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Tovino Thomas

Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film Prabhuvinte Makkal. His breakthrough roles were in the films ABCD (2013), 7th Day (2014), Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015). He starred as the titular character in the Netflix superhero film Minnal Murali (2021).

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015). He also won the Kerala Film Critics Association Award and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for his performance in Mayanadhi (2017). In 2022, Tovino won the SIIMA Award for Best Actor for Minnal Murali and Kala.

Tovino has co-produced the film Kilometers and Kilometers. On 21 January 2021, he launched his production house, Tovino Thomas Productions. Kala is the first venture by his production house.

Tovino Thomas was born on 21 January 1989 at Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, to Sheela and Adv. E. Thomas of the Ellikkal house as the youngest child. His siblings are Tingston Thomas and Dhanya Thomas. He completed primary schooling from Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda, and Secondary (Plus Two) schooling from St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda, and then graduated with bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Tamil Nadu College of Engineering, Coimbatore. He was a part of the handball team of Don Bosco High School and also served as the school leader. He later worked at Cognizant Technologies as a software engineer. He was quite active in sports, fitness, and modeling.

Tovino Thomas made his acting debut in Prabhuvinte Makkal (2012) directed by Sajeev Anthikkad. Subsequently, he worked as an assistant director in Roopesh Peethambaran's Theevram. In ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013) he portrayed the role of the antagonist. Tovino played one of the leads in the film Koothara, which also featured Mohanlal. Again, he was cast in an important role in Roopesh Peethambaran's second directorial venture You Too Brutus.

He has played roles in the films including 7th Day (2014) and Charlie (2015).[citation needed]

In 2015, he portrayed the role of Perumparambil Appu in the film Ennu Ninte Moideen which was widely appreciated and received critical acclaim for his performance. He won his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Ennu Ninte Moideen.

He played the role of Engineer Thejus Varky in Guppy (2016) which was well received by audiences upon the DVD and digital release. He won the New Sensational Hero Award at the NAFA 2017 for his performance in the film.

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