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'''Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar''' (7 March 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in [[Tamil cinema]], known mostly for his villain roles in an eight decade long career. He has also appeared in few [[Malayalam film]]s. | '''Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar''' (7 March 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in [[Tamil cinema]], known mostly for his villain roles in an eight decade long career. He has also appeared in few [[Malayalam film]]s. | ||
He appeared in many [[M. G. Ramachandran| MGR]] movies as a villain. Some of the famous ones include, [[Enga Veettu Pillai]], [[Aayirathil Oruvan (1965 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]], [[Naalai Namadhe]], [[Padagotti]], [[Thirudathe]], [[En Annan]], [[Kaavalkaaran]] and [[Kudiyirundha Koyil]]. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
M. | Manjeri Narayan Nambiar<ref>{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: An Ode to M N Nambiar|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/20slid1.htm|access-date=2021-09-19|website=specials.rediff.com}}</ref> was born on 7 March 1919 at Kandakkai near Mayyil in [[Cannanore]] (Kannur) in [[North Malabar]] region of [[Kerala]]. He was the son of Kelu Nambiar and Manjeri Kalyani Amma. While he was still a child, his father died. He later moved to live and study in [[Ooty]] with his elder sister and brother-in-law.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Reel-villain-real-hero/article15689125.ece | title=Reel villain, real hero | publisher=The Hindu | date=16 November 2010 | access-date=20 February 2012 | author=Mohan V. Raman | location=Chennai, India | archive-date=27 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227093205/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Reel-villain-real-hero/article15689125.ece | url-status=live }}</ref> He became interested in acting when he was 13 and he joined Nawab Rajamanikkam's troupe. He learnt discipline here which is according to him the major life skill at Madurai Bala nada vinodha kana sabha. From then on acting became the only thing that occupied him. His first film was ''Bhaktha Ramadoss'', shot in 1935 in Hindi and Tamil, where he played as a comedian along with T.K.Sampangi. | ||
==Film career== | ==Film career== | ||
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| rowspan=" | | 1956 | ||
|''[[Tenali Raman]]'' | |||
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| Kannan | |||
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| rowspan="7" |1957 | |||
| ''[[Amara Deepam (1956 film)|Amara Deepam]]'' | | ''[[Amara Deepam (1956 film)|Amara Deepam]]'' | ||
| Tamil | | Tamil | ||
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|Tamil | |Tamil | ||
|Kannan | |Kannan | ||
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|''[[Raja Rajan (film)|Rajarajan]]'' | |''[[Raja Rajan (film)|Rajarajan]]'' | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1981 | | rowspan="3" | 1981 | ||
| ''[[Garjanai]]'' | | ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjanai]]'' | ||
| Tamil | | Tamil | ||
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==Television== | ==Television== | ||
* [[Alaigal]] as Father (Acha) | * [[Alaigal (TV series)|Alaigal]] as Father (Acha) | ||
* Velan | * Velan | ||
* Oviyam | * Oviyam | ||