Kottayam Ramesh | |
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| Occupation(s) | film actor theatre artist |
Kottayam Ramesh is an Indian film actor, who works predominantly in Malayalam films, and has also worked as a television actor and theatre artist. He was widely acclaimed for his role as driver Kumaran in the film Ayyappanum Koshiyum . He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi's Kala Pratibha Award in 2024. [1] [2] [3]
Ramesh was born and raised in Kottayam. After completing his tenth grade, he worked as a theatre actor for a long time at the Kalanilayam Nadakavedhi . He first stepped in front of the camera with the film Thaalappoli released in 1975. Later, in the 1980s, he played a small role in the film Chillu Kottaram with Sukumaran, and after that in the film Najangalude Kochu Doctor in 1989. [4] Later, in 2018, he played a small role in the film Carbon directed by Venu. [5] Noticing his role in that film, Sachy called him for the film Ayyappanum Koshiyum. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Thaalappoli | [7] | |
| 1985 | Chillu Kottaram | [7] | |
| 1989 | Najangalude Kochu Doctor | [8] | |
| 2018 | Carbon | [5] | |
| 2019 | Virus | Medical College Superintendent | |
| Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Kumaran | [9] | |
| 2020 | C U Soon | Jacob Sebastian | [10] |
| 2022 | Puzhu | Hari | [11] |
| Vaashi | Magistrate | [12] | |
| CBI 5: The Brain | Anwar | [13] | |
| Antakshari | Police officer | [14] | |
| Meppadiyan | Aashan | [15] | |
| Bheeshma Parvam | Mani | [16] | |
| 2023 | Vellari Pattanam | Peethan | [17] |
| Voice of Sathyanathan | Constable Sugunan | ||
| 2024 | LLB: Life Line of Bachelors | Irikkur Divakaran | [18] |
| Sookshmadarshini | Roy | [19] | |
| Kishkindha Kaandam | DYSP Murali Krishnan | [20] | |
| Palayam PC | Chandran Nair | [21] | |
| Thankamani | Varadharajan | [22] | |
| Kadha Innuvare | [23] | ||
| Thekku Vadakku | Paul | [24] | |
| Pathimoonnam Rathri | [25] | ||
| 2025 | 916 Kunjoottan | [26] | |
| Janaki v/s State of Kerala † | TBA | [27] | |