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