Dharmajan Bolgatty | |
---|---|
Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2003–present |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Anuja |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
|
Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) [1] is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur, who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later forayed into such comedic television shows and into films in 2010s. [2] Dharmajan entered active politics in 2021, ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala. He is a member of Indian National Congress and was the United Democratic Front candidate in Balusseri constituency.
He appeared in several TV shows and received his breakthrough through the success of the TV comedy show Bluff Master on Asianet Plus, hosted along with his friend Ramesh Pisharody. Later they became a popular comedy duo. Both of them together have wrote script for the comedy show Cinemala. [3] The duo is also known for the Malayalam TV show Badai Bungalow . He started his Malayalam cinema career with the film Paappi Appacha (2010). He played the role of Dileep's driver sidekick. He is mainly seen in comedy roles.
After his full length role in Paappi Appacha , [4] his roles in Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan , Aadu and Aadu 2 established him as a comedy actor in the Malayalam film industry. He is also announced to become a playback singer. [5] [6] He is also a businessman and has established fish stores himself. [7] [8] He is also a film producer and produced a film named Nithyaharitha Nayakan in 2018. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Dharmajan is a member of Indian National Congress. He was active in student politics and was a member of Kerala Students Union, the student wing of Congress. He ended his active presence in politics when he became busy in the field of art. [13] He entered active politics again in 2021, ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala. In the 2021 assembly election, he represented the United Democratic Front in Balusseri constituency. He failed to the LDF candidate, Sachin Dev for 20000 plus votes. [14]
He was born to Kumaran and Madhavi in the city of Kochi, Kerala. He completed his primary education at Mulavukad High School and later joined St. Albert's College. He is married to Anuja and has two daughters, Veda and Vyga. [15]
Year | Program | Role | Channel | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003-2009 | Cinemala | Various roles | Asianet | |
2004 | Ettu Sundarikalum Njanum | Script writer | Surya TV | |
2004-2009 | Bluffmasters | Co-host | Asianet Plus | |
2006 | 5 star Thattukada | Thattukadakkaran | Asianet Plus | |
2008 | Enganeyundashane | Jaihind TV | ||
2013-2016 | Badai Bungalow | Various roles | Asianet | |
2015 | Cinema chirima | Himself | Mazhavil Manorama | |
2016 | Flowers TV Awards 2016 | Co-host | Flowers | |
2017 | Comedy Super Nights | Various roles | Flowers | |
2018 | Panchavadippalam | Flowers | ||
2020 | Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2) | Guest | Asianet | Episode 7 |
2020-2021 | Start Music Season 2 | Co-Host | Asianet | |
Star Magic | Mentor | Flowers |
Jayasurya is an Indian actor, distributor, sponsor, model, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Award, three Kerala State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South for acting and Best Actor at the Cincinnati Film Festival held in Cincinnati, US. Jayasurya has also appeared in a few Tamil films.
Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada films. He has won several awards, including Kerala State Film Awards and one Filmfare Awards South.
Cinemala is a Malayalam television satirical series that aired on Asianet.
Paappi Appacha is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written and directed by Mamas, starring Dileep and Innocent. The film released in April 2010 in Kerala on more than 70 screens. The film also marked the directorial debut of Mamas K. Chandran. Leading characters in the film have a similar life style of the comedians in the song "Paappi Appacha" in the 1972 Prem Nazir starrer Mayiladumkunnu.
Tini Tom is an Indian actor, comedian and mimicry artist. He works in Malayalam films and television.
Lijo Jose Pellissery is an Indian filmmaker and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. His best works include Amen (2013), Angamaly Diaries (2017), Ee.Ma.Yau. (2018), Jallikattu (2019), Churuli (2021), and Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2023).
T. V. Ramesh, professionally credited as Ramesh Pisharody, is an Indian stand-up comedian, impressionist, television presenter, actor and film director. He works in Malayalam television shows, stage, and cinema. He is particularly known for his observational comedy.
Dileep is an Indian actor, singer, producer, and Distribution, businessman, who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in around 150 Malayalam films. and Tamil, Hindi, Kannada 4 films acted
Thara Kalyan is an Indian classical dancer and actress in mainstream Malayalam Television and Cinema. She is also a professional dancer in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi.She is an 'A top' Mohiniyattam artist of Doordarshan.
Vishnu Unnikrishnan is an Indian actor and screenwriter, who works in Malayalam film industry.
Arya Babu, also known by her stage name Arya Badai, is an Indian actress, comedian, model, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films and television. She started her career in television and modelling industry. She is best known as a regular comedian in the television comedy Badai Bungalow on Asianet. She has acted on several television series and later turned a television host and also forayed into films. She participated in second season of the Malayalam reality TV series Bigg Boss.
Punchirikku Parasparam is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language short film directed by Hari P. Nair and produced by Ramesh Pisharody. It stars Mohanlal, Renji Panicker, Pearle Maaney, Dharmajan Bolgatty, and Pisharody. There are no dialogues in the film, instead it features musical score composed by Rahul Raj. The film had an initial release on YouTube on 31 October 2015, and was released in social media on 1 November in the day of Kerala Piravi.
Pradeep K. R., professionally credited as Pradeep Kottayam, was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films and some Tamil films. He is best known for his comedic roles. His role in the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa gave him a breakthrough after a dialogue received public attention.
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic-comedy drama film directed by Nadirshah. It stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan in the title role along with Prayaga Martin,Siddique,Salim Kumar,Dharmajan Bolgatty and Siju Wilson in the supporting roles.
Asianet Comedy Awards is an award ceremony for Malayalam television and films presented by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. The awards are given for the actors who made excellence in the comical roles. The awards are normally presented annually and held in Adlux International Convention Center Angamaly. Meera and Jewel Mary hosted the show in 2015 & 2016.Pearle Maaney and Meera hosted the show in 2017.
Street Lights is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by cinematographer Shamdat in his directorial debut. The film is produced by Mammootty under his banner Playhouse Motion Pictures and starring himself alongside a different supporting cast in each language. The film features Soubin Shahir, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Hareesh Perumanna, and Lijomol Jose, who play pivotal roles in Malayalam. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil with Prithvi Rajan, Pandi, Pandiarajan, and Sreeram playing pivotal roles.
Nithyaharitha Nayakan is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film produced by Dharmajan Bolgatty. The movie stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Manju Pillai, Indrans, Bijukuttan. Ranjin Raj scored the film. Pavi K Pavan was the cinematographer. This film was released on 16 November 2018.
Dheena is an Indian actor, comedian and screenwriter who works prominently in Tamil films. He is known for playing one of the lead roles in the films Thumbaa (2019), Kaithi (2019) and Master (2021) and as a contestant in the television show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?.
Rajeev Parameshwaran is an Indian actor and former model who has done several films, music albums and television serials in Malayalam. He has done over 30 serials and 10 films in his career spanning around two decades. His notable works include Prakash in Ente Manasaputhri, Sooraj in Kavyanjali, Mahi in Vanambadi, Balakrishnan Pillai in Santhwanam and Karthik Krishna in Mouna Raagam (Tamil). He is also noted for his role as Dasan Maash in the 2010 Malayalam film Paappi Appacha.
Bibin George is an Indian actor and scriptwriter known for his works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. Bibin started his journey in the movie industry by co-writing the Malayalam movie Amar Akbar Anthony (2015) along with Vishnu Unnikrishnan, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya and Indrajith Sukumaran, which became one of the blockbusters in the industry. It has reached the milestone of being one of the rare movies from Malayalam to reach ₹50 crore club in collection records.