Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films.

Personal life

Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry in Kannur District,

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as the son of Sulaiman and Aysha. He died on 18 August 2010 due to a

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. He has two son's Aman Subair and Ameya Subair

Career

Subair started his career in movies as a film producer at the age of 28. He produced a movie together with four of his friends, but unfortunately the movie was never released. His first movie as an actor was ''

Bharatham ''Bharatham'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, Nedumudi Venu, Lakshmi, and Murali. The film was produced by Mohanlal through his produc ...

'' in 1991 followed by the 1992 movie '' Manthrikacheppu''. His break came through the character ''Kadayadi Thambi'' in ''

Lelam ''Lelam'' (Malayalam: ''ലേലം'', en, The Auction) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language action drama directed by Joshiy and written by Renji Panicker. It stars Suresh Gopi and M. G. Soman with Siddique, N. F. Varghese, Nandini, Maniyanpi ...

'' (1997). ''The Tiger'', '' Bharathchandran I.P.S.'' and ''Pathaka'' are his notable works. He has also acted in a mega tele-serial named ''Vamsham'' telecasted in DD Malayalam channel in 1994.

Selected filmography

Television

*Pankiyamma (Telefilm, Doordarshan) *Vamsham (DD Malayalam) *

Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series) ''Kadamattathu Kathanar'' ( ml, കടമറ്റത്ത്‌ കത്തനാർ) is an Indian Malayalam-language supernatural drama television series which was originally aired on Asianet from 2004 to 2005. Asianet retelecast the seri ...

*Black and White (Asianet)

References

External links

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Subair at MSI
1962 births 2010 deaths Male actors from Kerala Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors People from Kannur district 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{India-actor-stub