Kalabhavan Mani
Acting
Born January 1, 1971, Chalakudy, Kerala, India
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian film actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan troupe. He has starred in over 200 films, including Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films, and is renowned for his comedy, character, and villain roles. He received the National Film Award – Special Jury Award and Kerala State Film Award for his performance as Ramu in Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (1999).
Filmography
- 2017Love Guru
- 2016Poyi Maranju Parayathe...
- 2016Yathra Chodikkathe — Balan
- 2015Alif — Chandran
- 2015Compartment
- 2015Elanjikavu P.O.
- 2015Kangaroo
- 2015Kerala Today
- 2015Lokha Samastha — Chithal Rajan
- 2015Mayapuri 3D
- 2015Mythri — Kalaprathapan
- 2015Onnum Onnum Moonu
- 2015Papanasam — Constable Perumal
- 2014Ival Droupadi — Alex David
- 2014Kaliyugaraman
- 2014Karanavar — Shekaran
- 2014Konthayum Poonoolum — Mathachan
- 2014Parankimala
- 2013Amen — Looyi pappan
- 2013Careebeyans — Minister Viswanathan / Charles / Charlie
- 2013Crocodile Love Story — Sharp Shooter Suresh
- 2013Olipporu — Kumaran
- 2013Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala — Asst. Vicar
- 2013Tourist Home — Traffic Cop
- 2012Ayalum Njanum Thammil — ASI Purushothaman
- 2012Bachelor Party — Ayyappan
- 2012Face 2 Face — C.I. Abdul Latheef
- 2012Husbands in Goa — Imran Khalid
- 2012Madirasi — Johny
- 2012Orange — Yakobi
- 2012Oru Kudumba Chithram
- 2012Prabhuvinte Makkal — police officer
- 2012Yaarukku Theriyum — Balaji
- 2011Adaminte Makan Abu — Johnson
- 2011Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku — Ammavan
- 2011Black Truth
- 2011Manushya Mrugam — C.I Rajeev
- 2011Priyappetta Nattukare
- 2011The Filmstaar — Sooryakiran
- 2011Veeraputhran — Undakkaka
- 20103 Char Sau Bees — Selvan's Father
- 2010Black Stallion — CI Clinjo "Black Stallion", Playback Singer
- 2010Canvas — Manaf Hussain
- 2010Chekavar — Garudan Raghavan
- 2010Enthiran — Pachaimuthu
- 2010Oridathoru Postman — Shahul Hameed
- 2010Oru Small Family — C.I Bhargavan
- 2010Shikkar — Maniyappan
- 2010Vaada
- 2010Yugapurushan — Koran
- 2009Aayirathil Oruvan — Aravindan
- 2009Currency — Iruttu
- 2009Kali
- 2009Keralotsavam Mission 2009 — Jacob Issac
- 2009Malayali — Nandiledathu Madhavan
- 2009Oru Black & White Kudumbam — Antony
- 2009Pura
- 2009Shudharil Shudhan — Sankarankutty
- 2009Vairam
- 2008Aandavan — Aandavan (Murugan)
- 2008Apoorva – The Rare School Days
- 2008Bullet — Wahid Abdul Rahiman Haji
- 2008Chempada
- 2008Kabadi Kabadi
- 2008Kerala Police — CI Sathyanathan
- 2008Magic Lamp — Chalakudi Manikantan
- 2008Mayabazar — Bhadran
- 2008Nagaram — New ACP
- 2008One Way Ticket
- 2008Parthan Kanda Paralokam — Veerabhadran / Musafir
- 2008Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam — Kottayam Gopalan
- 2008Twenty 20 — Pappachan
- 2007Abraham And Lincoln — Abraham
- 2007Chotta Mumbai — C. I. Nateshan
- 2007Evadaithe Nakenti — Devraj Nataraja Kalidas / DNK
- 2007Indrajith — Bhasi, Playback Singer
- 2007Nagaram
- 2007Nasrani — Sukumaran
- 2007Payum Puli — Sharavanan
- 2007Rakshakan — Mukundan
- 2007Ravanan — Varghese IPS
- 2007Vel — Sakara Pandi
- 2006Brahmastram — Vasudev
- 2006Chacko Randaman — Chacko Randaaman, Chacko Mathai & Johnny Kutty
- 2006Chinthamani Kolacase — CI Ayyappadas
- 2006Jayam
- 2006Kisan — Velu
- 2006Narakasuran
- 2006Pasakiligal — Alakalan
- 2006Ravanan — S. P. Ravanan Varghese
- 2006Red Salute — Chala Vasu
- 2006Something Something… Unakkum Enakkum — Mayan
- 2005Aaru — Police Officer
- 2005Anandabhadram — Chemban
- 2005Anniyan — House Owner
- 2005Annorikkal — Pandi
- 2005Ben Johnson — Johnson / Amarkalam Pathrose, Playback Singer
- 2005Iruvattam Manavatti — Korathu Raghavan
- 2005Jithan — Singampuli
- 2005Lokanathan I. A. S. — Lokanathan
- 2005Maanikyan — Maanikyan
- 2005Mayookham — Jayakrishnan
- 2005Mazhai — Shailaja's father
- 2005Narasimhudu — Pothuraju
- 2005Pauran — Komalan
- 2005Ponmudipuzhayorathu — Policeman
- 2005Udayon — Mathan
- 2004Aai — Mani
- 2004Arjun — Doranna
- 2004Bose — Kottaiperumal
- 2004C.I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inch — Karimpuli Antony
- 2004Durgi — Marigudi
- 2004Kanninum Kannadikkum — Praav
- 2004Kusruthi — Ezhumangalam Panan Gurukkal
- 2004Kuthu — Anjali's father
- 2004Mampazhakkalam — Jose
- 2004Natturajavu — Manikuttan
- 2004Sema Ragalai
- 2004Sethurama Iyer CBI — Isow Alex
- 2004Thalamelam — Ramakrishnan
- 2004Vettam — Mani
- 2003Balettan — Musthafa
- 2003Banda Paramasivam — Sivam
- 2003Jay Jay — KTM
- 2003Malsaram — Kuppikkandam Hamsa, Kannan Bhai
- 2003Naam — Police officer
- 2003Pattalam — Moythu Pilakkandi
- 2003Puthiya Geethai — Reddiyar
- 2003Singaari Bolona
- 2003Vellithira — Vakkathi Vasu
- 2003War & Love — Private Basheer
- 2002Akhila
- 2002Bamboo Boys — Olanga
- 2002Gemeni — Ladda
- 2002Gemini — Teja
- 2002Jagathi Jagadeesh in Town — Malleswaran
- 2002Kanmashi — Murugan
- 2002Kuberan — Ramanujan
- 2002Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam — Thiruppathy Perumal
- 2002Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari — Kochu Kurup
- 2002Nandanam — Mahadevan
- 2002Savithriyude Aranjanam — Phayaalvan Phalgunan
- 2002Valkannadi — Appunni
- 2001Achaneyanenikkishtam — Bhaskaran
- 2001Bharthavudyogam — B.B.C. Ramji
- 2001Dhosth — V. Jayan
- 2001Ee Nadu Ennalevare
- 2001Karumadikkuttan — Karumadikkuttan
- 2001Nariman — Thief
- 2001One Man Show — Ponnappan
- 2001Rakshasa Rajavu — Minister Gunasekharan
- 2001Soothradharan — Sadanandan
- 2001The Guard — Appukuttan Nair
- 2001Vaanchinathan — Maya
- 2000Dada Sahib — Thankachan
- 2000Daivathinte Makan
- 2000Ingane Oru Nilapakshi
- 2000Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal — Sudhakaran
- 2000Millennium Stars
- 2000Mister Butler — Major Kuttan
- 2000Narasimham — Bharathan
- 2000Rapid Action Force — Arjun
- 2000The Gang
- 2000Valliettan — Kattipalli Pappan
- 2000Varnakkazhchakal
- 1999Aakasha Ganga — Fr. Vettukuzhi
- 1999Crime File — Ezhuthachan
- 1999Independence — Munna
- 1999James Bond
- 1999Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu — Chindan, Playback Singer
- 1999My Dear Karady — Manikandan
- 1999Pallavur Devanarayanan — Vasu
- 1999Panchapaandavar — Sathyanarayanan
- 1999Pranaya Nilavu — Moosootty
- 1999Saaphalyam
- 1999Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum — Ramu
- 1998Achammakuttiyude Achayan
- 1998Alibabayum Arara Kallanmarum — 'Palacharakku' Chandy
- 1998British Market — Inspector Hameed
- 1998Chitrashalabham — Bakkar Parappanangadi
- 1998Kaikkudanna Nilavu — Lakshmanan
- 1998Kottaram Veettile Apputtan — Maniyan, Playback Singer
- 1998Kudumba Vaarthakal — Lonayi
- 1998Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran — Sashankan
- 1998Marumalarchi — Velu
- 1998Meenakshi Kalyanam — Pushkaran
- 1998Meenathil Thalikettu — Ochuuttee
- 1998Oro Viliyum Kathorthu — Varunni
- 1998Oru Maravathoor Kanavu — O.C. Antappan
- 1998Summer in Bethlehem — Monai
- 1997Aaram Thamburan — Namboothiri, The young namboothiri
- 1997Ancharakalyanam
- 1997Bhaaratheeyam
- 1997Bhoothakkannadi — Ayyappan
- 1997Gajaraja Manthram — Paraman
- 1997Gurushishyan — Sugunan
- 1997Ikkareyanente Manasam — Uthaman
- 1997Kadhanayakan — Kuttan
- 1997Kalyanapittannu
- 1997Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam — Vamadevan
- 1997Kudamattam
- 1997Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan
- 1997Manthramothiram — Pappachan
- 1997Mayaponman — Fredy Lopez
- 1997Newspaper Boy — Pyasi
- 1997Rajathanthram — Adv. P.K. Shivakumar
- 1997Siamese Irattakal
- 1997The Car — S.I. Cheriyan
- 1997The Good Boys — Gopalakrishnan
- 1997Ullasappoonkattu — Musthafa
- 1997Vaachalam
- 1996Dilliwala Rajakumaran — Mani
- 1996Excuse Me Ethu Collegila? — Appu
- 1996Kalyana Sowgandhikam — Balagopalan
- 1996Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar — Superfast Chandran
- 1996Manthrika Kuthira
- 1996Naalamkettile Nalla Thambimar — Devaswom Board Thoma
- 1996Padanayakan
- 1996Saamoohyapadom — K.K Karu
- 1996Sallapam — Rajappan
- 1996The Porter — Xavi
- 1996Udhyanapalakan
- 1995Aksharam — Auto driver
- 1991Captain Prabhakaran — Junior artist
- 1984My Dear Kuttichathan — Dakshinenthya Manthravaadhi