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P. J. Antony ((マラヤーラム語:പി.ജെ. ആന്റണി); 1 January 1925 – 14 March 1979) was an Indian stage and film actor.〔http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/15/stories/2004031502010300.htm P.J. Antony remembered〕 He received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Nirmalyam'' in 1974. He was also the first actor working in Malayalam cinema to receive the award.〔(Official website: About Us )〕 Antony is also a respectable figure in the professional play field, working with communist cultural and art bodies like the K.P.A.C.〔http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0803/14/1080314063_1.htm〕 He also established his own theatre named ''Prathibha Theatres'' in Kochi.〔(The Hindu: P.J. Antony's `Socrates' today )〕 ==Biography== In his early 20's Antony served in the Royal Navy during World War II. Post war, he returned home and joined a workshop as an officer. It was in this period in which Antony got chance to work with professional play artists. Soon he would establish himself as a prominent figure in Malayalam plays with his skills in acting, writing and direction. He was directly associated with the K.P.A.C., a major professional political play theatre at that time. He later established two play theatres namely P. J. Theatres and Prathibha Theatres (which is still active). With the expertise in plays, Antony began his acting career.〔http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13634095&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3〕 His debut film was ''Randidangazhi'' (1957), a film adaptation of Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai's novel with the same title. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor, (then known as the Bharath Award in 1974) for his performance as a ''velichappadu'' (an Oracle or medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in ''Nirmalyam'', directed by prominent literary figure, M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Antony was the lyricist and screenwriter for a small number of films. He also directed a film titled ''Periyar''.〔(Weblokam profile )〕 Amal Neerad's Iyobinte Pusthakam had the famous director Aashiq Abu playing the role of P. J Antony. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「P. J. Antony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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