Kaduvakkulam Antony

Kaduvakkulam Antony
Born	9 November 1936 Kuttanad, Travancore, British India
Died	4 February 2001(2001-02-04) (aged 64) Kaduvakkulam, Kottayam district, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1960–2001
Spouse(s)	Beatrice Antony
Children	Tomyas, Sonia
Parent(s)	Thomman, Annamma

Kaduvakkulam Antony (9 November 1936 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian film actor from Kerala who performed more than 300 films as comedian during the 1960s and 1970s. He is regarded^[who?] as one of the best and most popular comedians in Malayalam cinema.^[1] Antony generally portrayed the humorous sidekick character.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Antony was born on 9 November 1936 at Kuttanad, Alleppy. He was the son of (both late) Mr Thoman And Mrs Annamma. When he was at 2 years old, his family shifted to Kaduvakkulam, Kottayam district, after which he was known. His parents were farmers. He was the youngest of the eight children of his parents, among whom two died in childhood. Even from childhood, Antony had the dream of becoming a comedian. From childhood onwards, he was having elevated sense of humour.^{[citation needed]}

He ran a private finance company, but he was very much devoted to become an actor. So he took part in several amateur theatre plays and Monoacts as well. For seven years, he contributed in Drama Acharaya N N Pillai's drama troupe named Viswa Kerala Kala Samithi and National theaters.

Later on, the Malayalam film actor Jose Prakash introduced him to the Malayalam film industry.

Family[]

Kaduvakkulam Antony was married to Beeyatries Antony, who was also an actress. The couple had 2 children, Tomydas Antony Pallivathukal and Sonia Antony.

Career[]

Antony debuted in 1961 through the Merry land studios productions movie Bhakthakujela in a significant role as "Kuttipattar". In that year, he won the Best Humorist Award for the first film. In 1968, he acted in the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema, Viruthan Shanku, directed by P. Venu.

Thereafter, he acted in Snehadeepam, Pattabhishekam, Thiruvabharanam, Snapakayohannan and Punnapravayalar, the beginning of 300 films.

"Kaduvacheri Vava" in Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966), "Ammit Anthony" in Thiruvabharanam (1973), "Shankunair" in Thampuraty (1978), "Chattam Velayudhan" in Punnapra Vayalar (1968) these all were his beloved characters in his career.

Antony was last seen in Adivaram (1997), Malayalam movie directed by Jose Thomas.

Death[]

On 19 November 2000, Sunday in the morning Antony got paralysed on his left side due to hypertension and was taken to Medical Centre Hospital Kottayam. He was on the ward for 76 days due to severe cerebral hemorrhage. He died in his residence at Kaduvakkulam on 4 February 2001 at 5:00 PM and the funeral was held on the next day at Little Flower Church Kaduvakkulam.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Kaduvakkulam Antony at IMDb
• Kaduvakkulam Antony at MSI