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| birth_place = [[Kochi]], Kerala, India<br />
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| instrument = Vocals<br />
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| years_active = 1963–2001<br />
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'''C. O. Anto''' was an Indian film singer in [[Malayalam cinema]] during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>[http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=357 CO Anto]. Malayalachalachithram.com (24 February 2001). Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref> His first film song was "Kummiyadikkuvin" for the movie ''Kadalamma'' in 1963.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/kudumbini-1964/article1577245.ece Kudumbini 1964 – Kochi]. The Hindu (28 March 2011). Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref> He has sung 178 Malayalam songs from 160 films.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/in-tune-with-the-malayali/article5267701.ece In tune with the Malayali]. The Hindu (24 October 2013). Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref> His popular songs were <br />
"Madhurikkum Ormakale", "Kummiyadikkuvin", "Chingakkulirkatte Agnipushpam", "Kannillathoru Kadalppalam" (drama) and "Vasantharavin".<br />
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Anto received the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 1998 for his overall contribution to light music.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/light-music/467 |access-date=26 February 2023 |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala}}</ref><br />
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He died on 24 February 2001 due to age-related health issues.<ref>[http://en.msidb.org/songs.php?singers=CO%20Anto&singtype=duet&tag=Search&limit=138&page_num=6 List of Malayalam Songs by Singers CO Anto]. En.msidb.org (26 January 2009). Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140814041715/http://www.in.com/co-anto/profile-1967214.html Co Anto Latest News | Breaking News on Co Anto | Videos, Photos at]. In.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Central |first=Biography |title=C. O. Anto |url=https://biographycentral.com/biography/c._o._anto |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=Biography Central |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
===As an actor===<br />
* [[Odayil Ninnu (film)|Odayil Ninnu]] (1965)<br />
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===Partial Discography===<br />
* Kummiyadikkuvin ... Kadalamma 1963 <br />
* Unnanam Uranganam ... Oraal Koodi Kallanaayi 1964 <br />
* Veedinu Ponmani ... Kudumbini 1964 <br />
* Thinthaare Thinthaare ... Kaattuthulasi 1965 <br />
* Pathupara Vithupaadu ... Inapraavukal 1965 <br />
* Padachavanundenkil ... Daaham 1965 <br />
* Kadukolam Theeyundengil ... Thirichadi 1968 <br />
* Kakkakkarumbikale ... Ezhu Raathrikal 1968 <br />
* Thedukayaanellaarum ... Pengal 1968 <br />
* Kunnathoru Kaavundu ... Asuravithu 1968 <br />
* Theyyam Theyyam ... Asuravithu 1968 <br />
* Kunkuma Maram Vetti ... Asuravithu 1968 <br />
* Panamoru Ballaatha ... Lakshaprabhu 1968 <br />
* Ice Cream ... Vidyaarthi 1968 <br />
* Pachilakkili ... Vidyaarthi 1968 <br />
* Sindabad ... Vidyaarthi 1968 <br />
* Bhoogolam Thiriyunnu ... Padunna Puzha 1968 <br />
* Amme Mahaakaaliyamme ... Love In Kerala 1968<br />
* Madhurikkum ormakale<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|1874893}}<br />
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[[Category:Malayalam-language playback singers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male playback singers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male singers]]<br />
[[Category:Singers from Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Male Carnatic singers]]<br />
[[Category:Carnatic singers]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]</div>
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