoppil Anto

Thoppil Anto (6 June 1940 – 4 December 2021) was an Indian theater, and playback singer, stage performer and music composer. He was prominent during the 1970s in Malayalam movies. He sang in ''Father Damien'' in (1963), ''Anubhavangale Nandi'' in (1976), ''Sneham Oru Pravaham'' in (1979) and ''Veenapoovu'' in (1982). He served as a light music artist with the All-India Radio Thrissur in the 1960s.

Early life

Anto was born as the second child among three children to Thoppil Kunjappu (Chavittu natakam artist) and Eliyamma at Edapally, Kochi. He had his primary education at St. George High School, Edappally.

Career

Anto worked as a playback singer with N. N. Pillai's Nadaka Theater, Vishwa Keralakalasammithi, Kottayam, People's Theater, Kayamkulam and Cochin Samgamithra. He has sung for more than 1000 dramas. He started a music troupe called ''Cochin Bandor Orchestra'' and performed on many stages in India and abroad.

Personal life

Anto married Treesa Pynadath with whom he had four children: Mettilda, Anty George (Prem Sagar, music composer), Glancin Thoppil Antony (Gemologist) and Marydas (M'das thoppil anto, singer and music composer). He has a granddaughter, Rachel J. Amirtharaj who is a costume designer.

Filmography

Composer

* ''Maayaamayooram'' - Kalaapam 1998
* ''Neethimaan'' - Kalaapam 1998
* ''Kaakka penne'' - Kalaapam 1998
* ''Neelakkadambin'' - Kalaapam 1998
* ''Sneha Prakasam''- Christian Devotional
* ''Viyasakra''- Devotional, (Kurisinte Vashi)
* ''Onapookalam''- Festival Songs, Production : Century Cassettes
* ''Oana pookal''- Festival Songs Production : Century Cassettes
* ''Mappila Pattukal'' - Under the banner, Cochin Harishree (Harindran)
* ''Papa Song''- In connection with the Pope John Paul II visit in Kerala, 1986
* ''Irumudi''- Hindu Devotional, (Sabarimala Songs)
* ''Changampuzha Kavithakal'' - Musical version of Poet Shri. Changampuzha Krishnapillai's poems, Sung by :P. Jayachandran, K. G. Markose, Janaki Devi etc.
* ''Raaja Hamsam'' - Folk Songs, Singers: Minmini, Balagopalan Thambi & Thoppil Anto
* ''Divya Darsanam'' - Devotional, Lyrics: Dr.Cheriyan Kunianthodath, C.M.I.
* ''Kripa Sooryan'' - Christian Devotional, Lyrics by Dr. Cheriyan Kunianthodath, Sung by M'das (Marydas), 2015

As a singer

* ''Aadithyananayum'' - Ragging 1973, Music by M. K. Arjunan
* ''Maanodum mala'' - Anubhavangale Nandi 1979, Music by G. Devarajan
* ''Maalaveppaan Vanniha'' - Veenapoovu 1983, Music by Vidyadharan
* ''Ding Dong (Puthan Thalamura)'' - Ellaavarkkum Nanmakal (Puthan Thalamura) 1987
* ''Nummade Kochi '': Honey Bee 2 2017 Music by Deepak Dev

Recognition

* Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy award for light music (1982)
* Pravasi Pranava Dhwani Puraskar (2010)
* Changampuzha Samskarika Kendram award

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anto, Thoppil
Malayalam playback singers
Indian male playback singers
Singers from Kochi
Film musicians from Kerala
1940 births
2021 deaths
20th-century Indian male singers
20th-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian singers