Tini Tom
| Tini Tom | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Devassy[1] 1 February 1972 |
| Occupation | Film actor, Mimicry artist, TV Presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Rupa |
| Children | Adam |
Tini Tom is an Indian film actor and mimicry artist. His original name is Devassy.[2]
Career
Tini Tom started his career as a mimicry artist and has worked with famous troupes such as Seven Arts, Cochin Guinness and Kalabhavan[3] which saw him going places.[4] He also done a TV comedy program called Tom & Jerry with Guinness Pakru, which became a success. This program is one of the programs which helped both of them to get chances in cinemas. Tini Tom made his big-screen debut with Panchapandavar (1998) but it was through the Mammootty-starrer Pattalam that he gained some notice. He got his career break with Ranjith's Mammootty-starrer Pranchiyettan & the Saint in which he portrayed the role of a driver. His effective use of Thrissur-slang of Malayalam language earned him high praise.[5]
His roles as the expensive land dealer in Indian Rupee, the noticeable character in Beautiful and the bartender in Spirit gave him a place in the fore-front of Malayalam cinema.[6]
He is also a permanent judge in Vodafone Comedy Stars, a comedy reality show in Asianet.
Tini Tom acted as Mammootty's dupe in the Malayalam films Annan Thambi, Pazhassi Raja, and recently released Kasaba.[7] His body was used for playing the twin role with Mammootty. He also lend his body for Mammootty's dual role films such as Ee Pattanathil Bhootham and Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. He said that he was blessed to become the shadow of the legend actor Mammootty.
He acted in the 2013 Malayalam Film Housefull in a leading role for the first time in his acting career, in which he portrayed the role of a 36-year-old police constable who experienced multiple failures at trying to find a woman to marry and at last after marriage as a result of fertility treatments the couple got four kids in a single delivery. Jyothirmayi was the actress who portrayed the role of Tini Tom's wife. Two Malayalam films namely "Green Apple" and "Odum Raja Aadum Rani" are completed in which he is playing the lead role. Tom's new film Daffadar has been completed. [8]
Personal life and education
Tom was born at North Paravoor, Kerala.His father, Puthevelikkal Pallaty Tomy T.D, is an engineer.[9] He has a sister Tincy. Tom completed his pre-degree course at St. Albert's College, Ernakulam, and has a degree in politics from Maharajas College, Ernakulam. He studied law at Ramamanohar Lohia College in Bangalore, but did not finished the course. Tom holds a blue belt in karate. He is married to Rupa and has a son Adam.[10]
Awards
2014 Asianet Film Awards for Best supporting actor film Vellimoonga
Filmography
Television
- Cinemala (Asianet)
- Tom and Jerry (Asianet)
- Savari Giri Giri (Surya TV)
- Five Star Thattukada (Asianet)
- comedy stars(Asianet) as Judge
- Sundari niyum Sundaran njnanum(Asianet) as Judge
- Malayali Darbar (Amrita TV) as Host
- comedy ulsavam(Flowers TV) as Judge
References
- ↑ ടിനിടോമിന്റെ ചിരിടോണിക്. mangalam.com (2012-12-08). Retrieved on 2014-02-13.
- ↑ Movies | Interviews |. Manorama Online. Retrieved on 2014-02-13.
- ↑ http://www.cochinkalabhavan.com/contribution.html
- ↑ ടിനിടോം മദ്യപാനം നിര്ത്തി?. mangalam.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-13.
- ↑ "Tini Tom, the man who takes humour seriously" Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Tiny's big dreams. The Hindu (2011-12-22). Retrieved on 2014-02-13.
- ↑ സൂപ്പര്സ്റ്റാറാവാമെന്ന് ഞാനാര്ക്കും വാക്കുകൊടുത്തിട്ടില്ല: ടിനി ടോം. mangalam.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-13.
- ↑ "இளையராஜாவின் பாடல்களை வெளியிட்ட கேரளா முதல்வர்..!". Dinamalar. 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "On Record with T.N Gopakumar: Tini Tom". youtube.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ ചിരി തന്നെ ജീവിതം. mangalam.com (2013-11-25). Retrieved on 2014-02-13.
External links
- Tini Tom at the Internet Movie Database