Antony Varghese

Antony Varghese, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film Angamaly Diaries.[1]

Antony Varghese
Born11 October 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 32)
Angamaly, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMaharaja's College, Ernakulam
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
Notable work
Angamaly Diaries
Spouse(s)
Anisha Poulose
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(m. 2021)​

Personal life

Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese and Alphonsa on 11 October 1989. He did his graduation in Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. On 7 August 2021, he married his longtime girlfriend, Aneesha Paulose.[2]

Career

He made his debut in 2017 by portraying the lead role of Vincent Pepe in Angamaly Diaries, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film was a blockbuster which rose him to fame. He is now well known by his screen name in the movie, Pepe. This character took him to places and won several awards including Filmfare Awards South.[3] His second film was Swathandriam Ardharathriyil, directed by debutant Tinu Pappachan. It is a Kottayam based thriller. He signed Jallikettu marking his second collaboration with Lijo Jose Pellissery. Both these movies were financially successful while the latter was nominated as one of India's Oscar entries under the feature film category. The actor's performance in the movie was critically acclaimed. His latest movie Ajagajantharam, marking his next collaboration with Tinu Pappachan, released on 23 December 2021.His first film in 2022 is in super sharanya in which he played a cameo role.

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2017Angamaly DiariesVincent PepeDebut Film[4]
2018Swathandriam ArdharathriyilJacob[5]
2019JallikkattuAntony[6]
2021AjagajantharamLali[7]
2022Super SharanyaSumeshettanCameo
2022Aanaparambile World CupTBACompleted[8]
TBAInnale VareTBAPost-production[9]
LailaTBAFilming[10]
Dev FakirTBAPre-production[11]
AaravamTBAAnnounced[12]

Short films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Mouse TrapSubash Chandra BoseMalayalam Short Film[13]
2021Wabi SabiHimselfTravel Vlog[14]

Awards
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 Filmfare Awards South South Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Male Debut Angamaly Diaries Won [15]

References
  1. "Antony Varghese of 'Angamaly Diaries' impressed its director through the role in a short film". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. "Antony Varghese marries his longtime girlfriend, Aneesha Paulose". English Mathrubhumi News. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. "Palliyangadi's own Pepe". The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. "Angamaly Diaries movie review". The Times Of India. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. "'Angamaly Diaries' actor Antony Varghese scores big in second outing". The News Minute. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. "Antony Varghese: I did Jallikattu with the same excitement and nervousness as my first film". The Times of India. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. "പൂജ റിലീസ് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച് 'അജഗജാന്തരം'; മുന്നൂറിലധികം തിയറ്ററുകളില്‍". Asianet News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. "Aanaparambile World Cup gearing up for release". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. "Asif Ali completes Jis Joy's next, a thriller". The New Indian Express. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. "Antony Varghese Pepe's next titled 'Falimy'". The Times Of India. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. "Mammootty releases first look poster of Antony Varghese's 'Dev Fakir'". The News Minute. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. "Antony Varghese's 'Aaravam' launched". The News Minute. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. "Antony Varghese acts in a short film named 'Mouse Trap'". The Times Of India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  14. "Antony Varghese gives us tour of beautiful snow capped Himalayas in travel vlog". The Times Of India. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  15. "Winners: 65th Jio Awards (South) 2018". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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