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Kunchan | |
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Born | Mohan Das 14 November 1952 [1] [2] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969 – present |
Spouse | Shoba (m. 1985) |
Children | 2 |
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Kunchan (born 14 November 1952) is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating on Malayalam films. He has done over 650 films in Malayalam. He usually does minor roles. He has also done important character roles. He started his career when Malayalam films were made in black and white. He made his debut with Tamil film Manaivi (1969), which went unreleased, and his first release was Rest House released in 1970. His most remembered roles were in films like Ivar (1980), Nayakan (1985), Avanazhi (1986), Carnivel (1989) Aye Auto (1990), Kottayam Kunjachan (1990), and Lelam (1997). Recently he has also done Kamal Haasan' s Manmadhan Ambu .
Kunchan was born as Mohan Das as the second among five children to Krishnan and Oolamma at Fort Kochi on 14 November 1952. He had three brothers and a sister. He had his primary education from T. D. High School, Mattancherry, Kochi. [3]
Kunchan married Shoba on 28 April 1985. She owns a beauty parlor, "Live In Style", at Kochi. The couple has two daughters, Swetha and Swathi. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1969 | Rest House | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Kottayam Kunjachan | Kuttiappan | |
His Highness Abdulla | Balaraman | ||
Kadathanadan Ambadi | Chanthu Gurukkal's sidekick | ||
Indrajaalam | Appu | ||
Aye Auto | Ramann | ||
Dr. Pasupathy | |||
1991 | Meena Bazaar | Video Parlor Owner | |
Kadalora Kattu | Adru | ||
Ganamela | Shakkeer bhai | ||
Thudar Katha | English teacher | ||
Ulladakkam | Freddy | ||
Inspector Balram | SI Radhakrishnan aka "Shamshyam" Vasu | ||
Anaswaram | |||
1992 | Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo | Krishnankutty | |
Kallan Kappalil Thanne | Hotel Helper | ||
Kamaladalam | Sankaran | ||
Kingini | Chandi Thomas | ||
Thiruthalvaadi | Vasu | ||
Aparatha | Abdullah | ||
Vietnam Colony | Pattabhiraman | ||
1993 | Vatsalyam | Divakaran | |
Gandharvam | Mammunju | ||
1994 | Chief Minister K. R. Gowthami | A. Kumaran Nambiyar | |
Varanamaalyam | Unnithan | ||
Manathe Kottaram | Security Guard | ||
1995 | Puthukottaile Puthumanavalan | ||
Highway | Vasco | ||
The King | Kuruppu | ||
1997 | Lelam | Kaimal | |
Safalam | Warrier | ||
1998 | Punjabi House | Thommichen | |
The Truth | Sankaran | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Sathyameva Jayathe | Police Constable | |
2001 | Ee Parakkum Thalika | Avaran Arakal | |
2002 | Njan Rajavu | ||
2003 | Mizhi Randilum | Vasu | |
2004 | Sethurama Iyer CBI | Krishna Iyer | |
2005 | Thaskara Veeran | Raghavan Mashu | |
Anandabhadram | |||
2006 | Pathaaka | Bapputty | |
Pothan Vava | Panicker | ||
Thuruppugulan | |||
Prajapathi | Nambiar | ||
2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Philippose | |
2008 | Annan Thampi | ||
Twenty:20 | |||
2009 | Swantham Lekhakan | News Reporter | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Nizhal | ||
Drona 2010 | Ashokan, Maniyankottu member | ||
2011 | Three Kings | Himself | Special appearance |
Christian Brothers | Driver | ||
Innanu Aa Kalyanam | Krishnankutty's father | ||
2012 | Da Thadiya | Joshua Thadikkaran | |
Second Show | Janardhanan | ||
The King & the Commissioner | Kuruppu | ||
Ustad Hotel | Driver Abdullah | ||
Simhasanam | Pisharodi | ||
2013 | Mumbai Police | ASI Sudhakaran Nair | |
Ithu Pathiramanal | Chellapanashari | ||
Drishyam | Head Constable Madhavan | ||
2014 | Salalah Mobiles | Munna | |
How Old Are You | Narayanan | ||
Gangster | Mani Menon | ||
2015 | Acha Dhin | Gopi | |
2016 | Kali | House Owner | |
Oppam | Ganga's father | ||
2017 | Alamara | Vasu | |
Puthan Panam | Bharathan | ||
Vimaanam | Priest | ||
2018 | Panchavarnathatha | Grandfather | |
Ennaalum Sarath..? | Sarath's father | ||
2019 | An International Local Story | Rahul's father | |
Evidey | Kabir Kallai | ||
Finals | Azees | ||
Ganagandharvan | Balan | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Maniyarayile Ashokan | Narayanan | |
2021 | Kurup | Vijayan | |
2022 | Naradan | Gurudasan | [5] |
2023 | Maheshum Marutiyum | Adv. Rajan Pillai | [6] |
2024 | DNA | [7] | |
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