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