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