Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in

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. He is from Changanassery in

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. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors

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, Taha, Kamal and Jose Thomas. Antony made his directorial debut with the slapstick comedy '' C.I.D. Moosa'' in 2003. His other directorial ventures include '' Kochi Rajavu'' (2005), '' Thuruppu Gulan'' (2006), '' Cycle'' (2008), '' Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' (2009), '' Masters'' (2012), '' Thappana'' (2012) and '' Thoppil Joppan'' (2016). Antony made his acting debut with a role in the film '' Shikkari Shambhu'' (2018). His acting credits include the films ''

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'' (2018), '' Joseph'' (2018), '' Ganagandharvan'' (2019), '' Varane Avashyamund'' (2020), and ''

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Career

He began his film career as an

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and assisted around ten leading directors in Malayalam film. Antony became an independent director in '' C.I.D. Moosa'' and became a blockbuster comedy movie. '' Inspector Garud'', with Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in lead roles, followed next. In 2012, he directed two films, one being '' Masters'', a movie starring Prithviraj, Sasikumar, Pia Bajpai, and Ananya, and the other being '' Thappana'', a movie starring Mammootty, Murali Gopy, Charmy Kaur.

Filmography

As director

As assistant director

As actor

Web series

References

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