Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair | |
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| Born | N. Sreedharan Nair 11 September 1922 |
| Died | 19 October 1986 (aged 64) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Years active | 1950–1986 |
| Spouse | Vijayalakshmi Amma |
| Children | 8, including Shobha Mohan and Sai Kumar |
N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986[1]), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor, born as the son of Narayana Pillai and Ummini Amma in Kollam district, Kerala.[2][3][1] He appeared in Malayalam movies. He is regarded as one of the original actors of all time in Malayalam movies.
Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award.[3]
He is best remembered for his role as Chempankunju in the national award winning film Chemmeen directed by Ramu Kariat. Other impressive performances were in the films Veluthampi Dalava (as Veluthampi Dalava), Thommante Makkal (1965) as Thomman, and Pazhassi Raja (1964) as Pazhassi Raja,[4] Viruthan Shanku (1968) by P. Venu. Sreedharan Nair is also known for playing the role of devil magician in the 1984 fantasy film My Dear Kuttichathan. Popular Malayalam actor Saikumar is his son.[4]
- ^ a b "KOTTARAKKARA SRIDHARAN NAIR: Film / Movie Information". www.citwf.com.
- ^ "CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal". cinidiary.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ a b "കൊട്ടാരക്കര :അഭിനയത്തിന്റെ കരുത്ത്". malayalam.webdunia.com.
- ^ a b "PAZHASSI RAJA 1964". The Hindu. 14 December 2009 – via www.thehindu.com.