Madavana Bhaskarannair Padmakumar is an Indian actor, television personality and filmmaker from
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 ...
.
Career
As an actor, he performed in a number of movies starting with ''
Ashwaroodan
''Ashwaroodan'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Jayaraj and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the company Suresh Productions. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Padmapriya, Sai Kumar and Jagannatha Varma. The film f ...
'' (2006) and more than 15 television serials 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 ...
. His directorial debut was the 2014 film ''
My Life Partner'', which investigated the close relationship between two men and caused some controversy, followed by 2015's Roopantharam, 2017's Telescope,
The release date of ''My Life Partner'' was delayed by a month because of its content, Kerala lacking "a socio-cultural space for LGBTs"; theater owners kept saying there were no screens available; in the end it was shown only in four small theaters and received a poor showing. To Padmakumar's surprise, it finished second best in the
45th Kerala State Film Awards
The awards were presented by Chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy on 26 December 2015, with the presence of the chief guest Mohanlal.
Jury
The 10-member jury, headed by John Paul, was composed of people representing different areas of cinem ...
, and also won for Best Lead Actor. Best Sound Mix, Best Background Score
Filmography
Director, producer, actor, writer and editor
Television
References
Living people
Male actors from Kerala
Indian male film actors
Malayalam film directors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam film editors
Malayalam screenwriters
21st-century Indian male actors
People from Thiruvalla
Screenwriters from Kerala
Film editors from Kerala
Year of birth missing (living people)
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