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K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film director. He acted in a number of Malayalam movies performing roles of a senior police officer, judge or a priest. Some of his noted roles were in movies New Delhi (1987), Thanthram (1988), Lelam (1997) and Pathram (1999), all directed by Joshiy. Varma joined the Kerala Police Force in 1963, before getting active in movies. He retired from the Kerala Police as the Superintendent of Police.

Family

He was born as third among five children to Thekkedathu Kovilakam Kerala Varma Thampuran and Kattunkal Kovilakam Ambalika at Varanad, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kerala. Director Viji Thampi is his son-in-law. Renowned ad film director Prakash Varma is his nephew.

His last film was Dolls, released in 2013. His last TV serial was Mangalyapattu, which was being aired in Mazhavil Manorama channel at the time of his death. He was cremated with full state honours at his family crematorium in Cherthala.

Filmography

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1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Television

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References

1. "Actor dons a different role". The Hindu. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
2. "Mangalam-varika-4-Nov-2013". mangalamvarika.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "ജഗന്നാഥവര്‍മ്മയ്ക്ക് 74-ല്‍ തായമ്പകയില്‍ അരങ്ങേറ്റം , Malayalam - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
4. ^ "Malayalam actor K N Jagannatha Varma dies, he was 77". The Indian Express. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
5. ^ "Veteran Malayalam actor KN Jagannatha Varma passes away". India Today. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
6. ^ "Jagannatha Varma passes away". The New Indian Express. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

External links

• Jagannatha Varma at IMDb
• Jagannatha Varma at MSI

• 1939 births
• 2016 deaths
• Male actors from Alappuzha
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• Indian male film actors
• Kathakali exponents
• Indian male dancers
• Dancers from Kerala
• People from Alappuzha district
• 20th-century Indian dancers
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• Male actors in Malayalam television
• Indian male television actors
• Indian police officers
• 21st-century Indian male actors