O. Madhavan (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian

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and

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. He was one of the founding members of the

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. He is considered one of the great masters of the

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; he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala. He was the founder of the renowned drama company Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He won the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor is an honour, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Malayalam film. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Depar ...

in 2000 for his role in the film ''

Sayahnam ''Sayahnam'' ( en, Twilight) is a 2000 Malayalam feature film that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath with screenplay by himself. The film is a drama centred on the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan, Gomat ...

Early life and family

His wife,

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, is an actress herself and his son

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is an actor. He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam. .http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/246542?page=0,0

Awards

;

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*2000 :

Filmography

# ''Kalam Marunnu'' (1955) # ''Viyarppinte Vila'' (1962) # ''

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'' (1963) # ''

Kattupookkal ''Kattupookkal'' is a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by K. Thankappan. The film stars Madhu, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Devika. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Madhu as Dr. Johny ...

'' (1965) .... Lonachan # '' Oru Sundariyude Kadha'' (1972) # ''

'' (2000)

References

External links

"Actor O. Madhavan passes away"
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Madhavan at MSI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Madhavan 20th-century Indian film directors 1922 births 2005 deaths Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala Male actors from Kerala Kerala State Film Award winners People from Kollam district Sree Narayana College, Kollam alumni Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors 20th-century Indian male actors Indian actor-politicians Film directors from Kerala