Adoor Bhasi

Acting

Adoor Bhasi

Born — Died

1927-03-01 — 1990-03-29

Place of birth

Trivandrum, Travancore, British India

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 titles

K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1927 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian film actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and roles became the cynosure of comic scenes in the Malayalam films of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He is also famous for his eloquent speeches in fluent English. He directed three Malayalam films during the late 1970s.

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 34 titles

Chakkikotha Chankaran poster
7.6

Raghavan Thampi (Thilakan) and his wife Subhadra (Sukumari) have two sons, Prabhakaran (Nedumudi) and Pradeep (Jayaram). Prabhakaran wants to become a mridungam maestro against the wishes of his parents who want him to get married. When Prabhakaran refuses, Subhadra emotionally blackmails him and gets him married off to Shailaja (Geetha). Meanwhile Pradeep falls in love with Roshni (Urvashi) and they get married secretly without their parents' knowledge.

Chakkikotha Chankaran

1989

Adhyathe Anuragam poster
8.0

After marriage, Suresh's wife confesses that she is pregnant with another man's child. However, Suresh tells her to keep it a secret and act in front of all as a happy married couple.

Adhyathe Anuragam

1983

Kaveri poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kaveri

1986

No artwork available
9.0

A womanizer leads a carefree life until he marries his servant's daughter, who is an innocent woman. She tries to make him realise the importance of true love.

Rajaneegandhi

1980

Ente Mohangal Poovaninju poster
7.0

A wealthy man, Shankar falls in love with a girl from a middle class family. His father opposes the relationship and plots against the couple.

Ente Mohangal Poovaninju

1982

Olangal poster
8.5

Many years ago, fate brought Ravi Chattana to a remote village, where he met and fell in love with Rita, a kind and responsive girl. But life separated the lovers. Years passed. Ravi married another woman and had a daughter. It seemed that nothing could cloud his family happiness. But an unexpected phone call and a subsequent meeting with the parish priest disrupt the peaceful life of the Chattana family: Ravi has a son, Raju, whose existence he was unaware of. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the boy's mother, Rita, has died, and now it is up to the father to take care of the boy and take him into his family. Inspired from novel Man, Woman and Child by Erich Segal.

Olangal

1982

Maniyara poster
10.0

Noorjahan and Sabna get married into the same family. While Sabna brings good dowry with her, poor Noorjahan is treated like a servant by her mother-in-law.

Maniyara

1983

Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram poster
NR

A woman named Thulsi arrives in the life of a man and makes repeated appearances. It begins to wreck his family life.

Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram

1985

Ithikkara Pakky poster
8.0

Ithikkara Pakki, a daily-wage labourer, fights against a wealthy landlord when he tries to trouble the villagers. Things get worse when he falls in love with the landlord's daughter.

Ithikkara Pakky

1980

Sarvakalashala poster
6.8

It tells the story of a college student Lal played by Mohanlal, who takes on 3 Masters degree in college and continues as a student in the college as he was an orphan. He lives in a home nearby college made from the money of his unknown father. From time of his memory he lives in an orphanage, now he is in college and he do not want to leave the college. The story revolves around the college and various events happening in the college.

Sarvakalashala

1987

Thakilu Kottampuram poster
7.0

When Urmila gets a job, her father persuades her to move to Rajakrishnan's house. However, her past with him creates complications in Rajakrishnan's marital life.

Thakilu Kottampuram

1981

Kilikkonchel poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kilikkonchel

1984

Padayani poster
8.0

A remake of the 1973 Bollywood classic 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat', the movie stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Devan as long-lost brothers. In the end, they reunite to take revenge for their parents's death.

Padayani

1986

Paavam Poornima poster
10.0

Poornima is a popular woman who has many suitors. However, when she is found dead in a place she had visited the night before, Jayaraj, her admirer, gets arrested for the crime.

Paavam Poornima

1984

Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal poster
8.3

13 year old Vineetha and her father, Dr. Vinayachandran goes to visit her grandfather John Samuel in Ooty on the death anniversary of Veena's mother Neena who died in a tragic accident. The movie flashes back to when Vinay meets Neena at a Church Service and falls in love.

Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal

1987

Lakshmana Rekha poster
7.0

Two brothers, Sukumaran and Sudhakaran, love their cousin Radha. Radha marries Sukumaran, but her marital bliss is shattered when he becomes paralysed after an accident.

Lakshmana Rekha

1984

Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham poster
8.0

Appu is a lowly shepherd and in love with his employer's daughter, Jiji. But then his friend Hari arrives on the scene and equations change.

Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham

1987

Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil poster
8.0

Well-known musician Viswanathan was in love with his college mate and a dancer Janani. After facing opposition from all quarters, they finally get married. But soon their ego and professional jealousy start causing problems in their life making Viswanathan leave home with their son. Years later, Janani is to receive the Natyasree award in dance and he challenges her to dance to his voice.

Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil

1986

No artwork available
10.0

Adimakannu, a child slave, escapes from Ibrahim's prison and saves a devadasi from getting assaulted. However, when he goes home, he learns that his father has gone missing.

Mulamoottil Adima

1985

Kalam Mari Katha Mari poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kalam Mari Katha Mari

1987

Nandi Veendum Varika poster
6.2

Nandi Veendum Varika is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. G. Viswambharan and produced by M. Sunil Kumar. The film stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, M. G. Soman and Sreenivasan in lead roles.

Nandi Veendum Varika

1986

Engane Nee Marakkum poster
8.0

Friends Shambu and Premkumar fall in love with the same girl, Shobha, and are unaware about it. Matters become more complex when another person also begins to woo her.

Engane Nee Marakkum

1983

Pinnilavu poster
10.0

Kesava Panickar is an honest government engineer. His only son Govindanunni is getting admission in a medical college. However, he gets into bad company and he indulges in vices. Will his love, Parvathi be able to bring him back on the right path?

Pinnilavu

1983

Munnettam poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Munnettam

1981

No artwork available
8.0

Swanthamevide Bandhamevide is a 1984 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Jose Prakash, Mohanlal, Lalu Alex and Menaka in lead roles.

Swanthamevide Bandhamevide

1984

Guru Dakshina poster
NR

After rejection from Valli, an uneducated Kannan vows to gain literacy and win over Valli's love. Issues evolve when people misunderstand Kannan's relationship with his teacher Devaki.

Guru Dakshina

1983

Avidathepole Ivideyum poster
7.0

Avidathepole Ivideyum movie revolves around Anirudhan and Sugumaran who are roommates and are both pharmaceutical company executives. Sugumaran is urbane and somewhat westernized in attitude, Anirudhan is more of a son-of-the-soil type. During a trip to Anirudhan's village, Sugumaran falls in love with Sujatha who is Anirudhan's sister. Concurrently, Anirudhan takes a liking for Neelima, who is Sugumaran's sister. The two couples marry and then face the realities of marriage due to their different upbringing and lifestyles.

Avidathepole Ivideyum

1985

Vetta poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vetta

1984

Angadikkappurathu poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Angadikkappurathu

1985

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vidhichathum Kothichathum

1982

Naanayam poster
6.0

Two stepbrothers take over their parents' business after their demise. They face many problems when their father's enemies plot against them.

Naanayam

1983

Koottinilamkili poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Koottinilamkili

1984

Idavelakku Sesham poster
5.8

Advocate Rajashekaran's life turns upside-down when he receives a package of some old pictures of him getting intimate with a dancer. Worried about his reputation, he tries to find the blackmailer.

Idavelakku Sesham

1984

No artwork available
7.0

The story of Sethu, his wife Nirmala and her sister Seetha (Poornima Jayaram). Adapted from the popular malaylam magazine 'Vanitha'.

Onnanu Nammal

1984

1970s · 21 titles

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Thenaruvi

1973

Yakshagaanam poster
9.0

A man falls in love with an ethereal being who struggles to come to terms with human love

Yakshagaanam

1976

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Makane Ninakku Vendi

1971

No artwork available
9.0

Watch the full movie, Divya Darshanam, only on Eros Now. Divya Darshanam is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Jagathy NK Achari. The film stars Bahadoor, Sankaradi, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.

Divyadharsanam

1973

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum poster
6.5

A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

1979

No artwork available
8.0

Kaalachakram translated in English is 'the cycle of time'.

Kaalachakram

1973

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Minimol

1977

Nrithasala poster
7.0

Priyamvatha, a classical dancer, struggles to provide for her poor family. Hoping for a better future for her and her loved ones, she joins the crew of a magician in a carnival.

Nrithasala

1972

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pennpada

1975

Rathinirvedam poster
9.0

The story takes place in a small village surrounded by hills and valleys. Young Pappu, a teenager, awaiting school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his sexual curiosity. Twenty plus Rathi, the girl next door, has been chechi (elder sister) to him since he was a child. Unaware of the stirrings of his desire, she dismisses his first overtures to her as boyish pranks. But soon her feelings change. She is sympathetic to the boy's confusion and goes to the sarppakkavu (cobra-shrine) to keep a midnight date with Pappu. It storms and thunders while Pappu makes love to Rathi. Only then do the storms—the one tormenting him inside his mind and the other raging thunderously on the outside, subside. Aghast at what has happened,

Rathinirvedam

1978

Madanolsavam poster
8.0

Raju, a young man, falls in love with Elizabeth, a beautiful woman, from his college. Though the couple start a life together, the doctor reveals to Raju that Elizabeth may not live long enough.

Madanolsavam

1978

Cheenavala poster
7.0

Three fishermen, Rana, Pappu and Konthi, face a dilemma due to their grown-up children. Wealthy Rana's son falls in love with Pappu's daughter, which leads to a rivalry between him and Konthi's son.

Cheenavala

1975

Hello Darling poster
7.0

Hello Darling is a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by R. S. Sreenivasan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Sudheer, Bahadoor, Adoor Bhasi and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan.

Hello Darling

1975

Padmavyooham poster
8.0

Mathachan, a wealthy man, falls in love with Maaya, a woman who arrives from Malaysia, much to his bedridden wife's grief

Padmavyooham

1973

C.I.D. Nazir poster
6.7

After one of their elite officers Chandran (Raghavan) is brutally murdered, the CID force sends in their most elite officer Nazir (Prem Nazir) to investigate. He is in the crosshairs of a dangerous crime syndicate; but with the help of his trusted associate officer (Adoor Bhasi) the CID manages to tackle each obstacle thrown at them.

C.I.D. Nazir

1971

Nellu poster
7.0

On his pilgrimage to a temple to immerse the ashes of his mother in the sacred river, Rakhavan befriends a tribal family. He comes across the lives of the tribal people and their struggle.

Nellu

1974

Mannu poster
9.0

Damu, a tenant, fights the corrupt landlord who illegally occupies his land in the village.

Mannu

1978

Thiruvonam poster
9.0

Thiruvonam is a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sreekumaran Thampi and produced by K. P. Mohanan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by R. K. Shekhar and songs composed by M. K. Arjunan.

Thiruvonam

1975

Pearl View poster
8.0

Pearl View is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi and Manavalan Joseph in lead roles. The film had musical score and songs composed by G. Devarajan.

Pearl View

1970

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Durga

1974

Anubhavangal Palichakal poster
4.6

Ashamed of his bad behaviour towards his family, Chellappan decides to set things straight. However, he gets the shock of his life after learning that his wife is in a relationship with another man.

Anubhavangal Palichakal

1971

1960s · 5 titles

Behind the camera