Madavoor Ramachandran (മടവൂർ രാമചന്ദ്രൻ; 1945–2011) was a

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actor.

Acting career

Paravoor Ramachandran started his acting career as a theatre actor through ''Perumbavoor Nataka Sala'' at the age of 17. Later, he was an active member of the ''Kalidasa Kalakendram'' during 1973-75 and played major roles in many plays. His theatre career spanning around 25 years won him public acclaim. His first film was

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. Later, he became active in cinema and played important roles in films like

Dilliwala Rajakumaran ''Dillivala Rajakumaran'' ( ''Delhiite Prince'' ) is a 1996 Malayalam film by Rajasenan starring Jayaram and Manju Warrier. The movie tells a fictional story inspired from Travancore Royal Family's famous Padiyettam ceremony (Royal adoption) wh ...

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, Kathanayakan,

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etc. He had acted in around 30 films. ''

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'' was his last film, which was released in 2010. He had also played major roles in several teleserials.

Personal life

Paravoor Ramachandran is survived by his wife Sathi Kumari and two children. He was born and lived in Madavoor village in Thiruvananthapuram District.

Filmography

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''(1996) as Kaimal # ''Rajaputhran'' (1996) as Dr. Rahman # ''

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'' (1997) # ''Kadha Nayakan'' (1997) # ''Kilukil Pamparam'' (1997) # ''Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam'' (1997) as DIG Ramakrishnan # ''Malabaril Ninnoru Manirmaran'' (1998) # ''Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam'' (1998) # ''F.I.R.'' (1999) as Home Minister #'' Njangal Santhushtarannu'' (1999) # ''Ezhupunna Tharakan'' (1999) # ''Pranayaksharangal'' (2001) # ''Rasaleela'' (2001) # '' Nariman'' (2001) as Kuruvila # ''Kanal Kireedam'' (2002) # ''Shivam'' (2002) # ''

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''(2003) # ''Achante Kochumolkku''(2003) # 'Cheri'' (2003) # ''Sethurama Iyer CBI'' as Zachariah (Manikunju) # ''

'' (2009) as Vasudeva Gounder

References

External links

Paravoor Ramachandran at MSI

Mathrubhumi article

Janayugam article

OneIndia article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramachandran, Paravoor 1945 births 2011 deaths Male actors from Kottayam Indian male film actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors