Manjeri Chandran

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Manjeri Chandran
Born
M. K. Ramachandran

Nationality Indian
Citizenship India
Occupation(s)Film actor, producer
Years active1970 – 2004
SpouseSathyabhama
ChildrenRani Sarran

Manjeri Chandran (born M. K. Ramachandran) was a notable Indian actor and producer in the Malayalam film industry. [1] He was primarily active during the 1970s and early 1980s and appeared in around 100 films, mostly in supporting or character roles, with occasional lead appearances. [2]

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Early life

Chandran was born in Oorakam, Vengara in Malappuram district, Kerala. He began his film career at a time when very few from the Malabar region entered cinema. He later moved to Madras—then the hub of South Indian cinema—and eventually returned to Manjeri in the 1980s. During his active career, he married Sathyabhama, a bank employee. Their daughter, Rani Sarran, is active in the South Indian film Industry and television Industry. [3] [4] Rani Sarran is married to Malayalam actor Sharran Puthumana. [5]

Film career

Chandran began his career during a golden era of Malayalam cinema. He debuted in the 1970 film Aa Chitrashalabham Parannotte. [6] From minor roles, he quickly progressed to more prominent parts. His performances in mythological and socially relevant films brought acclaim. He later ventured into film production, contributing to several commercially successful Malayalam movies. [7]

Selected Filmography

Chandran appeared in approximately 100 films across various languages. [8]

Selected Filmography
No.FilmRoleDirectorYear
1Aa Chitrashalabham Parannotte1970
2C.I.D. NazirOfficerP. Venu1971
3GangasangamamJ. D. Thottan, B. K. Pottekkad1971
4Vivaha SammanamJ. D. Thottan1971
5AnanthashayanamK. Sukumaran1972
6AzhimukhamP. Vijayan1972
7Taxi CarP. Venu1972
8Sambhami Yuge YugeK. G. George1972
9Football ChampionA. B. Raj1973
10Police AriyaruthuM. S. Senthilkumar1973
11BhadradeepamM. Krishnan Nair1973
12Ladies HostelHariharan1973
13AgnathavasamManagerA. B. Raj1973
14NakshatramA. Vincent1973
15Bhoomi Devi PushpiniyayiT. Hariharan1974
16Ayalathe SundariHariharan1974
17HoneymoonHariharan1974
18MalsaramK. Narayanan1975
19Chief GuestChandranA. B. Raj1975
20Palaazhi MathanamSasikumar1975
21AppooppanVenugopalP. Bhaskaran1976
22Rathriyile YathrakkaarP. Venu1976
23Light HouseA. B. Raj1976
24MohiniyattamSreekumaran Thampi1976
25PanchamiHariharan1976
26HarshabhaspamSreedharanP. Gopikumar1977
27Jagadguru AdishankaranLord ShivaP. Bhaskaran1977
28MadhuraswapnamM. Krishnan Nair1977
29PanchamruthamJ. Sasikumar1977
30Sakhakaley MunnotteJ. Sasikumar1977
31Tholkkan Enikku ManassillaHariharan1977
32SamudramK. G. George1977
33AshtamangalyamP. Gopikumar1977
34Mudra MothiramJ. Sasikumar1977
35Sathyavan SavithriP. Bhaskaran1977
36AsthamayamChandranP. Chandrakumar1978
37Jayikkaanaayi JanichavanJ. Sasikumar1978
38Avalkk MaranamillaMelattoor Ravi Varma1978
39Itha Oru ManushyanI. V. Sasi1978
40AalamarattamP. Venu1978
41PrarthanaA. B. Raj1978
42Aaru ManikkooruDevaraj, Mohan1978
43Snehathinte MukhaprasamFriend of DevadasT. Hariharan1978
44Black BeltCrossbelt Mani1978
45Pichathi KuttappanP. Venu1979
46Avalude PratikaramP. Venu1979
47AgniparvathamP. Chandrakumar1979
48Ward Number SevenP. Venu1979
49Kalliyankattu NeeliM. Krishnan Nair1979
50PennorumbettālP. K. Joseph1979
51AnthapuramK. J. Rajasekharan1980
52VELIYETTAMInspectorP. T. Rajan1981
53GuhaAttacker of DasM. R. Jose1981
54AgnisharamInspectorA. B. Raj1981
55Shantham BhikharamM. Hariharan1981
56TharattuBalachandramenon1981
57Belt MathaiVelayudhanT. S. Mohan1983
58VashiM. R. Jose1983
59KarimbK. Vijayan, Ramu Karyatt, Manuel Romero1984
60AnthichuvappuKurian Varnashala1984
61Akkare Ninnoru PennuT. Hariharan1984
62Onnum Onnum PathinonnuRavi Gupta1988
63Kannamma (Tamil)Shivachandran1988
64PoonilavuTejas Perumannlan1997
65Magician Mahendralal from DelhiK. Radhakrishnan1998
66Aayiram MeniGuest appearanceI. V. Sasi1999
67Ee Snehatheerathu (Samam)Shivaprasad2004
68NayanamSunil Madhav2009
69Fast PassengerUnreleased
70SuspenseUnreleased
71SwaraksharangalUnreleased

Later Life and Death

Manjeri Chandran passed away on 14 April 2009. [9]

References

  1. "Mancheri Chandran".
  2. "മഞ്ചേരി ചന്ദ്രൻ".
  3. "'ഞങ്ങളുടെ ലാലേട്ടനെ ചീത്ത വിളിക്കാറായോ'? 'തുടരും' കൊണ്ടുവന്ന സൗഭാഗ്യം; റാണി ശരൺ അഭിമുഖം".
  4. "'ലാലേട്ടൻ പറഞ്ഞു: നിങ്ങളുടെ അച്ഛന്മാരുടെ കൂടെ ഞാൻ അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്, ഇപ്പോൾ നിങ്ങളുടെ കൂടെയും'". 15 May 2025.
  5. "ജീവിതവേഷം ആടിത്തീര്‍ത്ത് കാലയവനികയ്ക്കുള്ളില്‍ മറഞ്ഞ സംവിധായകന്‍ - പി.ഗോപികുമാര്‍". 22 October 2020.
  6. "Mancheri Chandran".
  7. "Profile of Malayalam Producer Manjeri%20Chandran".
  8. "Films acted by Manjeri Chandran – M3DB.COM". M3DB.COM. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. https://www.malayalamcinema.com/anusmaranakal/view/manjeri-chandran