Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair

Born: 1922-09-11 in Kottarakkara, Travancore, British India

Died: 1986-10-19

Known For: Acting

Biography

N. Sreedharan Nair, popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film and play actor 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. 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, Viruthan Shanku (1968) by P. Venu. He started acting in dramas at the age of 10. He owned drama troupes Jayasree and Kalamandiram

Filmography

1986

Mizhineerppoovukal as Priest

1984

My Dear Kuttichathan as The Cruel Magician

1982

Kazhumaram

1980

Karimpana

1976

Panchami as Rangan Mooppan
Paalkkadal

1975

Prayanam

1974

Nellu as Chundeli
Athidhi

1973

Padmavyooham
Chuzhi
Achani
Nirmalyam as Variyar
Pacha Nottukal as Rappael
Driksakshi as Menon

1972

Pullimaan
Professor as Vasumathi's Father
Achanum Bappayum as Krishnan
Chemparathy as Sankaran
Sree Guruvayoorappan

1970

1969

Janmabhoomi as Mathai
Aalmaram as Kesava Pillai
Kumara Sambhavam as Dakshan

1968

Viruthan Shanku as Ukkannan Unni Nair
Hotel High Range as dhanesh
Kodungallooramma as Pandya Rajavu

1967

Kunjali Marakkar as Kunjali Marakkar
Cochin Express as Gangster

1966

Mayor Nair
Kalyaana Rathriyil? as K.B.Nair
Rowdy
Anarkali as Mana Singhan

1965

Chemmeen as Chembankunju
Sarppakkadu
Mayavi as Prathapan

1964

Pazhassi Raja as Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
Anna

1962

Veluthampi Dalawa as Veluthampi Dalawa

1961

1959

Naadodikal

1958

Two Measures

1957

1954

Snehaseema

1950

Chechi as Ratheesh
Sasidharan as Rajasekharan
Prasanna as Radhakrishna Menon