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Kothuku Nanappan is a Actor born on 12 march 1935

Kothuku Nanappan

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Birth name S. Narayanan Namboothiri
Birth 12 march 1935
Death 26 december 1994 (at 59 years)

Kothuku Nanappan is an Indian theater actor, mimicry artist and film actor in Malayalam movies during the 1980s and 1990s. His popular movies are Naadodikkaattu (1987), Aanavaal Mothiram (1991), Sarapanjaram (1979), Paavam Poornima (1984) and Chenkol (1993). His role as a supervisor role in the comedy film Nadodikattu is well noted for his performance.

Biography

He was born to Saraswathy Antharjanam and G. Shankaran Potti, of Muttathu Madom, Peruunai, Changanasseri, Kerala, on March 12, 1935. His official name was S. Narayanan Namboothiri. He had a diploma in Textile Technology from Govt. Polytechnic, Thiruvananthapuram. He worked as a Textile Investigator Textile Commissioner’s Office, Mumbai. Later he came back to Kerala to act in movies. He is married to Suseela Devi from Kizhakkedathu House, Varanad, Cherthala in 1962. The couple had a son. He died on December 26, 1994.

Usually with

Mammootty
Mammootty
(15 films)
Jagathy Sreekumar
Jagathy Sreekumar
(14 films)
Sukumari
Sukumari
(14 films)
Sreenivasan
Sreenivasan
(10 films)
Mohanlal
Mohanlal
(9 films)
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Filmography of Kothuku Nanappan (21 films)

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Aanaval Mothiram
Aanaval Mothiram (1991)

Directed by G. S. Vijayan
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Sreenivasan, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Saranya, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Rizabawa
Rating73% 3.67033.67033.67033.67033.6703
The movie is about an average police officer who mistakenly believes he has a fatal disease and is about to die soon. He eyes the insurance payout his family would get if he dies in action and embarks on impossible missions to get himself killed in action. Little does he know that the diagnosis is wrong and he is in fact healthy. The movie comically chronicles his new-found bravado.
Kadathanadan Ambadi
Kadathanadan Ambadi (1990)
, 2h29
Directed by Priyadarshan
Actors Mohanlal, Prem Nazir, Kuttyedathi Vilasini, Cochin Haneefa, Santhosh.K.Nayar, Kunjandi
Rating58% 2.913812.913812.913812.913812.91381
The movie is based on Kerala's traditional Vadakkanpattu (The Northern Ballard Folklore). The frictional story is about Kadathanadan Ambadi (Mohanlal) who wants to avenge his father - Thacholi Manikoth Othenan Kuruppu's death and retrieve the sacred sword Bhadravaal and Sacred Thread, which were missing since the death of Thacholi Othenan.
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990)
, 2h20
Directed by Viji Thampi
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Suparna Anand, Nedumudi Venu, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar
Roles Document Writer
Rating69% 3.4766953.4766953.4766953.4766953.476695
Kunjoottan (Sreenivasan) is an innocent young man living in a remote village. He is the only heir to his rich, aristrocratic parents, Thamburan(Nedumudi Venu) and Kunjulakshmi(Sukumari). He cannot stand his overprotective father, who is concerned about his son because he had a bad dream about his son's death. The family astrologer Panikker(Oduvil Unnikrishnan) confirms this and predicts that it will be difficult for Kunjoottan to survive the age of 30 and that he is in great danger from motor vehicles. Worried Thamburan hires two ex-Mahouts Valiya Raman Nair(Kuthiravattom Pappu) and Cheriya Raman Nair(Mamukkoya) to protect Kunjoottan, which further annoys him.
Adikkurippu
Adikkurippu (1989)

Directed by K. Madhu
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Mammootty, Jagathy Sreekumar, Urvashi, Janardhanan, Sreenath, Vijayaraghavan
Roles Ashan
Rating70% 3.5169653.5169653.5169653.5169653.516965
The story revolves around the castaway Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar), lost his memory partially. He is unable to recollect the past about him. The captain of the ship (Lalu Alex) who found him would like to handover Basheer to the relatives post anchoring in Kochi. But someone tries to kill Basheer and planning to deport him. Adv. Bhaskara Pillai (Mammootty)comes to his rescue and finds the people behind the ploy.
Nadodikkattu
Nadodikkattu (1987)
, 2h38
Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Genres Comedy
Actors Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Innocent, Shobana, Mamukkoya
Roles Office staff
Rating87% 4.393564.393564.393564.393564.39356
Nadodikattu opens by introducing the two protagonists, Ramdas/Dasan (Mohanlal) and Vijayan (Sreenivasan), who are employed as ill-paid peons. A commerce graduate, and proud of that, Dasan frequently vents his frustration in having to serve lesser qualified superiors and having to settle with lesser than what he feels he deserves in life. Vijayan is his less educated roommate and sole friend. Their relationship is one full of tension, with Dasan adopting a superior stance on the account of his education and good looks, which fiercely rattles Vijayan. Several comic situations later in the film borrow from this aspect of their characters. Dasan frequently bosses over Vijayan to do all the household chores.
Thaniyavarthanam
Thaniyavarthanam (1987)
, 2h
Directed by Sibi Malayil
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Thilakan, Mukesh, Saritha, Parvathy, Kaviyoor Ponnnamma
Rating87% 4.391874.391874.391874.391874.39187
Balan Mash (Mammootty) is an art teacher who lives in a tiny hamlet in Kerala. He has a serene life, with two children, a wife, a mother and a revolutionary brother - Gopi(Mukesh), a typical kootu kudumbam, or joint family, of Kerala. Balan Mash has an uncle who is mentally challenged. His uncle became a mental patient after a separation with his lover; this underlines the deep-rooted belief among their family that one male from each generation will go mad as a person from their past generation had sinned by throwing the idol of 'Devi' in a well.He was cursed by the goddess and became a lunatic.This curse would pass down through generations.
Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil
Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil (1986)

Directed by Padmarajan
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Mammootty, Nedumudi Venu, Ashokan, Sukumari, Kanakalatha, Jagathy Sreekumar
Roles Waiter
Rating73% 3.6671453.6671453.6671453.6671453.667145
One night at a dance bar, Joseph, a rich, but spoiled brat of a textile businessman offers a trip to his three friends to a brothel. Zechariah(Mammootty), Gopi (Nedumudi Venu), and Hilal (Ashokan), accepts the offer and sets out in Joseph's car. But on the way, Zechariah and Joseph gets into a fight and the trip gets canceled, with Joseph, leaving them back. But Zechariah decides to take both his friends to the brothel, though, he just has a vague knowledge of the route. The trio sets out on the next morning and reaches the remote village. The suspicious look of the villagers frightens both Gopi and Hilal, but Zechariah is cool in his moves. The trio reaches the brothel run by Maluvamma, which is actually her ancestral house. They enter inside the huge house, and is shocked to find few children playing and an old man scribbling something on a paper, without even bothering to take a look at them. The trio enters inside the house and comes across a girl who is both deaf and dumb. From her body language, the trio finds out that she is a prostitute kept by Maluvamma and Gopi gets wooed by her. Just in a couple of minutes, arrives Devaki (Unnimary), who is more ravishing and sensual. She informs them that Maluvamma (Sukumari) has gone outside with Gowrikutty, a new girl and will be back in few minutes. But the trio is shocked by the sudden entry of Bhaskaramenon (Jagathy Sreekumar), who asks them to vacate the house as a group of Muslims are planning to attack the house. He also shows them the injury marks caused a few days back in a riot and shows them the door to outside. On their way back, a group of Muslims surrounds and verbally abuse them. With Zechariah beginning to retaliate, they turn violent. But the leader of the mob, pacifies the crowd and takes them to a nearby tea stall and decides to consult with Moopan, about the next move. By keeping the trio under the custody of the mob, he reaches the house of Moopan (Kunjandy). Generally, the girls brought by Maluvamma are first enjoyed by Moopan and it was the opposition of Gowrikutty to be a prey to Moopan that caused all the riot in the village. Maluvamma, by the time convinces Moopan that Gowrikutty will be brought to him in a couple of days and Moopan is convinced. He orders release of the trio and Maluvamma takes them to her house. She lets Gopi to go for the deaf and dump girl, while Zechariah opts to play cards with Devaki and the old man. Hilal enters inside the room of Gowrikutty. But while trying to fondle her, she turns violent, making Hilal to forcefully go on for her. Hilal is shocked to find out that Gowrikutty is forcefully brought in to the business by Maluvamma and is still a virgin. He sympathizes on her and asks her to tell her story. She tells him that she was sold to Maluvamma by her uncle after the death of her father. It was only a few days after the arrival at the house that she realized that it is a brothel. On refusing to entertain the clients, she was brutally assaulted by Maluvamma. She pleads Hilal to save her from the brothel. He promises to take her out and marry her. But his plan to take her out is foiled by Bhasi, Maluvamma's son. Hilal tells Gopi and Zechariah about Gowrikutty and Zechariah promises him to help him in saving her. Narayanan (Achankunju), a pimp of Panicker, a local feudal landlord arrives and demands Maluvamma to release Gowrikutty along with him at night. Maluvamma agrees to it and asks him to come at night.That night, Gowrikutty refuses to go along with Narayanan, which enrages him. He returns to collect more people to avenge on Maluvamma. But she is now supported by Moopan, who sends a bunch of his henchmen for security of the house. A few hours later, Narayanan is back with a dozen of his goons. He is attacked by the goons of Moopan and a riot sets out. Zechariah decides to use this opportunity and stab Bhasi, making Maluvamma to come out of her room. Using this opportunity, Hilal and Gopi takes Gowrikutty and runs out of the house. While escaping, Zechariah is attacked by Narayanan. In an attempt to save himself, Narayanan stabs Zechariah to death. Reaching at a safe place, Gopi asks Hilal to run away with the girl and decides to go back to find out what had happened to Zechariah. He reaches out the house and calls out Zechariah's name loudly, but gets no response.
Kariyilakkattu Pole
Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986)
, 2h18
Directed by Padmarajan
Genres Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Mohanlal, Mammootty, Rashin Rahman, Sripriya, Karthika, Jalaja
Rating76% 3.826363.826363.826363.826363.82636
Harikrishnan (Mammootty), a famous movie director, is found dead at his house one morning. DySP Achuthankutty (Mohanlal) is assigned to probe the death. Anilkumar (Rahman), his younger brother, is in love with Shilpa, who is in shock after receiving the news of the murder. Achuthan kutty's investigation leads to three different female suspects. The rest of the plot centers around the probe
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
T. P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986)
, 2h10
Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Shobana, Balan K. Nair, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Maniyanpillai Raju, Sreenivasan
Rating77% 3.885373.885373.885373.885373.88537
The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986)
, 2h9
Directed by Priyadarshan
Genres Comedy
Actors Mohanlal, Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sreenivasan, Lissy, Kuthiravattam Pappu
Rating73% 3.6847553.6847553.6847553.6847553.684755
Madhavan, who calls himself M.A.Dhavan (Sreenivasan) is back in Kerala after spending a few years getting his MBA in USA. His schoolmate Shambhu (Mohanlal) is now working as a driver at his house, whom the now vain and snobbish Madhavan treats with disdain. Madhavan's parents want him to get married to Shobha (Lizy), daughter of Sardar Krishna Kurup (Jagathy Sreekumar), a rich and aristocratic businessman. Madhavan, who wants to observe his fiancée from a distance, decides to go to her house disguised as a driver and makes his driver Shambhu act as himself. Just minutes after they set out from he house, his parents telephone Krishna Kurupp about their son's scheme. Various mishaps on way end up with Madhavan discarding his plan and deciding to visit as himself. Unaware of the change in plan, Kurup and wife have the driver Shambhu mistaken for the prospective groom and Madhavan as the driver. The prospective in-laws dote over Shambu, ignoring Madhavan, who is unaware of the impression that Kurup and wife are under. In the meantime Shobha, who also mistakes Shambhu as the fiance, falls in love with him. At the same time, Sardar Koma Kurup (Kuthiravattam Pappu), is in a big fight with Krishna Kurup for past long years. Both are trying to capture the power at the Nethaji Club, a reputed social club for personal reasons. Damu (Maniyanpilla Raju) enters inside the house of Koma Kurup and wins his heart. But the real intention of Damu is to kill Koma Kuruppu and marry his daughter Aruna (Priya), so that he could grab the whole property. But one after another, the attempts of Damu to kill Koma Kurup fails, with each time, he hurting himself. It was then, Shivan (Mukesh), a friend of Damu arrives at the house of Koma Kurup as the brother of Damu, who also makes everyone believe that he is a heart patient. He succeeds in winning the heart of Aruna, destroying the plans of Damu. Thus the two love stories, one between Shambhu and Shobha and the other between Shivan and Aruna, blooms side by side. This unites Shambhu and Shivan against Madhavan and Damu. Madhavan hires Kadathanatt Pappan Gurukkal (Cochin Haneefa), a known goon to beat up Shambhu, but instead, he himself got beaten up by Shambhu. This incident makes Shambhu to force Krishna Kurup to conduct the marriage within three days. But, everything turns more messy as the parents of Madhavan makes a surprise visit at the house of Sardar Krishna Kurup. They finds the foul play of Shambhu, and Krishna Kurup, who realizes the mistake decides to get his daughter married to Madhavan. Shobha, who by this time is in love with Shambhu is adamant that she won't marry Madhavan. The marriage venue and date is fixed. At the same time Sardar Koma Kurup also finds out that his daughter is in love with Shivan, a jobless chap, which he objects to. At the marriage venue both Shambhu and Shivan are denied entry. They calls up police by informing that there is gold hidden by Krishna Kurup at the marriage hall. Police enters the venue and then happens a long fight packed with several comic incidents. In the end, with the help of police inspector (Jagadish), Shambhu marries Shobha and Shivan marries Aruna. This tragic incident unites both Krishna Kurup and Koma Kurup. Everything ends well and both couples starts their married life with the blessing of all others including Madhavan and Damu.
Dheem Tharikida Thom
Dheem Tharikida Thom (1986)

Directed by Priyadarshan
Genres Comedy
Actors Maniyanpillai Raju, Lissy, Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Jagathy Sreekumar
Rating64% 3.2264753.2264753.2264753.2264753.226475
Shivasubrahmaniam (Maniyan Pillai Raju), an innocent bank employee is in love with Rohini (Lizzy), but is afraid to express her his love. His grandmother but wants him to be a Brahmachari and become a priest at the nearby temple. Rohini is working as an artist at the Keerikkad ballet troupe run by Keerikkad Chellappan Nair (Nedumudi Venu). As per the advice of Shankaran Pillai (Jagathi Sreekumar), the assistant of Chellapan Nair, Subru joins the ballet troupe to woo Rohini. She is attracted to his innocent and straight forward behavior and fells in love with him. One day, when missed her bus, Rohini asks a car driver a lift, and she is dropped at the ballet troupe office. Accidentally the car belongs to Suresh Menon (Shankar), a rich business tycoon of the area. Sankaran and Chellappan Nair mistakes her to be in love with Suresh Menon. Chellappan, to appease Suresh Menon offers heroine's role to Rohini and gives an increment. Subrahmaniam is suspended from bank for not attending office for long time. Due to certain misunderstandings, Rohini breaks up with him, hurting him deeply. Subru is also thrown out of the troupe by Chellappan Nair for not performing up to the mark. In the mean time Suresh Menon on knowing about Rohini and her claims of being his girl friend appears in front of her. Not knowing that he is original Suresh Menon, she takes his help in solving out the mess created at the ballet troupe. Suresh Menon solving out the mess and uniting Subru with Rohini forms the rest of the story.