Tony Luke

Tony Luke Kocherry (born 10 November 1985) is an Indian Film Actor. [1] He began his career as a fashion model and later forayed into cinema, debuting with Oozham (2016) in a supporting role. In 2019, Tony made his Bollywood debut with a supporting role in the crime thriller Badla (2019), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu.[2][3]

Tony Luke
Luke at GQ Best Dressed Awards night
Born (1985-11-10) 10 November 1985
Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2007 – present

Early life

Tony was born to Thresia Kocherry and Luke Kocherry on 10 November 1985, at Kochi, Kerala in India. He is an IT engineering graduate from the PES University in Bangalore and a post-graduate in International Business Administration (IBA) from Regent's Business School London. He attended The Choice School, Ernakulam where he was active in sports.

Career

Modelling

He started modelling at the age of 19 in Bangalore while in college. In 2005, he debuted as an international model represented by Major Model Management in Milan, Italy.[4]

In 2014, he played a minor role in an experimental short film named Karma Cartel, which went on to win awards and honors in various film festivals across the globe.[5]

Film acting

He made his film debut in 2016 with the Malayalam film Oozham directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead.[6][7] Tony's performance met with critical acclaim for his portrayal of the 25 year old character Andrew Wilfred-Marcus. After the success of Oozham, Tony played the role of the antagonist in the political thriller Sakhavu (2017) directed by Sidhartha Siva, starring Nivin Pauly in lead. Tony received positive reviews for his portrayal of the sadistic, cruel 40-year-old character of a manager who enslaves workers on the tea estates of pre-independent India.

In 2018, Luke starred in Naam, a campus story, where he played a 22-year-old.[8][9] In the same year, he went on to appear as a 30-year-old computer hacker in commercial blockbuster Aadhi, directed by Jeethu Joseph, starring Pranav Mohanlal in the lead.[10][11][12] In 2019, The actor was seen in Science Fiction Psychological thriller 9 starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and directed by Jenuse Mohammad.

On March 8th 2019, Luke made his Hindi Bollywood debut in a prominent role in the crime thriller Badla directed by Sujoy Ghosh starring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu.[13][14] The film went onto gross 100 crores in the Indian domestic Box office.[15] According to acclaimed Film Critic Anna M.M. Vetticad " The handsome model-turned Actor Tony Luke makes his Hindi Debut with Badla and delivers the most impressive performance of the lead trio. He brilliantly lends subtlety even to the most dramatic transformations of his character." [16]

Filmography
Year Title Role Language Details
2016 Oozham Andrew Marcus Malayalam
2017 Sakhavu The Manager Malayalam
2018 Aadhi Ebin Malayalam
2019 9 Sandeep Murthy Malayalam
2019 Badla Arjun Joseph Hindi Bollywood debut
2020 Ram TBA Malayalam Filming
2020 Expiry Date Vishwa Hindi & Telugu Zee5 OTT

References
  1. "Unveiling India's Top Ten Super-Star Models". hindustantimes.com.
  2. "Actor Tony Luke is a part of the Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Starrer Badla". Mid-day.
  3. Sreekumar, Priya (23 April 2017). "Tony Luke: Acting with his heart in it". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. Chavda, Sanaya (5 September 2013). "Invest in absolute self-confidence: Model Tony Luke". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. "Tony Luke the Indian Supermodel". explosivefashion.in.
  6. Prakash, Asha (6 October 2016). "I'm no Casanova or wastrel in real life:Tony Luke". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. Sreekumar, Priya (24 July 2016). "Tony Luke's leap of faith". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. Soman, Deepa (18 May 2017). "Tony Luke to drop his 'bad boy' image for a campus movie". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. Rehman, Seemi (19 May 2017). "Tony Luke To Play A Positive Role In His Next". Desimartini.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. Soman, Deepa (29 November 2017). "Tony Luke has a cool beard in 'Aadhi'". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  11. Panappuzha, Vipin (19 January 2018). "ആദിക്കൊപ്പം ടോണിയുമുണ്ട്!". Asianet News. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. Vishnu, Anandha (25 January 2018). "'ആദി'യിൽ പ്രണവിനൊപ്പം താരമാകാൻ ടോണി ലൂക്ക്". Samayam Malayalam. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. "Actor Tony Luke is a part of the Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Starrer Badla". Mid-day.
  14. "Actor Tony Luke on Badla, Big B and other things". The Hindu.
  15. "Badla box office collection: The crime thriller crosses the 100 crore mark". Mid-day.
  16. "Badla Review". First Post.
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