Antony Varghese

Antony Varghese, or Pepe as everyone calls him, just kind of exploded onto the Malayalam film scene in 2017. The guy’s first movie was Angamaly Diaries, and honestly, what an entrance. He played Vincent Pepe, and the film just smashed it at the box office. People still talk about that chaotic energy. It even snagged a bunch of Filmfare Awards, no big deal, and Antony ended up winning Best Debut for it. Not bad for a first swing, right? He didn’t just chill after that either. Next year, bam, he’s Jacob in Swathandrayam Ardarathriyil, which was all kinds of raw and gritty. Oh, and he did a short film that same year—Mouse Trap—where he went all Subash Chandra Bose on us. The guy’s got range. 2019 rolls around, he’s back with Lijo Jose Pellissery for Jallikattu. This movie, man, it was wild—literally, with all the madness and chaos, and it even got India’s official Oscar entry nod. Not something you see every day for a regional film. Fast forward to 2021, he teams up again with Tinu Pappachan for Ajagajantharam and creates another storm. That same year, his travel vlog Wabi Sabi goes viral, showing he’s not just about the big screen. 2022? The guy’s everywhere. He pops up in Super Sharanya for a cameo, then does Innale Vare, Aanaparambile World Cup, and Oh Meri Laila. Keeps busy, doesn’t he? And then in 2023, he’s Hari in Poovan, sharing the screen with Geethi Sangeetha. The dude just doesn’t stop.