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

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and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He owns the production house Mulakuppadam Films. He is a non-resident Indian 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'' (2016) starring Mohanlal, 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 '' Flash'', starring Parvathy and Mohanlal. But the film did not performed well at the box office. His high-budget action film '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010) directed by Vysakh and starring

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was a commercial success. He attained wide popularity after he produced the high-budget action film '' Pulimurugan'' starring Mohanlal. The film's production cost was 25

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, 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

at the box office within its 30-day theatrical run. After ''Pulimurugan'', he produced his next venture starring Dileep, titled ''

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'', a political thriller released in September 2017.

Personal life

Tomichan Mulakuppadam is settled in

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. He is married to Rosakutty, they have three childrenRomin, Nisha, and Roshan. Romin acted in a role in ''Pulimurugan'' as Lal's teenage role and as a spy journalist in ''Ramaleela''.

Filmography

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