Babu Antony

Babu Antony (born 22 February 1966) is an Indian-American actor and martial artist, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in several Tamil films along with a few Telugu, Kannada, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali and English films, mostly action and character roles. Babu owns mixed martial art academy in Houston.[1]

Babu Antony
Babu Antony in the Malayalam film Karinkunnam 6'S
Born (1966-02-22) 22 February 1966
Ponkunnam, Kerala, India
EducationSIBM Pune (MBA)
OccupationFilm actor, martial artist
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)Evgeniya Antony
ChildrenArthur Antony and Alex Antony
RelativesAntony Thekkek (brother)
Websitebabuantony.com

He made his debut in Bharathan's Chilampu (1986). He started his career doing antagonist roles, but has also played the lead role in other films. He made a mark in Malayalam cinema through Fazil's 1986 thriller Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal. The film was remade into Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi and Babu Antony reprised his role in all the five versions. His career highlights include Vaishali (1988), Aparahnam (1991) and Uppukandam Brothers (1993). According to reports, Babu is all set for his directorial debut in Piano.[2]

Personal life and education

He was born to T.J. Antony and Mariyam Antony in Ponkunnam, Kerala, India. He was educated in Sacred Heart High School, Government Boys High School and St. Dominic's High School Kanjirappally. He graduated in English Literature from Pune. He has a master's degree in Business Administration in Human resources from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. He worked as a cinematographer in Film and Television Institute of India, Pune which led to his entry into the film industry.[3]

He is married to Evgeniya Antony, who is a Russian American. The couple has two sons, Arthur Antony and Alex Antony.[4] He trains his sons in martial arts and Arthur got his 1st Dan Black Belt in MMA.[5]

Martial arts and movies

Babu Antony is a Fifth Dan Black Belt in martial arts. He made his debut by playing an antagonist in Bharathan's Malayalam film Chilambu. His monopoly in quick punches, fast kicks and fluid movements in action scenes has gained him roles. He has acted in more than 160 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, English and Sinhalese. His heroic performance as an angry young man built a huge fan following among the audience, especially youngsters, in movies like Bharanakoodam, Gandhari, Chantha, Dada, Kadal and Kambolam. His portrayal of antagonists with shoulder level hair and a beard redefined the entire concept of a villain. Babu Antony shone in action roles as a hero and villain, and at the same time proved his mettle as an actor by performing a king's role in Vaishali, an ex-terrorist role in Aparahnam and an impecunious man in Sayaahnam. A few of his films were featured in national and international festivals and won recognition. His last Tamil/Telugu hits were Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya and Kanchana. Currently he is doing a few Tamil and Malayalam films with directors like Vetrimaaran, Vasantha Balan[6] and Sandeep JL[7]

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
1985ShathruMan in the crowdMalayalam
1986MizhineerppoovukalMalayalam
Poovinu Puthiya PoonthennalRenjiMalayalam
PranamamAjithMalayalam
1987Poovizhi VasalileRanjithTamil
Jaithra YaathraMalayalam
Makkal En PakkamKidnapperTamil
ChilambuNephew of Appu NairMalayalam
VruthamFreddyMalayalam
Per Sollum PillaiTamil
Pasivadi PranamRanjithTelugu
Veendum LisaJohn FernandesMalayalam
Veendum LisaJohn FernandesTamil
Jebu DongaTelugu
1988 HatyaRanjitHindi
VaisaliLomapadhanMalayalam
TrinetruduTelugu
Moonnam MuraAntonyMalayalam
1989DouthyamGang LeaderMalayalam
AntharjanamVishnu NamboothiriMalayalam
The NewsVictor GeorgeMalayalam
CarnivelJamesMalayalam
New YearRobertMalayalam
JagrathaBabuMalayalam
1990Kottayam KunjachanPsycho JimmyMalayalam
AnjaliDharmaTamil
Randam VaravuCustoms Officer SamuelMalayalam
VyoohamMalayalam
Lorry DriverSeenuTelugu
1991SathruvuJorgeTelugu
AparaahnamMalayalam
KoodikazhchaWilliamsMalayalam
KuttapathramVickyMalayalam
Shanti KrantiBobKannada
Shanti KrantiBobTelugu
Nattukku Oru NallavanBobTamil
Shanti KrantiBobHindi
ChakravarthyEdwinMalayalam
1992KauravarHamsaMalayalam
KavachamMalayalam
NaadodyJacksonMalayalam
Kasarkode KhaderbaiKasim BhaiMalayalam
RavivarmaKannada
Ezhara PonnanaCharlieMalayalam
SurieyanMickyTamil
Thirumathi PalanisamyTamil
1993GandhariVishnuMalayalam
Nippu RavvaDasuTelugu
MafiaChandra GowdaMalayalam
Uppukandam BrothersUppukandam SevichanMalayalam
I Love IndiaTamil
AirportTamil
1994KadalBapootyMalayalam
NapoleonAbu SalimMalayalam
RajadhaniAbbas Amanulla KhanMalayalam
KambolamTharakandam Daniel / DanyMalayalam
DadhaBharathanMalayalam
BharanakoodamDanyMalayalam
1995StreetMalayalam
BoxerJimmy CherianMalayalam
Indian Military IntelligenceImran KhanMalayalam
RajakeeyamDurga DathanMalayalam
ChanthaSulthanMalayalam
Special SquadSiby MatthewMalayalam
ArabiaMalayalam
1996NethajiBabaTamil
1997YuvasakthiKannada
Hitler BrothersNarendranMalayalam
PagaivanDharman's brotherTamil
1998Gloria Fernandes from USAFernandesMalayalam
1999CaptainMalayalam
JananaayakanRajmohanMalayalam
DevadasiMalayalam
2000ShayanamMalayalam
2001SravuBawaMalayalam
UthamanPulimuttathu Sunny ThomasMalayalam
UnnathangalilMalayalam
2002ThandavamSufiMalayalam
2004CampusSathya's brotherTamil
ShambuMalayalam
VajramPaulson WilliamsMalayalam
BlackGovind Chengappa IPSMalayalam
AttahasamManthiramTamil
Nothing but LifeOmarMalayalam
2005Made in USAOmarEnglish
2006Highway PoliceMammadMalayalam
PathaakaMalayalam
2008Twenty:20Vikram BhaiMalayalam
EkaloveyuduBhaktaMalayalam
2009LeaderRaghuwaran / Kimbulawala Soththi SiranSinhala
Thirunakkara PerumalJobMalayalam
2010ThathwamasiParashuramaMalayalam
YugapurushanAyyankaliMalayalam
Sufi Paranja KathaSufiMalayalam
Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaJoseph ThekekuttuTamilJessie's father
Ye Maaya ChesaveJoseph Thekekuttu in the film JessieTeluguJessie's father in the film
9 KK RoadDevdas AdiyodiMalayalam
Kanyakumari ExpressRanjan PhilipMalayalam
Again Kasargod Khader BhaiKasargod Kasim BhaiMalayalam
2011Christian BrothersCaptain Rasheed RahmanMalayalam
Uppukandam Brothers: Back in ActionUppukandam SevichanMalayalam
RowthiramPriya's fatherTamil
KanchanaAkbar BhaiTamil
2012Ekk Deewana ThaJoseph ThekkekutuHindiJessie's father
CobraIsaacMalayalam
GrandmasterVictor RosettiMalayalam
KalpanaAkbar BhaiKannada
2013Aadhi BhagavanSamTamil
BuddyChandran SinghMalayalam
Idukki GoldAntonyMalayalam
2014Kaaka MuttaiShiva ChidambaramTamil
Villali VeeranMalayalam
Homely MealsHimselfMalayalam
Kaaviya ThalaivanZamindarTamil
2016KrishnashtamiTelugu
Moonam Naal NjayarazhchaMalayalam
Karinkunnam 6'sDouglasMalayalam
2017EzraRabbi David BenyaminMalayalam
Zacharia Pothen JeevichirippunduChamiMalayalam
2018Kayamkulam KochunniThangalMalayalam
Adanga MaruSanjayTamil
2019MikhaelJohnMalayalam
Bullets Blades and BloodEnglish
2022Ponniyin Selvan king kotilanTamilPost-Production
HeadMasterTBAMalayalamCompleted
The Great Escape Bob ChristoMalayalamPost-Production
Santa Maria TBAMalayalamPre Production
Power Star TBAMalayalamPre Production

References
  1. Vijayakumar, Sindhu (12 February 2018). "Even a villain should have a character, which people can remember: Babu Antony". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. "Babu Antony turns to direction". The Times of India. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
  3. "On Record with T.N.Gopakumar". asianetnews. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. "Every child's first superhero" Archived 20 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Deccan Chronicle. 16 June 2013
  5. "Babu Antony on training his sons in martial arts". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. Interview. Manorama Online. 19 March 2014
  7. Sandeep JL Babu Antony Thriller ‘The Great Escape’ Filming Completed In USA. OneIndia.com. 16 Nov 2021
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