Thomas Burleigh Kurishingal, better known as Thomas Berly, was an Indian actor, director, producer, script writer, music composer in Malayalam cinema, and author in English.
10 Facts About Thomas Berly
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Thomas Berly's parents were Kurishingal K J Burleigh, an independence activist, and Annie Burleigh, a leader of the pre-independence era who led a satyagraha against toddy shops in Fort Cochin.
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Thomas Berly later went to do a course on acting in University of California, Los Angeles.
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Thomas Berly acted in a Hollywood movie Never So Few in 1959.
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Thomas Berly was interested in magic, violin, Madeleine instrumental music and painting.
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Thomas Berly's painting Galiyan was selected and shown on International festivals.
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Thomas Berly published a collection of English writings to his credit Beyond Heart, which is prose-poetry, Fragrant Petals, in memory of his father.
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Thomas Berly has published a cartoon book, O Kerala.
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Thomas Berly was residing at his family home in Fort Kochi, Kerala.
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Thomas Berly died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Ernakulam, on 16 December 2024, at the age of 92.