Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
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Sreedharan Nair popularly known as Kottarakkara and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, was an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara
Kottarakkara
Kottarakkara , also transliterated as Kottarakara, is a town and taluk in Kollam District , in Kerala state, India. The town is close to the Kollam port which has a rich history linked to the early medieval period as well as a reputation for being an important commercial, industrial and trading...

 in Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...

 district of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film award
Kerala State Film Award
The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India....

s. 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
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

 winning film Chemmeen
Chemmeen
Chemmeen is a 1965 Malayalam romantic drama film based on the highly acclaimed novel of the same name by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and directed by Ramu Kariat from a screenplay by S. L...

directed by Ramu Kariat
Ramu Kariat
Ramu Kariat was a Malayali Indian film director for almost three decades from the 1950s to the 1970s. He directed many acclaimed films in Malayalam...

. Other impressive performances were in the films Veluthampi Dalava (as Veluthampi Dalava), Thommante Makkal (1965) as Thomman, and Pazhassi Raja
Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)
Pazhassi Raja is a 1964 Malayalam biographical film directed and produced by Kunchako. It is written by wellknown playwright Thikkodiyan and is based on the life of warrior king Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. It stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the title role, and Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Satyapal,...

(1964) as Pazhassi Raja
Pazhassi Raja
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja , popularly known as Kerala Simham or Lion of Kerala, was the Hindu Nair King of Kottayam , which was based in modern Kannur District, North Malabar zone of Kerala State in...

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Sreedharan Nair was born in 1922 to Padinjattinkara Korattiyode Narayana Pillai and Ummini Amma. His son Saikumar, daughter Shobha Mohan, his son-in-law Mohan Kumar, his grand children Anil Pappan, Vinu Mohan, Anu Mohan, his great-grandson Master Kailasveswar S Nair, and grand-daughter-in-law Lekshmi Shaji are also film/TV actors.

Filmography

Sl. No: Film Year Director
1 DAIVATHE ORTHU 1985 R. GOPI
2 My Dear Kuttichathan
My Dear Kuttichathan
My Dear Kuttichathan is a 3D Malayalam film and the first 3-D film made in India. The movie was produced by Maliampurackal Appachan of Navodaya studio in Kerala....

 
1984 JIJO
3 PADASARAM 1978 A. N. THAMPI
4 PRIYADARSHINI 1978 PERUVARUM CHANDRASEKHAR
5 SHRI MURUGAN 1977 P. SUBRAMANYAM
6 VEZHAMBAL 1977 STANLEY JOSE
7 COLONEL AND COLLECTOR 1976 M. M. NESAN
8 AMBA AMBIKA AMBALIKA 1976 P. SUBRAMANYAM
9 PALKADAL 1975 T. K. PRASAD
10 KAMAM KRODHAM MOHAM 1975 MADHU
11 AKKALDAMA 1975 MADHU
12 PRAYANAM 1975 BHARATHAN
13 NELLU 1974 RAMU KARIAT
14 MAZHAKKARU 1974 P. N. MENON
15 CHANCHALA 1974 S. BABU
16 DEVI KANYAKUMARI 1974 P. SUBRAMANYAM
17 ATITHI 1974 K. P. KUMARAN
18 GAYATHRI 1973 P. N. MENON
19 THEKKAN KATTU 1973 SASIKUMAR
20 KAADU 1973 P. SUBRAMANYAM
21 CHUZHI 1973 TRIPRAYAR SUKUMARAN
22 DARSHANAM 1973 P. N. MENON
23 THOTTAVADI 1973 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
24 ENIPPADIKAL 1973 THOPPIL BHASI
25 CHECKPOST 1973 J. D. THOTTAN
26 PADMAVYUHAM 1973 P. CHINAPPA REDDY
27 YAMINI 1973 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
28 Nirmalyam  1973 M. T. VASUDEVAN NAIR
29 SWAPNAM 1973 BABU NATHENCODE
30 ACHANI 1973 ALOYSIUS VINCENT
31 SWARGAPUTHRI 1973 P. SUBRAMANYAM
32 DRIKSAKSHI 1973 P. G. VASUDEVAN
33 ACHANNUM BAPPAYUM 1972 VIMAL KUMAR
34 THOTTILLA 1972 KARAMACHANDRAN
35 CHEMPARATHI 1972 P. N. MENON
36 SHRI GURUVAYOORAPPAN 1972 P. SUBRAMANYAM
37 PROFESSOR 1972 P. SUBRAMANYAM
38 ANANTHASAYANAM 1972 K. SUKUMARAN
39 CHHAYAM 1972 P. N. MENON
40 PUTHANVEEDU 1971 K. SUKUMARAN
41 PANIMUDAKKU 1971 P. N. MENON
42 PEARL VIEW 1970 KUNCHAKO
43 ARANAZHIKANERAM 1970 K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN
44 KURUKSHETRAM 1970 P. BHASKARAN
45 SABARIMALA SHRI DHARMASASTHA 1970 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
46 KAKATHAMPURATI 1970 P. BHASKARAN
47 CROSS BELT 1970 MANI
48 DETECTIVE 909 KERALATHIL 1970 VENU
49 KUMARA SAMBHAVAM 1969 P. SUBRAMANYAM
50 SUSIE 1969 KUNCHAKO
51 ALMARAM 1969 ALOYSIUS VINCENT
52 VILA KURANJA MANUSHYAR 1969 M. A. V. RAJENDRAN
53 NURSE 1969 THIKKURISI SUKUMARAN NAIR
54 KOOTU KUDUMBAM 1969 K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN
55 JANMABHOOMI 1969 JOHN SHANKARAMANGALAM
56 JWALA 1969 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
57 PUNNAPRA VAYALAR 1968 >- 58 ADHYAPIKA 1968 P. SUBRAMANYAM
59 Viruthan Shanku
Viruthan Shanku
Viruthan Shanku is a 1968 Malayalam comedy film directed by P. Venu, starring Adoor Bhasi and Ambika in the lead roles.-Plot:Viruthan Shanku is the story of Vikraman and how he tricks people and steals their valuables in a comic way and also how he wins the heart of Kunjikkavu .The film starts...

 
1968 VENU
60 THIRICHADI 1968 KUNCHAKO
61 KODUNGALLURAMMA 1968 KUNCHAKO
62 MIDUMIDUKKI 1968 MANI
63 HOTEL HIGHRANGE 1968 P. SUBRAMANYAM
64 OLLATHU MATHI 1967 K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN
65 KOTTAYAM KOLACASE 1967 K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN
66 KASAVUTHATTAM 1967 KUNCHAKO
67 POOJA 1967 P. KARMACHANDRAN
68 BALYAKALASAKHI 1967 P. BHASKARAN
69 MAINATHARUVI KOLA CASE 1967 KUNCHAKO
70 Cochin Express
Cochin Express
Cochin Express is a 1967 Indian film directed by M. Krishnan Nair.This is an investigative thriller. The main actors in the movie are Prem Nazir and Adoor Bhasi....

 
1967 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
71 LADY DOCTOR 1967 K. SUKUMAR
72 JEEVIKAN ANUVADHIKKU 1967 P. A. THOMAS
73 COLLECTOR MALATHI 1967 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
74 ROWDY 1966 K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN
75 KUNJALI MARAKKAR 1966 S. S. RAJAN
76 TILOTTAMA 1966 KUNCHAKO
77 PENNMAKKAL 1966 SASIKUMAR
78 KALYANA RATHRIYIL 1966 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
79 KOOTUKAR 1966 SASIKUMAR
80 Anarkali
Anarkali (1966 film)
Anarkali is a 1966 Malayalam romance film based on the historical love story between Prince Salim and Anarkali. Directed and produced by Kunchacko, the film was a direct adaptation of the 1953 Hindi film of the same name. The film stars Prem Nazir and K. R...

 
1966 KUNCHAKO
81 KANMANIKAL 1966 SASIKUMAR
82 MAYOR NAIR 1966 S. R. PUTTANA KANAGAL
83 JAIL 1966 KUNCHAKO
84 SARPAKADU 1965 J. D. THOTTAN
85 MAYAVI 1965 G. K. RAMU
86 KATTUTHULASI 1965 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
87 PATTU THOOVALA 1965 P. SUBRAMANYAM
88 SHYAMALACHECHI 1965 P. BHASKARAN
89 THOMMENTE MAKKAL 1965 SASIKUMAR
90 Chemmeen
Chemmeen
Chemmeen is a 1965 Malayalam romantic drama film based on the highly acclaimed novel of the same name by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and directed by Ramu Kariat from a screenplay by S. L...

 
1965 RAMU KARIAT
91 SHAKUNTALA 1965 KUNCHAKO
92 INAPRAVUGAL 1965 KUNCHAKO
93 KALYANAPHOTO 1965 J. D. THOTTAN
94 Pazhassi Raja
Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)
Pazhassi Raja is a 1964 Malayalam biographical film directed and produced by Kunchako. It is written by wellknown playwright Thikkodiyan and is based on the life of warrior king Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. It stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the title role, and Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Satyapal,...

 
1964 KUNCHAKO
95 ALTHARA 1964 P. SUBRAMANYAM
96 ANNA 1964 K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN
97 DEVALAYAM 1964 S. RAMANATHAN
98 KADALAMMA 1963 KUNCHAKO
99 SNAPAKA YOHANNAN 1963 P. SUBRAMANYAM
100 SATYABHAMA 1963 M. S. MANI
101 REBECCA 1963 KUNCHAKO
102 BHAKTA KUCHELA 1963 P. SUBRAMANYAM
103 NITHYA KANYAKA 1963 K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN
104 Veluthambi Dalawa  1962 VISHWANATHAN
105 SHRI RAMA PATTABHISHEKHAM 1962 P. SUBRAMANYAM
106 PUTHIYA AKSHAM PUTHIYA BHOOMI 1962 M. S. MANI
107 SREEKOVIL 1962 S. RAMANATHAN
108 BHAGYA JATHAKAM 1962 P. BHASKARAN
109 SNEHA DEEPAM 1962 P. SUBRAMANYAM
110 SHRI SABARIMALAI SHRI AYAAPPAN 1961 S. M. SREERAMULU NAIDU
111 UMMINITHANKA 1961 G. VISHWANATH
112 CHRISTMAS RATHRI 1961 P. SUBRAMANYAM
113 POOTHALI 1960 P. SUBRAMANYAM
114 MINNAL PADAYALI 1959 G. VISHWANATHAN
115 NADODIKAL 1959 S. RAMANATHAN
116 THASKARA VEERAN 1958 S. M. SREERAMULU NAIDU
117 RANDIDANGAZHI 1958 P. SUBRAMANYAM
118 PADATHA PAINGILI 1957 P. SUBRAMANYAM
119 JAILPULLY 1957 P. SUBRAMANYAM
120 ATMARPANAM 1956 G. R. RAO
121 MANTHRAVADI 1956 P. SUBRAMANYAM
122 CID 1955 M. KRISHNAN NAIR
123 KALAM MARUNNU 1955 R. VELAPPAN
124 AVAKASHI 1954 ANTHONY MITHRADAS
125 AVAN VARUNNU 1954 M. S. R. MANI
126 MANASAKSHI 1954 G. VISHWANATH
127 KIDAPPADAM 1954 M. R. S. MANI
128 SNEHASEEMA 1954 S. S. RAJAN
129 LOKANEETHI 1953 R. VELAPPAN
130 ATMASHANTI 1952 JOSEPH TALIATH
131 YACHAKAN 1951 R. VELAPPAN NAIR
132 CHECHI 1950 T. JANAKIRAM
133 SASIDHARAN 1950 T. JANAKIRAM
134 PRASANNA 1950 S. M. SREERAMULU NAIDU

See also

  • National Film Awards
    National Film Awards
    The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

  • Kerala State Film Awards
  • Chemmeen
    Chemmeen
    Chemmeen is a 1965 Malayalam romantic drama film based on the highly acclaimed novel of the same name by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and directed by Ramu Kariat from a screenplay by S. L...

  • Saikumar
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