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| name = Krishnankutty Nair<br />
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| birth_place = [[Sasthamangalam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
| death_date = 6 November 1996<br />
| death_place = [[Shoranur]], [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
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| occupation = Actor<br />
| yearsactive = 1979–1995<br />
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'''Krishnankutty Nair''' was an Indian actor who worked in [[Malayalam cinema]], known mainly for his comedy roles.<ref>http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=krishnan+kutty&pigsection=Actor&picata=1 {{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/article/memories/1291/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106033037/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/article/memories/1291/ |archive-date=6 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
He is from Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum City in Kerala. He had joined many drama troupes before he became a film actor. <br />
Krishnankutty Nair became popular through the Malayalam films like ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' (in 1988), where he played as Thattan Gopalan, the father of [[Sreenivasan]], who is bedridden due to old age. His acting skills were exemplary that he was usually cast in several films by award-winning directors like [[G. Aravindan]], [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], [[Sathyan Anthikad]], [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]] and [[Padmarajan]]. Some of the films that he did with Padmarajan were ''Peruvazhy Ambalam'', ''Oridathoru Phayalwan'', ''Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil'' and ''Kariyilakattu Pole''. He had acted with superstars [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]].<br />
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In 1989, Krishnankutty acted in Sathyan Anthikad’s Malayalam black comedy film, ''[[Varavelpu]]'', which stars [[Mohanlal]] and [[Revathi]] in the lead roles. Krishnankutty played as the drunkard father of Revathi. A scene in the film shows Mohanlal and Krishnankutty having an argument. Mohanlal pushed him away, and he fell on the ground, which created a nice comedy in the movie.<br />
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In the same year, he was seen in another directorial film of Sathyan Anthikad titled ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'', which stars [[Jayaram]] and [[Urvashi]]. He played as Kaleeswaran Kavalayil Kali Muthu, a barber, and the father of Urvashi. <br />
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Apart from that, he acted in a series of films and established himself in the field of comedy. He was later seen in films like ''Chanchattam, Kadinjool Kalyanam, Kuttapathram, Ulladakkam, Mookilla Rajyathu, Kizhakkan Pathrose, O’Faby, Kavadiyattam, Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans, Dollar, Boxer, Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka, Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman'' and many more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.malayalamemagazine.com/son-of-krishnankutty-nair/|title=Sivakumar, Son of Krishnankutty Nair is active in Movies - MalayalamEmagazine.com|date=22 October 2016|website=malayalamemagazine.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Krishnankutty Nair was admitted to a private hospital in Shoranur after he met with a road accident in the year 1996. The scooter on which he was travelling with his son collided with a car. He died there after three days of treatment.<br />
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==Filmography ==<br />
# ''[[Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman]]'' (1995) ... K. K. Kizhakkedam<br />
# ''[[Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka]]'' (1995) ... Bheemasena Kurup<br />
# ''Boxer'' (1995) ... Shaktidharan Pillai <br />
# ''Poochakkaru Mani Kettum'' (1994) ... Kaimal<br />
# ''Dollar'' (1994) ... Uthuppu<br />
# ''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]'' (1993) ... Marukandam Madhavan<br />
# ''Kavadiyattam'' (1993) ... Kurup<br />
# ''Vakkeel Vasudev'' (1993)<br />
# ''O'Faby'' (1993)<br />
# ''Soubagyam'' (1993)<br />
# ''Maanthrika Cheppu'' (1992) ... V. K. Nair<br />
# ''Ezhara Ponnana'' (1992) ... Panikkar<br />
# ''[[Ennodishtam Koodamo]]'' (1992) ... Veeran Nair<br />
# ''[[Kizhakkan Pathrose]]'' (1992)<br />
# ''[[Mookilla Rajyathu]]'' (1991) ... Bheem Singh <br />
# ''Aparahnam'' (1991)<br />
# ''[[Ulladakkam]]'' (1991) ... Mental Patient<br />
# ''Nettippattam'' (1991) ... Indus Father<br />
# ''Kuttapathram'' (1991 ... Mithran<br />
# ''Kankettu'' (1991) ... Pothuval<br />
# ''Kadinjool Kalyanam'' (1991) ... Veerabhadran<br />
# ''Cheppu Kilukkunna Changathi'' (1991) ... Stamp Vizhungi Raman Pillai<br />
# ''[[Chanchattam (1991 film)|Chanchattam]]'' (1991) ... Superintendent<br />
# ''Aakasha Kottayile Sultan'' (1991) ... Pushkaran<br />
# ''Randam Varavu'' (1990) ... Nanappan<br />
# ''Superstar'' (1990)... Sub Inspector<br />
# ''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]'' (1990) ... Pachakkulam Vasu <br />
# ''[[Mathilukal (film)|Mathilukal]]'' (1990)<br />
# ''Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti'' (1990)<br />
# ''Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990) ... Nanu Nair<br />
# ''[[Varnam (1989 film)|Varnam]]'' (1989) ... K. Purushothaman<br />
# ''[[Varavelpu]]'' (1989) ... Ramas Father<br />
# ''Devadas'' (1989) ... Bhoothalingam <br />
# ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'' (1989) ... Kaleeswaran Kavalayil Kali Muthu<br />
# ''Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu'' (1989)<br />
# ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' (1988) ... Gopalan<br />
# ''[[Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal]]'' (1988) ... Kaalan Mathai <br />
# ''Marattam'' (1988)<br />
# ''Ore Thooval Pakshikal'' (1988)<br />
# ''[[Anantaram]]'' (1987) <br />
# ''[[Oridathu]]'' (1986) ... Shekharan<br />
# ''Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil'' ... . Kesava Menon <br />
# ''[[Kariyilakkattu Pole]]'' (1986) ... Appu Pillai<br />
# ''[[Meenamasathile Sooryan]]'' (1986) ... Police officer<br />
# ''[[Asthi]]''(1983) ... Kumaran Nair<br />
# ''[[Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla]]'' (1983) ... Mamachan<br />
# ''Oridathoru Phayalman'' (1981)... Veloonju<br />
# ''Peruvazhiyambalam'' (1979)<br />
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==Television==<br />
*Kairali Vilasam Lodge (Doordarshan)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0476572|name=Krishnan Kutty Nair}}<br />
* [http://msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Krishnankutty%20Nair Krishnan Kutty Nair at MSI]<br />
* [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/krishnan-kutty-nair/filmography.html Krishnan Kutty Nair filmography ]<br />
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