Kothuku Nanappan

Kothuku Nanappan is an Indian theater actor, mimicry artist and film actor in Malayalam movies during the 1980s and 1990s.^[2][3] His popular movies are Naadodikkaattu (1987), Aanavaal Mothiram (1991), Sarapanjaram (1979), Paavam Poornima (1984) and Chenkol (1993).^[4] His role as a supervisor role in the comedy film Nadodikattu is well noted for his performance.

Personal life

He was born to Saraswathy Antharjanam and G. Shankaran Potti, of Muttathu Madom, Peruunai, Changanasseri, Kerala, on March 12, 1935. His official name was S. Narayanan Namboothiri. He had a diploma in Textile Technology from Govt. Polytechnic, Thiruvananthapuram. He worked as a Textile Investigator Textile Commissioner’s Office, Mumbai. Later he came back to Kerala to act in movies. He is married to Suseela Devi from Kizhakkedathu House, Varanad, Cherthala in 1962. The couple had a son. He died on December 26, 1994.^[5]

Partial Filmography

• Lisa (1978)
• Laava (1980)
• Padayottam (1982) (1963)
• John Jaffer Janaardanan (1982)
• Aa Raathri (1983)
• Parannu Parannu Parannu (1984)
• Paavam Poornima (1984)
• Aarodum Parayaruthu (Kurutham Kettavan) (1985)
• Kayyum Thalayum Purathidaruthu (1985)
• Nandi Veendum Varika (1986)
• Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986) ...Joseph
• Naadodikkaattu (1987)
• Asthikal Pookkunnu (1989)
• Kadathanaadan Ambaadi (1990)
• Aanavaal Mothiram (1991)
• Chenkol (1993)

References

• http://kothukunaanappan.blogspot.in/2011/11/kothuku-nanappan-pioneer-of-mimicry-in.html

External links

• Kothuku Nanappan at the Internet Movie Database