Meghanathan is an Indian actor who appears in

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and Tamil films. The son of actor Balan K. Nair, he debuted in 1983 in the Malayalam film ''

Asthram ''Asthram'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by P. N. Menon. The film stars Bharath Gopi, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu and Jyothi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. This movie is loosely based on ...

''. He has acted in more than 50 Malayalam films.

Background

Meghanathan was born as the third child of Malayalam actor Balan K. Nair and Sarada Nair in

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, India. He has two brothers (Anil and Ajayakumar) and two sisters (Latha and Sujatha). He had his primary education from Asan Memorial Association,

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, and has completed

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in Automobile engineering from Coimbatore. He made his debut through the Malayalam film '' Ashthram'' in 1983. Meghanathan is married to Susmitha. The couple have a daughter, Parvathi. They are settled in

Shoranur Shornur is a town and a municipality located in the Palakkad district, in the Indian state of Kerala, located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River. The town covers an area of 32.28 km2. Geography Shornur is located at . It has an av ...

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Filmography

Awards

* Flowers TV awards 2016 -Best Character Actor (Serial: ''Sthreetvam'' -Surya TV)

TV serials

* ''Sthreetvam'' ( Surya TV) * ''Meghasandesham'' (

Kairali TV Kairali TV is an Indian Malayalam-language general entertainment television channel owned by Kairali TV Network (Malayalam Communications Limited). It is headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. It was launched on 17 August 2000. The channel is b ...

) * ''Kathayariyathe'' ( Surya TV) * ''Snehanjali'' ( Asianet) * ''Dhanumasappennu'' *''Chandrettanum Shobeduthiyum'' (

DD Malayalam DD Malayalam ( Malayalam:ഡി.ഡി മലയാളം) is a Malayalam language television channel operated by India's national broadcaster Doordarshan. It is commonly known as DD4, although it is not officially used now. The name was change ...

) * ''Parayan Baaki Vechathu'' ( Surya TV) - Telefilm

References

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* {{authority control Indian male film actors Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram Male actors in Malayalam cinema Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Malayalam television