Babu Namboothiri

Babu Namboothiri (born 12 August 1947) is a retired Chemistry Professor and Head Of Department of Deva Mata College Kuravilangad and an Indian film and TV actor who has starred in more than 100 Malayalam films and various serials. He is famous for his villain and character roles, best known for his portrayal Thangal, in '' Thoovanathumbikal'' (1987), as the primary antagonist, Ajith, in ''Nirakkoottu'' (1985), the devious advocate in '' Jagratha'', among many others, and in '' Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum'' as Madhava Menon, an evil businessman and drug-dealer.

Background

Babu Namboothiri was the eldest among the ten children of Neelakandan Namboothiri and Saraswathi Antharjanam at Mannakkanad, near Kuravilangad, Kottayam. He belongs to Padinjare Mana in Mannakkanad. He performs rituals at Chirayil Ganapathi Temple and has 7 brothers and 2 sisters. He graduated from Sree Sankara College and pursued Masters in Science from SRM College Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. His debut movie was ''Yaagam'' in 1982. He is a retired Chemistry Professor of Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad. He is married to Kumari Antharjanam and has three daughters.

Acting

Considered as a great supporting actor who could display a wide range of emotions, he has been a part of many masterpieces and have taken on many character and antagonistic roles which have become very famous.

Filmography

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Television

References

*http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo.php?sletter=B&pigsection=Actor&picata=1
*http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/babu-namboodiri.html

External links

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Babu Namboothiri at MSI

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Indian male film actors
Male actors from Kottayam
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Malayalam television
1947 births
Living people