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P. J. Antony 
P. J. Antony in Nirmalyam (1973)Born 1 January 1925[1]
Eranakulam, Kerala, IndiaDied 14 March 1979[2]
Madras, Tamilnadu, IndiaOccupation Actor, Director, Script Writer, Lyricist, Novelist Years active 1958–1979 Spouse Smt. Mary (1954–1979) Awards Kerala State Film Awards
1973 - NirmalyamWebsite http://pjantonyfoundation.org/030973 P. J. Antony (1 January 1925 – 14 March 1979) was a Malayalam film actor.[3] He received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Nirmalyam in 1974. He was also the first south Indian to receive the award.[4] Antony is also a respectable figure in the professional play field, working with communist cultural and art bodies like the K.P.A.C.
He also established his own theatre named Prathibha Theatres in Kochi.[5]
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Biography
In his early 20's Antony served in the Royal Navy during World War II. Post war, he returned home and joined a workshop as an officer. It was in this period in which Antony got chance to work with professional play artists. Soon he would establish himself as a prominent figure in Malayalam plays with his skills in acting, writing and direction. He was directly associated with the K.P.A.C., a major professional political play theatre at that time. He later established two play theatres namely P. J. Theatres and Prathibha Theatres (which is still active).
With the expertise in plays, Antony began his acting career. His debut film was Randidangazhi(1957), a film adaptation of Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai's novel with the same title. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor, (then known as the Bharath Award in 1974) for his performance as a velichappadu (an Oracle or medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in Nirmalyam, directed by prominent literary figure, M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Antony was the lyricist and screenwriter for a small number of films. He also directed a film titled Periyar.[6]
Awards
- Best Actor - 1974 - Nirmalyam
Kerala State Film Awards:
- Best Actor - 1973 - Nirmalyam
Filmography
Acting
- Manninte Maril (1980)
- Nirmalayam (1973) .... Velichapad
- Nadhi (1969) .... Mullakkal Varkey
- Asuravithu (1968) .... Kunjarikkar
- Anveshichu Kandethiyilla (1967)
- Balyakalasakhi (1967)
- Kunjali Marakkar (1966) .... Zamorin's Nephew
- Murappennu (1965) .... Balan's Uncle
- Bhargavi Nilayam (1964) .... Narayanan Nair (Nanukuttan)
- Rosy .... (Hero)
- Ammaye Kaanaan (1963)
- Randidangazhi (1958)
Director
- Periyar (1973)
Screenwriter
- Sheelavathi (1968)
Literary works
Short stories
- Pukachurulukal
- Kalakavan
- Naludivasangal
- Ennayillaatha vilakku
- Chilampoli
- Thakarnna veena
- Aa moksham ningalkku venda
Novels
- Itha manushyan
- Orugramathinte Athmavu
Poems
- Prabhatha geetham
Song collections
- Onappattukal
- Thakarnna veena
- Prema sangheetham
- Keralam Unarunnu
Memories
- Ente nadaka smaranakal
- Natakame Ulakam
References
- ^ Uncertain, IMDB states 1923, www.pjantonyfoundation.com 1 January 1925.
- ^ Uncertain, IMDB states 4 April www.pjantonyfoundation 14 March.
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/15/stories/2004031502010300.htm P.J. Antony remembered
- ^ Official website: About Us
- ^ The Hindu: P.J. Antony's `Socrates' today
- ^ Weblokam profile
External links
National Film Award for Best Actor 1968–1980 Uttam Kumar (1968) · Ashok Kumar (1969) · Utpal Dutt (1970) · Sanjeev Kumar (1971) · M. G. Ramachandran (1972) · Sanjeev Kumar (1973) · P. J. Antony (1974) · Sadhu Meher (1975) · M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1976) · Mithun Chakraborty (1977) · Bharath Gopi (1978) · Arun Mukherjee (1979) · Naseeruddin Shah (1980)
1981–2000 Balan K. Nair (1981) · Om Puri (1982) · Kamal Haasan (1983) · Om Puri (1984) · Naseeruddin Shah (1985) · Shashi Kapoor (1986) · Charuhasan (1987) · Kamal Haasan (1988) · Premji (1989) · Mammootty (1990) · Amitabh Bachchan (1991) · Mohanlal (1992) · Mithun Chakraborty (1993) · Mammootty (1994) · Nana Patekar (1995) · Rajit Kapur (1996) · Kamal Haasan (1997) · Balachandra Menon and Suresh Gopi (1998) · Ajay Devgn and Mammootty (1999) · Mohanlal (2000)
2001–present Anil Kapoor (2001) · Murali (2002) · Ajay Devgn (2003) · Vikram (2004) · Saif Ali Khan (2005) · Amitabh Bachchan (2006) · Soumitra Chatterjee (2007) · Prakash Raj (2008) · Upendra Limaye (2009) · Amitabh Bachchan (2010) · Dhanush and Salim Kumar (2011)
Categories:- National Film Award winners
- Indian film actors
- Malayali actors
- Indian Christians
- 1925 births
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- 1979 deaths
- People from Kerala
- Malayalam film actors
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