T. P. Madhavan
Acting
Biography
T. P. Madhavan was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam films. He began acting at age 40 and appeared in over 600 films. Initially known for playing antagonistic roles, he transitioned to comedic roles and to character roles in his later career.
Born: November 7, 1935
Place of Birth: Thiruvananthapuram, Kingdom of Travancore
Known For
Lal Salam
Lal Salam is an Indian entertainment talk show hosted by actor Mohanlal on Amrita TV. The show is themed around Mohanlal's film career, it also introduces and honours humanitarians and social workers, and has other interactive and performance segments. It is the first television presentation by Mohanlal, hosted alongside Meera Nandan.
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.
Ayalum Njanum Thammil
Ravi, an irresponsible doctor, joins Dr Samuel's hospital as an intern. Dr Samuel tries to change the intern's attitude towards work and life, while Ravi has to fight his own inner demons after a breakup.
Friends
The threesome who lend reason to the title are Aravindan (Jayaram), Chandu (Mukesh) and Joy (Sreenivasan). They value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandu resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Uma (Divya Unni). When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini (Meena), who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandu stands up for his friend and speaks ill of her. This makes her swear to separate the friends.
Nala Damayanthi
A village cook Ramji goes to Australia to become a chef at a multi-millionaire Indian's home. Unfortunately, the millionaire dies of indigestion the day Ramji arrives, leaving him jobless with an expired visa. Desperate to stay and earn, he starts working illegally as a cook, but to stay on, he needs to get legal. A solution comes up when Damayanthi, a free-spirited biker, agrees to marry the docile cook for a price.
Irupatham Noottandu
Investigative reporter Ashwathy tries to expose the nexus between politics and crime. In doing so, she ends up causing a rift between Sagar, a smuggler, and his accomplice Sekharankutty, the CM's son.
Kilukkam
Nandini is an illegitimate child who comes to Ooty in search of her father. She meets Joji, a tourist guide, and pretends to be mentally unstable in order to get shelter in his house.
Indian Rupee
Jayaprakash, a real estate agent aspiring for success in his field, experiences a paradigm shift in his outlook on life and work upon meeting Achutha Menon.
Udayananu Tharam
Udayabhanu is an assistant director and scriptwriter, who dreams of making it big in the film industry. His attempt is thwarted by his roommate, a junior artiste, Rajappan Thengamoodu who steals his script to become superstar Saroj Kumar
Filmography
as Himself
as Principal
as Sneha's Father
as Doctor
as Issac
as Military uncle
as Dr. K.R. Mahadevan
as Bhargavan
as Shankaran Namboothiri
as Judge
as Dr Pisharady
as Shivankutty
as Pisharody
as Retired DGP Alexander Mathews IPS
as Tourism Minister Stephen Edakochi
as Mallayya's secretary
as Radhika's father
as Chief Minister George Isaac
as Minister Manjooran
as Thankappan
as Iyengar
as Minister
as Francis
as Thampi
as Vasooty
as Ayyappan Nair
as Dr. Thomas George
as Sasidharan
as Settu
as Raghavan
as Home Minister
as Minister Sathyanathan
as Prabhakaran
as Sathyasheelan
as Govindan Namboodiri
as Jeevan's Friend
as Appa Swami
as Adv. Manishankar Iyer
as Govindan
as Minister Kizhuppally
as MLA Gopinathan
as Ramunni Nair
as College Principal
as Leader K.R
as Vakkalam Moosa
as Chandran
as Narayanan
as Ramkumar
as College Principal
as Bhaskarettan
as Judge
as Babu Mathew
as Nirmala's Father
as Zachariah
as VAsumathi's relative
as Sivamohan
as Advocate Charles
as Prasad
as Rozario
as Gopalan
as Bhagyam's Father-in-law
as Abdullah Master
as Mathachayan
as K.K Karthikeyan
as Principal
as Amar Baba Settu
as Warrier
as Dr. Chandradas
as Nambeeshan
as D.G.P. Akhilesh Avasti
as Chandran Nambiar
as Retd. Head Constable Chandran Nair
as Ponnachan's Brother
as Nambiyar
as Madhavan
as Sangeetha's Uncle
as Hotelier
as Madhavan
as K.S Raman Nair
as The Priest
as Editor Marar
as Bank Regional Manager
as Poonkulathu Damodara Menon
as Judge
as Kumaran Asan
as Villager
as MLA Sudarshan
as Thantrippadu
as S.I. Babu
as Vilwamanglam Thirumeni
as Narendran's secretary
as Pisharody
as Home Minister
as Doctor
as Kaimal
as Krishna Menon
as Vakeel
as Thirumala Thommichan
as Madhava Menon
as Pothuval
as Koyikkal Balan Thampy
as Doctor
as Security Guard
as Shekharan Kurup
as Sivaraman
as Chandini's father
as Gopan's Father
as Pilla's relative
as CI Kannan
as Seth
as Usha's Father
as Thomas
as Panikkar
as Managing Director
as CI Pothen
as Psychatrist
as Manager Swamy
as Avarachan
as Manager
as Abdulla (Malayalam)
as Hippie
as Govinda Guru
as Husband of Nalini