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