Babu Antony (born 22 February) is an Indian-American actor and

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, who works primarily in

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. He has also acted in several

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, Telugu,

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, Sinhalese,

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and English films. He started his career doing antagonistic roles and progressed to supporting and leading roles as well. Babu owns a mixed martial art academy in

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. He made his debut in

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's ''Chilampu'' (1986). His career highlights include '' Vaishali'' (1988), '' Aparahnam'' (1991) and '' Uppukandam Brothers'' (1993).

Career

Early in his career, he started making appearances in roles like ''Chilambu'', '' Mizhineerppoovukal'' (1986) in

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. He made a mark through Fazil's 1986 thriller '' Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal''. The film was remade into

, Telugu,

and

. Babu reprised his role in all five versions. He made his debut by playing an antagonist in

's '' Chilambu'' (1987). In 1987, he appeared for its debut in Tamil cinema with Sathyaraj in '' Poovizhi Vasalile'' and then '' Makkal En Pakkam''. Later with

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's '' Vrutham'' (1987) in Malayalam and '' Per Sollum Pillai'' in Tamil. With Nizhalgal Ravi, he acted in a horror film, ''

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'' which were all commercial successes. He also played with Chiranjeevi in ''

Pasivadi Pranam ''Pasivadi Pranam'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Raghuvaran. The film was produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts banner. It was a remake of the Mala ...

'' and '' Jebu Donga'' which was later a hit at the box office. He started his career as a villain and later on featured in leading roles with the image of an angry young man. His debut film in Kannada was '' Shanti Kranti'' (1991). His movies like '' Aparahnam'' (1991), '' Gandhari'' (1993), '' Rajadhani'' (1994), ''

Bharanakoodam ''Bharanakoodam'' () is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language political action film directed by Sunil from a story by Sab John and produced by V. Vargeese. The film stars Babu Antony and Geetha in the lead roles. Synopsis Danny is the nephew ...

'' (1994), '' Chantha'' (1995), '' Special Squad'' (1995) and '' Indian Military Intelligence'' (1995) helped him to build a large audience and fan following for him. Apart from these, he has worked as many different characters such as an ex-terrorist role in Aparahnam, a king's role in '' Vaishali'' (1988), an impecunious man in ''Sayahnam'' (2000). '' Uppukandam Brothers'' (1993) gave a breakthrough for Babu's career in starring roles. He made his debut in Hindi cine-industry with the movie '' Hatya'' in 1988. He is also in Telugu films including '' Lorry Driver'' (1990), '' Sathruvu'' (1991) and '' Nippu Ravva'' (1993). His debut movies in English ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2009) in Sinhala. His other Tamil hits were '' Anjali'' (1990), '' Surieyan'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993), '' Attahasam'' (2004), '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (2010), '' Kanchana'' (2011), '' Aadhi-Bhagavan'' (2013), '' Kaaviya Thalaivan'' (2014), '' Kaaka Muttai'' (2015), '' Adanga Maru'' (2018), '' Ponniyin Selvan'' (2022), '' Ponniyin Selvan: II'' (2023) and '' Leo'' (2023).

Personal life

He is married to Evgeniya Antony, who is a Russian American. The couple has two sons, Arthur Antony and Alex Antony. He trains his sons in martial arts and Arthur got his 1st Dan Black Belt in

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Filmography

Malayalam films

Tamil films

Telugu films

Hindi films

Kannada films

Other language films

References

External links

*http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Babu%20Antony&limit=59
www.babuantony.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antony, Babu Indian male film actors Indian Christians Male actors from Kerala Male actors in Malayalam cinema Living people People from Kottayam district 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male mixed martial artists 1966 births