John Kokken

Anish John Kokken is an Indian actor and former model who has appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam films, often in negative roles. He got recognition for playing Vembuli in Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).

John Kokken
Born
Anish John Kokken

27 March 1981 (age 42)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Spouses
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    (m. 2012; div. 2016)​
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    (m. 2019)​
Children2

Early life

Anish John Kokken was born into a Malayali family in Thrissur, Kerala, but raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His father John was a school vice principal, and his mother a nurse. He has two brothers.[1][2]

Career

Kokken began his career as a model, and after finishing in the last ten in the Gladrags 2005 contest, he chose to pursue a career as an actor.[1] He appeared in his first film, Kalabham during 2006, and subsequently continued to play supporting roles across the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. In 2010 he was introduced to Kannada cinema by the famous actor cum producer Puneeth Rajkumar using Dr. Rajkumar's films.[3] During this period, he notably portrayed antagonistic roles in films including Yevadu (2014), Baahubali: The Beginning,[4] (2015) and the K.G.F film series.[5][6] In 2021, Kokken notably appeared as boxer Vembuli in Pa. Ranjith's period drama Sarpatta Parambarai, before portraying the main antagonist in Thunivu (2023).[7][8][9]

Personal life

From 2012 to 2016, Kokken was married to actress Meera Vasudevan and they have a son.[10][11] In April 2019, he married actress Pooja Ramachandran.[10] They have a son born the following April.[12]

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
2006 Kalabham Jihadi Terrorist Bhai Malayalam
2009 Love In Singapore Rahul Malayalam
2009 IG Yasser Shah Malayalam
2010 Alexander The Great Moneylender Malayalam
2010 Shikkar Thambi Muthalali Malayalam
2010 Prithvi Nagendra Nayak Kannada
2010 Shourya Vijayendra Varma's Son Kannada
2010 Mylari Anitha's brother Kannada
2010 Don Seenu Praveen Duggal Telugu
2010 Shourya Kannada
2011 Osthe Tamil
2011 Teen Maar Vasumati's brother Telugu
2012 Ko Ko Kannada
2012 Anna Bond John Mathew Kannada
2012 Shiva Panduraanga Shetty's son Kannada
2012 Adhinayakudu Minister's son Telugu
2012 Daruvu Bihari Contract Killer Telugu
2013 Man of the Match Telugu
2014 Veeram Aaadalarasu’s right hand guy Tamil
2014 Yevadu Deva Telugu
2014 1: Nenokkadine Telugu
2015 Baahubali: The Beginning Kalakeya Telugu [13]
2015 Bruce Lee Telugu
2016 Lakshmana Kannada
2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh Pathaan Telugu
2016 Janatha Garage Satpal Telugu
2016 Chuttallabbai Antagonist Telugu
2017 Tiyaan Pakistani Malayalam
2017 Raja The Great Henchman of Devaraj Telugu [14]
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 John Kannada
2019 Kantharam Special Appearance Malayalam
2019 Venky Mama Bihari Contract Killer Telugu
2019 Maharshi Vivek Mittal's PA Telugu
2021 Sarpatta Parambarai Vembuli Tamil
2022 Poikkal Kuthirai Deva Tamil
2022 James John Kannada
2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 John Kannada
2023 Thunivu Krish Tamil
2023 Veera Simha Reddy Raja Reddy Telugu
2023 Captain Miller

References
  1. Manmadhan, Prema (4 April 2010). "Villain with a body". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. K, Ananie Borgia (26 October 2020). "I Would Have Attended Some 1200 Auditions Before I Got Selected For My 1st Ad – John Kokken (Actor)". eatmy.news. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. Joy, Prathibha (15 March 2022). "Puneeth Rajkumar introduced Kannada cinema to me with Dr Rajkumar films: John Kokken". ottplay.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. "Did you know Sarpatta's Vembuli was in Baahubali?". The News Minute. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. "Did you know Sarpatta's Vembuli was in Baahubali?". The News Minute. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. "From 'Baahubali' to 'Sarpatta Parambarai' – Vembuli John Kokken's dream comes true". IndiaGlitz. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. "Thala Ajith lauds John Kokken for his performance as Vembuli in Sarpatta Parambarai". India Today. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. "Ajith has a special gift for his Thunivu co-star John Kokken!". OTTPlay. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. "'KGF 2' actor John Kokken faces trolls after his latest social media statement". The Times of India. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  10. "Bigg Boss fame Pooja Ramachandran marries actor John Kokken..." Onmanorama. 18 April 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  11. "John and me complement each other, says Meera". The Times of India. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  12. "John Kokken & Pooja blessed with a baby boy". The Times of India. 30 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  13. "Did you know Sarpatta's Vembuli was in Baahubali?". The News Minute. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. Jonnalagedda, Pranita (4 May 2017). "John Kokken in Raja The Great". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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