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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}{{Infobox person
| name = John Kokken
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Anish John Kokken
| birth_date = 27 March 1981 (age 42)
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Actor
| spouse =
| children = 1
| relatives =
| yearsactive = 2006–present
}}

'''Anish John Kokken''' is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in the [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film industry]], often appearing in negative roles. He got recognition for playing Vembuli in ''[[Sarpatta Parambarai]]'' (2021).

== Early life ==
Anish John Kokken was born into a Malayali family in [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], but raised in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]. His father John was a school vice principal, and his mother a nurse. He has two brothers.<ref name="hin1">{{Cite web |last=Manmadhan |first=Prema |date=4 April 2010 |title=Villain with a body |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Villain-with-a-body/article16364888.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108012532/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Villain-with-a-body/article16364888.ece |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Ananie Borgia |date=26 October 2020 |title=I Would Have Attended Some 1200 Auditions Before I Got Selected For My 1st Ad – John Kokken (Actor) |url=https://www.eatmy.news/2020/10/i-would-have-attended-some-1200.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108013300/https://www.eatmy.news/2020/10/i-would-have-attended-some-1200.html |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=eatmy.news}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kokken began his career as a model, and after finishing in the last ten in the Gladrags 2005 contest, he chose to pursue a career as an actor.<ref name="hin1" /> He appeared in his first film, ''Kalabham'' during 2006, and subsequently continued to play supporting roles across the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. In 2010 he was introduced to [[Kannada cinema|Kannada Film Industry]] by the famous actor cum producer [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] using Dr. Rajkumar's films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joy |first=Prathibha |date=Mar 15, 2022 |title=Puneeth Rajkumar introduced Kannada cinema to me with Dr Rajkumar films: John Kokken |url=https://www.ottplay.com/interview/puneeth-rajkumar-introduced-kannada-cinema-to-me-with-dr-rajkumar-films-john-kokken/3771e08225130 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415085946/https://www.ottplay.com/interview/puneeth-rajkumar-introduced-kannada-cinema-to-me-with-dr-rajkumar-films-john-kokken/3771e08225130 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=[[ottplay.com]]}}</ref> During the period, he notably portrayed antagonistic roles in films including ''[[Yevadu]]'' (2014), ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Did you know Sarpatta's Vembuli was in Baahubali? |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-sarpattas-vembuli-was-baahubali-154689 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117180810/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-sarpattas-vembuli-was-baahubali-154689 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> (2015) and the ''[[K.G.F (film series)|K.G.F]]'' film series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2021 |title=Did you know Sarpatta's Vembuli was in Baahubali? |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-sarpattas-vembuli-was-baahubali-154689 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117180810/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-sarpattas-vembuli-was-baahubali-154689 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2021 |title=From 'Baahubali' to 'Sarpatta Parambarai' - Vembuli John Kokken's dream comes true |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sarpatta-parambarai-vembuli-actor-john-kokken-scene-in-baahubali-tamil-news-294040 |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130074158/https://www.indiaglitz.com/sarpatta-parambarai-vembuli-actor-john-kokken-scene-in-baahubali-tamil-news-294040 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Kokken notably appeared as boxer Vembuli in [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s period drama ''[[Sarpatta Parambarai]]'', before portraying the main antagonist in ''[[Thunivu]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2022 |title=Thala Ajith lauds John Kokken for his performance as Vembuli in Sarpatta Parambarai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/thala-ajith-lauds-john-kokken-for-his-performance-as-vembuli-in-sarpatta-parambarai-1832805-2021-07-26 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110211238/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/thala-ajith-lauds-john-kokken-for-his-performance-as-vembuli-in-sarpatta-parambarai-1832805-2021-07-26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2022 |title=Ajith has a special gift for his Thunivu co-star John Kokken! |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/ajith-has-a-special-gift-for-his-thunivu-co-star-john-kokken/9c92577333458 |website=[[OTTPlay]] |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130074139/https://www.ottplay.com/news/ajith-has-a-special-gift-for-his-thunivu-co-star-john-kokken/9c92577333458 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2022 |title='KGF 2' actor John Kokken faces trolls after his latest social media statement |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kgf-2-actor-john-kokken-faces-trolls-after-his-latest-social-media-statement/articleshow/90516232.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118022113/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kgf-2-actor-john-kokken-faces-trolls-after-his-latest-social-media-statement/articleshow/90516232.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
For 2012 to 2016 John Kokken was married to actress [[Meera Vasudevan]] and they have a son.<ref name="Onmanorama">{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2019 |title=Bigg Boss fame Pooja Ramachandran marries actor John Kokken... |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/04/18/pooja-ramachandran-marries-john-kokken.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117195650/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/04/18/pooja-ramachandran-marries-john-kokken.html |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2012 |title=John and me complement each other, says Meera |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/john-and-me-complement-each-other-says-meera/articleshow/15138705.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117195652/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/john-and-me-complement-each-other-says-meera/articleshow/15138705.cms |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In April 2019, he married actress [[Pooja Ramachandran]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2019 |title='KGF' villain John Kokken ties the knot with his girlfriend Priya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kgf-villain-john-kokken-ties-the-knot-with-his-girlfriend-priya/articleshow/68907940.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130074136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kgf-villain-john-kokken-ties-the-knot-with-his-girlfriend-priya/articleshow/68907940.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2022 |title=John Kokken, Pooja Ramachandran To Soon Be Parents |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/john-kokken-pooja-ramachandran-to-soon-be-parents-news-236928 |website=Outlook |agency=IANS |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212012207/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/john-kokken-pooja-ramachandran-to-soon-be-parents-news-236928 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2006
|''Kalabham''
|Jihadi Terrorist Bhai
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love In Singapore]]''
|Rahul
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2009
|''[[I. G. – Inspector General|IG]]''
|Yasser Shah
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Alexander the Great (2010 film)|Alexander The Great]]''
|Moneylender
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Shikkar]]''
|Thambi Muthalali
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Prithvi (2010 film)|Prithvi]]''
|Nagendra Nayak
|Kannada
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Shourya (2010 film)|Shourya]]''
|Vijayendra Varma's Son
|Kannada
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Mylari]]''
|Anitha's brother
|Kannada
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Don Seenu]]''
|Praveen Duggal
|Telugu
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Shourya (2010 film)|Shourya]]''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Osthe]]''
|
|Tamil
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Teen Maar]]''
|Vasumati's brother
|Telugu
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Ko Ko]]''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Anna Bond]]''
|John Mathew
|Kannada
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Shiva (2012 film)|Shiva]]''
|Panduraanga Shetty's son
|Kannada
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Adhinayakudu|Adhinayakkudu]]''
|Minister's son
|Telugu
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Daruvu]]''
|Bihari Contract Killer
|Telugu
|-
|2013
|''Man of the Match''
|
|Telugu
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Veeram (2014 film)|Veeram]]''
|Aaadalarasu’s right hand guy
|Tamil
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Yevadu]]''
|Deva
|Telugu
|
|-
|2014
|''[[1: Nenokkadine]]''
|
|Telugu
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
|Kalakeya
|Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2021 |title=Did you know Sarpatta's Vembuli was in Baahubali? |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-sarpattas-vembuli-was-baahubali-154689 |website=The News Minute |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117180810/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-sarpattas-vembuli-was-baahubali-154689 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2015
|''[[Bruce Lee: The Fighter|Bruce Lee]]''
|
|Telugu
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Lakshmana (film)|Lakshmana]]''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Sardaar Gabbar Singh]]''
|Pathaan
|Telugu
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Janatha Garage]]''
|Satpal
|Telugu
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Chuttalabbai|Chuttallabbai]]''
|Antagonist
|Telugu
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Tiyaan]]''
|Pakistani
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Raja the Great|Raja The Great]]''
|Henchman of Devaraj
|Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonnalagedda |first=Pranita |date=4 May 2017 |title=John Kokken in Raja The Great |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040517/john-kokken-in-raja-the-great.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117195650/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040517/john-kokken-in-raja-the-great.html |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''
|John
|Kannada
|
|-
|2019
|''Kantharam''
|Special Appearance
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Venky Mama]]''
|Bihari Contract Killer
|Telugu
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Maharshi (2019 film)|Maharshi]]''
|Vivek Mittal's PA
|Telugu
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Sarpatta Parambarai]]''
|Vembuli
|Tamil
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Poikkal Kudhirai (2022 film)|Poikkal Kuthirai]]''
|Deva
|Tamil
|
|-
|2022
|''[[James (2022 film)|James]]''
|John
|Kannada
|
|-
|2022
|''[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]''
|John
|Kannada
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Thunivu]]''
|Krish
|Tamil
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''
| Raja Reddy
|Telugu
|
|}

== References ==
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== External links==
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Ajay Kumar at 13:31, 7 September 2023