Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Taha, Kamal and Jose Thomas. Antony made his directorial debut with the slapstick comedy C.I.D. Moosa in 2003.
His other directorial ventures include Kochi Rajavu (2005), Thuruppu Gulan (2006), Cycle (2008), Ee Pattanathil Bhootham (2009), Masters (2012), Thappana (2012) and Thoppil Joppan (2016). Antony made his acting debut with a role in the film Shikkari Shambhu (2018).
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Career
Directorial
He began his film career as an assistant director and assisted around ten leading directors in Malayalam film. Antony became an independent director in C.I.D. Moosa and became a blockbuster comedy movie.
Inspector Garud, with Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in lead roles, followed next.
In 2012, he directed two films, one being Masters, a movie starring Prithviraj, Sasikumar, Pia Bajpai, and Ananya, and the other being Thappana, a movie starring Mammootty, Murali Gopy, Charmy Kaur.
Acting
Apart from playing some uncredited roles, Johny Antony made his acting debut in the 2018 film Shikkari Shambhu after being persuaded by the film's producer, director Sugeeth and screenwriter Nishad Koya to take up a role. He subsequently appeared in Ranjith's Drama (2018), which featured him in a full-length role. As he continued acting, he was increasingly cast in comic roles. Antony gained wider recognition as an actor for his portrayal of Dr. Bose in Anoop Sathyan's Varane Avashyamund (2020). His acting credits include the films, Joseph (2018), Ganagandharvan (2019), and Home (2021), Hridayam (2022), Pookkaalam (2023), Turbo (2024) and Prince and Family (2025).
