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