Antony Varghese

Antony Varghese
Antony Varghese
Born	11 October 1989 (age 35); 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)
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Antony Varghese, also known by his screen name Pepe,^[1] is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2017 through the film Angamaly Diaries.^[2]

Personal life

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.^[3]

Career

Antony Varghese made his debut in 2017 by portraying the lead role of Vincent Pepe in Angamaly Diaries, which was directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film became a blockbuster which rose him to fame and is now well known by his screen name Pepe. The character took him to great heights and won several awards including Filmfare Awards South.^[4] His second film was Swathandriam Ardharathriyil which was directed by debutant Tinu Pappachan. It is a Kottayam-based action thriller. Antony signed Jallikattu marking his second collaboration with Lijo Jose Pellissery. Both the films were commercially successful while Jallikattu was nominated as one of India's Oscar entries under the feature film category, and the actor's performance was critically acclaimed. His film Ajagajantharam marks his second collaboration with Tinu Pappachan, which was released on 23 December 2021, where it was praised for its well-choreographed action sequences and became a commercial success at the box office.

In 2022, Antony played a cameo role in Super Sharanya.

In 2023 he played one of the lead roles in RDX along with Shane Nigam and Neeraj Madhav.

Filmography

Films

Key
†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2017	Angamaly Diaries	Vincent Pepe	Debut Film	^[5]
2018	Swathandriam Ardharathriyil	Jacob		^[6]
2019	Jallikkattu	Antony		^[7]
2021	Ajagajantharam	Lali		^[8]
2022	Super Sharanya	Sumeshettan	Cameo appearance
	Innale Vare	Vinod Sreedhar/ Sharath		^[9]
	Aanaparambile World Cup	Hesham		^[10]
	Oh Meri Laila	Lailasuran		^[11]
2023	Poovan	Hari
	RDX: Robert Dony Xavier	Dony
	Chaaver	Kiran		^[12]
2024	Kondal	Manuel		^[13]
2025	Daveed	Aashiq Abu		^[14]

Short films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Mouse Trap	Subash Chandra Bose	Malayalam Short Film^[15]
2021	Wabi Sabi	Himself	Travel Vlog^[16]

Awards


Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2018	Filmfare Awards South	South Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Male Debut	Angamaly Diaries	Won	^[17]

References

^ George, Vijay (26 September 2019). "Antony Varghese on 'Jallikattu', his experience at TIFF, and life changing after 'Angamaly Diaries'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "Antony Varghese of 'Angamaly Diaries' impressed its director through the role in a short film". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ "Antony Varghese marries his longtime girlfriend, Aneesha Paulose". English Mathrubhumi News. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Palliyangadi's own Pepe". The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Angamaly Diaries movie review". The Times Of India. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "'Angamaly Diaries' actor Antony Varghese scores big in second outing". The News Minute. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Antony Varghese: I did Jallikattu with the same excitement and nervousness as my first film". The Times of India. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "പൂജ റിലീസ് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച് 'അജഗജാന്തരം'; മുന്നൂറിലധികം തിയറ്ററുകളില്‍". Asianet News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Asif Ali completes Jis Joy's next, a thriller". The New Indian Express. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Aanaparambile World Cup gearing up for release". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Antony Varghese's 'Aaravam' launched". The News Minute. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Kunchacko Boban-Tinu Pappachan film Chaaver promises plenty of action, watch motion poster". Cinema Express. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Features, C. E. (8 September 2024). "Kondal trailer: Antony Varghese lets his fists do the talking in this high-octane actioner set at sea". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ Features, C. E. (2 February 2025). "First single 'Edakochi Ishq' from Antony Varghese-starrer Daveed is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
^ "Antony Varghese acts in a short film named 'Mouse Trap'". The Times Of India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Antony Varghese gives us tour of beautiful snow capped Himalayas in travel vlog". The Times Of India. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Winners: 65th Jio Awards (South) 2018". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

External links

Antony Varghese at IMDb

[1] George, Vijay (26 September 2019). "Antony Varghese on 'Jallikattu', his experience at TIFF, and life changing after 'Angamaly Diaries'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[2] "Antony Varghese of 'Angamaly Diaries' impressed its director through the role in a short film". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[3] "Antony Varghese marries his longtime girlfriend, Aneesha Paulose". English Mathrubhumi News. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[4] "Palliyangadi's own Pepe". The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[5] "Angamaly Diaries movie review". The Times Of India. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[6] "'Angamaly Diaries' actor Antony Varghese scores big in second outing". The News Minute. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[7] "Antony Varghese: I did Jallikattu with the same excitement and nervousness as my first film". The Times of India. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[8] "പൂജ റിലീസ് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച് 'അജഗജാന്തരം'; മുന്നൂറിലധികം തിയറ്ററുകളില്‍". Asianet News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[9] "Asif Ali completes Jis Joy's next, a thriller". The New Indian Express. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[10] "Aanaparambile World Cup gearing up for release". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[11] "Antony Varghese's 'Aaravam' launched". The News Minute. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[12] "Kunchacko Boban-Tinu Pappachan film Chaaver promises plenty of action, watch motion poster". Cinema Express. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[13] Features, C. E. (8 September 2024). "Kondal trailer: Antony Varghese lets his fists do the talking in this high-octane actioner set at sea". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[14] Features, C. E. (2 February 2025). "First single 'Edakochi Ishq' from Antony Varghese-starrer Daveed is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

[15] "Antony Varghese acts in a short film named 'Mouse Trap'". The Times Of India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[16] "Antony Varghese gives us tour of beautiful snow capped Himalayas in travel vlog". The Times Of India. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[17] "Winners: 65th Jio Awards (South) 2018". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

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Born	11 October 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 35) 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)