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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kalabhavan Navas<br />
| image = Kalabhavan ansar.jpg<br />
| caption = Navas<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Kerala]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| residence = <br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor • Comedian • [[Impressionist (entertainment)|Mimicry artist]] • Singer-songwriter}}<br />
| years_active = 1995–present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kalabhavan Navas''' is an Indian stage, television, and film actor, singer, comedian, and mimicry artist. He is known for his roles in television and films. such as ''[[Hitler Brothers]]'' (1997), ''[[Junior Mandrake]]'' (1997), ''[[Mattupetti Machan]]'' (1998), ''[[Chandamama (1999 film)|Chandamama]]'' (1999) and ''[[Thillana Thillana]]'' (2003).<br />
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==Career==<br />
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He used to do many mimicry stage shows. He was in [[Kalabhavan]] mimicry troop. Later he started doing many mimicry shows along with his brother, [[Niyas Backer]], under the banner Cochin Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/070217/hard-work-and-patience-pay-niyas-backer.html|title=Hard work and patience pay'-Niyas Backer|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> He debuted as an actor in the feature film ''[[Chaithanyam]]'' in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/kalabhavan-navas/1062629|title=Kalabhavan Navas|publisher=BookMyShow.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/kalabhavan-navas.html#filmography|title=Kalabhavan Navas|publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref> He has mostly played comic roles in films.<br />
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==Family==<br />
His late father, Aboobacker was also an actor and theatre artist who is known for his roles in films such as ''[[Keli (film)|Keli]]'' (1991), and ''[[Vatsalyam]]'' (1993). His brother, [[Niyas Backer]], is also a well-known actor and comedian.<br />
He married actress Rehana Navas in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/movie-actor/kalabhavan-navas|title=Kalabhavan Navas|publisher=nettv4u.com}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Role<br />
! Director<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=3|1995<br />
| '''''[[Chaithanyam]]'''''<br />
|<br />
|Jayan Adiyattu<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Ezharakoottam]]''''' <br />
|<br />
| Kareem<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Mimics Action 500]]'''''<br />
|Babykutty<br />
| [[Balu Kiriyath]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|1997<br />
| '''''[[Hitler Brothers]]''''' <br />
| Thankappan<br />
| [[Sandhya Mohan]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Junior Mandrake]]''''' <br />
| Sandeep Nambiar<br />
| [[Ali Akbar (director)|Ali Akbar]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=4|1998 <br />
| '''''[[Mayajalam]]''''' <br />
| Pappan<br />
| [[Balu Kiriyath]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Amma Ammaayiyamma]]'''''<br />
| ''(cameo)''<br />
| Sandhya Mohan<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Meenakshi Kalyanam]]'''''<br />
| Unnikrishnan<br />
| [[Jose Thomas]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Mattupetti Machan]]'''''<br />
| Unnikrishnan<br />
| [[Jose Thomas]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1999 <br />
| '''''[[Chandamama (1999 film)|Chandamama]]'''''<br />
| Pullepadi Monayi<br />
| Murali Krishnan<br />
|-<br />
| 2001<br />
| '''''[[One Man Show (film)|One Man Show]]'''''<br />
| Shajahan<br />
| [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2002 <br />
| ''Neelakasham Niraye''<br />
|<br />
| A.R.Kasim<br />
|-<br />
| 2003 <br />
| '''''[[Thillana Thillana]]''''' <br />
| Govindan<br />
| T.S.Saji<br />
|-<br />
| 2004 <br />
| '''''[[Vettam]]'''''<br />
| Prince<br />
| [[Priyadarshan]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2006 <br />
| '''''[[Chakkara Muthu]]'''''<br />
|Santhosh<br />
| [[A. K. Lohithadas]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|2009<br />
| '''''[[Chattambinadu]]'''''<br />
|<br />
| [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Boomi Malayalam|Bhoomi Malayalam]]'''''<br />
| <br />
| [[T. V. Chandran]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|2010 <br />
| '''''[[Senior Mandrake]]''''' <br />
| Sandeep Nambiar<br />
| [[Ali Akbar (director)|Ali Akbar]]<br />
|-<br />
|'''''[[Valiyangadi (film)|Valiyangadi]]'''''<br />
| Pariyakutty<br />
| [[Salim Baba]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
| '''''[[Veeraputhran]]''''' <br />
| <br />
| [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2012 <br />
| '''''[[Cobra (2012 film)|Cobra]]''''' <br />
|<br />
| [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|2013<br />
| '''''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]]''''' <br />
| Saji<br />
| [[Martin Prakkat]]<br />
|-<br />
| ''The Factory''<br />
|<br />
| Majo Mathew<br />
|-<br />
| 2014<br />
| '''''[[Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu]]'''''<br />
|Khadar<br />
| Benny P. Thomas<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|2015<br />
| ''John Honai''<br />
|<br />
| T. A Thaufeek<br />
|-<br />
| '''''[[Ormakalil Oru Manjukaalam]]''''' <br />
|<br />
| Antony Abraham<br />
|-<br />
| 2016 <br />
| ''Iyer in Pakistan'' <br />
|<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2017 <br />
| ''Pretham Undu Sookshikkuka'' <br />
|<br />
| Shafeer Khan & Mohammed Ali<br />
|-<br />
| 2019<br />
| '''''[[Driving License (film)|Driving License]]''''' <br />
|Menon<br />
| Lal.Jr <ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.msidb.org/movies.php?tag=Search&actor=Kalabhavan%20Navas&limit=9&alimit=4&sortorder=3&sorttype=1|title=Kalabhavan Navas Filmography}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==Television==<br />
;As Host<br />
*''[[Badai Bungalow]]'' <br />
*Rani Maharani<br />
;As Judge<br />
*''Comedy Masters'' <br />
*Comedy Stars Season 2<br />
*''[[Thakarppan Comedy]]''<br />
;Himself as Guest<br />
*Cinema Chirima<br />
*[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]]<br />
*Manam Pole Mangalyam<br />
*Komedy Circus<br />
*Star Ragging<br />
*Idavelayil<br />
;TV serials<br />
*Veedu<br />
*Bhagyanakshatram<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1335091}}<br />
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