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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Minon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Minon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minon > Source revision: 1337306971 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian actor (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Minon | image = Minon at IFFK 2.jpg | imagesize = | caption =Minon | birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|02|12}} | birth_place = [Alappuzha](/source/Alappuzha_district), [Kerala](/source/Kerala), India | occupation = {{hlist|[Actor](/source/Actor)|[Painter](/source/Painting)}} | awards = {{ubl|[National Film Award for Best Child Artist](/source/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist), 2012|[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist), 2012|Kerala State Film Critics Award, 2012}} | years_active =2012 {{endash}} present | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = {{ubl|John Baby|Mini John}} | relatives = Mintu John (sister)}} '''Minon John''' (born 12 February 2000) is an Indian actor and artist, from [Kerala](/source/Kerala), who works in [Malayalam films](/source/Malayalam_cinema). He won the [National Film Award for Best Child Artist](/source/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist) in 2012 for the Malayalam film ''[101 Chodyangal](/source/101_Chodyangal)''.{{cite news |title=National Film Awards: 'Paan Singh Tomar', 'Vicky Donor' big winners |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/bqplbNLbv71lzCA9954ROO/Paan-Singh-Tomar-wins-national-award-for-best-film.html |work=mint |date=18 March 2013 |language=en}} It was directed by [Sidhartha Siva](/source/Sidhartha_Siva) and produced by Thomas Kottackakom. Minon also received the [Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist) and Kerala State Film Critics Award for the same role, in which he portrays a class five student.{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/talent-that-knows-no-bounds/article4530510.ece | title=Talent that knows no bounds | work=The Hindu | date=21 March 2013 | accessdate=25 December 2013}}{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|accessdate=26 December 2013}} Minon has held more than 80 painting exhibitions so far, all across [India](/source/India), and he has over 3,500 paintings to his credit. ==Early life== Minon and his sister Mintu are trained painters by their artist parents, John Baby and Mini.{{cite news |last1=J |first1=DARSANA |title=I want to be a political artist: Minon John |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/070618/i-want-to-be-a-political-artist-minon-john.html |date=7 Jun 2018}}{{cite news |title=An artistic actor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/oct/17/an-artistic-actor-2048602.html |publisher=newindianexpress.com |date=17 Oct 2019}} ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: centre;" !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col" | Role !Notes |- | 2012 || ''[101 Chodyangal](/source/101_Chodyangal)''|| Anilkumar Bokaro | |- | rowspan=2|2014 || ''[Munnariyippu](/source/Munnariyippu)'' || K. P. Anil Kumar | |- | ''[Lal Bahadur Shastri](/source/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri_(film))''|| Sreekuttan | |- | rowspan="4" |2015 || ''Mashithandu'' || Shanku | |- | ''[Ennum Eppozhum](/source/Ennum_Eppozhum)'' || Ganapathy | |- | ''[Jilebi](/source/Jilebi_(2015_film))'' || Village Boy | | |- |''[Urumbukal Urangarilla](/source/Urumbukal_Urangarilla)'' || Room Boy | |- | rowspan="3" |2016 || ''[Action Hero Biju](/source/Action_Hero_Biju)'' || Benitta's brother | |- | ''[Appuram Bengal Ippuram Thiruvithamkoor](/source/Appuram_Bengal_Ippuram_Thiruvithamkoor)'' || Anthappan | |- |''[School Bus](/source/School_Bus_(film))''|| Kannan | |- |2017 |''[Swarna Kaduva](/source/Swarna_Kaduva)''|| Tamil boy | |- |2018 |''[Pretham 2](/source/Pretham_2)'' |Manav Mathew | |- |2019 |''Naan Petta Makan'' |Abhimanyu | |- |2020||''[Maara](/source/Maara)''||Young Maara | [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) film |- |2021||''[Home](/source/Home_(2021_film))''||Young Oliver Twist | |- |2026||''[Chatha Pacha](/source/Chatha_Pacha)''||Kunjappan | |- |} ===Web series=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: centre;" !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col" | Role |- |2020||''Scoot''|| |} ==Awards== * 2012 - [National Film Award for Best Child Artist](/source/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist) for ''[101 Chodyangal](/source/101_Chodyangal)'' * 2012 - [Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Child_Artist) for ''[101 Chodyangal](/source/101_Chodyangal)'' * 2012 - [Kerala State Film Critics Award for Best Child Artist](/source/Kerala_Film_Critics_Award) for ''[101 Chodyangal](/source/101_Chodyangal)'' * 2012 - [Harlem International Film Festival Awards for Best Actor](/source/Harlem_International_Film_Festival) for ''[101 Chodyangal](/source/101_Chodyangal)'' [http://harlemfilmfestival.org/2014-awards Harlem Film Festival:2014 Awards] ==References== == External links == {{commons category|Minon}} * [http://www.facebook.com/Minon.Official Minon John] On [Facebook](/source/Facebook) {{authority control}} Category:Male actors from Alappuzha Category:Living people Category:2000 births Category:21st-century Indian male actors Category:Indian male child actors Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema Category:Indian male film actors Category:Best Child Artist National Film Award winners {{India-film-actor-2000s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Minon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minon?action=history)). 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