John Kokken

Anish John Kokken is an Indian actor and former model who has appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam films, playing predominantly antagonistic roles. He earned recognition for his role as Vembuli in the 2021 Tamil film Sarpatta Parambarai.

Early life Anish John Kokken was born into a Malayali family in Thrissur, Kerala, but was raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His father John was a school vice principal, and his mother was a nurse. He has two brothers. Kokken studied BSE at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai before switching to hotel management, which he did for two years.

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. During this period, he notably portrayed antagonistic roles in films including Yevadu (2014), Baahubali: The Beginning, (2015) and the K.G.F film series. In 2021, Kokken notably appeared as boxer Vembuli in Pa. Ranjith's period drama Sarpatta Parambarai, before portraying the main antagonist in Thunivu (2023). Later that year, he appeared in the streaming television series The Village and The Freelancer. In April 2019, he married actress Pooja Ramachandran.

Filmography

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Television