Sankaradi
Acting
Biography
Chandrasekhara Menon, better known by his stage name Sankaradi was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He was one of the first realistic actors in South Indian cinema. He dominated the Malayalam film scene in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as comedian along with Adoor Bhasi and Bahadur. Later, he switched to character roles.
Born: January 1, 1924
Known For
Nadodikkattu
After losing their jobs, Dasan and Vijayan have no hope of finding work in Kerala. They plan to escape to Dubai, but end up in Chennai. Can they find luck there?
Sandhesam
After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.
Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
Bhaskaran, a goldsmith, is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When Bhaskaran asks for Sneha's hand in marriage, to his shock, she denies their love affair.
Thalayana Manthram
A struggling husband falls prey to his wife's insatiable desire for luxury, leading them down a path of deception, debt, and betrayal.
Kireedam
Sethu aspires to become a police officer to fulfil his father's dream. However, his life turns upside down when he intervenes in a scuffle with a criminal to save his father's life.
Thalavattam
Vinod/Vinu (played by Mohanlal) is mentally ill and is hospitalized in the institution run by Dr. Ravindran ( M G Soman). Story progresses as Vinod recovers with the help of Dr. Savithri, Dr. Ravindran's daughter (Karthika) and Dr. Unnikrishnan (Nedumudi Venu) who finds that Vinu fell ill after the accidental death of his fiancée Anitha (Lizy). Later Vinu and Savithri fall in love but Savithri is already engaged to be married to her cousin, Hari(Mukesh). Plot progresses as Dr. Ravindran opposes the romance between the doctor and the recovered patient.
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
The only way Gopalakrishnan can escape from certain bankruptcy is to sell the property he owns in the city and use the proceeds to settle his debts. To do that, he has to evict his tenants from there first. Unfortunate for him, his tenant is the feisty Meera and her family, who absolutely refuses to vacate the house. Gopalakrishnan uses an obscure clause in the contract to take up residence at the house, and tries his best to smoke his tenants out.
Midhunam
Midhunam movie is all about Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal) who has plans to start a biscuit factory near his house. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his family, which his brother (Innocent) and brother-in-law (Jagathy Sreekumar) creates. he marries his long-term fiancée Sulochana (Urvashi) who always cribs that he doesn't have love towards her, which he had shown before their marriage. How sethumadhavan succeeds in his life beating all the odds against him forms the rest of the story.
Chenkol
Sethumadhavan accidentally kills a criminal to save his life and is sent to prison. After completing his term, he tries to lead a happy life, but his past makes it all the more difficult.
Ninnishtam Ennishtam
Sreekuttan falls in love with Shalini. Shalini's family is in financial trouble. Sreekuttan's on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be Shalini's benefactor and suitor.
Filmography
as Malliyannan
as Durga's husband
as Kunjikelu
as Captain
as Ezhuthachan
as Tea Shop Owner
as Ramachandran Nair
as Advocate
as Pillai
as Uma's father
as Judge
as Chekutti
as Iyer
as Kannayyan
as Muthappan
as Panchayat President
as Sethu's Maternal Uncle
as Krishnan Nair
as Kuttikrishnan Nair
as Nayarettan
as Marar
as Insane Man
as Fernandez
as Principal
as Pachalam Pappachan
as Madhavan Pillai
as Achuthan Nair
as Achamma's Advocate
as Gopalan Nair
as Ittiyachan
as Panicker
as The Priest
as Kumarapillai
as Pillaichan
as Padmanabhan Nair
as Aswathy's Father
as Balaraman Pillai
as Kesavan Nair
as Ramani's Uncle
as Nanu
as Palace Secretary
as Padmanabhan Nair
as Thankappan
as Kuriya Varkey
as Shankunni
as Police officer
as Manager
as Krishnan Nair
as College Principal
as Pisharodi
as Thalathil Chanthu Nair
as Achuvettan
as Adv. Krishna Kurup
as Madhavan Nair
as Malayalam Teacher
as Karunakaran Nair
as Ramankutty
as Fr. Chanakathara
as Govindan
as Kumaran
as Radha's Father
as Thirumeni
as Vishwanathan
as Adv. P. Sreedharan Nair
as Rajasekharan
as Singapore Antappan
as Kuttichan
as Sreedharan
as Workshop Owner
as M. T. E. Damodaran
as Easo
as Col. P. K. Nair
as Joseph
as Murari Dance Master
as Gopalan
as Adiyodi
as Thekkedathu Krishna Karnavar
as Adhikari
as Adv. Sankaran Kutty
as Joseph
as Sankaran
as Nanu
as Narasimha Pai Govinda Pai
as Kunjunni Mash
as Ananthapadmanabhan Iyer
as V.N Nair
as Father
as Velu
as Keshavan
as Thrivikraman
as Nambeesan
as Kuttyahamed
as Sankara Pillai
as Parameswaran
as Sankaran
as Muthayyan
as Karunakaran
as Shankara Panicker
as Father Chenadan
as Jameela's Father (Malayalam)
as Appayya / Mathai
as Damodaran
as D'Cruz
as Moorkkathu Namboothiri
as Krishna Kurup
as Yohannan
as Sankaran
as Major Nair
as Isaac
as Pachupilla
as Damoradara Varrier
as Gowri's Father
as Ravunni Nair
as Kochuraman
as Krishnan Ashan
as Unnithan
as Ashan
as Veluppillai
as Storekeeper Shankara Kurup
as Sankarappillai
as Neerkunnam Neelaambaran
as Peelipochan
as Kochunni
as Achuthan Nair
as Astrologer
as Geevarghese
as Velappan
as Kumaran
as Sreedharan Pillai
as Shanku Ammavan
as Kammath
as Naanu
as Madhava Menon
as Krishnan Nair