Sankaradi
Born: 1924-01-01
Died: 2001-10-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
Chandrasekhara Menon, better known by his stage name Sankaradi was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He was one of the first realistic actors in South Indian cinema. He dominated the Malayalam film scene in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as comedian along with Adoor Bhasi and Bahadur. Later, he switched to character roles.
Filmography
1998
- Harikrishnans as Kunjikelu
- Kusruthi Kuruppu as Captain
- Meenathil Thalikettu as Durga's husband
- Sundara Killadi as Malliyannan
1997
- Aaram Thamburan as Ezhuthachan
- Aniyathipraavu as Ramachandran Nair
- Oral Mathram as Tea Shop Owner
1996
- Thooval Kottaram as Advocate
- Lalanam as Madhavan Pilla
- The Porter as Ezhuthachan Panikkar
1995
- Alancheri Thamprakkal as Chekutti
- Spadikam as Judge
- Mazhayethum Munpe as Uma's father
- The King as Pillai
1994
- Thenmavin Kombath as Kannayyan
- Pingami as Muthappan
- Minnaram as Iyer
- Santhanagopalam
1993
- Golanthara Vartha as Panchayat President
- Devasuram as Kuttikrishnan Nair
- Chenkol as Krishnan Nair
- Aagneyam
- Midhunam as Sethu's Maternal Uncle
- Aalavattam
- Aayirappara
- Sopanam as Marar
- Kabuliwala as Nayarettan
- Samooham
1992
- Vietnam Colony as Insane Man
- Aayushkalam as Fernandez
- Kaazhchakkappuram as Madhavan Pillai
- Kasarkode Khaderbhai as Pachalam Pappachan
- Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu as Madhava Menon
- Kallanum Polisum
- Pappayude Swantham Appoos
- Snehasagaram
- Johnnie Walker as Principal
- Utsavamelam
- Nakshthrakoodaram as Raghava Panikkar
1991
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
- Godfather as Achamma's Advocate
- Adwaytham as Gopalan Nair
- Sandhesam as Kumarapillai
- Pookkalam Varavayi as The Priest
- Uncle Bun as Ittiyachan
- Mukhachithram as Sunanda's Father
- Adayalam as Panicker
- Amina Tailors
- Ennum Nanmakal
- Bhoomika
- Aakasha Kottayile Sultan as Pillaichan
- Nettippattam as Achuthan Nair
- Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
- Kakkathollayiram
- Anaswaram
1990
- Mukham as Kesavan Nair
- His Highness Abdullah as Palace Secretary
- Sasneham as Padmanabhan Nair
- Thalayana Manthram as Thankappan
- Kalikkalam as Ramani's Uncle
- Kouthuka Varthakal as Aswathy's Father
- Vidhyarambham
- Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Padmanabhan Nair
- Thazhvaram as Nanu
- Mindapoochakku Kalyanam as Balaraman Pillai
- Rajavazhcha as Kaimal
- Raadha Madhavam
- Superstar as Menon
1989
- Ramji Rao Speaking as Manager
- Mazhavilkavadi as Kuriya Varkey
- Kireedam as Krishnan Nair
- Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal as College Principal
- Pooram
- Utharam as Achuvettan
- Ulsavapittennu as Pangunni Nair
- Adikkurippu as Adv. Krishna Kurup
- Chakkikotha Chankaran as Police officer
- Vadakkunokkiyantram as Thalathil Chanthu Nair
- Mrigaya as Shankunni
- Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam as Pisharodi
1988
- Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu as Madhavan Nair
- Daisy as Malayalam Teacher
- Mukthi as Ravunni Warrier
- Athirthikal as Manager Pilla
1987
- Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Kumaran
- Cheppu as Karunakaran Nair
- Sarvakalashala as Fr. Chanakathara
- Adimakal Udamakal as Govindan
- Thoovanathumbikal as Radha's Father
- Nadodikkattu as Ramankutty
- Vamban as Rajan Muthalali
- Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam as Menon
- Ithrayum Kalam as Mani
- Achuvettante Veedu
- Idanazhiyil Oru Kaloocha
- Vrutham
- Rithubhedam
1986
- Ninnishtam Ennishtam
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan as Singapore Antappan
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Adv. P. Sreedharan Nair
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Nandi Veendum Varika as Chathukutty
- Ice Cream as Doctor
- Aavanazhi as Vishwanathan
- Sukhamo Devi as Rajasekharan
- Thalavattam as Thirumeni
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Kuttichan
- Oppam Oppathinoppam
- Love Story as Sreedharan
1985
- Boeing Boeing as M. T. E. Damodaran
- Anubandham as Joseph
- Koodum Thedi as Easo
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Col. P. K. Nair
- Eeran Sandhya as Gopalan
- Naayakan as Murari Dance Master
- Archana Aaradhana as Shivashankaran Nair
- Thammil Thammil
- Gayathridevi Ente Amma
- Guruji Oru Vakku as Workshop Owner
- Ente Ammu Ninte Thulasi Avarude Chakki
1984
- Kaliyil Alpam Karyam
- Vanitha Police as Chelleppan Pilla
- Paavam Poornima
- Aayiram Abilashangal
- Aduthaduthu as Adiyodi
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Old Man at the Hotel
- Appunni as Adhikari
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi as Adv. Sankaran Kutty
- Muthodu Muthu as Thekkedathu Krishna Karnavar
- Aksharangal as Writer Kumaran
- Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol
- Adiyozhukkukal as Joseph
- Anthichuvappu
- Manasariyathe as Sankaran
- Manithali as Musthafakka
1983
- Changatham as House Owner
- Engane Nee Marakkum
- Maniyara
- Mandanmar Londonil as Kunjunni Mash
- Rathilayam
- Iniyenkilum as Narasimha Pai Govinda Pai
- Onnu Chirikku as Ananthapadmanabhan Iyer
- Kinnaram as V.N Nair
- Asthram as Nanu
- Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu as Velupilla
- Mahabali
- Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare as Velu Mooppan
- Aashrayam
- Justice Raja as Raman Nair
- Oru Madapravinte Katha
1982
- Kurukkante Kalyanam as Thrivikraman
- Karthavyam as Menon
- Aalolam
- Njan Onnu Parayatte
- Veedu
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal
- Vaarikuzhi
- Ee Nadu as Kuttyahamed
- Chiriyo Chiri
- Kakka
- Idavela as Nambeesan
- Aarambham as Velu
- Ormakkayi as Father
- Innalenkil Nale as Kannan
- Mazhanilavu as Sankara Pillai
- Anthiveyilile Ponnu
- Ilakkangal as Valiyachan
- Nagamadathu Thampuratti
- Ponmudy as Keshavan
1981
- Inaye Thedi
- Sanchari as Sankaran
- Thenum Vayambum as Varier
- Asthamikkatha Pakalukal as Sankaran
- Archana Teacher
- Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla
- Vida Parayum Munpe as Panicker
- Thrishna as Parameswaran
- Oppol
- Vayal
1980
- Dooram Arike as Mani Iyyar
- Benz Vasu
- Angaadi as Karunakaran
- Ithikkara Pakky as Muthayyan
- Air Hostess as Shankara Panicker
- Vaiki Vanna Vasantham
- Meen
- Karimpana
- Akalangalil Abhayam as Panikkar
- Moorkhan
1979
- Kaalam Kaathu Ninnilla
- Puthiya Velicham as Panikkar
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Jameela's Father (Malayalam)
- Ulkadal as Father Chenadan
- Rakthamillatha Manushyan as Appayya / Mathai
1978
1977
- Minimol
- Satyavan Savithri
- Ormakal Marikkumo?
- The Tolling of the Bells
- Guruvayoor Kesavan
- Sreedevi
- Madhura Swapanam
- Itha Ivide Vare as Shivaraman Nair
- Aadhya Paadam
- Jagadguru Aadisankaran as Moorkkathu Namboothiri
- Oonjaal
- Vishukkani
1976
- Amba Ambika Ambalika
- Madhuram Thirumadhuram as Nair
- Agni Pushpam
- Chennaaya Valarthiya Kutty
- Kamadhenu
- Swimming Pool
- Innale Innu
- Ponni
- Udyaanalakshmi
- Mohiniyattom
- Samasya
- Panchami as Yohannan
- Nee Ente Lahari
- Appooppan
- Paalkkadal
- Missi
- Aruthu
- Pick Pocket as Krishna Kurup
1975
- Hello Darling
- Cheenavala as Konthi
- Raasaleela
- Makkal as Bhargavan Pillai
- Raagam
- Chuvanna Sandhyakal
- Love Marriage as Major Nair
- Babu Mon
- Utsavam as Sankaran
1974
- Chattakkari
- Rajahamsam
- Nellu as Damoradara Varrier
- Poonthenaruvi as Isaac
- Pattabhishekam
- Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree as Panikker
- Kanyakumari
- Bhoomidevi Pushpiniyayi as Pachupilla
- Panchathanthram
1973
- Divyadharsanam
- Chaayam
- Thekkan Kattu as Gowri's Father
- Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu as Kurup
- Madhavikutty
- Nirmalyam as Ravunni Nair
- Football Champion
- Chukku
- Achani as Banker Menon
- Pacha Nottukal
- Agnathavasam as Kochuraman
1972
- Nrithasala
- Maaya as Veluppillai
- Sambhavami Yuge Yuge
- Aaradimanninte Janmi as Storekeeper Shankara Kurup
- Panimudakku
- Snehadeepame Mizhi Thurakku
- Brahmachari as Unnithan
- Chemparathy
- Lakshyam
- Theerthayathra as Krishnan Ashan
- Kandavarundo
- Miss Mary
- Punarjanmam as Ashan
1971
- Poompatta as Astrologer
- Sumangali
- Inquilab Zindabad as Neerkunnam Neelaambaran
- Anubhavangal Palichakal as Kochunni
- Karakanakadal as Peelipochan
- Vithukal as Achuthan Nair
- Lankadahanam as Adiyodi
- Vilakku Vangiya Veena as Sankarappillai
- Aabhijathyam
- Thapaswini
- Raakuyil
1970
- Lottery Ticket as Velappan
- Ezhuthatha Katha as Tabalist Shanku Asan
- Thriveni
- Aranazhika Neram as Geevarghese
- Nizhalattam as Kumaran
- Priya
- Vazhve Mayam
1969
- Aalmaram
- Danger Biscuit
- Adimakal as Shanku Ammavan
- Kanoor Deluxe as Kammath
- Chellamma the Thief
- Kadalpalam as Sreedharan Pillai
1968
1967
- Iruttinte Athmavu as Achuthan Nair (house servant)
- Indulekha
- Cochin Express as Madhava Menon
- Ramanan as Krishnan Nair
1964
- Pazhassi Raja as Unni Moosa