Ganapathi S. Poduval is an Indian actor who entered the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

film industry as a child actor. He is well known for his roles in the movies ''

Vinodayathra ''Vinodaythra'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, and starring Dileep, Meera Jasmine and Mukesh with Murali, Innocent, Ganapathi S Poduval, KPAC Lalitha, Nedumudi Venu, Seetha ...

'' and ''

Pranchiyettan & The Saint ''Pranchiyettan & the Saint'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy film written, directed, and produced by Ranjith. The film centres on the fictitious conversation between the Thrissur based businessman C. E. Francis a.k.a. P ...

''. He also played a major role in the movie ''

Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu ''Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu'' ( ml, ചിത്രശലഭങ്ങളുടെ വീടു്, en, The house of butterflies, link=yes) is a 2008 Malayalam language film for children, directed by Krishnakumar. Plot ''Chithrasalabhangalude ...

''.

Film career

Ganapathi started his film career by doing dubbing for Santhosh Sivan’s movie ''

Anandabadram ''Anandabhadram'' (Anand's Bhadra) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language dark fantasy horror film based on the novel of the same name by Sunil Parameshwaran. The film was the debut Malayalam film venture of director Santosh Sivan and actress Riy ...

''. Later,

Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to dat ...

introduced him as a child actor through the Bilingual film '' Before The Rains''. He got a breakthrough in his acting career after appearing in the film ''

'', written and directed by

Sathyan Anthikkad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter f ...

. He also got the starring role in the children's film '' Chithrashalabhangalude Veedu'', directed by Krishnakumar and branched out into Hindi with '' The Waiting Room'', directed by Maneej Premnath. He essayed roles as child artist in various movies like ''

'', ''

Mallu Singh ''Mallu Singh'' () is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written by Sethu and directed by Vysakh. The film stars Unni Mukundan, Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon Manoj K. Jayan and Samvrutha Sunil. The film is credited as 50th film o ...

'' and '' Alibhai''. After doing various character roles in movies like '' Kamattipaadam'', ''

Puthan Panam ''Puthan Panam'' ( New money) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Ranjith, based on the issue of black money and demonetisation. It stars Mammootty, Baiju, Mamukkoya, Hareesh Perumann ...

'' and '' Chunkzz'', he went on to do the lead role in the Malayalam movie titled ''Vallikudilile Vellakkaran''. He was later seen in '' Mr. & Ms. Rowdy'', directed by

Jeethu Joseph Jeethu Joseph (born 10 November 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also worked in a few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Jeethu made his directional debut with the ...

. in COVID pandemic situation he directed a shortfilm titled "Onnu Chirikku" He acted in Mridul Nair’s Malayalam

web series A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single in ...

titled ''Instagraamam'' along with

Deepak Parambol Deepak Parambol (born November 1, 1988) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Deepak Parambol made his acting debut in ''Malarvaadi Arts Club'' (2010), directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. He is notable for his roles in '' Thattathin ...

. He also starred and co-wrote Jan.E.Man (2021) directed and written by his elder brother

Chidambaram Chidambaram is a town and municipality in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the banks of the Vellar River where it meets the Bay of Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Chidambaram taluk. The town is believed to be of si ...

Filmography

*All films are in

language unless otherwise noted.

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poduval, Ganapathi S Living people 1990 births 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male child actors Indian male film actors Male actors from Kerala Male actors in Malayalam cinema