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Augustine
Augustine
Born	30 July 1955; Kodencheri, Kozhikkode (now in Kerala), India
Died	14 November 2013 (aged 58)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–2013
Spouse	Hansi
Children	Ann; Jeethu
Parent(s)	Kunnumpurath Mathew ; Rosi

Kunnumpurath Mathew Augustine (30 July 1955 – 14 November 2013), known mononymously as Augustine, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 150 films, mainly in comedy, character and negative roles. Actress Ann Augustine is his daughter.

Personal life

Augustine was born on 30 July 1955 to Rosi and Mathew of the Kunnumpurath house at Kodencheri, Kozhikode.^[2] He was married to Hansamma; the couple have two daughters: Ann (actress), and Jeethu.^[3]

Career

Beginning his acting career through theatre, Augustine entered the Malayalam film industry in the mid eighties through an uncredited role, in the movie Swapnalokam, starring Sreenath, in 1983.^[4] His first credited appearance was in Gandhinagar 2nd Street in 1986; the role had been offered to him by Sreenivasan for having assisted the latter in finding a filming location for Gandhinagar 2nd Street.^[5] Augustine also appeared in such films as Commissioner, Devasuram, Ekalavyan, Aaraam Thampuran, Kazhcha and Katha Parayumpol. He produced the Malayalam film, Mizhi Randilum.^[6]

Health and Death

Augustine suffered a stroke in late 2009; however, he made a partial recovery and continued acting. Following a fall in a hotel room in April 2013, he underwent treatment in Pattambi.^[7] But later, he was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and finally died of kidney failure, aged 58, on 14 November 2013 at a private hospital in Kozhikode. Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty was the last film in which he appeared.^[8]^[9]

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Swapnalokum		Uncredited role
1986	Aavanazhi	Ummer
	Adiverukal	Manager
	Gandhinagar 2nd Street
1987	Naalkavala	Villager
	Adimakal Udamakal	Abootty
	Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu	Augustine
1988	1921	Kunjithangal
1988	Mrithunjayam	Pilla
1991	Neelagiri	Rajappan
	Inspector Balram	Ummer
	Advaitham	Goonda
1992	Mahanagaram	Thankappan
	Oottyppattanam	Shinkaravelan
	Rajashilpi	Gopalan
	Daddy	S.I. Philip
	Sadayam	Chandran
1993	Chamayam	Pappi
	Devasuram	Hydhrose
	Ekalavyan	Geevarghese
	Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans	Devan
	Mafia	Anwar
	Bhoomi Geetham	Minister Harischandra Nadar
1994	Commissioner	Vattappara Peethambaran
	Minnaram	Doctor
	Rudraksham	Kunjahammad
1995	Thumboli Kadappuram	Pashanam
	Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary	Bahuleyan
	Chantha	Mammali
	Boxer	Prasannan
	Highway	Idiyan Sukumaran / Sughbir Hanuman Singh
	Arabia	H.C. Gopal Gowda
	Nirnayam	Police officer
	Pai Brothers	Security Guard
1996	King Solomon	Rubber Rajappan
	Vanarasena	Vaidyar
	Kireedamillaatha Raajakkanmaar	S. I. Kozhi Vasu
	Rajaputhran	Aboobacker
	Sulthan Hyderali	Muhamedali
1997	Chandralekha	Ravindran Nair
	Aaraam Thampuran	Bappu Thangalangady
	Asuravamsam	Safari
	Kannur	Saidaali
	Hitler Brothers	Govindan
	Kalyana Kacheri	S.I. Vargesh
	Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu	Gangadharan
1998	The Truth	Police Officer
	Oru Maravathoor Kanavu	Moitheen
	Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu	Roy
	Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala	Chandran
	Summer in Bethlehem	Appunni Nair
	Kaikudunna Nilavu	Constable
	Meenakshi Kalyanam	'Puli' Chacko
1999	Aayiram Meni	Naanu
	F.I.R	Kunjalavi
	Thachiledathu Chundan	Kamalahasan
	Ustaad	Ali Abu
	Pattabhishekam	Vishnunarayanan's brother-in-law
	Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
2000	Mazhanoolkanavu
	Cover Story
	Narasimham	Eradi
	Dada Sahib	Nooruddin Kunju
	Madhuranombarakattu	Jail Warden
	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal	Mathews
	Valliettan	Gangadharan
	Anamuttathe Angalamar	Punjapakeshan
2001	Nariman	Joseph
	Chitrathoonukal
	Raavanaprabhu	Hydrose
	Unnathngalil	Panikkar
	Kakkakuyil	Rama Varma
	Naranathu Thampuran	Somanathan
	Karumadikkuttan
	Korappan The Great
	Randam Bhavam	Pushpangadan
	Akashathile Paravakal	Govindan
	Saivar Thirumeni	Kunjappu
2002	Nandanam	Kunjiraman
	Chathurangam	Appu
	Swapnahalliyil Orunaal
	Kaiyethum Doorath	Passenger in the Boat
2003	Sahodaran Sahadevan	Kunjananthan
	Pattanathil Sundaran	Varghese
	Sadanandante Samayam	Divakaran
	Mazhanoolkkanavu
	Mizhi Randilum	Bichu
2004	Parayam
	Vesham	Paulose
	Greetings	Somasundaran
	Kaazhcha	Suresh
	Natturajavu	Morayur Bappu
	Aparichithan	Cheeru
	Mayilattam	Murukan
	Priyam Priyankaram
	Vamanapuram Bus Route	Thankappan
2005	Boyy Friennd	Dasappan
	Nerariyan CBI	Dhanapalan
	Pauran	Koshy
	Thaskara Veeran	Ayyappan Pillai
	Chandrolsavam	Jose
	Five Fingers	Kuriachan
	The Campus	Simon
	The Tiger	Mankunnil Satish
2006	Pothan Vava	Kurian
	Prajapathi	Rowther
	The Don	Kabeer
	Balram vs Tharadas	S.I Ummer
	Vargam	Chandykunju
	Raashtram
	Avastha
2007	Katha Parayumpol	Scariah Thomas
	Nasrani	Waiter at the club
	Sooryan
	Arabikkatha	Varghese
	Detective	Thankachan
	Rock & Roll	Subramaniyam
	Avan Chandiyude Makan	Kunjeriya
2008	Thirakkatha	Chackochan
	The Thrill
	Gulmohar	Appuettan
	SMS	Viswambaran
	Magic Lamp	Vikraman
	Jubilee
	Positive	Joseph
	Kerala Police
	Parunthu	Kumaran
2009	Kerala Cafe	Sadasivan	segment "Makal"
	Loud Speaker	Watchman
	Sufi Paranja Katha	Putthan Adhikari
	Makante Achan
	Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko	Kariyappi
	Mithram
	Madhya Venal
2010	Penpattanam
	Black Stallion	George Keechapilly
	In Ghost House Inn
2011	Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku
2011	Indian Rupee		Cameo appearance
2012	Bavuttiyude Namathil	Kunjappa Haji
2012	Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu
2013	Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty
	Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala	Vicar
	Shutter	Prabhu
	Nakhangal	Neighbour
2014	@Andheri		Posthumously released
2021	Kaalchilambu		Posthumously released