Madhu (actor)

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birthname = Madhavankutty
birthdate = birth date and age|1933|09|23
location = Kerala, India
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yearsactive = 44
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notable role = "Chemmeen"
"Swayamvaram"
"Olavum Theeravum"
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Madhu ( _ml. മധു,Born as Madhavan Nair (മാധവന്‍ നായര്‍), is a legendary actor in the Malayalam film industry. He has also donned successfully the roles of a Film director, Film producer and at one time owned a film studio of his own.

Early life

He was born on September 23, 1933.His father, R.Parameswaran Pillai was a well known personality and was a Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram City. [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/05/31/stories/2004053102390300.htm Kannammoola-Tvpm] ]

Career

He started his career as a Hindi lecturer in Scott Christian College, Nagercoil. During that time he chanced upon the a newspaper advertisement inviting applications for the National School of Drama Course. While studying at NSD, He got acquainted with Ramu Kariat, who offered him a role in his upcoming film "Moodupadam". After completing the course, Madhu went to Chennai for the make up test for Ramu Kariat's film. There he got an unexpected film offer and he made his debut in the film, "Ninmaninja Kalpadukal" directed by N. N. Pisharody in 1963. [ [http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/11/stories/2006091101810200.htm The Hindu] ] .

Madhu also acted in Hindi film Saat Hindustani, which was the debut movie of the prominent Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. He acted as a Bengali in the film.

He had expressed all faces of life through his various movie characters. But his best was the performance in "Chemmeen". Ramu Kariat directed "Chemmeen" and also received the President's Gold Medal for it. It was based on Thakazhi's ( Shivashankara Pillai )novel. The tragic character Pareekkutty was perfectly safe in the hands of Madhu. He expressed all the nuances of this delicate character smoothly. Pareekkutty brought a big break in his acting career. At the time it was common for a Malayali person to render the dialogs (in the movie) of Pareekkutty.

Later he distinguished himself as producer, director and storywriter. The screen name of Madhu was given by Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, another famous Malayalam actor.In an acting career spanning four decades, Madhu acted in over 300 films. [ [http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/23/stories/2005042306030400.htm The Hindu] ] But initial years were of struggle as Madhu entered Malayalam Cinema while Prem Nazir and Sathyan, two great stars, were ruling the roost. Later Madhu captured his own place. Later he was lucky to pursue his profession with many generations like Sukumaran-Soman, Mammooty-Mohanlal, Dileep, Jayaram.

Though a well-known actor he was always simple and honest in life. Even though he was a big star in commercial film, he was generous enough to act in parallel movies. He acted in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Swayamvaram", P. N. Menon's "Olavum Theeravum etc. Madhu's directorial venture " Priya" was a trend setter in Malayalam. In this movie he experimented with the main character playing an anti-hero. Madhu later directed about 14 films. He was the owner of once-renowned "Uma" studio. Madhu produced a movie Mini in 1995, which got National Award.

Awards & Accolades

* Kerala state film awards special Jury Award in 1980.
* Kerala state film award for producer of best children's film for "mini" in 1995
* J.C.Daniel Award for the year 2004 from the Government of Kerala. [ [http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/23/stories/2005042306030400.htm The Hindu] ]

elected Filmography

*MOODUPADAM
*NINAMANINJA KALPADUKAL
*BHARGAVINILAYAM
*CHEMMEN

*SARPPAKADU
*PRIYA
*ABHAYAM
*THACHOLI OTHENAN
*SARASAYYA
*NADAN PREMAM
*LINE BUS
*THIRUVABHARANAM
*YAVVANAM
*BOBANUM MOLIYUM
*VIDYARTHIKALE ITHILE ITHILE
*VILAKKU VAANGIYA VEENA
*VIDARUNNA MOTTUKAL
*MADHAVIKKUTTI
*OLAVUM THEERAVUM
*THEERTHAYATRA
*BHEEKARA NIMISHAMGAL
*THURAKKATHA VATHIL
*AKKALDHAMA
*RAMANAN
*SATHI
*SINDOORACHEPP
*APARATHI
*THEEKANAL
*KAMAM KRODHAM MOHAM
*UMMACHU
*HRIDAYAM ORU KSHETHRAM
*HRIDAYATHINDE NIRANGAL
*KALLIYANGATTU NEELI
*KALLICHELLAMMA
*ENIPPADIKAL
*INIYORU JANMAM THARU
*SINDHU
*KANYADANAM
*THEMMADI VELAPPAN
*BHUMIDEVI PUSHPINIYAYI
*MANUSHYA BANDANGAL
*POSTMORTAM
*MORCHARY
*NAGARAME NANNI
*BANDAM
*YUDHAM
*ALA KADALINAKKARE
*PUTHRAKAMESHTI
*UDAYAM PADINJARU
*PRATHEEKSHA
*KAYALUM KAYARUM
*SNEHIKKAN SAMAYAMILLA
*MANUSHYAN
*ITHIRIPOOVE CHUVANNAPOOVE
*AARORUMARIYATHE
*JAYATHARANGAM
*YAKSHAGANAM
*DIVYA DARSANAM
*RAUDI RAMU
*RAUDI RAJAMMA
*KARA KANAKADAL
*YUDHAKANDHAM
*POLICE ARIYARUTHU
*SNEHADEEPAME MIZHITHURAKKU
*DHEERASAMEERE YAMUNA THEERE
*ABHIJATHYAM
*UDYOGASTHA
*AARADHANA
*ITHA IVIDE VARE
*VADAKAKKU ORU HRIDHAYAM
*MUTHUCHIPPIKAL
*ENIKKU NJAN SWANTHAM
*NJAN NJAN MATHRAM
*ITHA ORU MANUSHAYAM
*EETTA
*MEEN
*ORIKKAL KOODI
*THEEKADAL
*ORU PAINKILI KATHA
*AARAMBHAM
*KODUMKAATT
*AMMA
*SANTHA ORU DEEVATHA
*SAMBHAVAM
*ITHILE VANNAVAR
*KOOLILAKKAM
*ASTHAMAYAM
*SUDDIKALASAM
*AKALANGALIL ABHAYAM
*ORU RAAGAM PALA THAALAM
*VEENALIL ORU MAZHA
*Saat Hindustani (Hindi)
*ORU YUGHA SANDHYA
*RAKTHAM
*VELLAM
*1921
*PINNNILAVU
*NADUVAZHIKAL
*NEETHIPEEDAM
*PADAYOOTTAM
*JEEVIDAM ORU GAANAM
*SIMHAASANAM
*KUDUMBA SAMEETHAM
*CHAMBAKKULAM THACHCHAN
*NANAYAM
*SHARJA TO SHARJA
*THALAMURA
*THASKARAVEERAN
*NARAN
*BEN JOHNSON
*RAAVANAN
*RAASTHRAM
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References

External links

* [http://www.keral.com/celebrities/madhu/index.htm Madhu biography] at keral.com
*Imdb name|0534867|Madhu