Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

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Kozhikode Narayanan Nair
Born1940 (age 8485)
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 300 films. He was a stage actor before entering Malayalam film industry. His first film was Aabhijathyam (1970), and he is also remembered for his role as Valyamama in Valsalyam (1993).

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Early life

Nair was born in 1940 in Panthirankavu in the Kozhikode district. He entered his career in early school days through drama playing activities. Later, he became the member of a professional drama troop - Stage India. He continued his drama life with employment in sylon printers. He later became the manager of Marikkar eng. company and Hindustan eng. company. [1]

Film career

In his 50 years of the acting career, he completed 300 films in Malayalam industry. His first film was Aabhijathyam (1970). He then acted in movies such as Utharayanam , Nirmalyam , Kochuthemmadi , Oliyambukal , Bharatham , Aavanazhi , Sadhayam, ente sreekuttikku , Perumthachan and Mithunam . He appeared in a noteworthy role in Valsalyam (1993) as Valyamama, next to Mammootty. After Valsalyam (1993), he became an active artist in the Malayalam industry. [2]

Personal life

A strong believer of Sathya Sai Baba, Nair regularly visits Puttaparthi. He resides in Kozhikode. Narayanan is married to Saradha. The couple have two children - one son, Suhas, and one daughter, Suchithra. [3]

Partial filmography

Television

He acted in 125 serials and 30 mega serial in Malayalam mini screen.

Noted works:

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