Antony Varghese, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film Angamaly Diaries.[1]
Antony Varghese | |
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Born | 11 October 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 33) Angamaly, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Maharaja's College, Ernakulam |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2017–present |
Notable work | Angamaly Diaries |
Spouse | Anisha Poulose (m. 2021) |
Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese and Alphonsa on 11 October 1989. He did his graduation in Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. On 7 August 2021, he married his longtime girlfriend, Aneesha Paulose.[2]
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 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 successful 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. His latest movie Ajagajantharam, marking his next collaboration with Tinu Pappachan, released on 23 December 2021.
His first film in 2022 was Super Sharanya in which he played a cameo role.
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref |
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2017 | Angamaly Diaries | Vincent Pepe | Lijo Jose Pellissery | Debut Film | [4] |
2018 | Swathandriam Ardharathriyil | Jacob | Tinu Pappachan | [5] | |
2019 | Jallikkattu | Antony | Lijo Jose Pellissery | [6] | |
2021 | Ajagajantharam | Lali | Tinu Pappachan | [7] | |
2022 | Super Sharanya | Sumeshettan | Girish A.D | Cameo | |
2022 | Innale Vare | Vinod Sreedhar/ Sharath | Jis Joy | [8] | |
TBA | Aanaparambile World Cup | Nikhil Premraj | Completed | [9] | |
Aaravam | TBA | Nahas Hidhayath | Filming | [10] | |
Poovan | TBA | Vineeth Vasudevan | Completed | ||
Dev Fakir | TBA | Zac Harriss | Pre-production | [11] | |
Oh meri Laila | TBA | Abhishek KS | Announced | [12] | |
2022 | RDX | Dony | Nahas Hidhayath | Announced |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Mouse Trap | Subash Chandra Bose | Malayalam Short Film[13] |
2021 | Wabi Sabi | Himself | Travel Vlog[14] |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Filmfare Awards South | South Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Male Debut | Angamaly Diaries | Won | [15] |