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{{Infobox person<br />
|name = Antony Thekkek <br />
|image = Antony Thekkek 01.jpg<br />
|birth_place = [[Ponkunnam]], [[Kerala]]<br />
|occupation = Actor, Producer, Author<br />
}}<br />
'''Antony Thekkek''', also known as Thampy Antony, is an [[Indian-American]] film actor, writer, activist and producer. As a writer he has published books in Malayalam and English. His latest books ‘Lady biker’ and ‘Vasco da Gama' are available in Amazon. As an actor, he is active primarily in [[Malayalam cinema]]. He is also the elder brother of Malayalam actor [[Babu Antony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/1119/#storycontent |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219092711/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/1119/ |archivedate=2013-12-19 }}</ref> He is the first Malayalam actor to own a [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] car.<ref>https://english.manoramaonline.com/business/autos/2019/03/21/thampy-antony-malayalam-actor-tesla.html</ref> The actor has won the Basheer Amma Malayalam Award for his book Vasco da Gama.<ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/060819/on-a-creative-expedition.html</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Thampy Antony was born in [[Ponkunnam]] into a Kerala Christian family. He is an [[architect]] by profession. He immigrated to the United States and has lived in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] for over 3 decades.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/09/stories/2006040911390300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920210336/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/09/stories/2006040911390300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2006|title=A success story in acting | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 April 2006}}</ref><br />
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== Film career ==<br />
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Antony made his film debut, with ‘Arabia’, a film that starred his younger brother [[Babu Antony]] in the lead. He has since then acted in many American and Indian productions, predominantly in [[Malayalam]] language. He won the Best Actor Award at the Honolulu International Film Festival in 2005 for portraying the role of Dr. Acharya in the English film 'Beyond the Soul', directed by [[Rajeev Anchal]].<ref name="hindu" /> In 2010, he featured in the Hollywood film [[Cash (2010 film)]].<br />
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Thampi Antony produces films under the banner of 'Kayal Films' <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-question-of-faith/article4030564.ece|title=Parudeesa produced by Thampy Antony under the banner of Kayal films | location=Kerala India | work=The Hindu|first=Nita|last=Sathyendran|date=25 October 2012}}</ref> and has produced critically acclaimed movies like “Kalkata new “ Made in USA “<br />
''Parudeesa'', ''Sufi Paranja Katha' ''Papilio Buddha“ Janaki”Monsoon mangoes “ and “Naam” <br />
(film)]]''.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
# Elam(2020)as Old man in the bar <br />
# Changapuzha park(short)as Narayanankutty <br />
# Naam(2018) as Priest Pavanakuzhi <br />
# Puzhayamna (2018)As Avinash <br />
# [[10 Kalpanakal]]<br />
# EMSum penkuttyum (In post production)<br />
# Monayi engene anayi<br />
# [[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]](2013)<br />
# Papilio Buddha (2013) as Gandhian Ram Das<br />
# [[Kalimannu]] (2013) as Doctor<br />
# [[Celluloid (film)|Celluloid]](2013)<br />
# [[Parudeesa]] (2012) as Fr. Mannooran and Decon Jose <br />
# [[Ivan Megharoopan]] (2012) as Publisher Swamy <br />
# Dam999(2011) as The Architect <br />
# [[Adaminte Makan Abu|Abu, Son of Adam]] (2011) as Ustad<br />
# A Million Dollars (short) (2011) as Thampy <br />
# Yathra Thudarunnu(2011)<br />
# The Wedding (short) (2010) as Michael <br />
# Ca$h (2010) as Bahadurjit Tejeenderpeet Singh <br />
# [[Sufi Paranja Katha (film)|Sufi Paranja Katha]] (2010) as Shanku Menon <br />
# [[In Ghost House Inn]] (2010) as Dr. George Christopher <br />
# Yugapurushan (2010) as Bhadran <br />
# Janaki(2009)<br />
# Bhramaram(2009)<br />
# [[Calcutta News (film)|Calcutta News]] (2008) as Doctor<br />
# [[Palunku]] (2006) as Prof. Sukumaran Nair<br />
# Made in United States (2005) <br />
# [[Nothing but Life|Nothing But Life]] (2004) as Col. Abdullah<br />
# Beyond the Soul (2002) as Dr. Acharya<br />
# [[Jananaayakan|Jananayakan]](1999) as Prabhakara Kaimal<br />
# Arabia (1995) as Zapher Ali<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
6 https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/03/07/eelam-malayalam-movie-wins-award-golden-state-film-festival.html<br />
7 https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2020/03/19/malayalam-film-eelam-wins-award-at-golden-state-film-festival-440537/<br />
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/04/19/coronavirus-nursing-homes-with-covid19-deaths-have-history-of-serious-problems/?fbclid=IwAR2u92LMXSJlmgVtqtGZl-7Ub-xXRzOPIojHRL_hGPgkuMT1B_ZB3MFLu5o<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/anthony_thekkek/ Profile in Rotten Tomatoes]<br />
* {{IMDb name|1403667}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052020/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Thampi%20Antony&limit=11 Thampi Antony at MSI]<br />
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