O. Madhavan
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Early life and family
He was active in the Communist Party at an early age.[2] He married, Vijayakumari, is an actress herself which was an intercaste love marriage and his son Mukesh is an actor.[3] He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam.[4]
Awards
- 1982: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award[5]
- 1996: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship[6]
- 2000: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor - Sayahnam
Filmography
- Kalam Marunnu (1955)
- Viyarppinte Vila (1962)
- Doctor (1963)
- Kattupookkal (1965) .... Lonachan
- Oru Sundariyude Kadha (1972)
- Sayahnam (2000)
References
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- 1922 births
- 2005 deaths
- Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala
- Male actors from Kollam
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- People from Kollam district
- Sree Narayana College, Kollam alumni
- Male actors in Malayalam cinema
- Indian male film actors
- Indian male stage actors
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- Indian actor-politicians
- Film directors from Alappuzha district
- Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
- Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award