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| O. Madhavan | |
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| Born | O. Madhavan 1922 Chunakkara, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Alappuzha, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 19 August 2005(2005-08-19) (aged 82–83) Kollam, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | Vijayakumari |
| Children | 3; including Mukesh |
| Relatives | Divyadarsan R. Engoor (grandson) |
| Awards | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor Sayahnam (2000) |
O. Madhavan (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian theatre director and actor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered one of the great masters of the theatre; he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala. He was the founder of the renowned drama company Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2000 for his role in the film Sayahnam.
Early life and family
He was active in the Communist Party at an early age. He married, Vijayakumari, is an actress herself which was an intercaste love marriage and his son Mukesh is an actor. He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam.
Awards
- 1982: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
- 1996: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
- 2000: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor - Sayahnam
Filmography
- Kalam Marunnu (1955)
- Viyarppinte Vila (1962)
- Doctor (1963)
- Kattupookkal (1965) .... Lonachan
- Oru Sundariyude Kadha (1972)
- Sayahnam (2000)
References
- "അഭിനയസായാഹ്നത്തിലെ കെ.കെ".
- Staff, T. N. M. (30 March 2016). "Kerala 2016: For CPI(M), film star Mukesh brings the celebrity quotient to Kollam". The News Minute. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- DHNS. "Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | Face-off: N K Premachandran vs M Mukesh". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
External links
Categories:- 1922 births
- 2005 deaths
- Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala
- Male actors from Kollam
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- People from Kollam district
- Sree Narayana College, Kollam alumni
- Male actors in Malayalam cinema
- Indian male film actors
- Indian male stage actors
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- Indian actor-politicians
- Film directors from Alappuzha district
- Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
- Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award