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Ottapalam Pappan is a Actor born on 15 june 1945
Ottapalam Pappan is an Indian theater, Television and film actor in Malayalam movies during the 1990s and 2000s. Pappan started as a theatre artist and later he debuted in film with 1991 movie Valsalyam. He acted around 80 movies. His popular movies are Golanthara Vartha, Pingami, Oru Maravathoor Kanavu, Sallapam. Pappan was active in the theater scene during 1970 to 1990. He had acted in many tele films and won best supporting actor television award of State Government in 2009 for the tele film Irul meghangalkkum Soorya reshmikalkkum madhye, received from Minister M.A Baby.
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Birth name N. P. Padmanabhan
Birth 15 june 1945
Death 25 july 2013 (at 68 years)
Birth 15 june 1945
Death 25 july 2013 (at 68 years)
Biography
He is born to Vaappala Narayana Menon and Naavally Pandarakulathil Parukkutty Amma on June 15, 1945 at Ottapalam. He has 3 sisters and 2 brothers. He completed his primary education from Ananganady school ottappalam. After school he went to Bangalore and joined Indian Army. After 8 years of army life he joined Drama troupes Kollam Tuena, Drisya Kalanjali and Udaya Kala National Theaters. He has acted in more than 200 dramas. He has won the Best Actor Award for his performance in Bhugolam (drama). In 1991 he debuted through Malayalam movie ‘Vatsalyam’ directed by Cochin Haneefa and written by Lohithadas. He died at his house at Pampadi, Thiruvilwamala, on July 25, 2013. He was 68 years old. He is survived by wife, Pankajam P. Menon and two sons, Dheeraj and Sarath. He was he chief coordinator of a trust Janananma Sevana Sabha. His last film is Ayudham.Usually with
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T.D. Dasan Std. VI B (2010)
, 1h42Directed by Mohan Raghavan
Themes Children's films
Actors Biju Menon, P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Shweta Menon, Jagathy Sreekumar, Valsala Menon, Mala Aravindan
Rating73%
T. D. Dasan (Master Alexander) is a young boy who lives with his mother (Shwetha Menon). His father had left them years back when Dasan was one year old. Dasan gets his dad's address from his mother's old trunk box and writes him a letter.
Naran (2005)
, 2h45Directed by Joshiy
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Innocent, Madhu, Siddique, Jagathy Sreekumar, Devayani
Rating72%
Mullankolli is a rustic remote village in northern Kerala. Velayudhan (Mohanlal) is an orphan who came floating during floods and he was brought up by Valiya Nambiar (Madhu) a do-gooder and a feudal landlord of the area.
Rappakal (2005)
Directed by Kamal
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Nayantara, Sharada, Balachandra Menon, Geetu Mohandas, Vijayaraghavan
Rating70%
Its a heartfelt story of a male help/valet and his motherly affection to the elderly women, whom he looks after. It explores the keralite soul of family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change. Mammootty plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the Tharavad Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects sanctity of the household. Sharada plays the role of the affectionate mother and Nayanthara as the house help.
Natturajavu (2004)
Directed by Shaji Kailas
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Mohanlal, Meena, Nayantara, Kalabhavan Mani, Cochin Haneefa, K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Rating45%
Pulikattil Charlie (Mohanlal) is a Nasrani Achayan from Travancore. He, after the death of his father, has struggled hard to create a business empire of his own. His father was a ruthless feudal landlord, who during his lifetime had done several heinous crimes. Charlie is now helping all those who had to once suffer from the hands of his father. Charlie is married to a girl, whose father was killed by his father. Her brother Karnan returns from jail to avenge against Charlie. Karnan is unaware of the fact that his sister is married to Charlie. Later he realizes that Charlie is a good hearted person and gives up revenge and apologizes to Charlie.
Manassinakkare (2003)
, 2h35Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Actors Sheela, Jayaram, Nayantara, Innocent, Siddique, K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Rating74%
Kochu Thresia (Sheela), is a rich widow living a retired life in a quaint but beautiful village filled with eclectic characters. Living with her are her eldest son and family. Son and daughter-in-law are tired of Kochu Thresia's lovable eccentricities which they consider bad behavior for a woman her age. Her children consider her a nuisance who creates unnecessary trouble for them in their busy lives. Though old, Kochu Thresia is still young at heart and knows how to enjoy life getting into humorous predicaments which only incenses her grown-up kids. At this juncture, she meets the young, down-to-earth Reji (Jayaram) in whom she finds a sympathetic and understanding friend, and starts seeing him like a son. Reji eagerly fulfills all her wishes. From savouring the mouth-watering but forbidden beef to riding on the elephant, they enjoy all the moments spent together.
Jayam (2002)
Directed by Teja
Actors Kalabhavan Mani, Nithin Reddy, Rekha, Sadha, Anandaraj, Tottempudi Gopichand
Roles School teacher
Rating62%
Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu (1999)
Genres Drama
Actors Sreenivasan, Samyuktha Varma, Mukesh, Saikumar, Innocent, Nedumudi Venu
Rating57%
Balakrishnan (Sreenivasan) is a history teacher working in an elementary school in a hillside village. Nirmala (Samyuktha Varma) has been newly recruited in the temporary post of a music teacher in the same school. Balakrishnan eventually falls in love with her but his timid nature doesn't allow him to express his feeling. So in order to get close to her, he decides to accompany her to her native village. Some unexpected incidents happen during the journey and this changes both of their destiny.
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999)
Directed by Lal Jose
Genres Drama
Actors Dileep, Kavya Madhavan, Indrans, Lal, Biju Menon, Innocent
Rating66%
Mukudan (Dileep) comes to a rural town to start his job as the local bank field officer. Through a series of events he meets and falls in love with Radha (Kavya Madhavan) and plans to get married. But fate changes the course and outcome of their life and love.
Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998)
, 2h20Directed by Lal Jose
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Mammootty, Biju Menon, Mohini, Divyaa Unni, Kalabhavan Mani, Sukumari
Rating68%
Michael (Biju Menon), his wife Mary (Mohini) and their son buy a farmland in Maravathoor that was coveted by a rich man (Nedumudi Venu). In order to drive away all prospective buyers the rich man and his nephew Maruthu (Sreenivasan) try everything. When they realise that Michael has bought the farm, they block up a spring water source on the farm to make things hard for Michael and thus force him to sell the farm.
Sallapam (1996)
, 2h5Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Dileep, Manoj K. Jayan, Manju Warrier, N F Varghese (N F വർഗ്ഗീസ്), Bindu Panicker, Mala Aravindan
Rating63%
Radha comes from a poor family and dreams of becoming a great singer. She falls in love with Sasikumar, who calls himself Junior Yesudas. Sasikumar is also from a poor family. When Radha asks to marry Sasikumar, he says he is helpless as he has a lot of responsibilities and he does not have the money. Radha decides to commit suicide but is rescued by her cousin whom she understands was in love with her.
Chakoram (1994)
, 2h25Actors Shanthi Krishna, Murali, Murali, Philomina, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Mamukkoya
Rating71%
The film is about an arrogant and bold spinster, in her late thirties, whose life turns into a meaningful one with the arrival of an ex-army-man in the neighbourhood.
Pingami (1994)
, 2h40Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Mohanlal, Kanaka, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sukumaran, Janardhanan
Rating73%
Kumaran (Thilakan) is a social worker. Captain Vijay (Mohanlal) is an army captain who is on his annual leave and has come to stay with his maternal uncle who raised him and his sister after the untimely death of their parents. In a turn of events Vijay sees Kumaran injured from an accident and crying for help. He takes Kumaran to a hospital but could not save his life. There develops a strong bond between Kumaran and Vijay which pulls him into finding out the accident was a preplanned murder.
Golanthara Vartha (1993)
Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Actors Mammootty, Shobana, Sreenivasan, Kanaka, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Sankaradi
Rating66%
The film revolves around an active social worker, Rameshan Nair. He was leading a happy family life but problems begin when a girl enters his life.
Maya Mayooram (1993)
, 2h18Directed by Sibi Malayil
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Mohanlal, Revathi, Janardhanan, Shobana, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu
Rating65%
Nanda (Revathi) is in love with a successful architect Narendaran (Mohan Lal), both of whom are living in Bangalore. They get engaged and are all set to marry when tragedy strikes. While they are talking on top of a construction building, Narendran accidentally slips and falls down, dying instantly. Depressed Nanda escorts Narendran's corpse to his homeland in Kerala. To her surprise she sees Narendran's twin brother Krishnan Unni (Mohan Lal), who looks exactly like Narendran. She thinks Narendran is not dead and everyone is trying to fool her. Narendran's parents want Nanda to marry Unni but he is already in love with Bhadra (Shobana). Bhadra tries to commit suicide and this shakes Nanda, Bhadra's dear friend, and Unni. Not wanting to be a burden on anyone and truly missing Narendran, Nanda commits suicide. Narendran's ghost, moments before Nanda's suicide, tells Unni that he is going to take Nanda with him to heaven since he really needs her, even in death. Unni is unsure if he just had an illusion, but to the viewers, it shown that Narendran's ghost was present and actually talking to Unni.
Vatsalyam (1993)
Directed by Cochin Haneefa
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Siddique, Geetha, Kaviyoor Ponnnamma, Sunitha Shivaramakrishnan, Janardhanan
Rating83%
Meledathu Raghavan Nair is the only support of a big family that includes his mother, wife Malathi, brother Vijayakumaran Nair, sister Sudha, uncle Kunjammama and his daughter Nalini. After Raghavan Nair’s father’s death the whole responsibility of the family came upon Raghavan Nair. His father had left with them huge amount of debts which then reached a stage of attachment from court. At that critical juncture it was Nair’s uncle Kunjammama who helped them repay the debts by selling his property out of love for Nair’s father and his family. Nair’s brother Vijayakumaran Nair is studying for LLB. Raghavan Nair has contributed his health and wealth in an insurmountable amount in favour of his brother Vijayakumaran Nair only to see him as an advocate. After Vijayakumaran Nair became an advocate he gets a marriage proposal of a senior advocate’s (under whom he practises) daughter. The marriage takes place contrary to the understanding that it is Nalini (daughter of Kunjammama) who is to marry him. However before the marriage, regarding this matter there was a small clash between him and his brother Raghavan Nair. Since Raghavan Nair felt that he was not being loyal to Kunjammama’s daughter Nalini who were to marry Vijayakumaran Nair, he arranges a marriage for her before his brother’s marriage. After the marriage Vijayakumaran Nair’s wife Sobha tries to dominate the house in each and every matter. There occurs small clashes between her and the family members. Later a marriage proposal for the brother’s only sister Sudha arrives for which the bridegroom’s family demand large amount of money and gold. In order to meet this Raghavan Nair had to ask the help of his brother who in turn turns for the same to his wife Sobha. Sobha says that she will give the money on the condition that it will be returned and in the family she will be respected. One day when the family sit together for meal Raghavan Nair comes in between straight from the fields to dine with them. This irritates Sobha and she tells that it is unhygienic and she cannot stand it. This in turn infuriates Nalini who sees her elder brother insulted. Sobha who takes Nalini’s stand in the situation as threatening tries to evade from her earlier stand to give money for Nalini’s marriage. However she is ready to help them if only the entire family is ready to bow before her. This Raghavan Nair sees as an insult to the entire family. He then decides to make the entire money by himself. In order to do so he pawns his share of the family wealth and finds money for the marriage. Meanwhile another egoistic encounter of Sobha with Kunjammama forces him to leave the family. When Raghavan Nair also felt that his stay with his brother would only destroy the entire family, he also leaves the family to a new place, find some land and starts farming. After his brother left Vijayakumaran who is now alienated in the home feels estranged completely. He then meets his father in law (the advocate) who tells him that it was his mistake that he could not control his wife which led to all this. Vijayakumaran Nair then confronts his wife reasons her and slaps her. He then goes to his brother who now stays in a new place and asks him to come back. But Raghavan Nair rejects his brothers request with love and tells him that he is always with him and will come back to home whenever he feels like he should meet his brother. The movie ends with Raghavan Nair cherishing his love for his brother.