Kollam Kanjaveli Kuttilazhikathu Thulasidharan Nair is an actor in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
cinema, who is better known as Kollam Thulasi relating to the name of his birthplace
Kollam
Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...
to his first name as customary in some parts of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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His first appearance was in ''Mukhya Manthri'' (1979). He is well known for his unique acting style. He appeared in many television serials. He is also a poet and a politician.
Personal life
He was born in 1949 to Kollam Kanjaveli Kuttilazhikathu P. S. Nair and Bharathi Amma. After completing a master's degree in History, he pursued a diploma in journalism. In 1970, he entered Kerala Govt. Service at Kozhikode corporation. He retired as deputy Secretary from Municipal Service from Thiruvananthapuram corporation. He currently resides in Valiyasala. Daughter: V. T. Gayathri (Engineer). (Son in law) Dr Anoop Sinha (Prof in medical college). Thulasi said he drinks his urine everyday as part of
Urine therapy
Urine therapy or urotherapy, (also urinotherapy, Shivambu, uropathy, or auto-urine therapy) in alternative medicine is the application of human urine for medicinal or cosmetic purposes, including drinking of one's own urine and massaging one' ...
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Filmography
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Television
References
External links
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Kollam Thulasi at MSI
Indian male film actors
Living people
Male actors from Kollam
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
1949 births
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Malayalam television
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
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