Balan K Nair
Acting
Biography
Balan K. Nair was a Malayalam film actor. Even though he appeared in most films as villain, he was also noted for his performance in strong character roles. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1981 for his performance in the movie Oppol.
Born: April 4, 1933
Known For
Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam
Siblings Deepthi and Ravi are separated after their parents' divorce. After many years, Deepthi faces many challenges when she goes in search of Ravi.
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.
1921
The Malabar rebellion, more popularly known as the Mappila Lahala, has a dramatic impact on the lives of everyone involved.
Amaram
Achootty, an uneducated fisherman, wants his daughter Radha to be educated and also want her to become a doctor. His dreams get shattered when Radha falls in love with her childhood friend.
Neengal Kettavai
Poornima, a widow living in Ooty leads a peaceful life with her two sons. Jaishankar, a tourist who visits the place gets tempted and rapes her. In the act, Poornima dies leaving her two sons who witness the murder. With a turn of events leading to both sons joining together and take revenge for their mother's death forms the rest of the story.
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
Chanthu, a poor orphan and Aromal are cousins and belong to the Chekavar clan, a warrior clan who hire themselves out as duellers to settle disputes among the rich and powerful. Aromal, jealous of the much more talented Chanthu, makes life miserable for him and Chanthu decides to leave and live with Aringodar, a rival chekavan, as his pupil. When the two sons of a local landlord have a property dispute and decide to hire Aromal and Aringodar to duel it out, Chanthu has to decide where his loyalty lies - with the family of the uncle who brought him up or with Aringodar who provided him with sanctuary.
Thazhvaram
A man comes to an isolated valley to take revenge on his friend who murdered his wife.
Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
The head of a royal family bribes his Chief Minister to teach Mahendra (Mohanlal), the royal heir, about democracy. Once he leaves the family, Mahendra tries to be independent and help his friend Jayan.
Sarvakalasala
It tells the story of a college student Lal played by Mohanlal, who takes on 3 Masters degree in college and continues as a student in the college as he was an orphan. He lives in a home nearby college made from the money of his unknown father. From time of his memory he lives in an orphanage, now he is in college and he do not want to leave the college. The story revolves around the college and various events happening in the college.
Face to Face
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.
Filmography
as Govindan Aashaan
as Ramankutty Nair
as Pillaichan
as Beeran
as Ayyappan Nair
as 'Udumbu' Nanu
as Abu
as Chandy
as Narayanan
as Arumukham Chettiyar
as Mash
as Kannappan Chekavar
as Bahuleyan
as Ravunni
as Kunjali
as Mathayi
as Beeran
as Kanaran
as Chief Minister
as Karunakaran Nambyar
as Anitha's father
as Raja Balakrishnan
as Police Officer
as Khan Sayib
as Kesava Kurup
as Pathmanabhan Thambi
as Pappu
as Kunjambu
as Stunt Master's friend
as Yousuf
as Madhavan
as Kasim
as Thankappan
as Alikkoya
as Stephen
as M. K. Nambyar
as Prabhakara Menon
as Jackson
as Gopakumar
as Kollakkaaran Ganga
as Shekhar
as Mammukka
as Comrade Krishna Pillai
as Kunjutty
as Kaala Velu
as Kumaran Gurukkal
as Govindan
as Veeraraghan
as Velayudhan
as Ouseph
as Major Chandrasekhar
as Beeran
as Ravana
as Chacko
as Mayin Kuttiyil,Bappu's Father
as Kochuvareed
as Balan