Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in
Malayalam films
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...
. 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.
Life
Bharathan was born to Vadakkekarayil Kochannan Koran and Kurumbakutty in 1929 at
Vavakkad,
Moothakunnam in
North Paravoor
North Paravur (; formerly known as Paravur or Parur), is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. N ...
,
Cochin
Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...
. He went to S.N.M. High School, Moothakunnam but, had to discontinue his studies when his father died. 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 stage shows in and around
Paravoor. He has also performed dramas in actor
Jose Prakash
Kunnel Joseph Joseph, better known by his stage name, Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012) was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was a singer turned actor who had appeared in more than 300 films mostly in a ...
'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 in.
Family
He was married to Thankamani. They had four children, Pradeep, Madhu, Ajayan and Bindu.
Death
Bharathan died on 19 August 2015 morning at his home in
Paravoor. He was suffering from various age-related ailments and was under treatment. Coincidentally he died on the fiftieth anniversary of the film ''
Chemmeen's'' release, in which he had played a minor role.
Awards
* 2004 Bahadoor Award
Filmography
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
References
External links
* http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Paravoor%20Bharathan&limit=173
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20120404165205/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/17716/1/paravoor-bharathan.html
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Male actors from Kochi
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Indian male film actors
1929 births
2015 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors