John Kokken

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John Kokken
Born
Anish John Kokken

(1981-03-27) 27 March 1981 (age 43)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Spouses
  • (m. 2012;div. 2016)
  • (m. 2019)
Children2

Anish John Kokken is an Indian actor and former model who has appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam films, playing mostly negative roles. He got recognition for playing Vembuli in Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).

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Early life

Anish John Kokken was born into a Malayali family in Thrissur, Kerala, but raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His father John was a school vice principal, and his mother a nurse. He has two brothers. [1] [2] Kokken studied BSE at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai before shifting to hotel management, which he did for two years. [3]

Career

Kokken began his career as a model, and after finishing in the last ten in the Gladrags 2005 contest, he chose to pursue a career as an actor. [1] He appeared in his first film, Kalabham during 2006, and subsequently continued to play supporting roles across the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. In 2010 he was introduced to Kannada cinema by the famous actor cum producer Puneeth Rajkumar using Dr. Rajkumar's films. [4] During this period, he notably portrayed antagonistic roles in films including Yevadu (2014), Baahubali: The Beginning , [5] (2015) and the K.G.F film series. [6] [7] In 2021, Kokken notably appeared as boxer Vembuli in Pa. Ranjith's period drama Sarpatta Parambarai , before portraying the main antagonist in Thunivu (2023). [8] [9] [10] Later that year, he appeared in the streaming television series The Village and The Freelancer. [11] [3]

Personal life

From 2012 to 2016, Kokken was married to actress Meera Vasudevan and they have a son. [12] [13] In April 2019, he married actress Pooja Ramachandran. [12] They have a son born the following April. [14]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2006KalabhamJihadi Terrorist BhaiMalayalam
2009 Love In Singapore Rahul
IG Yasser Shah
2010 Alexander The Great Moneylender
Shikkar Thambi Muthalali
Prithvi Nagendra NayakKannada
Shourya Vijayendra Varma's son
Mylari Anitha's brother
Don Seenu Praveen DuggalTelugu
Shourya Kannada
2011 Osthe Tamil
Teen Maar Vasumati's brotherTelugu
2012 Ko Ko Kannada
Anna Bond John Mathew
Shiva Panduraanga Shetty's son
Adhinayakudu Minister's sonTelugu
Daruvu Bihari contract killer
2013Man of the Match
2014 Veeram Aaadalarasu’s right hand guyTamil
Yevadu DevaTelugu
1: Nenokkadine
2015 Baahubali: The Beginning Kalakeya [15]
Bruce Lee
2016 Lakshmana Kannada
Sardaar Gabbar Singh PathaanTelugu
Janatha Garage Satpal
Chuttalabbai
2017 Tiyaan PakistaniMalayalam
Raja The Great Henchman of DevarajTelugu [16]
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 JohnKannada
2019KantharamSpecial AppearanceMalayalam
Venky Mama Bihari Contract KillerTelugu
Maharshi Vivek Mittal's PA
2021 Sarpatta Parambarai VembuliTamil
2022 Poikkal Kuthirai Deva
James JohnKannada
K.G.F: Chapter 2
2023 Thunivu KrishTamil
Veera Simha Reddy Raja ReddyTelugu
2024 Captain Miller Prince JayavardhanTamil
2025 Madha Gaja Raja Pedha Perumal's son
Television
YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2023 The Village Farhan Hameed Amazon Prime Video Tamil
2023 The Freelancer Raghavendra Sethu Disney+ Hotstar Hindi

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