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