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Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the
Kalabhavan Kalabhavan ( lit. "The House of Arts"), also known as Cochin Kalabhavan, is a centre for learning performing arts in Kochi, India. ''Kalabhavan'' is notable and known for being the first organized performing mimicry group in Kerala and which p ...
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. He had starred in over 250 films, including
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,
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,
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, and
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films, and was renowned for his humorous characters and villain roles. Mani won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award and
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for his performance as Ramu in ''
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'' (1999).


Personal life

Kalabhavan Mani was born as Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani in
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to Chenathunad Kunnisseri Veettil Raman and Ammini at
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, Thrissur District on New Year's Day in 1971. He had an elder brother, Velayudan (deceased), younger brother, R. L. V. Ramakrishnan (dancer) and four sisters, Thankamani, Leela, Santha and Ammini Jr. He studied at GLPS East School Chalakudy till 4th grade and Government Boys School, Chalakudy till 10th grade. Mani married Nimmy on 22 September 1999 and has a daughter. He was once an
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driver from
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. His brother, R. L. V. Ramakrishnan acted in ''
Bamboo Boys ''Bamboo Boys'' is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Ramasimhan. It stars Kalabhavan Mani, Cochin Haneefa, Harishree Ashokan, and Salim Kumar. The film was released on 11 October 2002. Plot Four tribal men fr ...
'' in a cameo role, starring alongside Cochin Haneefa, his brother,
Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and then worked in Kala ...
and
Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mal ...
.


Career

He started his career as a mimicry artist with the drama group
Cochin Kalabhavan Kalabhavan ( lit. "The House of Arts"), also known as Cochin Kalabhavan, is a centre for learning performing arts in Kochi, India. ''Kalabhavan'' is notable and known for being the first organized performing mimicry group in Kerala and which ...
. He started his acting career in the
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film ''Aksharam'' as an
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driver. He got his first major breakthrough with the
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movie
Sallapam ''Sallapam'' is a 1996 Malayalam-language film directed by Sundar Das and written by A. K. Lohithadas, starring Manoj K. Jayan, Dileep and Manju Warrier. The music was composed by Johnson. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Egire Paavurama''. S ...
(1996), which was a hit. After this, he acted in several movies in the comedy roles. He did some notable roles in movies such as Dilliwala Rajakumaran,
Manthra Mothiram ''Manthra Mothiram'' () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sasi Shanker. The film stars Dileep, Nedumudi Venu and Kalabhavan Mani in the lead roles.Though failed to find audience initially later did good business due to positive word o ...
, Gajaraja Manthram, Katha Nayagan, Mayaponman and
Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam ''Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam'' () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Pappan Naripatta and starring Vijayaraghavan and Urvashi in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 1991 Tamil film ''Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum'' ...
. Mani's comic role as ''Monayi'' in the 1998 movie Summer in Bethlahem was appreciated among the audience. After portraying several comic characters, his true potential to do the character roles was revealed in the film ''
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum ''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Vinayan based on a screenplay by J. Pallassery. The film features Kalabhavan Mani, Kaveri, Praveena and Sai Kumar in the lead roles. The film ...
''. He did the role of a blind singer in it which earned him the Special Jury Award at both National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards. These awards helped Mani to do the character roles and villain roles in several movies while also doing comedy roles in numerous films. In Vakkalathu Narayanankutty (2001), he played the villain role. However his performance as villain was first noted in the movie
Rakshasa Rajavu ''Rakshasa Rajavu'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Vinayan and starring Mammootty in the lead role along with Dileep, Meena, Kalabhavan Mani, Vijayakumar, Rajan P. Dev, Cochin Haneefa and ...
(2001), where he played the role of a crooked corrupt politician called ''Gunasekharan''.
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is unique film as it has only Mani as a star cast in it. His performance as a poor eccentric person called ''Kuttan'' in Karumadikuttan received high appreciation. Mani returned to his unique comical role with the
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starrer
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. Mani was praised for his performance in
Valkannadi ''Valkannadi'' is a 2002 Indian Malayalam language film starring Kalabhavan Mani, and Geethu Mohandas. Appunni is a blacksmith who has a history of mental health problems in his family, hence he is sent to an ayurvedic asylum. After he returns h ...
(2002). The revenge drama had Mani in the role of ''Appunni'', a blacksmith with the history of mental illness. He was also noted for his performance in the character role in Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam. After the comedy movies Kuberan and
Bamboo Boys ''Bamboo Boys'' is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Ramasimhan. It stars Kalabhavan Mani, Cochin Haneefa, Harishree Ashokan, and Salim Kumar. The film was released on 11 October 2002. Plot Four tribal men fr ...
, both of them released in 2002, Mani almost shifted his complete focus on doing character and villain roles. Mani's notable movies in 2003 include Vellithira, Balettan, Pattalam and War and Love. He once again returned to do the comedy role with the 2004
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movie
Vettam ''Vettam'' () is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film directed by Priyadarshan based on a screenplay he had co-written with Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas from his story. It was produced by Menaka through Revathy Kalamandhir and ...
, which is probabily his last notable movie in a complete comic role. He also had a small appearance in ''Magic Lamp''. Mani's performance as ''Chemban Gurukkal'', the blind master martial artist, in Ananthabhadam (2005) received high appreciation. In
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, he played the role of an action hero for the first time. It was one of the highest-grossing movies in 2005. The success of Ben Johnson saw Mani playing the similar hero roles in movies such as
Lokanathan IAS ''Lokanathan IAS'' is a 2005 Indian Malayalam language film starring Kalabhavan Mani in the lead role. It was released on 16 September 2005. Plot Lokanathan, who witnessed his father(TG Ravi)'s murder at a young age, grows up to become an auto-r ...
, Chacko Randaman,
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,
Payum Puli ''Payum Puli'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam language action comedy film directed by Mohan Kupleri, starring Kalabhavan Mani, Rambha, Sai Kumar, Chandra Lakshman etc. It was released in 2007. Plot Cast * Kalabhavan Mani as Sharavanan * ...
, Red Salute etc. He got a lot of praise for his performance as the villain in Chotta Mumbai (2007). In the movie, Mani played the character called ''Nateshan'', which is considered one of the biggest villain characters in Malayalam. Mani played the lead role in the family drama Aayirathil Oruvan (2009), which was critically acclaimed In 2010, Mani acted in several films in the lead roles such as ''Orange'', Pulliman, Black Stallion and Canvas. However, most of these were a huge failure at box office. In 2012, he acted in the multi-starrer crime drama film
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. His performance as ''Looyi Papan'' in
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(2013) was acclaimed by both the critics and audience. Mani's last Malayalam movie is ''Poyi Maranju Parayathe,'' which was released in 2016 after his death. He grabbed everyone's attention in the
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industry as the villain in the movie
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(2002), which featured Vikram in the lead role. He acted in more than 30 Tamil films along with numerous
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and
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films. His last Tamil film is ''Pudhusa Naan Poranthen'' released in 2016''.'' Along with his acting career, Mani established a parallel industry of ''Nadan Pattu'' (
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), by selling a record number of releases. His first music album was ''Kannimanga Prayathil''. Most of his songs were written and composed by ''Arumugan Venkidangu''. He also released several religious songs and Mappila Pattukal.


Charity

Mani is well known for providing humanitarian assistance to people in need. He was approached and was offered a seat in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election by LDF. He had openly told that he was a Leftist and used to Campaign for CPI(M) and left parties during elections. Mani is known for doing a lot of charity work for the poor people. Reportedly, on an average day, around 20 people from less privileged backgrounds used to come to visit him at his residence. As a fund-raiser and performer, he also had contributed money to the local festivals of the religious organisations and provided funds to the schools in his village.


Death

Kalabhavan Mani died at 7:15 pm on 6 March 2016, aged 45. The day before, he was admitted to
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, Kochi, with
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(vomiting of blood) and was in the ICU. The police registered a case as
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due to the presence of excessive
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(a toxic chemical found in illicitly distilled liquor,
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) with acetaminophen in Kalabhavan Mani's body. On 8 March 2016, based on the initial autopsy report and statements of witnesses, the police said that serious alcoholic fatty liver illness along with
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may have caused his death and it might have been a suicide attempt. Four months prior to his death, doctors had categorically warned him against drinking alcohol and he was counselled for
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. However, Mani in his phase of depression and informed of severe liver damage conditions, ignored the doctors' warnings and continued with alcoholism. Even on the day before he died, he was allegedly reported consuming alcohol (beer) with friends in the
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of his house. His unexpected death led to a case by his friends and family which has been filed for investigation through
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. On 18 March 2016, based on the forensic test from the Regional Chemical Examiner's Laboratory, death cause was identified with high probability a highly poisonous chemical,
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—usually used in
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, which is banned in many countries for residential use, it is considered a hazardous substance for general ecology. Presence of chlorpyrifos along with methyl and ethyl alcohol contents were found excessively in the test samples. The report suggests that Mani might have consumed the poison knowingly or unknowingly over the days before his death. Therefore, the
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has ordered a comprehensive probe in the death of Mani. The police is rounding the case through whom Mani could have accessed this poisonous concoction for substance abuse. Under RLV Ramakrishnan's suspicion Mani's three close friends have been taken into custody for questioning to rule out activities of vested interest. On 11 June 2016, based on the recommendation of the state DGP, the Government of Kerala has decided the case to be investigated by CBI. In May 2017 CBI took over the case and submitted FIR in which it was stated that the death of Kalabhavan Mani was due to unusual reasons. His sudden demise led to emotional reactions from his fans and many of his co-stars in the
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along with the rest of the
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. The Mollywood film fraternity and thousands of fans of late actor Kalabhavan Mani paid homage to the versatile artiste during a memorial service on 13 March 2016, at Carmel Higher Secondary School in Chalakudy organised by well-wishers. Tributes were celebrated through the media with 2–3 hours programme special. Mani was cremated with full state honours at his home premises on 7 March. The shopkeepers of Chalakudy paid homage to Mani by closing their shops on the same day.


Legacy

Chalakkudikkaran Changathi is a 2018 Malayalam film directed by
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based on the life of Kalabhavan Mani.


Controversies

In an interview with journalist
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, Mani stated that the State Government Award could easily have been bought off. On 14 May 2013, Mani has been accused of
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two forest officials during a routine inspection at
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. However, those who had claimed to be travelling with Mani in the same car, had filed a complaint against the forest officials for abusing them. The police have registered cases against both Mani and the injured forest officials. Later, Mani was arrested and charged when he surrendered to the police. He was granted bail by the
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with conditions on it. Mani and his friends had been on a trip to the tourist place when forest officials intervened and said they wanted to search his vehicle. It was alleged that the officials started having an argument with Mani, allegedly hit the actor, verbally assaulted his Other Backward Class caste and stated Kalabhavan Mani was a "Dalit" and misbehaved with his friends' wives on the car. T. P. Senkumar of then Kerala Police ADGP had said that Mani was unnecessarily harassed by the officials and the actual reason behind the assault case against Mani was that he belonged to a lower caste and that discrimination against the ordinary and lower class exists in the
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force. However, the High Court criticised ADGP regarding the statement. On the other hand, the officials had alleged that Mani was in a
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condition and also a main accused in two other assault cases. During an interview at Kairali channel, Mani said that
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had caused the officials registering the false case against him and the police officer who beat him had a criminal background of four charges.


Awards and honours

National Film Awards * 1999 – Special Jury Award – '' Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum'' Kerala State Film Awards * 1999 – Special Jury Award – '' Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum'' Filmfare Awards * 2002 – Best Villain (Tamil) – ''
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'' Asianet Film Awards * 1999 – Best Actor Award – '' Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum'' * 2007 – Best Actor in a Villain Role – '' Chotta Mumbai''
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awards * 2008 – Vanitha Chandrika Award for Best Actor in Villain Role– '' Chotta Mumbai''
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awards * 2010 – Special Jury Award Other awards * 2014 Bharat Gopi Foundation AwardBharath Gopy award for Kalabhavan Mani
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Filmography


Malayalam films


2010s


2000s


1990s


Tamil films


Telugu films


Kannada films


As playback singer

* Sammanam (1995) * Kottaram Veettile Apputtan (1998) * Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999) * Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum pinne njanum (1999) * O Priye (2000) * Achaneyanishttam (2001) * Akasthile Paravakal (2001) * The Guard (2001) * Karumadikkuttan (2001) * Bamboo Boys (2002) * Kanmashi (2002) * Vaalkannadi (2002) * Kusruthy Kannan (2003) * Kanninum Kannadiykkum (2004) * Kazhcha (2004) * Malsaram (2004) * Ananthabhadram (2005) * Ben Johnson (2005) * Chacko Randaaman (2006) * Kissan (2006) * Red Salute (2006) * Abraham Lincoln (2007) * Evan (2007) * Kabadi Kabadi (2008) * Twenty Twenty (2010) * Chakorandaman (2006) * indrajith (2006) * aandavan (2007) * paayum puli (2007)


As music director


Story

*''MLA Mani Pathaam Classum Gusthiyum'' (2012)


Television

* Manimelam as host (
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) *Gajarajan
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( Surya TV) *Meera (
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) *Vinodsala ( Doordarshan) *Chiri Arangu (Doordarshan)


References


External links

* * http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Kalabhavan%20Mani&limit=186 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Kalabhavan 1971 births 2016 deaths Indian male film actors Male actors from Thrissur People from Chalakudy Kerala State Film Award winners Male actors in Malayalam cinema International Tamil Film Award winners Male actors in Tamil cinema Malayalam playback singers Singers from Kerala 20th-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Special Jury Award (feature film) National Film Award winners Film musicians from Kerala 20th-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian male singers Male actors from Kerala Male actors in Malayalam television