M. G. Soman: Difference between revisions

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Soman joined [[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]]'s drama troupe ''Jayasree'' and then moved to the film industry. He worked at [[Kerala Arts Theaters]] and ''[[Kerala People's Arts Club|KPAC]]''. ''Ramarajyam'' of Kerala Arts Theaters opened him a way to the movie industry. His first film was ''[[Gayathri (1973 film)|Gayatri]]'' directed by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]] in 1973. He acted in the role of a hero from 1976 to 1983 and later played the roles of villains, comedians and supporting roles. In 1977, his best known film was released under the direction of [[I. V. Sasi]] – ''[[Itha Ivide Vare]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 March 2014 |title=ÎøÃÎòˆÞJ çÕ×BZ |language=ml |newspaper=[[Manoramaonline.com]] |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13010615&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |access-date=5 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319021240/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13010615&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |archive-date=19 March 2022}}</ref> He soon rose to become the busiest actor in the industry. In 1978, Soman had acted in 44 films , which was till today kept as a record. After 1984, he had shifted from heroic roles to character roles, notably in films like ''[[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]]''. In 1997, ''[[Lelam]]'', directed by [[Joshiy]], was his last film and his performance as ''Aanakkattil Eappachan'' was greatly appreciated and received critical acclaim. He died on 12 December 1997 due to jaundice. He was 56.<ref>{{cite news |last=M G |first=Soman |date=12 December 1997 |title=Noted actor Soman dead |work=[[Rediff on the Net]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/dec/13soman.htm |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530032923/http://www.rediff.com//news/dec/13soman.htm |archive-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> He produced a Malayalam movie titled as ''[[Bhoomika (film)|Bhoomika]]'' in 1991 which was directed by I.V.Sasi, starring [[Jayaram]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] in lead roles.