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| occupation              = [[Actor]]
| yearsactive            = 1991 – present
| yearsactive            = 1993 – present
| spouse                  = Sheeba
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'''Biju Pappan''' (born 9 March 1969), is a Malayalam actor. His career began with movies and television serials in the '90s. Pappan gained fame by portraying antagonistic characters in various movies, including ''[[Naran (film)|Naran]]'' and ''[[Kaiyoppu|Kayyoppu]]'', which were financial successes.<ref name="bookmy">{{cite web |title=Biju Pappan |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/biju-pappan/20236 |publisher=bookmyshow.com}}</ref> He has appeared in over forty-five films.
'''Biju Pappan''' (born 9 March 1969), is a Malayalam actor, his career began in movies in 1991 and continued both in television and films. He is well known for his anti-hero roles in ''Naran'' and ''Kayyoppu'', which were financial successes. He has also appeared in over forty-five films, including box office successes like ''Chinthamani Kolacase'', ''Achuvinte Amma'', etc.


== Early life (1969-90) ==
== Early life (1969-90) ==
{{BLP sources section |date= October 2015}}
{{BLP sources section |date= October 2015}}


Biju Pappan was born in Kannanmoola, Thiruvananthapuram district, to Late M. P. Padmanabhan, an outstanding Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, and M. S. Kumari. He attended the St. Marys school and later enrolled in the junior technical School Nedumangadu. He attended Sree Narayana Polytechnic in Kottiyam for his diploma in Civil Engineering.
Biju Pappan was born in Kannanmoola, Thiruvananthapuram district, to Late M. P. Padmanabhan, a former Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, and M. S. Kumari.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=My father built all parks in capital city, but name for new mayor; have not been able to change name from crematorium alone |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=844710&u= |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref> He attended the St. Marys school and later enrolled in the junior technical School Nedumangadu. Later, Pappan attended [[Sree Narayana Polytechnic College|Sree Narayana Polytechnic]] in [[Kottiyam]] for his diploma in Civil Engineering.


He was elected as the General Secretary, cine arts club secretary and sports general secretary of the college. He was an inter-poly champion in all throwing events. During the college days, he was closely associated with cultural events that inspired him to the world of art and movies.
He was elected as the General Secretary, cine arts club secretary and sports general secretary of the college. He was an inter-poly champion in all throwing events. During the college days, he was closely associated with cultural events that inspired him to enter the world of art and movies.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
{{BLP sources section |date= October 2015}}


Marriage and family: Biju Pappan married Sheeba on 15 January 1998 and had two sons: Karthik mb and Krishna mb.
Marriage and family: Biju Pappan married Sheeba on 15 January 1998 and had two sons, Karthik MB and Krishna MB.


Father: Late Comrade M. P. Padmanabhan, belongs to Mudumbil family, was the legendary councilor for 35 years till his death, who was the five time Mayor of Trivandrum city in different years. He is considered as one of the pioneer communist leaders in Kerala; he actively participated in theater arts along with Mr. Madhu, a legendary Malayalam actor.
Father: Late Comrade M. P. Padmanabhan, belongs to Mudumbil family, was the legendary councilor for 35 years till his death, who was the five time Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram city in different years. He is considered as one of the pioneer communist leaders in Kerala; he actively participated in theater arts along with Mr. Madhu, a legendary Malayalam actor.


Mother: M. S. Kumari, housewife.
Mother: M. S. Kumari.


Brother: M. P. Saju, a Known Politician and Advocate.
Brother: M. P. Saju, a known politician and advocate.


Brother: M. P. Baiju, Businessman, stationed at Middle east.
Brother: M. P. Baiju, Businessman, stationed at Middle east.
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Sister: Siji
Sister: Siji


== Early years (1991-2000) ==
== Early years (1993-2012) ==
{{BLP sources section |date= October 2015}}
 
Biju Pappan's first film was ''Samooham'' (1991) By Satyan Anthikkadu, a successful film maker. His breakthrough in television serials happened when his characters in ''Valsalyam'', ''Thaali'', ''Vava'', ''Kavyanjali'' and ''Sthree Oru Santwanam'' were widely addressed among Malayalam channel viewers as popular hit episodes.
 
== Business ventures ==
{{BLP sources section |date= October 2015}}
 
Proprietor M.S.K. wood industries, An exclusive furniture, interior production center at Veli Industrial estate, Herbal wood Pvt. Ltd, An signature Eco-friendly wood product manufacturing and exporting company in Thiruvananthapuram.
Chairman of Vandya group of companies. Vandya Builders, Vandya Financiers etc.
 
== Spirituality ==
 
He believes in the Doctrines of [[Narayana Guru|Sree Narayana Gurudevan]], who has inspired the millions of people across the world by his teachings and practices. He considers GURUDEVA DARSANAM as the foundation of the success in his life.
 
== Social activities ==


A major turning point in Biju Pappan's life was getting mentoring by Swami Saswathikananda, a controversial sanyasi and former head of ((Sivagiri Math)) . Swami Saswathikananda guided Mr. Biju Pappan to organize the movement called SIVAGIRI YUVAJANA VEDI in order to spread the GURU DEVA DARSANAM and its application among the youth around the world.
Biju Pappan's first film was ''Samooham'' (1993) by Sathyan Anthikkad, a successful film maker. His breakthrough in television serials happened when his characters in ''Valsalyam'', ''Thaali'', ''Vava'', ''Kavyanjali'' and ''Sthree Oru Santwanam'' were widely addressed among Malayalam channel viewers as popular hit episodes.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
 
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable"
*''All films are in [[Malayalam]] language unless otherwise noted''.
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No. !! Year !! Title !!  Role !! Director
|-
! Year !! Title !!  Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Samooham]]'' || Jayan ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'' || Prabhakaran ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1995 || ''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Simhavalan Menon]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''Boxer'' || ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Tom & Jerry (1996 film)|Tom & Jerry]]'' || ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Guru (1997 film)|Guru]]'' || Raghuraman's friend||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2005 || ''[[Achuvinte Amma]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[The Tiger (2005 film)|The Tiger]]'' || Sundaran ||
|-
|| ''[[Naran (film)|Naran]]'' || Mattancherry Sivankutty ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2006 || ''[[Mahasamudram]]'' || Mathews ||
|-
|| ''[[Pothan Vava]]'' || Philipose ||
|-
|| ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'' || Shanmughan ||
|-
|| ''[[Pathaaka]]'' || C.I. Suresh ||
|-
|-
| 1||1993|| ''[[Samooham]]'' || Jayan || [[Sathyan Anthikkad]]
|| ''[[Baba Kalyani (film)|Baba Kalyani]]'' || C.I. Sarath ||
|-
|-
| 2||1994|| ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]''|| Prabhakaran || [[Shaji Kailas]]
| rowspan=5 | 2007 || ''[[Time (2007 film)|Time]]'' || Krishnan Nambiar ||
|-
|-
| 3||1995|| ''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]'' || ||
|| ''[[Kaiyoppu]]'' || SI Nadar ||
|-
|-
| 4||1995|| ''[[Simhavalan Menon]]'' || ||
|| ''[[Nasrani (film)|Nasrani]]'' || Unni ||
|-
|-
| 5||1995|| ''Boxer'' || ||
|| ''Janmam'' || ||
|-
|-
| 6||1996|| ''[[Tom & Jerry (1996 film)|Tom & Jerry]]'' || ||
|| ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' || S.I. Hameed ||
|-
|-
| 7||2005|| ''[[Achuvinte Amma]]'' || ||[[Sathyan Anthikkad]]
| rowspan=4 | 2008 || ''[[Sound of Boot]]'' || George Abraham ||
|-
|-
| 8||2005|| ''The Tiger'' || Sundaran || [[Shaji Kailas]]
|| ''[[Aayudham (2008 film)|Ayudham]]'' || S.I. Vikraman ||
|-
|-
| 9||2005|| ''[[Naran (film)|Naran]]'' || Mattancherry Sivankutty ||[[Joshi (director)]]
|| ''[[Madampi]]'' || S.I. Vincent ||
|-
|-
| 10||2006|| ''[[Mahasamudram]]'' || Mathews || Dr. S. Janardanan
|| ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]'' || Mukundan ||
|-
|-
| 11||2006|| ''[[Pothan Vava]]'' || Philipose ||[[Joshi (director)]]
| rowspan=2 | 2009 || ''[[I. G. – Inspector General|I G]]'' || Mujeeb  ||
|-
|-
| 12||2006|| ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'' || Sundaram||[[Shaji Kailas]]
|| ''[[Red Chillies (film)|Red Chillies]]'' || Satheeshan ||
|-
|-
| 13||2006|| ''[[Pathaaka]]'' || C.I. Suresh || [[K. Madhu]]
| rowspan=5 | 2010 || ''[[Pramani]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 14||2006|| ''[[Baba Kalyani (film)|Baba Kalyani]]'' || C.I. Sarath ||[[Shaji Kailas]]
|| ''[[Yugapurushan]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 15||2007|| ''[[Time (2007 film)|Time]]'' || Krishnan Nambiar ||[[Shaji Kailas]]
|| ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' || S.I. Mahendran ||
|-
|-
| 16||2007|| ''[[Kaiyoppu]]'' ||SI Nadar  || [[Ranjith]]
|| ''College Days'' || ||
|-
|-
| 17||2007|| ''[[Nasrani (film)|Nasrani]] '' || Unni || [[Joshi (director)]]
|| ''[[Drona 2010]]'' || Vasu ||
|-
|-
| 18||2007|| ''[[Janmam]]'' || ||
| rowspan=4 | 2011 || ''[[August 15 (2011 film)|August 15]] '' || DGP Sethumadhavan ||
|-
|-
| 19||2007|| ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' || S.I. Hameed||[[Anwar Rasheed]]
|| ''[[Sandwich (2011 film)|Sandwich]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 20||2008|| ''[[Sound of Boot]]'' ||George Abraham || [[Shaji Kailas]]
|| ''[[Collector (2011 film)|Collector]]'' || Soman ||
|-
|-
| 21||2008|| ''[[Aayudham (2008 film)|Ayudham]] '' || S.I. Vikraman ||
|| ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' || Jabbar ||
|-
|-
| 22||2008|| ''[[Madampi]] '' || S.I. Vincent || [[B. Unnikrishnan]]
| rowspan=4 | 2012 || ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]'' || Ubaid Mohammed ||
|-
|-
| 23||2008|| ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]] '' || Mukundan || [[Joshi (director)]]
|| ''[[Simhasanam (2012 film)|Simhasanam]]'' || Jamal ||
|-
|-
| 24||2009|| ''[[I. G. – Inspector General|I G]] '' ||Mujeeb  || [[B. Unnikrishnan]]
|| ''[[Run Baby Run (2012 film)|Run Baby Run]]'' || Sukumaran Menon||
|-
|-
| 25||2009|| ''[[Red Chillies (film)|Red Chillies]]'' || Satheeshan || [[Shaji Kailas]]
|| ''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]'' || Jayaraj ||
|-
|-
| 26||2010|| ''[[Pramani]]'' || ||
| 2014 || ''Mr Fraud'' || ||
|-
|-
| 27||2010|| ''[[Yugapurushan]]'' || ||
| 2016 || ''[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]'' || Raghavan ||
|-
|-
| 28||2010|| ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' || S.I. Mahendran || [[T.K. Rajeev Kumar]]
| 2017 || ''[[Puthan Panam]]'' || Ganeshan ||
|-
|-
| 29||2010|| ''[[Drona 2010]]'' || Vasu || [[Shaji Kailas]]
| 2018 || ''Chanakyatanthram'' || Devarajan ||  
|-
|-
| 30||2011|| ''[[August 15 (2011 film)|August 15]] '' || DGP Sethumadhavan|| [[Shaji Kailas]]
| 2019 || ''[[Pattabhiraman (film)|Pattabhiraman]]''|| Aadhikeshavan ||
|-
|-
| 31||2011|| ''[[Sandwich (2011 film)|Sandwich]] '' || ||
| rowspan=4 | 2022 || ''[[Aaraattu (2022 film)|Aaraattu]]''|| Edathala Baby ||
|-
|-
| 32||2011|| ''[[Collector (2011 film)|Collector]]'' || Soman ||
| ''[[Pathonpatham Noottandu]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 33||2011|| ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' || Jabbar || [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
| ''[[Monster (2022 film)|Monster]]'' || C.I Vijaykumar||
|-
|-
| 34 ||2012|| ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]'' || Ubaid Mohammed||[[Shaji Kailas]]
| ''[[Kaapa]]'' || Sashankan || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Asif Ali's character poster from Kaapa out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/dec/13/asif-alis-character-poster-from-kaapa-out-37662.html |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=13 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 35||2012|| ''[[Simhasanam (2012 film)|Simhasanam]]'' || Jamal ||[[Shaji Kailas]]
| 2023 || ''[[Corona Papers]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shane Nigam, Shine Tom Chacko team up for Priyadarshan's 'Corona Papers' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/10/27/shane-nigam-shine-tom-chacko-priyadarshan-corona-papers-pooja-function.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=OnManorama}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 36||2012|| ''[[Run Baby Run (2012 film)|Run Baby Run]]'' || Sukumaran Menon|| [[Joshi (director)]]
| 2024 || ''[[Njan Kandatha Sare]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santhosh |first=Vivek |date=2024-11-08 |title=Indrajith Sukumaran-starrer Njan Kandatha Sare gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Nov/08/indrajith-sukumaran-starrer-njan-kandatha-sare-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 37||2012|| ''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]'' || Jayaraj ||
| rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''[[Mr & Mrs Bachelor]]'' || SI Madhu Babu ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-08-14 |title=Mr & Mrs Bachelor teaser: Indrajith and Anaswara's film promises to be road trip comedy |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Aug/14/mr-mrs-bachelor-teaser-indrajith-and-anaswaras-film-promises-to-be-road-trip-comedy |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 38||2016|| ''[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]'' || Raghavan ||
| ''[[Kalamkaval]]'' || SP Thomas Abraham IPS ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-12-06 |title=Kalamkaval becomes Mammootty's second-biggest opening film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Dec/06/kalamkaval-becomes-mammoottys-second-biggest-opening-film |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 39||2017|| ''[[Puthan Panam]]'' || Ganeshan || [[Ranjith]]
|}


| 40 || 2019 || ''[[Pattabhiraman (film)|Pattabhiraman]]''|| Aadhikeshavan||
==References==
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{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 22:19, 6 February 2026


Biju Pappan
Born
Biju Pappan

(1969-03-24) 24 March 1969 (age 57)
Kannanmoola, Kerala
OccupationActor
Years active1993 – present
Spouse(s)Sheeba

Biju Pappan (born 9 March 1969), is a Malayalam actor. His career began with movies and television serials in the '90s. Pappan gained fame by portraying antagonistic characters in various movies, including Naran and Kayyoppu, which were financial successes.[1] He has appeared in over forty-five films.

Early life (1969-90)[edit | edit source]

Biju Pappan was born in Kannanmoola, Thiruvananthapuram district, to Late M. P. Padmanabhan, a former Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, and M. S. Kumari.[2] He attended the St. Marys school and later enrolled in the junior technical School Nedumangadu. Later, Pappan attended Sree Narayana Polytechnic in Kottiyam for his diploma in Civil Engineering.

He was elected as the General Secretary, cine arts club secretary and sports general secretary of the college. He was an inter-poly champion in all throwing events. During the college days, he was closely associated with cultural events that inspired him to enter the world of art and movies.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Marriage and family: Biju Pappan married Sheeba on 15 January 1998 and had two sons, Karthik MB and Krishna MB.

Father: Late Comrade M. P. Padmanabhan, belongs to Mudumbil family, was the legendary councilor for 35 years till his death, who was the five time Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram city in different years. He is considered as one of the pioneer communist leaders in Kerala; he actively participated in theater arts along with Mr. Madhu, a legendary Malayalam actor.

Mother: M. S. Kumari.

Brother: M. P. Saju, a known politician and advocate.

Brother: M. P. Baiju, Businessman, stationed at Middle east.

Sister: Siji

Early years (1993-2012)[edit | edit source]

Biju Pappan's first film was Samooham (1993) by Sathyan Anthikkad, a successful film maker. His breakthrough in television serials happened when his characters in Valsalyam, Thaali, Vava, Kavyanjali and Sthree Oru Santwanam were widely addressed among Malayalam channel viewers as popular hit episodes.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Samooham Jayan
1994 Commissioner Prabhakaran
1995 Indian Military Intelligence
Simhavalan Menon
Boxer
1996 Tom & Jerry
1997 Guru Raghuraman's friend
2005 Achuvinte Amma
The Tiger Sundaran
Naran Mattancherry Sivankutty
2006 Mahasamudram Mathews
Pothan Vava Philipose
Chinthamani Kolacase Shanmughan
Pathaaka C.I. Suresh
Baba Kalyani C.I. Sarath
2007 Time Krishnan Nambiar
Kaiyoppu SI Nadar
Nasrani Unni
Janmam
Chotta Mumbai S.I. Hameed
2008 Sound of Boot George Abraham
Ayudham S.I. Vikraman
Madampi S.I. Vincent
Twenty:20 Mukundan
2009 I G Mujeeb
Red Chillies Satheeshan
2010 Pramani
Yugapurushan
Oru Naal Varum S.I. Mahendran
College Days
Drona 2010 Vasu
2011 August 15 DGP Sethumadhavan
Sandwich
Collector Soman
Indian Rupee Jabbar
2012 The King & the Commissioner Ubaid Mohammed
Simhasanam Jamal
Run Baby Run Sukumaran Menon
I Love Me Jayaraj
2014 Mr Fraud
2016 Kasaba Raghavan
2017 Puthan Panam Ganeshan
2018 Chanakyatanthram Devarajan
2019 Pattabhiraman Aadhikeshavan
2022 Aaraattu Edathala Baby
Pathonpatham Noottandu
Monster C.I Vijaykumar
Kaapa Sashankan [3]
2023 Corona Papers [4]
2024 Njan Kandatha Sare [5]
2025 Mr & Mrs Bachelor SI Madhu Babu [6]
Kalamkaval SP Thomas Abraham IPS [7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Biju Pappan". bookmyshow.com.
  2. ↑ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "My father built all parks in capital city, but name for new mayor; have not been able to change name from crematorium alone". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Asif Ali's character poster from Kaapa out". Cinema Express. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shane Nigam, Shine Tom Chacko team up for Priyadarshan's 'Corona Papers'". OnManorama. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Santhosh, Vivek (8 November 2024). "Indrajith Sukumaran-starrer Njan Kandatha Sare gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Features, C. E. (14 August 2024). "Mr & Mrs Bachelor teaser: Indrajith and Anaswara's film promises to be road trip comedy". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Desk, Cinema Express (6 December 2025). "Kalamkaval becomes Mammootty's second-biggest opening film". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 February 2026. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links[edit | edit source]

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