Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 16, 1929
Died
Aug 19, 2015
Place of Birth
Vavakkad, Cochin, Kerala, India
Credits
147 titles
Paravoor Bharathan
Biography
Paravoor Bharathan was an Indian actor of Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and has played a variety of roles including negative roles, character roles and comedy roles. Bharathan was born to Vadakkekarayil Kochannan Koran and Kurumbakutty in 1928 at Vavakkad, Moothakunnam in North Paravoor, Cochin. He went to S.N.M. High School, Moothakunnam but, had to discontinue his studies when his father died. His father was a coconut plucker and mother was a coir maker. His father died when he was very young and his mother took care of him. He used to act during his school days as well. On one occasion, he caught the eye of Kedamangalam Sadanandan, a noted Kathaprasangam artiste, who introduced him to the state troupe - Pushpitha during mid-1940s. He started acting in state shows in and around Paravoor. He has also performed dramas in actor Jose Prakash's drama troupe. When the play Rakthabandham was being made into a film, Vijayabhanu recommended Bharathan's name for a role. The movie released in 1951 and was directed by Vel Swamy. It had Cherthala Vasudeva Kurup, Ambalapuzha Meenakshi, S. D. Subbiah and others in main roles. Bharathan went on to act in films like Kerala Kesari and Marumakal. Bharathan spent a good amount of his early life as a stage actor. The turning point was his comic role in the play Maattoli in the early 50s. Acting alongside Bharathan in this play was Thankamani (she played a cameo in Neelakuyil), whom he later married. Parethante Vilapam was the last telefilm and Changathikoottam released in 2009 was the last film he acted.
Known For
Filmography
Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty
Kunjambu
C.I.D. Moosa
Meena's Father
Mazhanool Kanavu
Kusruthi Kuruppu
Mathayi
Sreekrishnapurathu Nakshathrathilakkam
Kausalya's father
Junior Mandrake
Menon
Hitler Brothers
Achuthan Kutty
Gajaraja Manthram
Aniyathipraavu
Udayavarma Thampuran
Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum
Nandagopaalante Kusruthikal
Saamoohyapadom
Lambodaran
Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava
Premachandran's Father
Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka
Pachu
Kalyanji Anandji
Spadikam
Joseph
Pavam I. A. Ivachan
Yamakanda Kurup
Varaphalam
Pillai Chettan
Kudumba Visesham
Monachan
Manathe Kottaram
Pingami
Adv. Bhargavan
Bharya
Raghavan Nair
Gandharvam
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
Minister
Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni
Lodge Owner
Ammayane Sathyam
Iyer
Meleparambil Aanveedu
Paramashivan
Bandhukkal Sathrukkal
Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu
Vasu
Ellarum Chollanu
Athirathan
Kochettan
Godfather
Parashuraman
Mookkilla Rajyathu
Oomen
Pookkalam Varavayi
Bus Driver
Bharatham
Ennum Nanmakal
Ganamela
Adv. K.S. Pillai
Amina Tailors
Apoorvam Chilar
Krishnan Nair
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
Kalikkalam
Keshavan
In Harihar Nagar
Maya's grandfather
His Highness Abdullah
Palace Chamberlain Menon
Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran
Broker
Sasneham
Narayana Iyer
Dr. Pasupathy
Parameswara Kurup
Mazhavilkavadi
Vasu
Mrigaya
Pillai
Jagratha
Thomas
Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal
Karyasthan