Ganapathi S. Poduval
Acting
Biography
Ganapathi S. Poduval is an Indian film actor, writer & dubbing artist known for his works in the Malayalam film industry. He is well-known for his roles as child artist in the films "Vinodayathra" (2007) and "Pranchiyettan & The Saint" (2010). Growing up, he went on to star in 2 humongous blockbusters "Jan. E. Man" (2021) & "Manjummel Boys" (2024) both directed by his brother Chidambaram Poduval.
Born: March 15, 1995
Place of Birth: Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala, India
Known For
Jan-e-Man
The hilarious comic twists that awaits when Joymon, desperate to escape his lonely, mundane and routine life in remote freezing Canada, decides to travel to his hometown in Kerala only to celebrate his 30th birthday, forms the base of the story.
Kammatti Paadam
Krishnan, who has been living away from his family and friends in Mumbai, gets a call from his friend Ganga in Kerala, out of the blue. He senses danger, and leaves for Kammattipadam, where both of them grew up.
Manjummel Boys
Manjummel Boys, based on a real story, is about a bunch of friends who set out on a trip to Kodaikanal and the events that occur there.
Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu
Muththu is one of the naughtiest boys in his school and is always caught red-handed by the teachers. Things become worse when he gets arrested for bringing liquor to school. The story follows as Muththu overcomes his harsh circumstances with the help of his teacher.
Vinodayathra
Vinod, a quarrelsome young man, moves to his sister's house in a village to get his life in order. There, he happens to meet Anupama and falls in love with her.
Pranchiyettan & The Saint
While Pranchiyettan, a devotee of St. Francis of Assissi, attains the best of riches, he is unsatisfied with his reputation and sets off to popularise himself as a celebrity in society.
Spirit
Raghunandan (Mohanlal) is a TV show host and a budding novelist. He is a loner and a compulsive alcoholic, the latter of which resulted in his divorce from Meera (Kaniha). Despite this Meera and her husband Alexy (Shankar Ramakrishnan) are his best friends. His alcoholism however starts taking a huge toll on his life and things take a turn for the worst. At this point he meets Maniyan (Nandu) a plumber who is a bigger alcoholic than he is which makes Raghu re-evaluate his relationship with alcohol.
Nalla Nilavulla Rathri
Six friends who were batch mates set out a trip to Shimoga. Once they reached their destination, bizarre happenings reveal each persons true identity.
Padmini
Rameshan, a lecturer and part-time poet, becomes the laughing stock of the village after his wife runs away on the wedding night. When he tries to overcome these taunts and win a second chance at love, he faces an uphill legal battle and toxicity of the society.
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
Panchayat Secretary Ullahanan leads a monotonous life till a college reunion rekindles excitement in his 20-year-old marital life and infuses in him a renewed sense of purpose and love for everything that he once took for granted.
Filmography
as Sidharth
as Deepak Panikkar
as Bintopi
as Sujith Vasu
as Kaladhar Shaji
as Krishnakumar 'Kannan'
as Rahul
as Aneesh
as Adil
as Jaffar
as Abbas
as Vivek
as Dr. Faisal Khan
as Sam Joseph
as Salman
as Riyas
as Shine
as Kichan
as Freddy
as Jithin
as Shukkoor
as Charlie
as Benny
as Sameer
as Hari
as Zacharia Samuel
as Pauly
as Young Franko
as Muththu
as Kamala's brother
as Jacob's Son
as Ganapathi
as Ganapathi