Sankaradi

Sankaradi
Portrait of Sankaradi
Born
Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Pillai Chandrashekaran Menon

(1924-07-14)14 July 1924
North Pavavur Kingdom of Cochin, British India
(present day Ernakulam, Kerala, India)
Died8 October 2001(2001-10-08) (aged 77)
Cherai, Kochi, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Politician
  • Journalist
Years active1963 – 1998
SpouseSharada
Parents
  • Paravoor Memana Parameswara Pillai
  • Chankaradiyil Thoppil Parambil Janaki Amma
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AwardsKerala State Film Awards
1970, 1971 - Second Best Actor

Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit.[2] He dominated the Malayalam film scene in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as a comedian along with Adoor Bhasi and Bahadoor. Later, he switched to character roles.

  1. ^ "CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ ""മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യ റിയലിസ്റ്റിക്‌ ആക്ടര്‍"". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.