Acting

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair

Born September 11, 1922 · Kottarakkara, Travancore, British India

Died October 19, 1986 · aged 64

N. Sreedharan Nair, popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film and play actor in Malayalam movies. Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award. He is best remembered for his role as Chempankunju in the national award winning film Chemmeen directed by Ramu Kariat. Other i…

Known For

Chechi

Radhika is a popular stage actress. The society is suspicious of her morality and rumours are spread about her personal life.

My Dear Kuttichathan

My Dear Kuttichathan · 1984

My Dear Kuttichathan

MovieAdventureFantasy

The story revolves around a mystical indigenous goblin called "Kuttichathan" who is under the spell of an evil sorcerer; however, it gets released by three children and then befriends them.

Chemmeen

Chemmeen · 1965

MovieRomanceDrama

Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.

Mizhineerppoovukal

Mizhineerppoovukal · 1986

Mizhineerppoovukal

Mizhineer Poovukal is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Kamal. The film stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, Lizy Priyadarshan and Thilakan in lead roles.

Chemparathy

Chemparathy · 1972

MovieMysteryCrime

Santha is a cheerful girl who is working in a lodge as a sweeper. She is well-liked by everyone in the lodge. Dinesh is in love with her. But one day Santha is found dead in the nearby well, and an investigation ensues.

Karimpana

Karimpana · 1980

MovieActionDrama

Muthan gets job as the labour of a sayippu.problems starts when he crashes with sayippu's wife

Sasidharan

Sasidharan · 1950

MovieDramaMusic

Sashidharan, the graduate son of the landlord Panikker falls in love with Vilasini, the daughter of a poor widow Kalyani Amma . A crooked local newspaper editor and the lecherous city wastrel Rajasekharan form a tricky plot turning Panikker against his sons wish to marry Vilasini.

Snehaseema

Snehaseema · 1954

An orphan raised by the local priest becomes a teacher and falls in love with the rich school headmaster's daughter. Despite opposition from her father, he quits his job and marries her.

Filmography

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Chechi

Radhika is a popular stage actress. The society is suspicious of her morality and rumours are spread about her personal life.

Ratheesh

My Dear Kuttichathan

My Dear Kuttichathan · 1984

My Dear Kuttichathan

MovieAdventureFantasy

The story revolves around a mystical indigenous goblin called "Kuttichathan" who is under the spell of an evil sorcerer; however, it gets released by three children and then befriends them.

The Cruel Magician

Chemmeen

Chemmeen · 1965

MovieRomanceDrama

Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.

Chembankunju

Mizhineerppoovukal

Mizhineerppoovukal · 1986

Mizhineerppoovukal

Mizhineer Poovukal is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Kamal. The film stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, Lizy Priyadarshan and Thilakan in lead roles.

Priest

Chemparathy

Chemparathy · 1972

MovieMysteryCrime

Santha is a cheerful girl who is working in a lodge as a sweeper. She is well-liked by everyone in the lodge. Dinesh is in love with her. But one day Santha is found dead in the nearby well, and an investigation ensues.

Sankaran

Karimpana

Karimpana · 1980

MovieActionDrama

Muthan gets job as the labour of a sayippu.problems starts when he crashes with sayippu's wife

Sasidharan

Sasidharan · 1950

MovieDramaMusic

Sashidharan, the graduate son of the landlord Panikker falls in love with Vilasini, the daughter of a poor widow Kalyani Amma . A crooked local newspaper editor and the lecherous city wastrel Rajasekharan form a tricky plot turning Panikker against his sons wish to marry Vilasini.

Rajasekharan

Snehaseema

Snehaseema · 1954

An orphan raised by the local priest becomes a teacher and falls in love with the rich school headmaster's daughter. Despite opposition from her father, he quits his job and marries her.

Kumara Sambhavam

Kumara Sambhavam · 1969

Kumara Sambhavam

MovieMusicHistory

Kumara Sambhavam is based on the epic poem of the poet Kalidasa of the same name.

Dakshan

Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha

Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha · 1970

Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha

Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair

Padatha Painkili

Padatha Painkili · 1957

Padatha Painkili

Luke's daughter is of marriageable age but his neighbour is hellbent on making Luke's life miserable. Thankanchan, a rich man, befriends Chinnamma who's none other than Luke's daughter.

Vendor Kutty

Kodungallooramma

Kodungallooramma · 1968

Kodungallooramma

MovieHistoryDrama

Kodungallooramma is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem Chilappathikaram by Ilango Adigal and also tells the story of Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, where the leading deity is also considered as Kannaki, the heroine of Chilappathikaram. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan.

Pandya Rajavu

Pearl View

Pearl View · 1970

Pearl View is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi and Manavalan Joseph in lead roles. The film had musical score and songs composed by G. Devarajan.

Marian

Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan

Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan · 1961

Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan

MovieFamilyFantasy

King Rajasekhara, the king of Pandalam, finds a child on the banks of River Pampa during one of his hunting expeditions. A saint who appears there advises the king to adopt this child name him as Manikantan

Vavar

Jailppulli

Jailppulli · 1957

MovieCrimeThriller

Madhu

Mayavi

Mayavi is a 1965 Indian Malayalam film, directed by GK Ramu and produced by P Subramaniam. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela, K. V. Shanthi and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Baburaj

Prathapan

Naadodikal

Naadodikal · 1959

Cochin Express

Cochin Express · 1967

MovieCrimeThriller

Rajan, a police officer, is in charge of the investigation regarding a murder that took place on a train. He tries by hook or by crook to find the culprit as he has only one witness.

Gangster

Umminithanka

Umminithanka · 1961

Umminithanka is a 1961 Indian Malayalam film, directed by G Viswanath and produced by PK Sathyapal. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy

Nellu

MovieDramaRomance

On his pilgrimage to a temple to immerse the ashes of his mother in the sacred river, Rakhavan befriends a tribal family. He comes across the lives of the tribal people and their struggle.

Chundeli

Aranazhika Neram

Aranazhika Neram · 1970

Aranazhika Neram

MovieFamilyDrama

Kunjenachan, a man in his early seventies who lives in rural Kerala, worries about his family and their selfish interests.

Kunjonachan

Kunjali Marakkar

Kunjali Marakkar · 1967

Kunjali Marakkar

MovieHistoryAction

Tells the story of the legendary 16th century naval captain Mohammed, a brave warrior and merchant supported the Samoodiri in his fight against the Portuguese. The Samoodiri honoured Mohammed by making him his naval chief and renaming him ‘Kunjali Marakkar'

Kunjali Marakkar

Veluthampi Dalawa

Veluthampi Dalawa · 1962

Veluthampi Dalawa

MovieHistoryDrama

The story begins during the tyrannical regime of Jayanthan Namboodiri (Thikkkurissi Sukumaran Nair), the 'Dalawa' of Travancore. The country was plagued by corruption and mismanagement at all levels. Veluthampi (Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair) who was in royal service succeeded in exposing the tyranny of Jayanthan Namboodiri and rose to the position of Dalawa. Jayanthan Namboodiri’s ears were cut as punishment and he was banished from Travancore.

Veluthampi Dalawa

Chuzhi

Chuzhi is a Malayalam drama film, directed by Triprayar Sukumaran. The film features Savitri, Salam and Sujatha in the lead roles. Chuzhi is the first and only Malayalam film in which Savitri acted. The music composed by M. S. Baburaj was one of the film's main highlights. It was released on 7 December 1973.