Paravoor Bharathan

from Vavakkad, Cochin, Kerala, India

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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.

Timeline

2004Aged 75

  • Poster for Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty

    Kunjambu

2003Aged 74

1998Aged 69

  • Poster for Sreekrishnapurathu Nakshathrathilakkam

    Kausalya's father

  • Poster for Kusruthi Kuruppu

    Mathayi

1997Aged 68

1996Aged 67

  • Poster for Saamoohyapadom

    Lambodaran

  • Poster for Nandagopaalante Kusruthikal

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum

    (Unknown)

1995Aged 66

  • Poster for Spadikam

    Joseph

  • Poster for Kalyanji Anandji

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka

    Pachu

  • Poster for Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava

    Premachandran's Father

1994Aged 65

  • Poster for Bharya

    Raghavan Nair

  • Poster for Pingami

    Adv. Bhargavan

  • Poster for Manathe Kottaram

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Kudumba Visesham

    Monachan

  • Varaphalam

    Pillai Chettan

  • Poster for Pavam I. A. Ivachan

    Yamakanda Kurup

1993Aged 64

1992Aged 63

  • Poster for Ellarum Chollanu

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu

    Vasu

1991Aged 62

1990Aged 61

  • Poster for Dr. Pasupathy

    Parameswara Kurup

  • Poster for Sasneham

    Narayana Iyer

  • Poster for Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran

    Broker

  • Poster for His Highness Abdullah

    Palace Chamberlain Menon

  • Poster for In Harihar Nagar

    Maya's grandfather

  • Poster for Kalikkalam

    Keshavan

  • Poster for Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu

    (Unknown)

1989Aged 60

  • Aattinakkare

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Mudra

    Superintendent

  • Poster for Adikkurippu

    Minister Pillai

  • Poster for Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal

    Karyasthan

  • Poster for Jagratha

    Thomas

  • Poster for Mrigaya

    Pillai

  • Poster for Mazhavilkavadi

    Vasu

1988Aged 59

  • Oozham

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Orkkapurathu

    Mundakkal Sivarama Menon

  • Poster for Janmandharam

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Pattanapravesham

    Professor Vidyadharan

  • Poster for Moonnam Mura

    Balakrishnan

1987Aged 58

1986Aged 57

1985Aged 56

1984Aged 55

  • Poster for Unaru

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Adiyozhukkukal

    (Unknown)

1983Aged 54

1982Aged 53

  • Poster for Ee Nadu

    Bharathan

  • Poster for Kurukkante Kalyanam

    Sankaran Nair

  • Poster for Aakrosam

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Enikkum oru Divasam

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Anuraagakkodathi

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Chiriyo Chiri

    (Unknown)

1981Aged 52

1980Aged 51

  • Poster for Meen

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Karimpana

    (Unknown)

1979Aged 50

  • Poster for Kalliyankattu Neeli

    Suryakaladi Bhattadiri

1978Aged 49

1977Aged 48

  • Aparadhi

    Raman Nair

  • Poster for Ormakal Marikkumo?

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Aanandham Paramaanandham

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Aadhya Paadam

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Guruvayoor Kesavan

    (Unknown)

1976Aged 47

1975Aged 46

1974Aged 45

  • Poster for Ponnapuram Kotta

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Chattakkari

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Chakravakam

    Devassia

  • Rajahamsam

    Padhmanabhan

  • Poster for Vishnu Vijayam

    (Unknown)

1973Aged 44

  • Poster for Football Champion

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Urvashi Bharathi

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Panchavadi

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu

    Sulochana's Father

  • Poster for Poymughangal

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Kaapalika

    (Unknown)

1972Aged 43

1971Aged 42

  • Poster for Raakuyil

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Anubhavangal Palichakal

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Inquilab Zindabad

    Head Constable Mathan

1970Aged 41

1969Aged 40

1968Aged 39

1966Aged 37

  • Poster for Kalyaana Rathriyil?

    (Unknown)

1965Aged 36

1961Aged 32

  • Poster for Bhakta Kuchela

    (Unknown)

1954Aged 25

  • Poster for Neelakuyil

    (Unknown)

1951Aged 22

  • Poster for Rakthabandham

    (Unknown)