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{{Short description|Indian actor (1951–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kundara Johny
| birth_name = Johny Joseph
| image = KUNDARA_JOHNY.jpg
| occupation = Actor
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1952|01|01}}
| birth_place = [[Kollam|Quilon]], [[Travancore–Cochin]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|10|17|1952|01|01}}
| death_place = Kollam, [[Kerala]], India
| spouse = Stella Johny
| parents = Catherine (Mother)
| children =
| years_active = 1979–2023

}}

'''Johny Joseph''', better known by the stage name '''Kundara Johny''' (1 January 1952 – 17 October 2023), was an Indian actor in [[Malayalam cinema]]. He additionally performed in [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]] films such as ''Vaazhkai Chakram'' and ''[[Nadigan]]''.

==Early life==
Johny made his debut, at the age of 23, through the 1979 Malayalam movie, ''[[Nithya Vasantham]]'', playing a 55-year-old character.<ref>{{cite web|title=സിനിമയില്ലെങ്കില്‍ സാമൂഹ്യപ്രവര്‍ത്തനം|url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/250225?page=0,0|publisher=mangalamvarika.com|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Johny was married to Stella, a Hindi professor at [[Fatima Mata National College]], [[Kollam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/11/03/stories/2004110301010200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223005457/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/11/03/stories/2004110301010200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-23 |title=Life Thiruvananthapuram : An act of valour |date=2004-11-03 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref> He died of a heart attack at a private hospital in [[Kollam]], on 17 October 2023, at the age of 71.<ref>[https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/10/17/actor-kundara-johny-no-more.html Actor Kundara Johny dies at 71]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/malayalam-actor-kundara-johny-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-at-71-in-kerala-2450380-2023-10-18|title=Malayalam actor Kundara Johny dies of cardiac arrest at 71|date=18 October 2023 |publisher=India Today}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Unreferenced section|date= January 2023}}

===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1979 || ''[[Agniparvatham]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Nithya Vasantham'' ||
|-
| ''[[Kazhukan]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1980 || ''[[Rajaneegandhi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nattuchakkeruttu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Meen'' || Sunny ||
|-
| ''Karimpana'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 1981 || ''Urukkumushthikal'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thushaaram]]'' || Cap. Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Parankimala]]'' || Chandran ||
|-
| ''[[Visham]]'' || Johnny ||
|-
| ''[[Karimpoocha]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aayudham (1982 film)|Aayudham]]'' || Johny ||
|-
| ''[[Tharattu]]'' || Johny ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1982 || ''[[Angachamayam]]'' || Sony ||
|-
| ''[[Enikkum Oru Divasam]]'' || S.I. Jacob ||
|-
| ''[[Vidhichathum Kothichathum]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Chilanthivala]]'' || Inspector Harris ||
|-
| ''[[Varanmaare Aavashyamundu]]'' || Gunda ||
|-
| ''[[Komaram (film)|Komaram]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1983 || ''[[Ee Yugam]]'' || Vaasu ||
|-
| ''[[Himam]]'' || Gireesh ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Madapravinte Katha]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Paalam (1983 film)|Paalam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aadyathe Anuraagam]]'' || Rasheed ||
|-
| ''[[Onnu Chirikku]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 1984 || ''[[Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram]]'' || Raghavan Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Enganeyundashaane]]'' || Suresh ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Painkilikatha]]'' || Nandakumar I.A.S ||
|-
| ''[[Thathamme Poocha Poocha]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Swanthamevide Bandhamevide]]'' || Sreedharan ||
|-
| ''[[Unaroo]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Athirathram (film)|Athirathram]]'' || Govindankutty ||
|-
| ''[[Adiyozhukkukal]]'' || Govindan ||
|-
| ''[[Aalkkoottathil Thaniye]]'' || Gopinath ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 1985 || ''[[Aram + Aram = Kinnaram]]'' || Gunda ||
|-
| ''[[Angadikkappurathu]]'' || Anthony Varghese ||
|-
| ''[[Paara (film)|Paara]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vellarikka Pattanam]]'' || Muthu ||
|-
| ''[[Adhyayam Onnu Muthal]]'' || Sreedharan ||
|-
| ''Mukhayamanthri'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Naal Innoru Naal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Black Mail (1985 film)|Black Mail]]'' || Johnny ||
|-
| ''[[Idanilangal]]'' || Kuttappan ||
|-
| ''[[Karimpinpoovinakkare]]'' || Kunjachan ||
|-
| rowspan=15 | 1986 ||''[[Vartha]]'' || Francis ||
|-
| ''[[Adiverukal]]'' || Kootuvadi Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Niramulla Ravulkal]]'' || Contractor Peethambaran ||
|-
| ''[[Njan Kathorthirikkum]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Onnu Randu Moonnu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nilaavinte Naattil]]'' || Inspector John ||
|-
| ''[[Urukku Manushyan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ardha Raathri]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'' || Venu ||
|-
| ''[[Ninnistham Ennishtam]]'' || Achu ||
|-
| ''[[Ithile Iniyum Varu]]'' || Rajesh ||
|-
| ''[[Aavanazhi]]'' || CI Alex George ||
|-
| ''[[Nyayavidhi]]'' || Vareeth ||
|-
| ''[[Aayiram Kannukal]]'' || Johnny ||
|-
| ''[[Padayani (film)|Padayani]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=11 | 1987 || ''[[Naalkavala]]'' || Sub Inspector Andrews ||
|-
| ''[[Vrutham]]'' || Harindran ||
|-
| ''[[Amrutham Gamaya]]'' || Dr. Rajan Thomas ||
|-
| ''Kayyethum Doorathu'' || ||
|-
| ''Ajantha'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Theekattu]]'' || James ||
|-
| ''[[Nombarathi Poovu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ithrayum Kaalam]]'' || Raju ||
|-
| ''[[Adimakal Udamakal]]'' || Joseph ||
|-
| ''[[Itha Samayamayi]]'' || Johny ||
|-
| ''[[Nadodikkattu]]'' || Nambiar's henchman ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1988 || ''[[Oru CBI Diary Kurippu]]'' || Driver Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Abkari]]'' || Peethambaran ||
|-
| ''[[1921 (1988 film)|1921]]'' || Police Inspector Narayana Menon ||
|-
| ''[[Mukthi]]'' || James ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1989 || ''[[Kireedam (1989 film)|Kireedom]]'' || Parameshwaran ||
|-
| ''[[Carnivel]]'' || Pocker ||
|-
| ''[[Ammavanu Pattiya Amali]]'' || Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal]]'' || Gopala Kuruppu ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]]'' || Aringodar's Sishyan ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1990 || ''Aaram Vardil Aabhayandhara Kalakam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mukham]]'' || Menon ||
|-
| ''[[Arhatha]]'' || Achu ||
|-
| ''[[Shubhayathra]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Appu (1990 film)|Appu]]'' || Vijayan ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1991 || ''[[Aanaval Mothiram]]'' || C.I George ||
|-
| ''[[Godfather (1991 film)|Godfather]]'' || Hemachandran ||
|-
| ''[[Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Inspector Balram]]'' || CI Alex George ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1992 || ''[[Kallan Kappalil Thanne]]'' || Cheenkanni Ramu ||
|-
| ''[[Thalastaanam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sathyaprathinja]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mahanagaram]]'' || Commissioner Shankar ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 1993 || ''[[Devaasuram]]'' || Ashokan ||
|-
| ''[[Koushalam]]'' || C.I. Thomas Mathew ||
|-
| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers]]'' || Ettuveettil Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Samooham]]'' || Anto ||
|-
| ''[[Chenkol]]'' || Parameshwaran ||
|-
| ''Thalamura'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni]]'' || Bhargavan ||
|-
| ''Kulapathi'' || Antappan ||
|-
| ''[[Kabooliwala]]'' || Balan ||
|-
| ''[[Injakkadan Mathai & Sons]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1994 || ''[[Chukkan]]'' || Ganapathi ||
|-
| ''[[Nandini Oppol]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Betaaj Badshah'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sagaram Sakshi]]'' || K.K. Nair ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 1995 || ''[[Spadikam]]'' || Maniyan ||
|-
| ''[[Sindoora Rekha]]'' || Circle Inspector ||
|-
| ''[[Special Squad (film)|Special Squad]]'' || Freddy ||
|-
| ''Radholsavam'' || Katturan ||
|-
| ''Keerthanam'' || ||
|-
| ''Rajakeeyam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]'' || Captain Sharma/Akbar ||
|-
| ''[[Sakshyam]]'' || Major ||
|-
| ''[[Kusruthikaatu]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1996 || ''Hitlist'' || ||
|-
| ''Swarnakireedam'' || ||
|-
| ''Chhote Sarkar'' || || Hindi film
|-
| ''Kanjirappally Kariachan'' || Kalloorkaadan Koshi ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1997 || ''[[Aaraam Thampuran]]'' || Appan's henchmen ||
|-
| ''Vamsam'' || Palakkunnel Thommichan ||
|-
| ''[[Varnapakittu]]'' || [[Advocate|Adv.]] Chandrashekharan ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Samaantharangal]]'' || Roy ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1999 || ''[[Bharya Veettil Paramasukham]]'' || Ramabhadran ||
|-
| ''[[Thachiledathu Chundan]]'' || Thankayya Mooppan ||
|-
| ''[[Crime File]]'' || Pappachan ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Dada Sahib]]'' || Inspector Ashokan ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Saivar Thirumeni]]'' || Bhaskara Menon ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2002 || ''Www.anukudumbam.com'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari]]'' || Kunju Raman ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2005 || ''[[Bharathchandran I.P.S.]]'' || IG Rajan Koshy IPS ||
|-
| ''[[The Tiger (2005 film)|The Tiger]]'' || Customs Assistant Collector Venugopal ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2006 || ''[[Madhuchandralekha]]'' || Shanmugham ||
|-
| ''[[Balram vs. Tharadas]]'' || DYSP Alex George ||
|-
| ''[[Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam]]'' || Jabbar ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2007 || ''[[Avan Chandiyude Makan]]'' || Bhargavan M.L.A. ||
|-
| ''[[Time (2007 film)|Time]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Khaki (2007 film)|Khaki]]'' || S.P Mahesh ||
|-
| ''[[Hallo (film)|Hallo]]'' || Commissioner Aravindakshan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008 ||''Jubilee'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Roudram]]'' || DYSP Habeeb ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kutty Srank]]'' || DySP Mathai ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|Pokkiriraja]]'' || Chandrashekharan ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2011 || ''[[Ninnishtam Ennishtam 2]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Venicile Vyapari]]'' || C.I. Nambeeshan ||
|-
| ''[[August 15 (2011 film)|August 15]]'' || Rajeevan ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Sthalam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[My Fan Ramu]]'' || Commissioner Sathyasheelan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2014 || ''Swaha'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Konthayum Poonoolum]]'' || Sandeep Mohan ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2015 || ''[[Mariyam Mukku]]'' || DYSP Paul ||
|-
| ''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]'' || Superintendent of Police ||
|-
| ''ATM'' || Police Inspector ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2016 || ''Payyamvalli Chanthu'' || ||
|-
| ''Cellphone'' || ||
|-
| ''Popcorn'' || Sam Christy ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Vallikkudilile Vellakkaran'' || Kaimal ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''Thelivu'' || Retired Jail Superintendent ||
|-
| ''Mr. Pavanayi 99.99'' || ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Meppadiyan]]'' || Jacob ||
|-
|}

===Tamil===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
|-
|2007
||[[Kireedam (2007 film)|''Kireedam'']]
|
|}

===Telugu===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
|-
|2010
|''Rowdyism Nasinchal''
|
|}

===Kannada===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
|-
|1991
|[[Modada Mareyalli|''Modadha Mareyalli'']]
|
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Series
!Channel
|-
|2011
|''Kadhayile Rajakumari''
|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|2017
|''Nilavum Nakshatrangalum''
|[[Amrita TV]]
|-
|2017
|''CBI Diary''
|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|2018-2020||''Bhadra''||[[Surya TV]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0426958}}
* [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Johny&limit=65 Johnny at MSI]

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[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kollam]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]

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