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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Augustine
| image=Augustine_(actor).jpg
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1955|07|30}}
| birth_place= [[Kodencheri]], [[Kozhikkode]] (now in [[Kerala]]), [[India]]<ref name="ref1">{{cite web|url=http://www.madhyamam.com/news/254992/131114 |title=ചലചിത്ര നടന്‍ അഗസ്റ്റിന്‍െറ മൃതദേഹം സംസ്ക്കരിച്ചു |author=Madhyamam |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117053011/http://www.madhyamam.com/news/254992/131114 |archive-date=17 November 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| years_active= 1986–2013
| death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|11|14|1955|07|30}}
| spouse = Hansi<ref name="ref1"/>
| parents= Kunnumpurath Mathew <br/> Rosi <ref name="ref1"/>
| children = [[Ann Augustine|Ann]]<br>Jeethu}}

'''Augustine''' (30 July 1955 – 14 November 2013) was an Indian actor who worked in [[Malayalam cinema]]. He acted in more than 150 films, mainly in comedy, character and negative roles. Actress [[Ann Augustine]] is his daughter.

==Personal life==

Augustine was born on 30 July 1955 to Kunnumpurath Mathew and Rosi at [[Kodencheri]], Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=15457695&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@|title=Manorama Online - Malayalam News - Latest News|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117103144/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=15457695&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@|archive-date=17 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was married to Hansamma; the couple have two daughters: [[Ann Augustine|Ann]] (actress), and Jeethu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-135870 |title=അച്ഛനെയാണ് എനിക്കിഷ്ടം - articles, infocus_interview - Mathrubhumi Eves |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117084423/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-135870 |archive-date=17 November 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Career==

Beginning his acting career through theatre, Augustine entered the Malayalam film industry in the mid eighties through an uncredited role, in the movie ''[[Swapnalokum|Swapnalokam]]'', starring [[Sreenath]], in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=15462957&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@|title=Manorama Online Latest Malayalam News. Breaking News Events. News Updates from Kerala India|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118052106/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=15462957&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@|archive-date=18 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> His first credited appearance was in ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]'' in 1986; the role had been offered to him by [[Sreenivasan]] for having assisted the latter in finding a filming location for ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marunadanmalayali.com/index.php?page=newsDetail&id=25819|title=MarunadanMalayali.com}}</ref> Augustine also appeared in such films as ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]], [[Devaasuram|Devasuram]], [[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]], [[Aaraam Thampuran]], [[Kaazhcha|Kazhcha]]'' and ''[[Katha Parayumpol|Katha Paryumbo]]<nowiki/>l''. He produced the Malayalam film, ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=406389 |title=നടന്‍ അഗസ്റ്റിന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു - Latest News - Mathrubhumi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053921/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=406389 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Health and death==
Augustine suffered a stroke in late 2009; however, he made a partial recovery and continued acting. Following a fall in a hotel room in April 2013, he underwent treatment in Pattambi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mangalam-varika-5-Aug-2013|url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/99/38|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809073158/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/99/38|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 August 2013|publisher=mangalamvarika.com|access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> But later, he was diagnosed with liver disease and finally died of [[kidney failure]], aged 58, on 14 November 2013 at a private hospital in Kozhikode. ''[[Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty]]'' was the last film in which he appeared.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-malayalam-actor-augustine-is-dead-1918995 Malayalam actor Augustine is dead], dnaindia.com</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/368915/malayalam-actor-augustine-dead.html Malayalam actor Augustine is dead], deccanherald.com</ref>

==Partial filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1976 || ''Anubhavam'' || || Few scenes
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Swapnalokum]]'' || || Uncredited role
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1986 || ''[[Aavanazhi]]'' || Ummer ||
|-
|| ''[[Adiverukal]]'' || Manager ||
|-
|| ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1987 || ''[[Naalkavala]]'' || Villager ||
|-
|| ''[[Adimakal Udamakal]]'' || Abootty ||
|-
|| ''[[Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu]]'' || Augustine ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1988 || ''[[1921 (1988 film)|1921]]'' || Kunjithangal ||
|-
|| ''Mrithunjayam'' || Pilla ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1991 || ''[[Neelagiri (film)|Neelagiri]]'' || Rajappan ||
|-
|| ''[[Inspector Balram]]'' || Ummer ||
|-
|| ''[[Adwaytham|Advaitham]]'' || Goonda ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1992 || ''[[Mahanagaram]]'' || Thankappan ||
|-
|| ''[[Oottyppattanam]]'' || Shinkaravelan ||
|-
|| ''[[Rajashilpi]]'' || Gopalan ||
|-
|| ''[[Daddy (1992 film)|Daddy]]'' || S.I. Philip ||
|-
|| ''[[Sadayam]]'' || Chandran ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1993 || ''[[Chamayam (1993 film)|Chamayam]]'' || Pappi ||
|-
|| ''[[Devasuram]]'' || Hydhrose ||
|-
|| ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' || Geevarghese ||
|-
|| ''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]'' || Devan ||
|-
|| ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' || Anwar ||
|-
|| ''[[Bhoomi Geetham]]'' || Minister Harischandra Nadar ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1994 || ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'' || Vattappara Peethambaran ||
|-
|| ''[[Minnaram]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
|| ''[[Rudraksham]]'' || Kunjahammad ||
|-
| rowspan=8 | 1995 || ''[[Thumboli Kadappuram]]'' || Pashanam ||
|-
|| ''[[Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary]]'' || Bahuleyan ||
|-
|| ''[[Chantha]]'' || Mammali ||
|-
|| ''Boxer'' || Prasannan ||
|-
|| ''[[Highway (1995 film)|Highway]]'' || Idiyan Sukumaran / Sughbir Hanuman Singh ||
|-
|| ''Arabia'' || H.C. Gopal Gowda ||
|-
|| ''[[Nirnayam (1995 film)|Nirnayam]]'' || Police officer ||
|-
|| ''Pai Brothers'' || Security Guard ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1996 || ''King Solomon'' || Rubber Rajappan ||
|-
|| ''[[Vanarasena]]'' || Vaidyar ||
|-
|| ''Kireedamillaatha Raajakkanmaar'' || S. I. Kozhi Vasu ||
|-
|| ''[[Rajaputhran]]'' || Aboobacker ||
|-
|| ''Sulthan Hyderali'' || Muhamedali ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 1997 || ''[[Chandralekha (1997 film)|Chandralekha]]'' || Ravindran Nair ||
|-
|| ''[[Aaraam Thampuran]]'' || Bappu Thangalangady ||
|-
|| ''[[Asuravamsam]]'' || Safari ||
|-
|| ''Kannur'' || Saidaali ||
|-
|| ''[[Hitler Brothers]]'' || Govindan ||
|-
|| ''[[Kalyana Kacheri]]'' || S.I. Vargesh ||
|-
|| ''[[Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu]]'' || Gangadharan ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 1998 || ''[[The Truth (1998 film)|The Truth]]'' || Police Officer ||
|-
|| ''[[Oru Maravathoor Kanavu]]'' || Moitheen ||
|-
|| ''[[Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu]]'' || Roy ||
|-
|| ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]'' || Chandran ||
|-
|| ''[[Summer in Bethlehem]]'' || Appunni Nair ||
|-
|| ''[[Kaikudunna Nilavu]]'' || Constable ||
|-
|| ''[[Meenakshi Kalyanam]]'' || 'Puli' Chacko ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1999 || ''[[Aayiram Meni]]'' || Naanu ||
|-
|| ''[[F.I.R (1999 film)|F.I.R]]'' || Kunjalavi ||
|-
|| ''[[Thachiledathu Chundan]]'' || Kamalahasan ||
|-
|| ''[[Ustaad (1999 film)|Ustaad]]'' || Ali Abu ||
|-
|| ''Pattabhishekam'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=8 | 2000 || ''Mazhanoolkanavu'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Cover Story (2000 film)|Cover Story]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]'' || Eradi ||
|-
|| ''[[Dada Sahib]]'' || Nooruddin Kunju ||
|-
|| ''[[Madhuranombarakattu]]'' || Jail Warden ||
|-
|| ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]'' || Mathews ||
|-
|| ''[[Valliettan]]'' || Gangadharan ||
|-
|| ''Anamuttathe Angalamar'' || Punjapakeshan ||
|-
| rowspan=11 | 2001 || ''[[Nariman (film)|Nariman]]'' || Joseph ||
|-
|| ''Chitrathoonukal'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Raavanaprabhu]]'' || Hydrose ||
|-
|| ''Unnathngalil'' || Panikkar ||
|-
|| ''[[Kakkakuyil]]'' || Rama Varma ||
|-
|| ''[[Naranathu Thampuran]]'' || Somanathan ||
|-
|| ''[[Karumadikkuttan (film)|Karumadikkuttan]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''Korappan The Great'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Randam Bhavam (2001 film)|Randam Bhavam]]'' || Pushpangadan ||
|-
|| ''Akashathile Paravakal'' || Govindan ||
|-
|| ''[[Saivar Thirumeni]]'' || Kunjappu ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2002 || ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'' || Kunjiraman ||
|-
|| ''[[Chathurangam (2002 film)|Chathurangam]]'' || Appu ||
|-
|| ''Swapnahalliyil Orunaal'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Kaiyethum Doorath]]'' || Passenger in the Boat ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2003 || ''Sahodaran Sahadevan'' || Kunjananthan ||
|-
|| ''[[Pattanathil Sundaran]]'' || Varghese ||
|-
|| ''[[Sadanandante Samayam]]'' || Divakaran ||
|-
|| ''Mazhanoolkkanavu'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]'' || Bichu ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 2004 || ''Parayam'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Vesham]]'' || Paulose ||
|-
|| ''[[Greetings (2004 film)|Greetings]]'' || Somasundaran ||
|-
|| ''[[Kaazhcha]]'' || Suresh ||
|-
|| ''[[Natturajavu]]'' || Morayur Bappu ||
|-
|| ''[[Aparichithan]]'' || Cheeru ||
|-
|| ''[[Mayilattam (film)|Mayilattam]]'' || Murukan ||
|-
|| ''Priyam Priyankaram'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Vamanapuram Bus Route]]'' || Thankappan ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2005 || ''[[Boyy Friennd]]'' || Dasappan ||
|-
|| ''[[Nerariyan CBI]]'' || Dhanapalan ||
|-
|| ''[[Pauran]]'' || Koshy ||
|-
|| ''[[Thaskaraveeran (2005 film)|Thaskara Veeran]]'' || Ayyappan Pillai ||
|-
|| ''[[Chandrolsavam]]'' || Jose ||
|-
|| ''[[Five Fingers (2005 film)|Five Fingers]]'' || Kuriachan ||
|-
|| ''[[The Campus (2005 film)|The Campus]]'' || Simon ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2006 || ''[[Pothan Vava]]'' || Kurian ||
|-
|| ''[[Prajapathi]]'' || Ravuthar ||
|-
|| ''[[The Don (2006 film)|The Don]] || Kabeer ||
|-
|| ''[[Balram vs Tharadas]]'' || S.I Ummer ||
|-
|| ''[[Vargam]]'' || Chandykunju ||
|-
|| ''[[Raashtram]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''Avastha'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2007 || ''[[Katha Parayumpol]]'' || Scariah Thomas ||
|-
|| ''[[Nasrani (film)|Nasrani]]'' || Waiter at the Restaurant ||
|-
|| ''[[Sooryan (2007 film)|Sooryan]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Arabikkatha]]'' || Varghese ||
|-
|| ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]'' || Thankachan ||
|-
|| ''[[Rock & Roll (film)|Rock & Roll]]'' || Subramaniyam ||
|-
|| ''[[Avan Chandiyude Makan]]'' || Kunjeriya ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 2008 || ''[[Thirakkatha]]'' || Chackochan ||
|-
|| ''The Thrill'' || ||
|-
|| ''Gulmohar'' || Appuettan ||
|-
|| ''[[SMS (2008 film)|SMS]]'' || Viswambaran ||
|-
|| ''[[Magic Lamp (film)|Magic Lamp]]'' || Vikraman ||
|-
|| ''Jubilee'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Positive (2008 film)|Positive]]'' || Joseph ||
|-
|| ''[[Kerala Police (film)|Kerala Police]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Parunthu]]'' || Kumaran ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2009 || ''[[Kerala Cafe]]'' || Sadasivan || segment "Makal"
|-
|| ''[[Loudspeaker (film)|Loud Speaker]]'' || Watchman ||
|-
|| ''[[Sufi Paranja Katha (film)|Sufi Paranja Katha]]'' || Putthan Adhikari ||
|-
|| ''[[Makante Achan]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko]]'' || Kariyappi ||
|-
|| ''Mithram'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Madhya Venal]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2010 || ''[[Penpattanam]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Black Stallion (film)|Black Stallion]] || George Keechapilly ||
|-
|| ''[[In Ghost House Inn]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011 || ''[[Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' || || Cameo appearance
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2012 || ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]'' || Kunjappa Haji ||
|-
|| ''[[Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2013 || ''[[Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala]]'' || Vicar ||
|-
|| ''[[Shutter (2012 film)|Shutter]]'' || Prabhu ||
|-
|| ''[[Nakhangal (2013 film)|Nakhangal]]'' || Neighbour ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[@Andheri]]'' || || Posthumously released
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Kaalchilambu]]'' || || Posthumously released
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0041919}}

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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:People from Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Deaths from kidney failure]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]

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