Kalaikkal Kumaran (1919 - 8 August 1998) was a noted Malayalam film and very popular drama actor. He was well known for his comedy roles in dramas by

Kalidasa Kalakendram Kalidasa Kalakendram is a professional drama theatrical group founded by O. Madhavan, a well-known Malayalam theatre director, in Kollam, Kerala. The group was founded on 25 January 1963 as a society under the parent organisation, Paul Found ...

. He acted in 65 films and more than 150 dramas. He appeared more than 15000 stages. His first drama was ''Kathirukanakili'' by Kerala theatre of

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. Other famous dramas are ''Doctor, Kathirukanakili, Althara, Muthuchippi, Kadalpalam, Swantham Lekhakan, Yudhabhoomi'' and ''Samgamam'', more than 150 dramas. He received many Kerala state awards, including

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for acting in 1989. Kumaran was a member of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. Kalaikkal Kumaran was supposed to create a record for appearing on more than 20,000 stages, but he lost his vision due to

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and left the field. Kalaikkal Kumaran was a staunch atheist throughout his life, and was a supporter of

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Personal life

With his wife, he had six children, one of whom is deceased. ----Children * Ramani D. * Renjini Ashokan * Sobhana C. * Mala Sukumaran (

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(1979-83 BTA Batch)) * Shanavas (deceased) * Sheela Suguthan

Movies

* '' Rakthabandham'' (1951) * ''

Viyarppinte Vila ''Viyarppinte Vila'' is a 1962 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Kedamangalam Sadanandan in lead roles. The film h ...

'' (1962) * '' Kerala Kesari'' (1951) * '' Lokaneethi'' (1953) * ''

Avan Varunnu ''Avan Varunnu'' is a 1954 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by M. R. S. Mani and produced by M. Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir and Kumari Thankam Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in Malayalam cinema. She was a le ...

'' (1954) * '' Kidappaadam'' (1955) * ''

Achanum Makanum ''Achanum Makanum'' is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Vimal Kumar. The film stars Prem Nazir and Kumari Thankam. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. It is the first movie of actor Jagathy Sreekumar. Cast * Sa ...

'' (1957) * ''

Arappavan ''Arappavan'' is a 1961 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by K. Kumar. The film stars Sathyan, KPAC Sulochana, Kedamangalam Sadanandan and Pattom Sadan. The film had musical score by G. K. Venkitesh and P. S. Divakar. ...

'' (1961) * ''

Kalayum Kaaminiyum ''Kalayum Kaminiyum'' is a 1963 Indian Malayalam language film. E. J. Philip, popularly known by his pen name Kaanam E. J., was known for his social novels. Some of them were made into films. He wrote a few plays too. One of his short plays, '' ...

'' (1963) * '' Bhoomiyile Maalakha'' (1965) * ''

Odayil Ninnu ''Odayil Ninnu'' () is a Malayalam novel written by Indian author P. Kesavadev in 1942. The protagonist of the novel is a rickshaw-puller named Pappu. The novel is one of the best-known works of Kesavadev. Dev was in the forefront among the writ ...

'' (1965) * ''

Kaattu Pookkal ''Kaattu'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language period film directed and produced by Arun Kumar Aravind. It was written by Ananthapadmanabhan based on the short story by his father Padmarajan. The film is set in late 1970s, it stars Asif Al ...

'' (1965) * ''

Shakunthala ''Shakuntala'' is a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Prema. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan and K. Raghavan. The film is ada ...

'' (1965) * '' Punnapra Vayalar'' (1968) * ''

Kodungallooramma ''Kodungallooramma'' is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem '' Chilappathikaram'' by Il ...

'' (1968) * ''

Chattambi Kavala ''Chattambikkavala'' is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film, directed by N. Sankaran Nair and written by Muttathu Varkey. The film stars Sathyan, Srividya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It is based on Muttathu ...

'' (1969) * ''

Postmane Kanmanilla ''Postmane Kananilla'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer, Vijayasree and KPAC Lalitha. The film's score was composed by G. Devarajan. Cast *Prem Nazir *K. P. Ummer *Vijay ...

'' (1972) * '' Nithyavasantham'' (1979) He concentrated more on dramas of Kalidasa kalakendram.

Awards

* Act award in 1993. *

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for acting in 1989 * Kerala state award for contribution to drama in 1993 *

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for contribution to film industry in 1997

Death

Kalaikkal Kumaran died on August 8 1998.

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