Antony Thekkek, better known as Thampy Antony, is an Indian-American film actor, writer, activist and producer. He is the elder brother of Malayalam actor Babu Antony.[1] As a writer he has published books in Malayalam and English. He is the author of several books such as Koonampara County, Life of Ouso, Lady Biker and Vasco da Gama. As an actor, he is active primarily in Malayalam cinema. He has won Basheer-Amma Malayalam Award for his book Vasco da Gama.[2]
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. 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.[3] In 2010, he featured in the Hollywood film Cash.
Thampi Antony produces films under the banner of Kayal Films..[4]
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