>MarnetteD at 23:38, 27 April 2021

2021-04-27T23:38:54Z

New page

{{short description|Indian film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Albert Antoni
| image = The Director of ‘Kanne Madanguka’ Shri Albert at a Press Conference during the ongoing 36th International Film Festival of India – 2005 in Panaji, Goa on December 3, 2005.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Antoni at the [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[35th International Film Festival of India|2005]])
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Filmmaker
| spouse =
| children =
| parents =
| awards = [[Alberrt Antoni#Awards|See Awards section]]
| website =
| restingplace =
| restingplacecoordinates =
| othername = Albert
| yearsactive = 2008
}}
'''Alberrt Antoni''' is an [[India]]n [[film director]]. His debut film as a director is critically acclaimed ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]'' (2005). He is the director of ''[[Nair-san (film)|Nairsan]]'', a forthcoming Indo-Japanese historical film,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/39759.html |title=Jackie Chan and Mohanlal in a Japanese film - Bollywood Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date= |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> based on the legendary Indian freedom fighter [[A. M. Nair]], popularly known as Nairsan in Japan, with the rare combination of [[Jackie Chan]], [[Mohanlal]] and [[A. R. Rahman]].

==Biography==
Albert is now in Mudavanmugal, [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]], and he was born in [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Albert native and did his schooling in [[Marthandam]] and took his bachelor's degree from [[Osmania University|University]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and from the Govt. Film Institute of Chennai.

Albert's debut film ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]'' (2005) was selected for Indian Panorama 2005 screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]], [[Goa]] (2005) and other overseas film festivals 2005–2006. It won three [[Kerala State Film Award]]s for Best actress, Best child artiste and Best processing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vijay|first1=George|title=Hard-won success|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3217234.ece|accessdate=28 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=24 February 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828134614/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3217234.ece|archivedate=28 August 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref>

Albert is the man behind ''[[Nair-san (film)|Nairsan]]''. Having identified the story and having invested a lot of his time and money in research, rights and backing, he is now raring to see the project go on the floors. It has a rare combination of [[Mohanlal]], [[Jackie Chan]] and the [[Academy Award]] winner [[A. R. Rahman]]. [[Japan]], [[Mongolia]] and [[India]] are the main locations of this huge budgeted project.

His high-points of the film were winning the Aravindan Puraskaram Best debut Director award in 2005, [[Padmarajan]] Special Jury Award for best director (2006) and [[John Abraham (Director)|John Abraham]] special jury award (2005). His passion and vision on [[Nair-san (film)|Nairsan]] is complemented by his tremendous urge to be open and discover new eras on the subject and to create a truly international class Asian film, spanning many cultures, languages and religions.

Now he is in the post production work for his new project titled ''[[Vaadamalli]]''. New faces are doing the central characters.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8835515&programId=3982928&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3 |title=Movies | News |publisher=Manorama Online |date= |accessdate=2012-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402193254/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8835515&programId=3982928&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |archive-date=2 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Film !! Year !! Screenwriter !! Cast !! Language !! Music !! Remarks
|-
| ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]'' || 2005 || Alberrt Antoni || [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Navya Nair]] || [[Malayalam]] || Jayan Pisharady ||Won three State Awards 2005; [[Aravindan Puraskaram]] 2005; Padmarajan Special Jury Award - 2005; John Abhraham Special Jury Award 2005; Selected for Indian Panorama 2005; Screened at IFFI Goa 2005
|-
| ''[[Vaadamalli]]'' || 2011 || Rajesh Varma || Rahul Madhav, Richa Panai, Ramesh Raveendran, Niji Mary, Pradeep Chandran, Jyothy || [[Malayalam]] || Shyam || Asianet Film Awards for Best Newcomer - Richa Panai
|-
| ''Mudra, The Gesture - Short fiction'' || 2017 || Albert || Isha Talwar, Anjali Nair || || ||
|}

===Story===
* ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Vaadamalli]]'' (2011)
* ''Mudra, The Gesture - Short fiction'' (2017)

==Awards==
'''Aravindan Puraskaram'''
*2005: Best debut director award for ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]''
'''Padmarajan Special Jury Award'''
*2006: Best Director Award for ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]''
'''John Abraham Special Jury Award'''
*2005: Best Director Award for ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2867292}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Antoni, Alberrt}}
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni]]
[[Category:People from Agra]]

Alberrt Antoni - Revision history

>MarnetteD at 23:38, 27 April 2021