Antony Thekkek


Antony Thekkek, also known as Thampy Antony, is an Indian-American film actor, writer, activist and producer. As a writer he has published books in Malayalam and English. His latest books ‘Lady biker’ and ‘Vasco da Gama' are available in Amazon. As an actor, he is active primarily in Malayalam cinema. He is also the elder brother of Malayalam actor Babu Antony. He is the first Malayalam actor to own a Tesla car. The actor has won the Basheer Amma Malayalam Award for his book Vasco da Gama.

Early life

Thampy Antony was born in Ponkunnam into a Kerala Christian family. He is an architect by profession. He immigrated to the United States and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 3 decades.

Film career

Antony made his film debut, with ‘Arabia’, a film that starred his younger brother Babu Antony in the lead. He has since then acted in many American and Indian productions, predominantly in Malayalam language. He won the Best Actor Award at the Honolulu International Film Festival in 2005 for portraying the role of Dr. Acharya in the English film 'Beyond the Soul', directed by Rajeev Anchal. In 2010, he featured in the Hollywood film Cash.
Thampi Antony produces films under the banner of 'Kayal Films' and has produced critically acclaimed movies like “Kalkata new “ Made in USA “
Parudeesa, Sufi Paranja Katha' Papilio Buddha“ Janaki”Monsoon mangoes “ and “Naam”
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Thekkek has also been accused in a lawsuit of fraudulently withholding their employees’ health insurance. https://www.mercurynews.com/nursing-home-workers-claim-owners-of-hayward-facility-with-large-coronavirus-outbreak-and-other-facilities-withheld-their-healthcare
Thekkek is also involved in health care business in the United States. He and his wife own a poorly run nursing home that sustained a lot of deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. His nursing homes have poor infection control and have been previously cited for abuse of patients and lack of effective administration. https://abc7news.com/bollywood-actor-owns-east-bay-nursing-home-under-criminal-investigation-after-covid-19-deaths/6109546/

Filmography

  1. Elamas Old man in the bar
  2. Changapuzha parkas Narayanankutty
  3. Naam as Priest Pavanakuzhi
  4. Puzhayamna As Avinash
  5. 10 Kalpanakal
  6. EMSum penkuttyum
  7. Monayi engene anayi
  9. Papilio Buddha as Gandhian Ram Das
  10. Kalimannu as Doctor
  11. Celluloid
  12. Parudeesa as Fr. Mannooran and Decon Jose
  13. Ivan Megharoopan as Publisher Swamy
  14. Dam999 as The Architect
  15. Abu, Son of Adam as Ustad
  16. A Million Dollars as Thampy
  17. Yathra Thudarunnu
  18. The Wedding as Michael
  19. Ca$h as Bahadurjit Tejeenderpeet Singh
  20. Sufi Paranja Katha as Shanku Menon
  21. In Ghost House Inn as Dr. George Christopher
  22. Yugapurushan as Bhadran
  23. Janaki
  24. Bhramaram
  25. Calcutta News as Doctor
  26. Palunku as Prof. Sukumaran Nair
  27. Made in United States
  28. Nothing But Life as Col. Abdullah
  29. Beyond the Soul as Dr. Acharya
  30. Jananayakan as Prabhakara Kaimal
  31. Arabia as Zapher Ali