Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
Acting
Born September 11, 1922, Kottarakkara, Travancore, British India
N. Sreedharan Nair, popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film and play actor in Malayalam movies. Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award. He is best remembered for his role as Chempankunju in the national award winning film Chemmeen directed by Ramu Kariat. Other impressive performances were in the films Veluthampi Dalava as Veluthampi Dalava, Thommante Makkal (1965) as Thomman, and Pazhassi Raja (1964) as Pazhassi Raja, Viruthan Shanku (1968) by P. Venu. He started acting in dramas at the age of 10. He owned drama troupes Jayasree and Kalamandiram
Filmography
- 1986Mizhineerppoovukal — Priest
- 1984My Dear Kuttichathan — The Cruel Magician
- 1982Kazhumaram
- 1980Karimpana
- 1977Siva Thaandavam
- 1977Sree Murugan — Nambi Rajavu
- 1976Amba Ambika Ambalika — Parashuraman
- 1976Paalkkadal
- 1976Panchami — Rangan Mooppan
- 1975Prayanam
- 1974Athidhi
- 1974Nellu — Chundeli
- 1973Achani — Raghavan Muthalali
- 1973Chuzhi
- 1973Driksakshi — Menon
- 1973Kaadu — Menon
- 1973Nirmalyam — Variyar
- 1973Pacha Nottukal — Rappael
- 1973Padmavyooham
- 1973Swapnam
- 1972Achanum Bappayum — Krishnan
- 1972Chemparathy — Sankaran
- 1972Panimudakku
- 1972Professor — Vasumathi's Father
- 1972Pullimaan
- 1972Sree Guruvayoorappan
- 1970Aranazhika Neram — Kunjonachan
- 1970Cross Belt
- 1970Pearl View — Marian
- 1970Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha
- 1969Aalmaram — Kesava Pillai
- 1969Janmabhoomi — Mathai
- 1969Kumara Sambhavam — Dakshan
- 1968Hotel High Range — dhanesh
- 1968Kodungallooramma — Pandya Rajavu
- 1968Viruthan Shanku — Ukkannan Unni Nair
- 1967Balyakalasakhi
- 1967Cochin Express — Gangster
- 1967Jeevikkan Anuvadikku
- 1967Kunjali Marakkar — Kunjali Marakkar
- 1966Anarkali — Mana Singhan
- 1966Kalyaana Rathriyil? — K.B.Nair
- 1966Mayor Nair
- 1966Rowdy
- 1965Chemmeen — Chembankunju
- 1965Inapravugal — Kuncheria
- 1965Kattuthulasi
- 1965Mayavi — Prathapan
- 1965Sarppakkadu
- 1964Anna
- 1964Pazhassi Raja — Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
- 1962Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi
- 1962Veluthampi Dalawa — Veluthampi Dalawa
- 1961Bhakta Kuchela — Sishupalan
- 1961Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan — Vavar
- 1961Umminithanka
- 1959Naadodikal
- 1958Two Measures
- 1957Jailppulli — Madhu
- 1957Padatha Painkili — Vendor Kutty
- 1957Thaskaraveeran
- 1954Snehaseema
- 1951Yachakan
- 1950Chechi — Ratheesh
- 1950Prasanna — Radhakrishna Menon
- 1950Sasidharan — Rajasekharan