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| name                  = O. Madhavan
| name                  = O. Madhavan
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| birth_date            = 1922
| birth_date            = 1922
| birth_place          = [[Chunakkara]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]] (present day [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India)
| birth_place          = [[Chunakkara]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]] (present day [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India)
| nationality          = [[India]]n
| death_date            =  {{death date and age|df=yes|2005|08|19|1922}}
| death_date            =  {{death date and age|df=yes|2005|08|19|1922}}
| death_place          = [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_place          = [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]], India
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| spouse                = [[Vijayakumari]]
| spouse                = [[Vijayakumari]]
| children              = 3; including [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
| children              = 3; including [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
| awards                = ''[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]]''<br>''[[Sayahnam]] (2000)''  
| relatives            = [[Divyadarsan R. Engoor]] (grandson)
| awards                = ''[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]]''<br />''[[Sayahnam]] (2000)''  
| website              =  
| website              =  
}}
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'''O. Madhavan''' (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian [[theatre director]] and [[actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0708/19/1070819027_1.htm|title=അഭിനയസായാഹ്നത്തിലെ കെ.കെ.}}</ref> He was one of the founding members of the [[Communist Party of India]] in [[Kerala]]. He is considered one of the great masters of the [[theatre]]; he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala. He was the founder of the renowned drama company Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] in 2000 for his role in the film ''[[Sayahnam]]''
'''O. Madhavan''' (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian [[theatre director]] and [[actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0708/19/1070819027_1.htm|title=അഭിനയസായാഹ്നത്തിലെ കെ.കെ.}}</ref> He was one of the founding members of the [[Communist Party of India]] in [[Kerala]]. He is considered one of the great masters of the [[theatre]]; he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala. He was the founder of the renowned drama company Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] in 2000 for his role in the film ''[[Sayahnam]]''.


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
His wife, [[Vijayakumari]], is an actress herself and his son [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] is an actor. He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam.  .<ref>http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/246542?page=0,0</ref>
He was active in the [[Communist Party of India|Communist Party]] at an early age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. N. M. |date=2016-03-30 |title=Kerala 2016: For CPI(M), film star Mukesh brings the celebrity quotient to Kollam |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/kerala-2016-cpim-film-star-mukesh-brings-celebrity-quotient-kollam-40954 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> He married, [[Vijayakumari]], is an actress herself which was an intercaste love marriage and his son [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] is an actor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=Lok Sabha Polls 2024 {{!}} Face-off: N K Premachandran vs M Mukesh |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-polls-2024-face-off-n-k-premachandran-vs-m-mukesh-2987317 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/246542?page=0,0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 November 2014 |archive-date=4 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104212550/http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/246542?page=0,0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
; [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
*1982: [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/drama-a-ksna/465 |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
*2000 : [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] - [[Sayahnam]]
*1996: [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/drama-ksna/457|title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Drama|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>
*2000: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] - ''[[Sayahnam]]''


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
# ''Kalam Marunnu'' (1955)
# ''Kalam Marunnu'' (1955)
# ''Viyarppinte Vila'' (1962)
# ''Viyarppinte Vila'' (1962)
# ''[[Doctor (1963 film)|Doctor]]'' (1963)
# ''[[Doctor (1963 film)|Doctor]]'' (1963).... Venu
# ''[[Kattupookkal]]'' (1965) .... Lonachan
# ''[[Kattupookkal]]'' (1965) .... Lonachan
# ''[[Oru Sundariyude Katha|Oru Sundariyude Kadha]]'' (1972)
# ''[[Oru Sundariyude Katha|Oru Sundariyude Kadha]]'' (1972)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070331190518/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/20/stories/2005082010540400.htm "Actor O. Madhavan passes away"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070331190518/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/20/stories/2005082010540400.htm "Actor O. Madhavan passes away"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=O%20Madhavan&limit=6 Madhavan at MSI]
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=O%20Madhavan&limit=6 Madhavan at MSI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225013432/https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=O%20Madhavan&limit=6 |date=25 December 2024 }}


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Latest revision as of 10:29, 9 February 2026


O. Madhavan
Born
O. Madhavan

1922
Chunakkara, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Alappuzha, Kerala, India)
Died19 August 2005(2005-08-19) (aged 82–83)
Kollam, Kerala, India
OccupationArtist
Political partyCommunist Party of India
Spouse(s)Vijayakumari
Children3; including Mukesh
RelativesDivyadarsan R. Engoor (grandson)
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Actor
Sayahnam (2000)

O. Madhavan (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian theatre director and actor.[1] He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered one of the great masters of the theatre; he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala. He was the founder of the renowned drama company Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2000 for his role in the film Sayahnam.

Early life and family[edit | edit source]

He was active in the Communist Party at an early age.[2] He married, Vijayakumari, is an actress herself which was an intercaste love marriage and his son Mukesh is an actor.[3] He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam.[4]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

  1. Kalam Marunnu (1955)
  2. Viyarppinte Vila (1962)
  3. Doctor (1963).... Venu
  4. Kattupookkal (1965) .... Lonachan
  5. Oru Sundariyude Kadha (1972)
  6. Sayahnam (2000)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "അഭിനയസായാഹ്നത്തിലെ കെ.കെ".
  2. ↑ Staff, T. N. M. (30 March 2016). "Kerala 2016: For CPI(M), film star Mukesh brings the celebrity quotient to Kollam". The News Minute. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ↑ DHNS. "Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | Face-off: N K Premachandran vs M Mukesh". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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