Another such role which viewers still remember was Captain Benny Thomas in the serial Omanathingal Pakshi aired on Asianet in the late 2000s. Babu sir taught me the basic mannerisms and dialects of a namboothiri, which helped me enact the role effectively. Being a Christian, the slang and mannerisms of a namboothiri were alien for me. It was veteran actor Babu Namboothiri who helped me to get into the skin of the character. But it was aired on Asianet a decade ago! It was challenging for me to enact a namboothiri and I almost gave up. People still tell me about the role I did in the serial Samayam, of Kattoor Jayendan Namboothiri. Yes, I did numerous supporting roles in films and in serials, for which I was recognised also. It is directed by Shiju Aroor, who is also the director of the soap Nokketha Doorathu, and will have around 260 episodes.įrom namboothiri to roles with grey shadesĪcting is still my passion and rather than looking at the hierarchy of my characters, I focus on the space for performance they give me. It is the first Malayalam serial shot only for the European Malayali audience, and it will be aired from February 10 onwards. Actress Shafna Nizam plays the lead and I play the role of her father. The story revolves around a girl who gets cheated by her boyfriend and how her father, a wealthy NRI, sorts things out. Priyankari marks my 100th serial on the mini screen. I was lucky to be part of one or more mega serials every year besides a few films under good production houses. For a beginner like me, the serial was a big break and I was flooded with more serials.

It was a popular Christian serial aired on Doordarshan, and I played Vakkachan, the antihero.

My mini screen debut was through the tele-serial Mikhayelinte Santhathikal, directed by Jude Attipetty in 1993. I did not have to look back after my debut film Irupatham Noottandu, directed by K Madhu. I graduated in film studies in 1986 and I must say that I was blessed to receive acting projects soon after. I was expected to follow my father’s footsteps but my love for acting made me enrol myself at a film institute where actress Suhasini was my senior. My father was a lawyer at Manjeri, Malappuram.

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