Nanu Moeljono ( EYD: Nanu Mulyono; 16 November 1952 – 22 March 1983) was an Indonesian actor and comedian. He was known as a member of

Warkop Warkop (an abbreviation of Warung Kopi, meaning "coffee stall") were an Indonesian comedy troupe that enjoyed success in radio, films and television over the 1980s and 1990s. Assembled in Jakarta on 1976 under Prambors management, they initiall ...

before deciding to resign.Nanu dan Rudy, Dua Personel Warkop yang Terlupa
. '' CNN Indonesia''. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

Profile

Nanu Moeljono was born in Jakarta on 16 November 1952. He is the sixth of seven children born to a Javanese father and a Sundanese mother. He studied at the University of Indonesia majoring in

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

. When he was in college he was one of the students taught by

Dono The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called , which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are att ...

. According to Dono's diary, Nanu did not pass Dono's class with one of the reasons being that he was often absent from class. Nanu is also known as a member of the University of Indonesia Nature Lovers Student Group (Mapala UI) with Dono and Kasino. Nanu started his career with the Warkop group in 1973 on Prambors radio. Then continued with playing a film in 1979 entitled '' Mana Tahaaan...'' before then choosing to resign from the group by reason of wanting to focus on other things. During his time as a member of Warkop, Nanu played the character of Poltak who was described as a

Batak Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, ...

. He then played in the film '' Kisah Cinta Rojali dan Zuleha'' in the same year which later became his last film role.

Death

Nanu died on 22 March 1983 at

Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central Public Hospital ( id, Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Nasional Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, abbreviated as RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo or RSCM), is a government-run hospital located at Salemba in Jakarta, Indonesia. T ...

due to

kidney disease Kidney disease, or renal disease, technically referred to as nephropathy, is damage to or disease of a kidney. Nephritis is an inflammatory kidney disease and has several types according to the location of the inflammation. Inflammation can ...

(

nephrotic syndrome Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms due to kidney damage. This includes protein in the urine, low blood albumin levels, high blood lipids, and significant swelling. Other symptoms may include weight gain, feeling tired, and foamy ...

). His body was buried in the Tanah Kusir public cemetery, South Jakarta.

Filmography

* '' Mana Tahaaan...'' (1979) * '' Kisah Cinta Rojali dan Zuleha'' (1979)

References

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* {{Indonesia-bio-stub 1952 births 1983 deaths Deaths from kidney failure People from Jakarta University of Indonesia alumni Indonesian male comedians Indonesian comedians Indonesian male film actors Indonesian Muslims