Career
John was born in Allepey, in the southern Indian state of Kerala to Simon Antony and Marykutty Antony. Though graduated in commerce, his accounting career did not last long. Very early in his career he discovered his interest in screenwriting and authored the script for the notable Malayalam film, Chanakyan, a Kamal Hassan starrer.
During a professional screenwriting career spanning over 2 decades, John has written about 30 filmed screenplays. To name a few of his very successful films are: Guna, Vyooham, Gandhari (film), Soorya Manasam, Highway (1995 film), Sillunu Oru Kadhal, Mayilpeelikkavu, Priyam, Kuruthipunal and Chanakyan (film). Guna starring Kamal Hassan is about a mentally affected person’s unadulterated love for a fictitious character named Abirami. The film was not only successful commercially, but also had an excellent blend of Kamal’s acting, Ilayaraja’s music and John’s screenplay. It surely became a milestone project for everyone involved.
In addition to being a screenwriter John has also donned other roles in film making like acting, directing and production management. He was cast in a pivotal role in the much-acclaimed film “Kuruthippunal” as “Narasimhan” and won critical appreciation. The film was produced by Kamal Hassan and directed by P. C. Sreeram. He worked as the Executive Producer for Kamal’s Hindi feature film “Chachi 420”.
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