Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films.

Personal life

Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry in

Kannur District Kannur () is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India. The city of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name, Cannanore, is the anglicized form of th ...

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 ...

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as the son of Sulaiman and Aysha. He died on 18 August 2010 due to a

cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest CA is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly Circulatory system, circulate around the body and the blood flow to the ...

. He has two sons, Aman Subair and Ameya Subair

Career

Subair started his career in movies as a film producer at the age of 28. He produced a movie together with four of his friends, but the movie was never released. His first movie as an actor was ''

Bharatham ''Bharatham'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, Nedumudi Venu, Lakshmi, and Murali. The film was produced by Mohanlal through his pro ...

'' in 1991 followed by the 1992 movie '' Manthrikacheppu''. His break came through the character ''Kadayadi Thambi'' in '' Lelam'' (1997). ''The Tiger'', '' Bharathchandran I.P.S.'' and ''Pathaka'' are his notable works. He has also acted in a mega tele-serial named ''Vamsham'' telecasted in

DD Malayalam DD Malayalam is an Indian Malayalam-language free to air television channel operated by Doordarshan, India's national broadcaster. Originally known as DD4, the channel was rebranded as DD Malayalam after 1995. It serves as one of the 11 regi ...

channel in 1994.

Selected filmography

Television

*Pankiyamma (Telefilm, Doordarshan) *Vamsham (DD Malayalam) * Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series) *Black and White (Asianet)

References

External links

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Subair at MSI
1962 births 2010 deaths Male actors from Kerala Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors People from Kannur district 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{India-film-actor-stub