Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian

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and

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, who works in

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, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in

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on stage, later forayed into such comedic television shows and into films in 2010s. Dharmajan entered active politics in 2021, ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala. He is a member of

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and was the United Democratic Front candidate in Balusseri constituency, but failed.

Career

He appeared in several TV shows and received his breakthrough through the success of the TV comedy show ''Bluff Master'' on

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, hosted along with his friend

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. Later they became a popular

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. Both of them together have wrote script for the comedy show

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. The duo is also known for the Malayalam

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''. He started his

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career with the film ''

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'' (2010). He played the role of

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's driver sidekick. He is mainly seen in comedy roles. After his full length role in ''

'', his roles in ''

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan ''Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic-comedy drama film directed by Nadirshah. It stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Lijomol Jose and Prayaga Martin. The film was released worldwide on 18 November 2016 and ...

'', '' Aadu'' and ''

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'' established him as a comedy actor in the Malayalam film industry. He is also announced to become a playback singer. He is also a businessman and has established fish stores himself. He is also a film producer and produced a film named ''

Nithyaharitha Nayakan ''Nithyaharitha Nayakan'' is a 2018 Malayalam comedy film, produced by Dharmajan Bolgatty. The movie stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Manju Pillai, Indrans, Bijukuttan. Ranjin Raj scored the film. Pavi K Pavan was the cinematographer. This film was r ...

'' in 2018.

Politics

Dharmajan is a member of

. He was active in student politics and was a member of

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, the student wing of Congress. He ended his active presence in politics when he became busy in the field of art. He entered active politics again in 2021, ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala. In the 2021 assembly election, he represented the United Democratic Front in Balusseri constituency. He failed to the LDF candidate, Sachin Dev for 20000 plus votes.

Personal life

He was born to Kumaran and Madhavi in a

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family at

Mulavukad Mulavukad, also known locally as Bolgatty Island, is one of the islands that forms part of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is situated in the Mulavukad Grama Panchayat. Vypin island and Vallarpadam island lie on its west side and Vadut ...

, one of the islands that forms part of the city of Kochi, Kerala. He completed his primary education at Mulavukad High School and later joined St. Albert's College. He is married to Anuja and has two daughters, Veda and Vyga.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

; Nominations *Nomination, Asianet Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor (''

'') *Nomination, 6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Comedian Malayalam (''

'') *Nomination, 8th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Comedian Malayalam (''

Kuttanadan Marpappa ''Kuttanadan Marpappa'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sreejith Vijayan. The cast includes Kunchacko Boban, Surabhi Santosh, Aditi Ravi, Innocent, Ramesh Pisharody, and Dharmajan Bolgatty. ''Ku ...

'') *Nomination, 2nd IIFA Ultsalvam for performance in a comic role Malayalam (''

'') *Nomination, 10th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Comedian Malayalam ('' Dhamaka'') ;Won *Won, Flowers Gulf Film Awards - Best comedy actor (''

'') *Won,

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2017 for Best Comedian (''

'') *Won, Versatile Performer (TV) -

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(''

'') *Won,

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2018 - Best comedian (Various films) *Won, 3rd Anand TV film awards - Best Comedian (various films)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolgatty, Dharmajan Living people Male actors from Kochi Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Malayalam television Indian politicians 1976 births