Saju Kodiyan is an Indian mimicry artist,

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who works in the

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. He started his career as a mimicry artist and has acted in more than 20 movies.

TV shows

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(serial) *''Culcutta Hospital ''- Surya TV (serial) *''Devimahathmyam'' -

(serial) *''Cinemaa Chirimaa' -

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*''Aaminatha Speaking'' –

Surya Comedy Channel Surya Comedy is a TV channel focused on comedy and broadcast in Malayalam on the Sun TV Network which is based in Thiruvananthapuram Kerala. Programming Programmes broadcast on Surya Comedy have included a show with Saju Kodiyan, ''Jagathi vs ...

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*''Chayakkoppayile Kodumkattu'' -

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(serial) *''wife is beautiful '' - Zee Keralam (serial) ;As guest *''

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'' *''Comedy Super Night'' *''Cinema Company'' *''Rhythm'' *''Talk Talk''

Famous roles

Saju Kodiyan is famous for his role as Aminathatha in Harisree’s mimicry shows. Saju got the Aminathatha role by chance and his sound blended perfectly with the character. Saju has imitated the former Prime Minister of India,

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and it became a super hit. He has also imitated

Usha Uthup Usha Uthup Iyer (born 7 November 1947) is an Indian pop, filmi, jazz, and playback singer who sang songs in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. "Darling", which she recorded with Rekha Bhardwaj for the film ''7 Khoon Maaf'', won the Filmfare ...

and still remembers the experience with Usha Didi. During one of their stage shows in

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, Saju dressed up as Usha Didi and she suddenly meets him who has dressed up like her. She tells him that the makeup was not correct and she herself gives her bindi and ornaments to Saju and set him as a real Usha Uthup.

Filmography

*''Onnaman'' *'' Thillana Thillana'' (2003) *''

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'' (2004) (Tamil film) *''Vamanapuram Bus Route'' (2004) *''Kanaka Simhasanam'' (2006) *''Novel'' (2008) *''Parunthu'' (2008) *''Shudharil Shudhan'' (2009) *''Pramukhan'' (2009) *''Dr. Patient'' (2009) *''

Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu ''Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu'' (English: ''Wife: One, Children: Three'') is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan and starring Rajasenan and Sithara. This is Rajasenan's debut film as an actor. Plot Chandramohan Thampi (Rajasenan) has n ...

'' (2009) *''Swantham Bharya Zindabad'' (2010) *''Chekavar'' (2010) *''NotOut'' (2011) *''

Lucky Jokers ''Lucky Jokers'' is a 2011 Malayalam comedy film written by Saju Kodiyan, directed by Sunil, and produced by D. Ramesh Babu under the banner of V. Ravichandran's Aascar Films. The cast includes Anoop Menon, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jagathy Sreekuma ...

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Venicile Vyapari ''Venicile Vyapari'', () is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language Action-romantic comedy film directed by Shafi, starring Mammootty, Kavya Madhavan and Poonam Bajwa. The film's plot unfolds in Alappuzha, a town in Kerala popularly known as the '' ...

'' (2011) *''101 Weddings'' (2012) *''

Sringaravelan ''Sringaravelan'' is a 2013 Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Jose Thomas and scripted by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. It stars Dileep and Vedhika in her debut in Malayalam cinema with Lal, Joy Mathew, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Baburaj ...

'' (2013) as Narayanan Nair *''

Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu ''Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu'' () is a 2014 Malayalam family-drama film written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, directed by Benny Thomas and produced by Haneef Mohammed under the banner of Red Rose Creations. It features actors Jayaram, Asif Ali, ...

'' (2014) *''

Two Countries ''Two Countries'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written by Rafi and directed by Shafi. The film stars Dileep and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles, with Suraj Venjarammoodu, Mukesh, Aju Varghese and Jagadish appearing ...

'' (2015) as Chellappan *''Pushkaran'' *''

Welcome to Central Jail ''Welcome to Central Jail'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written by Benny P. Nayarambalam and directed by Sundar Das. The cinematography is handled by Alagappan N. The film features Dileep and Vedhika in the lead roles, whe ...

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Swarna Kaduva ''Swarna Kaduva'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Jose Thomas, starring Biju Menon. The script is written by Babu Janardhanan. The film was released on 4 November 2016. Synopsis Rinichen is a self made right-h ...

'' (2016) as Mollykutty's brother *''

Sherlock Toms ''Sherlock Toms'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Sachy. The film stars Biju Menon, Miya, Srinda Arhaan, Salim Kumar, and Kalabhavan Shajohn. It was produced by Prem Menon under his Global Uni ...

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Aakasha Ganga 2 ''Aakasha Ganga 2'' is 2019 Indian Malayalam-language horror thriller film written and directed by Vinayan. It is a sequel to his 1999 film ''Aakasha Ganga''. The film stars Ramya Krishna, Veena Nair, Vishnu Vinay and Sreenath Bhasi in the le ...

'' (2019)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kodiyan, Saju Living people Male actors from Kochi Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Malayalam television People from Aluva 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)