Balan K. Nair

Balan K. Nair
Born
Balakrishnan Nair

(1933-04-04)4 April 1933
Chemancheri, Calicut, Malabar district, British India (present day Kozhikode, Kerala, India)
Died26 August 2000(2000-08-26) (aged 67)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1970 – 1992
SpouseSarada Nair
Children5 (incl. Meghanathan)
Parents
  • Idakkulam Karinattu Veettil Kuttiraman Nair
  • Devaki Amma

Balakrishnan Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 – 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performances in strong character roles. He emerged as one of the top villain of Malayalam cinema in the second half of the 1970s and played some of the best villain characters in Malayalam films during that period.[1] He won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1981 for his performance as Govindan in the film Oppol.[2]

  1. ^ "5 Evergreen Villians [sic] of Malayalam Cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "ബാലന്‍ കെ: കരുത്തുറ്റ നടനവൈഭവം". Malayalam.webdunia.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.