O. Madhavan (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian

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and

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. He was one of the founding members of the

Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

. He is considered one of the great masters of the

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; he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala. He was the founder of the renowned drama company Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He won the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film. Until 1997, the awards were managed direct ...

in 2000 for his role in the film ''

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''.

Early life and family

He was active in the Communist Party at an early age. He married, Vijayakumari, is an actress herself which was an intercaste love marriage and his son

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is an actor. He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam.

Awards

*1982:

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultu ...

*1996:

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship is an honour presented by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Depar ...

*2000:

- ''

Filmography

# ''Kalam Marunnu'' (1955) # ''Viyarppinte Vila'' (1962) # ''

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'' (1963) # '' Kattupookkal'' (1965) .... Lonachan # '' Oru Sundariyude Kadha'' (1972) # ''

'' (2000)

References

External links

"Actor O. Madhavan passes away"
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Madhavan at MSI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Madhavan 1922 births 2005 deaths Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala Male actors from Kollam Kerala State Film Award winners People from Kollam district Sree Narayana College, Kollam alumni Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors 20th-century Indian male actors Indian actor-politicians Film directors from Alappuzha district Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award