Indian actor
Babu Antony |
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 Babu Antony in the filmKarinkunnam 6'S |
| Born | (1966-02-22)22 February 1966 (age 59)
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| Education | SIBM Pune (MBA) |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
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| Spouse | Evgeniya Antony |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Antony Thekkek (brother) |
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| Website | babuantony.com |
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Babu Antony (born 22 February 1966) is anIndian-American actor andmartial artist, who works primarily inMalayalam cinema. He has also acted in severalTamil,Telugu,Kannada,Sinhalese,Hindi and English films. He started his career doing antagonistic roles and progressed to supporting and leading roles as well. Babu owns amixed martial art academy inHouston.[1]
He made his debut inBharathan'sChilampu (1986). His career highlights includeVaishali (1988),Aparahnam (1991) andUppukandam Brothers (1993).[2]
He was born to T.J. Antony and Mariyam Antony inPonkunnam, 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 fromPune. He has a master's degree in Business Administration in Human resources fromSymbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. He worked as a cinematographer inFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune which led to his entry into the film industry.[3] He has aFifth Dan Black Belt in martial arts.[4]
Early in his career, he started making appearances in roles likeChilambu,Mizhineerppoovukal (1986) inMalayalam. He made a mark throughFazil's 1986 thrillerPoovinu Puthiya Poonthennal. The film was remade intoTamil,Telugu,Kannada andHindi. Babu reprised his role in all five versions. He made his debut by playing an antagonist inBharathan'sChilambu (1987).
In 1987, he appeared for its debut in Tamil cinema withSathyaraj inPoovizhi Vasalile and thenMakkal En Pakkam. Later withKamal Haasan'sVrutham (1987) in Malayalam andPer Sollum Pillai in Tamil. WithNizhalgal Ravi, he acted in a horror film,Veendum Lisa which were all commercial successes. He also played withChiranjeevi inPasivadi Pranam andJebu Donga which was later a hit at the box office. He started his career as a villain and later on featured in leading roles with the image of an angry young man.
His debut film in Kannada wasShanti Kranti (1991). His movies likeAparahnam (1991),Gandhari (1993),Rajadhani (1994),Bharanakoodam (1994),Chantha (1995),Special Squad (1995) andIndian Military Intelligence (1995) helped him to build a large audience and fan following for him. Apart from these, he has worked as many different characters such as an ex-terrorist role in Aparahnam, a king's role inVaishali (1988), an impecunious man inSayahnam (2000).Uppukandam Brothers (1993) gave a breakthrough for Babu's career in starring roles.[5]
He made his debut in Hindi cine-industry with the movieHatya in 1988. He is also in Telugu films includingLorry Driver (1990),Sathruvu (1991) andNippu Ravva (1993). His debut movies in EnglishMade in USA (2005) andLeader (2009) inSinhala. His other Tamil hits wereAnjali (1990),Surieyan (1992),Airport (1993),Attahasam (2004),Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010),Kanchana (2011),Aadhi-Bhagavan (2013),Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014),Kaaka Muttai (2015),Adanga Maru (2018),Ponniyin Selvan (2022),Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023) andLeo (2023).
He is married to Evgeniya Antony, who is a Russian American. The couple has two sons, Arthur Antony and Alex Antony. He trains his sons in martial arts and Arthur got his 1st Dan Black Belt inMMA.[6]
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| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2005 | Made in USA | Omar | English | |
| 2009 | Leader | Raghuwaran / Kimbulawala Soththi Siran | Sinhala | |
| 2019 | Bullets Blades and Blood | | English | |
