K. P. A. C. Sunny (18 April 1934 – 18 April 2006) was an Indian actor in

Malayalam movie 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 ...

s. He acted in more than 400 Malayalam films. He occupied the movie industry for four decades.

Background

Sunny was born as Sunny D'Cruz in

Chavara Chavara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. Location and tourism Chavara is situated on the shores of the Arabian Sea and the major freshwater lake in Kerala ...

, then

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on 18 April 1934. His father's name is Jacob. He completed his education at Chavara English Medium High School and graduated from Fatima Mata National College,

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

. He established as a good actor while at school, where he also scripted a drama titled ''Sneham Anaswaramanu''. He was elected as College Arts Club Secretary during college life. He also worked in Kala Nilayam. He worked as an Accountant in State Small Scale Agricultural Corporation from 1964. After joining K.P.A.C drama troupe he adopted K.P.A.C as a prefix for his name. In 2004, he received the

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultu ...

for Drama. Sunny died from a heart attack on 18 April 2006, which was his 72nd birthday.Malayalachalachithram
He was survived by his wife Mercy and two daughters.

Filmography

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

References

External links

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K P A C Sunny at MSI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunny, K. P. A. C. Indian male film actors Male actors from Kerala Male actors from Kollam People from Kollam district Male actors in Malayalam cinema 1934 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award