Madavana Bhaskarannair Padmakumar is an Indian actor, television personality and filmmaker from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

Career

As an actor, he performed in a number of movies starting with ''

Ashwaroodan ''Ashwaroodan'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Jayaraj and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the company Suresh Productions. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Padmapriya, Sai Kumar and Jagannatha Varma. The film fea ...

'' (2006) and more than 15 television serials in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

. His directorial debut was the 2014 film '' My Life Partner'', which investigated the close relationship between two men and caused some controversy, followed by 2015's Roopantharam, 2017's Telescope, The release date of ''My Life Partner'' was delayed by a month because of its content, Kerala lacking "a socio-cultural space for LGBTs"; theater owners kept saying there were no screens available; in the end it was shown only in four small theaters and received a poor showing. To Padmakumar's surprise, it finished second best in the

45th Kerala State Film Awards The awards were presented by Chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy on 26 December 2015, with the presence of the chief guest Mohanlal. Jury The 10-member jury, headed by John Paul, was composed of people representing different areas of cinem ...

, and also won for Best Lead Actor. Best Sound Mix, Best Background Score

Filmography

Director, producer, actor, writer and editor

Television

References

Living people Male actors from Kerala Indian male film actors Malayalam film directors Indian male television actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Malayalam film editors Malayalam screenwriters 21st-century Indian male actors People from Thiruvalla Screenwriters from Kerala Film editors from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-bio-stub