Minon

{{Short description|Indian actor (born 2000)}}

{{notability|Bio|date=July 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Minon

| image = Minon at IFFK 2.jpg

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| caption =Minon

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|02|12}}

| birth_place = Alappuzha, Kerala, India

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Painter}}

| awards = {{ubl|National Film Award for Best Child Artist, 2012|Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist, 2012|Kerala State Film Critics Award, 2012}}

| years_active =2012 {{endash}} present

| spouse =

| partner =

| children =

| nationality = Indian

| parents = {{ubl|John Baby|Mini John}}

| relatives = Mintu John (sister)}}

Minon John (born 12 February 2000) is an Indian actor and artist, from Kerala, who works in Malayalam films.

He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2012 for the Malayalam film 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 and produced by Thomas Kottackakom. Minon also received the 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, and he has over 3,500 paintings to his credit.