Mahesh (Malayalam actor)

Last updated

Mahesh
Born
Tanzania
NationalityIndian
Occupationactor
Years active1984–present
SpouseHema
ChildrenMalavika Nair, Meghna Nair
Parents
  • P K Padmanabhan Nair (father)
  • P Padmakumari (mother)

Mahesh is an Indian actor in Malayalam films and television serials. [1] He came into the movie industry as a hero and later started doing negative roles and supporting roles.

Contents

Career

He started his career as an assistant director for the director J. Sasikumar in the early 1980s. Then he worked as an associate director for 16 Malayalam movies with different leading directors. Later he turned to the acting career. He first acted in the movie Mudra , directed by Sibi Malayil in 1989 at the age of 23. He went on to act in classic movies like Mrugaya , Sadayam Vyooham , etc. [2] He took a break in the late 1999s and went to United States and settled there. He made a comeback in 2006 and directed a Malayalam movie in 2008; Calendar , with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Zarina Wahab and Navya Nair in the lead. [3] He did story, screenplay and dialogue for the Malayalam movie Ashwaroodan . Currently he is active in direction for Malayalam films.

Personal life

He was born to P. K. Padmanabhan Nair and Padmakumari in Tanzania, though he originally hails from Trivandrum. His father was working for the British government in Tanganyika, then he moved back to India in the early 1970s. They settled down in Alleppey near to Udaya Studio, which attracted him to the film industry. He had his primary education from St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Pulinkunnoo and graduation in Bcom from S.D.(Sanatana Dharma College), Alappuzha. His father died when he was eleven years old. [4]

He is married to Hema. They have two daughters, Malavika and Meghna. He currently resides at Tripunithura. His elder daughter Malavika married Ajay Nair, a senior sub-editor for Sky news, in September 2021. They are settled in UK. [5]

Filmography

As an actor

Malayalam

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Mrugaya Thomaskutty
Mudra Babu
News Roy Jacob
Shilpi
1990 Purappadu
Commander
Vyooham Kishore
Marupuram Binoy's friend
Ponnaranjaanam Vinod
Vembanaad
1991 Arangu Vineeth Menon
Parallel College Ashok
Cheppukilukkana Changathi
Kuttapathram Mahesh
1992 Priyapetta Kukku
Sadayam Vijayan
Chevaliyar Michael
Soorya Chakram
Neelakkurukkan
Kaazhchaykkappuram
Kakkatholaayiram
Kasarkode Khaderbai Jayan
1993 Uppukandam Brothers Ettuveettil Sunil
Padhavi
Aacharyan Jeevan Kumar
City Police Jayan
1994Kambolam
Ponthan Mada
Sudhinam School Manager
Simhavaalan Menon Arun Nambiar
Dollar
Sukham Sukhakaram
Njaan Kodeeshwaran Vijayan
Mimics Action 500 Rajan Thampan
1995 Special Squad Martin
Kidilol Kidilam
Thirumanassu
Minnaminuginum Minnukettu
Tom & Jerry Ramanan
1996Man of the Match
Mimics Super 1000
Sulthan Hyderali
KL-7-95- Eranakulam North
1997Kalyana UnnikalKrishnanunni
Moonukodiyum Munnurupavanum
Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum
Irattakuttikalude Achan
Oral Mathram Hameed
1998 Achamakuttiyude Achayan
Gloria Fernandes From U.S.A.
1999Auto Brothers
2001 Soothradharan
2006 Chakkara Muthu Ravi
2008 Malabar Wedding
Best Friends
Twenty:20 Video Archive
2009 Calendar
2010 Puthumukhangal John
Sakudumbam Shyamala
Again Kasargod Khader Bhai Video archive
2011 Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action Video archive
2012 Last Bench Rejimon
Masters
101 Weddings
Face2Face Raghuprasad
Second Innings
White Paper
Manthrikan
2013 Lokpal Tomichan
Omega.exe
Geethaanjali Koshy
2014 The Dolphins
2016 Marubhoomiyile Aana
Ore Mukham
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Geo's father
2017 Honey Bee 2: Celebrations
Lakshyam
Kala Viplavom RashtreeyamCameo
Honey Bee 2.5
Angarajiyathile Ginmanmmaar
Ayaal Jeevichirippundu
2018Vallikudilile Vellakkaran
Theater
Wonder Boys
Vikadakumaran Renjith
2019 Janaadhipan
Orma
Oru Yamandan Premakadha
Kottayam
2020Ellom
2022 Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan
Eesho
Sheela
Autorickshawkarante Bharya
2023 Garudan Judge

Tamil

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Mohamul
1993Ippadikku Kaadhil
2016Reengaara Oosai
2018AruppukottiArjun
2022Arram Aruvu

Hindi

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Jaal
1991Galat Sambandh
1992Shauqeen Haseena

Telugu

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 RX 100 Raju Bhai

Kannada

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Sheela

Story

Direction

Dialogue

Screenplay

Television

YearSerialChannelNotes
1988Nezhelyoudham DD Malayalam Serial debut
2007Pavithra Jailelannu Asianet Return to serials
2007 Swami Ayyappan Asianet
2008Mounanombaram Kairali TV
2008-2011 Paarijatham Asianet
2009VigrahamAsianet
2010 Rahasyam Asianet
2012Kadhyile Raajakumari Mazhavil Manorama
2012AgniputhriAsianet
2012Achante Makkal Surya TV
2012SnehakooduSurya TV
2014Amma ManasamSurya TV
2014GangaDD Malayalam
2014Ithalukal Amrita TV
2014-2015 Balaganapathy Asianet Asianet television award 2015 for best Character actor (Special Jury)
2015Arayikkal BiviSakhi TV
2015Junior ChanakyanFlowers TV
2015 Sthreedhanam Asianet
2015My.MarumakanSurya TV
2015 Kalyanasougandhikam Asianet
2016JagrathaAmrita TV
2016-2017Sathyam Shivam SundaramAmrita TV
2017Ennu Swantham JaniSurya TV
2017-2018 Mamankam Flowers TV
2017-2018ParishudhanFlowers TV
2018–2019 Bhagyajathakam Mazhavil Manorama
2019–2020 Pournami Thinkal Asianet
2019-2020 Bhadra Surya TV
2020KoodathayiFlowers TV
2021–2022PriyankariFlowers TV
2021–2022 KaanaKanmani Surya TV

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sukumaran</span> Indian film actor and producer

E. P. P. Sukumaran Nair, known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He was considered one of the superstar trios of Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s along with Soman and Jayan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M. G. Soman</span> Indian Malayalam actor

M. G. Soman was an Indian actor and former Indian Air Force officer who appeared in Malayalam films. He was one among the leading star actors doing hero roles in Malayalam Cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has also done roles in Tamil films Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, Naalai Namadhe, Kumara Vijayam and Airport. However, in the late 1980s and 1990s, he switched to character and villainous roles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madhu (actor)</span> Malayalam actor

Madhavan Nair, commonly known by his stage name Madhu, is an Indian actor, director, producer, former college lecturer and former film studio owner, who works in Malayalam cinema and a certain number of Hindi and Tamil films. He was a prominent lead actor during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and has acted in more than 400 films. Madhu has also directed 12 films, produced 15 films and at one time owned the Uma Film Studio. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013 for his contributions towards the arts. He was honored with the J. C. Daniel Award by the Government of Kerala in 2004, for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam films. He is the president of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) Kerala Unit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parvathy Jayaram</span> Indian actress and classical dancer (born 1970)

Ashwathy Kurup, better known by her stage name Parvathy is an Indian former actress, costume designer and classical dancer, who appeared in Malayalam films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urvashi (actress)</span> Indian actress

Urvashi is an Indian actress, dubbing artist, television host, screenwriter and film producer known for her works in the Southern film industry, predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, and also worked in Kannada and Telugu films. In a career spanning over four decades, she has won one National Film Award, six Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Award South respectively. Known for her distinct style of acting, she is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Malayalam and Tamil cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indrajith Sukumaran</span> Indian actor and playback singer

Indrajith Sukumaran is an Indian actor and playback singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vijaya Nirmala</span> Indian film actress (1946–2019)

Vijaya Nirmala was an Indian actress, director, and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning over six decades, she acted in more than 200 films and directed 44 films. In 2002, she entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the female director who has directed the most number of films in the world. In 2008, she received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jagadish</span> Indian actor

P. V. Jagadish Kumar, better known mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and television presenter. He has starred in over 400 Malayalam films and two Hindi films. He is best known for his comic and character roles. Jagadish starred in over 50 films as the lead actor during the 1990s. He was one of the bankable lead stars in Malayalam cinema during the 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramachandra Babu</span> Indian cinematographer (1947–2019)

K. Ramachandra Babu was an Indian cinematographer of over 125 films, out of which most are Malayalam films. He also worked for films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Arabic and English languages. He served as the cinematographer for several documentaries and advertisement films as well. He was the founder of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manjula Ghattamaneni</span> Indian actress

Manjula Swarup is an Indian film producer, director and actress known for her work in Telugu Cinema. Born to prominent Telugu actor Krishna, she began her acting career by doing a cameo role in the 1999 film Rajasthan and went on to act as a supporting actor in the Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem. She found fame by starring and producing in the 2002 film Show. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and National Film Award for Best Screenplay for that year. She owns a film production company called Indira Productions, named after her mother.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajasenan</span> Indian film director

Rajasenan is an Indian film director who has worked in Malayalam cinema. He is one of the most successful directors in 90s Malayalam film industry. Rajasenan also worked in the TV serial industry. He directed some serials and also acted in some. He is mostly remembered for his association with actor Jayaram and the popular duo has worked together in 16 movies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jose Prakash</span> Indian actor

Jose Prakash was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was a singer turned actor who had appeared in more than 300 films mostly in antagonist roles. He was awarded with the J. C. Daniel Award in 2011, a day before he died aged 86. In a career spanning for around 40 years, he is known for portraying some of the iconic villain characters in the Malayalam film industry. Later, he switched to character roles in the mid 90s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vidyasagar (composer)</span> Indian music composer

Vidyasagar is an Indian composer, musician and singer who works predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries. After working with several composers as assistant and conductor, Vidyasagar made his debut as a film composer in the 1989 Tamil film Poo Manam and is nicknamed as "Melody King". Working for over 225 feature films, he is the recipient of one National Award, multiple State Awards and five Filmfare Awards. He is widely regarded as one of the finest and most acclaimed composers in the history of Indian cinema.

<i>Meghamalhar</i> 2001 film directed by Kamal

Meghamalhar is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by Kamal from a story by Iqbal Kuttippuram. It stars Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma in the lead roles while Poornima Mohan, Sreenath, Shivaji, Siddique, and Raghavan play supporting roles. The film was jointly produced by M. V. Shreyams Kumar for Mathrubhumi and Asianet. It won two Kerala State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. The movie was reported to be inspired by the 1945 British movie Brief Encounter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sangita Madhavan Nair</span> Indian actress

Sangita Madhavan Nair is an Indian actress, who has worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada film industries, predominantly in the 1990s. She is well known of her characters in Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala and Poove Unakkaga.

Sreelatha Namboothiri is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in Malayalam cinema and television. She has acted in more than 300 films. Khadeeja in 1967 was her debut movie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malavika Nair (Malayalam actress)</span> Indian actress

Malavika Nair is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. She has appeared in more than 20 films, mostly as a child artist and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist, in 2006 and 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malvika Nair</span> Indian actress

Malvika Nair is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu and Malayalam films. Nair's notable works include Black Butterfly (2013), Cuckoo (2014), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Taxiwaala (2018), Modern Love Hyderabad (2022) and Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi (2024).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sajeev Pazhoor</span> Indian screenwriter

Sajeev Pazhoor is an Indian screenwriter, novelist and director in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his movie Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum starring Fahadh Faasil and directed by Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut in Malayalam film industry with Swapaanam(2013) directed by Shaji N. Karun. He had scripted and directed more than 80 Documentary film.

Bijith Bala is an Indian film director/editor, who has worked predominantly in Indian movie industry. Bijith has worked in movies like Shutter (2012), Nellikka (2015), Vellam (2021), and Dug Dug. His editing career has included various languages.

References

  1. "Mahesh".
  2. "Thiranottam". ACV Channel. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Mahesh into direction - Malayalam News". 14 October 2008.
  4. "സിനിമ വിളിച്ചില്ലെങ്കിലും പട്ടിണി കിടക്കില്ല (Even if the movie doesn't call, you won't go hungry)". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. "വീടിനു സിനിമസ്റ്റൈല്‍ വേണ്ട :അനുഭവം". manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.