Antony Varghese

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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)
Aneesha Paulose
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(m. 2021)​

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

Personal life[]

Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese and Alphonsa on October 11, 1989. He did his graduation in Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. On August 7, 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 hit 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 successfully 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 and is marked one of finest performances till date. His latest movie Ajagajantharam, marking his next collaboration with Tinu Pappachan is yet to be released.

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Angamaly Diaries Vincent Pepe Debut Film [4]
2018 Swathandriam Ardharathriyil Jacob [5]
2019 Jallikkattu Antony [6]
2021 Ajagajantharam Lali [7]
2022 Aanaparambile World Cup TBA Completed [8]
TBA Untitled Asif Ali - Antony Varghese - Jis Joy film TBA Post-production [9]
Falimy TBA Filming [10]
Meri Jaan TBA Filming [11]
Dev Fakir TBA Pre-production [12]
Aaravam TBA Announced [13]

Short films[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Royal Enfield Poly Malayalam Short Film
2013 Coin Zero Malayalam Short Film
2014 Baliyadu Antappan Malayalam Short Film
2016 Vettur Valsan A person who scares Valsan Malayalam Short Film
2018 Mouse Trap Subash Chandra Bose Malayalam Short Film[14]
2021 Wabi Sabi Himself Travel Vlog[15]

Awards[]

Year Award Category Film Result
2017 Asiavision Awards Best Debut Actor Angamaly Diaries Won
2018 Flowers Indian Film Awards Best Debut Actor
2018 SMAI 2018 Youth Icon
2018 Asianet Film Awards Youth Icon
2018 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South[16]
2018 Toronto international South Asian film awards Best Debutant male
2018 SIIMA Best Debutant male (Malayalam)
2019 Asiavision Awards Youth Icon Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil

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. ^ "Antony Varghese's 'Meri Jaan' announced". The News Minute. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Mammootty releases first look poster of Antony Varghese's 'Dev Fakir'". The News Minute. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Antony Varghese's 'Aaravam' launched". The News Minute. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Antony Varghese acts in a short film named 'Mouse Trap'". The Times Of India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Antony Varghese gives us tour of beautiful snow capped Himalayas in travel vlog". The Times Of India. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Winners: 65th Jio Awards (South) 2018". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

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