Tovino Thomas

In this Indian name, the name Thomas is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Tovino.

Tovino Thomas
Tovino in 2018
Born (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 35)
Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India
Alma materAnna University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Lidiya
​
(m. 2014)​
Children2
Websitetovinothomas.com

Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films.[1] He made his debut in 2012 with the film Prabhuvinte Makkal. His breakthrough roles were in the films ABCD (2013), 7th Day (2014), and Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015). He starred in the titular character as the Netflix superhero film Minnal Murali (2021).[2]

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.[3][4]

Tovino has co-produced the film Kilometers and Kilometers. On 21 January 2021, he launched his own production house, Tovino Thomas Productions.[5] Kala is the first venture by his own production house.[6]

  1. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith. "I had to skip workouts to play a politician". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ^ The Hindu Net Desk (28 October 2021). "'Minnal Murali' trailer: Tovino Thomas is Netflix's first superhero from Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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  5. ^ "Tovino Thomas launches his production house". 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Tovino Thomas takes to social media to announce his own production company". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2021.