Kalabhavan Mani
Born: 1971-01-01 in Chalakudy, Kerala, India
Died: 2016-03-06
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian film actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan troupe. He has starred in over 200 films, including Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films, and is renowned for his comedy, character, and villain roles. He received the National Film Award – Special Jury Award and Kerala State Film Award for his performance as Ramu in Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (1999).
Filmography
2017
2016
2015
- Alif as Chandran
- Lokha Samastha as Chithal Rajan
- Compartment
- Kangaroo
- Papanasam as Constable Perumal
- Elanjikavu P.O.
- Mythri as Kalaprathapan
- Mayapuri 3D
- Kerala Today
- Onnum Onnum Moonu
2014
- Karanavar as Shekaran
- Konthayum Poonoolum as Mathachan
- Parankimala
- Kaliyugaraman
- Ival Droupadi as Alex David
2013
- Tourist Home as Traffic Cop
- Amen as Looyi pappan
- Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala as Asst. Vicar
- Crocodile Love Story as Sharp Shooter Suresh
- Olipporu as Kumaran
- Careebeyans as Minister Viswanathan / Charles / Charlie
2012
- Oru Kudumba Chithram
- Husbands in Goa as Imran Khalid
- Orange as Yakobi
- Face 2 Face as C.I. Abdul Latheef
- Bachelor Party as Ayyappan
- Ayalum Njanum Thammil as ASI Purushothaman
- Prabhuvinte Makkal as police officer
- Madirasi as Johny
- Yaarukku Theriyum as Balaji
2011
- The Filmstaar as Sooryakiran
- Adaminte Makan Abu as Johnson
- Manushya Mrugam as C.I Rajeev
- Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku as Ammavan
- Veeraputhran as Undakkaka
- Priyappetta Nattukare
- Black Truth
2010
- Enthiran as Pachaimuthu
- Shikkar as Maniyappan
- Yugapurushan as Koran
- Chekavar as Garudan Raghavan
- Vaada
- Canvas as Manaf Hussain
- Oru Small Family as C.I Bhargavan
- 3 Char Sau Bees as Selvan's Father
- Oridathoru Postman as Shahul Hameed
- Black Stallion as Black Stallion
2009
- Keralotsavam Mission 2009 as Jacob Issac
- Shudharil Shudhan as Sankarankutty
- Malayali as Nandiledathu Madhavan
- Oru Black & White Kudumbam as Antony
- Currency as Iruttu
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Aravindan
- Vairam
- Pura
- Kali
2008
- Magic Lamp as Chalakudi Manikantan
- Bullet as Wahid Abdul Rahiman Haji
- Kerala Police
- Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam as Kottayam Gopalan
- Kabadi Kabadi
- Twenty 20 as Pappachan
- Nagaram as New ACP
- Mayabazar as Bhadran
- Parthan Kanda Paralokam as Veerabhadran / Musafir
- One Way Ticket
- Apoorva – The Rare School Days
- Chempada
- Aandavan as Aandavan (Murugan)
2007
- Nagaram
- Payum Puli as Sharavanan
- Chotta Mumbai as C. I. Nateshan
- Vel as Sakara Pandi
- Nasrani as Sukumaran
- Ravanan as Varghese IPS
- Rakshakan as Mukundan
- Indrajith as Bhasi
- Abraham And Lincoln as Abraham
- Evadaithe Nakenti
2006
- Red Salute as Chala Vasu
- Pasakiligal as Alakalan
- Jayam
- Chinthamani Kolacase as CI Ayyappadas
- Something Something… Unakkum Enakkum as Mayan
- Chacko Randaman as Chacko Randaaman, Chacko Mathai & Johnny Kutty
- Kisan as Velu
- Brahmastram as Vasudev
- Ravanan as S. P. Ravanan Varghese
- Narakasuran
2005
- Anniyan as House Owner
- Udayon as Mathan
- Iruvattam Manavatti as Korathu Raghavan
- Maanikyan as Maanikyan
- Aaru as Police Officer
- Narasimhudu as Pothuraju
- Anandabhadram as Chemban
- Ponmudipuzhayorathu as Policeman
- Mayookham as Jayakrishnan
- Mazhai as Shailaja's father
- Annorikkal as Pandi
- Jithan as Singampuli
- Pauran as Komalan
- Ben Johnson as Johnson / Amarkalam Pathrose
- Lokanathan I. A. S. as Lokanathan
2004
- Thalamelam as Ramakrishnan
- Bose as Kottaiperumal
- Kanninum Kannadikkum as Praav
- Sethurama Iyer CBI as Isow Alex
- Vettam as Mani
- C.I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inch as Karimpuli Antony
- Sema Ragalai
- Kusruthi as Ezhumangalam Panan Gurukkal
- Arjun as Doranna
- Durgi as Marigudi
- Natturajavu as Manikuttan
- Kuthu as Anjali's father
- Aai as Mani
- Mampazhakkalam as Jose
2003
- Singaari Bolona
- Vellithira as Vakkathi Vasu
- Jay Jay as KTM
- Pattalam as Moythu Pilakkandi
- Malsaram as Kuppikkandam Hamsa, Kannan Bhai
- Balettan as Musthafa
- Puthiya Geethai as Reddiyar
- Naam as Police officer
- Banda Paramasivam as Sivam
- War & Love as Private Basheer
2002
- Kanmashi as Murugan
- Gemeni as Ladda
- Bamboo Boys as Olanga
- Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam as Thiruppathy Perumal
- Gemini as Teja
- Nandanam as Mahadevan
- Savithriyude Aranjanam as Phayaalvan Phalgunan
- Kuberan as Ramanujan
- Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari as Kochu Kurup
- Valkannadi as Appunni
- Akhila
- Jagathi Jagadeesh in Town as Malleswaran
2001
- Ee Nadu Ennalevare
- Bharthavudyogam as B.B.C. Ramji
- One Man Show as Ponnappan
- Achaneyanenikkishtam as Bhaskaran
- Dhosth as V. Jayan
- The Guard as Appukuttan Nair
- Nariman as Thief
- Vaanchinathan as Maya
- Rakshasa Rajavu as Minister Gunasekharan
- Soothradharan as Sadanandan
- Karumadikkuttan as Karumadikkuttan
2000
- Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal as Sudhakaran
- Daivathinte Makan
- Ingane Oru Nilapakshi
- Narasimham as Bharathan
- Valliettan as Kattipalli Pappan
- Mister Butler as Major Kuttan
- Varnakkazhchakal
- Rapid Action Force as Arjun
- Dada Sahib as Thankachan
- Millennium Stars
- The Gang
1999
- Independence as Munna
- Saaphalyam
- Crime File as Ezhuthachan
- Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum as Ramu
- Pallavur Devanarayanan as Vasu
- Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu as Chindan
- Aakasha Ganga as Fr. Vettukuzhi
- Pranaya Nilavu as Moosootty
- My Dear Karady as Manikandan
- Panchapaandavar as Sathyanarayanan
- James Bond
1998
- British Market as Inspector Hameed
- Marumalarchi as Velu
- Oru Maravathoor Kanavu as O.C. Antappan
- Chitrashalabham as Bakkar Parappanangadi
- Oro Viliyum Kathorthu as Varunni
- Kudumba Vaarthakal as Lonayi
- Kaikkudanna Nilavu as Lakshmanan
- Meenakshi Kalyanam as Pushkaran
- Kottaram Veettile Apputtan as Maniyan
- Summer in Bethlehem as Monai
- Alibabayum Arara Kallanmarum as 'Palacharakku' Chandy
- Achammakuttiyude Achayan
- Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran as Sashankan
- Meenathil Thalikettu as Ochuuttee
1997
- Bhoothakkannadi as Ayyappan
- Kalyanapittannu
- Ikkareyanente Manasam as Uthaman
- Ullasappoonkattu as Musthafa
- Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan
- Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam as Vamadevan
- Newspaper Boy as Pyasi
- Manthramothiram as Pappachan
- Aaram Thamburan as Namboothiri
- Bhaaratheeyam
- Siamese Irattakal
- Kudamattam
- Kadhanayakan as Kuttan
- Ancharakalyanam
- Rajathanthram as Adv. P.K. Shivakumar
- The Car as S.I. Cheriyan
- Mayaponman as Fredy Lopez
- The Good Boys as Gopalakrishnan
- Gajaraja Manthram as Paraman
- Gurushishyan as Sugunan
- Vaachalam
1996
- Excuse Me Ethu Collegila? as Appu
- Sallapam as Rajappan
- Dilliwala Rajakumaran as Mani
- Saamoohyapadom as K.K Karu
- Manthrika Kuthira
- Udhyanapalakan
- Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar as Superfast Chandran
- Padanayakan
- The Porter as Xavi
- Kalyana Sowgandhikam as Balagopalan
- Naalamkettile Nalla Thambimar as Devaswom Board Thoma
1995
- Aksharam as Auto driver
1991
- Captain Prabhakaran as Junior artist
1984
- My Dear Kuttichathan as Dakshinenthya Manthravaadhi