Kuthiravattam Pappu

Acting

Kuthiravattam Pappu

Born — Died

1936-01-01 — 2000-02-25

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Kuthiravattam Pappu, often credited as Pappu, was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the Kozhikodan dialect, impeccable timing and the capability to grasp the subtle nuances of any character and mould it into his signature "Pappu style". He has acted in over thousand Malayalam films.

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 18 titles

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Pramanikal

1992

Manichitrathazhu poster
7.6

A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following which seemingly supernatural events begin to happen.

Manichitrathazhu

1993

Aaram Thamburan poster
6.5

Jagannadhan moves to Kanimangalam and wins over the locals, but falls into trouble with Appan Thamburan, a feudal lord. It starts after he organises a festival that has been banned by Appan himself.

Aaram Thamburan

1997

Midhunam poster
7.6

Midhunam movie is all about Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal) who has plans to start a biscuit factory near his house. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his family, which his brother (Innocent) and brother-in-law (Jagathy Sreekumar) creates. he marries his long-term fiancée Sulochana (Urvashi) who always cribs that he doesn't have love towards her, which he had shown before their marriage. How sethumadhavan succeeds in his life beating all the odds against him forms the rest of the story.

Midhunam

1993

Nadodi poster
6.3

In search of Andrew who had promised him a job, Sachidananda ends up saving a millionaire's granddaughter. This gets him entangled in a series of grave issues.

Nadodi

1992

Vietnam Colony poster
7.4

Krishnamurthy is appointed by a real estate company to vacate Vietnam Colony, a place buzzing with illegal and antisocial elements.

Vietnam Colony

1992

Chandralekha poster
7.5

An unemployed man saves a rich woman and takes her to the hospital where her relatives mistake him as her husband. He plays along as he needs money to repay a loan.

Chandralekha

1997

Aye Auto poster
6.5

Sudhi, an autorickshaw driver, and Meenakshi, a girl from a rich family, are in love. Meenakshi's family members are strongly against this relationship, but her grandfather decides to help them unite.

Aye Auto

1990

Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude Ana poster
8.0

Venugopal is an honest politician who wants to curb the illegal activities of the mafia dons. However, things take a turn when he gets shot and is replaced by his lookalike as the home minister.

Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude Ana

1995

Thenmavin Kombath poster
7.6

Sreekrishnan unknowingly falls in love with the woman his best friend, Manikyan, loves. Though Sreekrishnan tries his best to woo her, she resists, leading to a battle that ensues between the friends.

Thenmavin Kombath

1994

Adwaytham poster
7.4

Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.

Adwaytham

1991

Kalari poster
10.0

Rakesh (Riza Bawa) and Ramesh (Siddique) are delighted when their rich uncle Kunchu Kurup (Thikkurishi) invites them to look after his assets and business. However the two servants of Kurup, Koshi (Innocent) and Kunjahammad (Pappu) will not let that happen easily and have plans of their own.

Kalari

1991

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10.0

Bhoomika is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by IV Sasi and produced by John Paul and MG Soman. The film stars Jayaram, M.G. Soman, Urvashi and Suresh Gopi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Raveendran.

Bhoomika

1991

Madamma poster
7.0

Nanu, a villager, wishes to go abroad to earn money. A ray of hope strikes through the gloom when his childhood friend promises a job in the US

Madamma

1996

Anaswaram poster
10.0

Daniel, a car mechanic, falls for his employer's daughter, Catherine, and they get married. However, Catherine is kidnapped by Rajesh, a local goon, who threatens to kill her.

Anaswaram

1991

Kattukuthira poster
10.0

In an era when caste still plays a major role in society; an upper caste girl seduces a lowly toddy collector Kunjiraman. They get caught in the act and this ends up in the lynching of Kunjiraman by the family of the girl. Kunjiraman's young son Kochuvava witnesses the horrific scene of his father's body lying in a pool of blood. Fast forward to the present time and Kochuvava has grown into a rich and ruthless tycoon who's determined to take slow poisonous revenge on the kin of his father's killers.

Kattukuthira

1990

Kauravar poster
6.8

Antony, a convict, wants revenge against Haridas, a police officer, for killing his family and arresting him. However, his motive changes when he discovers that his daughter is still alive.

Kauravar

1992

Ponnurukkum Pakshi poster
7.0

The life of lovers Ananthan and Amminikutty turns upside down after Keshavankutty returns to the village.

Ponnurukkum Pakshi

1992

1980s · 35 titles

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9.0

Gopi spends his entire life providing for his family. However, he faces many problems and ends up living a miserable life.

Ambalavilakku

1980

Ninnishtam Ennishtam poster
8.0

Sreekuttan falls in love with Shalini. Shalini's family is in financial trouble. Sreekuttan's on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be Shalini's benefactor and suitor.

Ninnishtam Ennishtam

1986

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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

Vellanakalude Naadu poster
7.9

Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988

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9.0

Darappan is assigned to help Vivek, a researcher, and tell him about the culture and life of the local tribes. Vivek gets deeply affected by the plight of the tribals and decides to help them.

Uyarum Njan Nadake

1985

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu poster
6.7

Mukundan loves Sumithra and starts building his career with a decent job. But when Viswanath, his old college classmate and a conman, comes to meet him, things start going downhill.

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu

1988

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dooram Arike

1980

Adhipan poster
7.0

Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.

Adhipan

1989

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10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vamban

1987

Angaadi poster
5.0

Babu, a laborer works for the welfare of the people and fights against injustice in the society. However, he faces many challenges when he encounters an evil businessman.

Angaadi

1980

Appunni poster
8.0

Appunni and Ammukutty are lovers from childhood. Ammukutty's father Ayyappan Nair arranges her marriage with a rich school teacher, Menon Mash. Ammukutty is happy to break her relationship with Appunni and get married to the rich Menon Mash.

Appunni

1984

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu poster
7.0

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu is a 1986 Malayalam comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. Starring Mohanlal, Mukesh, Lizy, Sreenivasan, Jagathi Sreekumar, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Kuthiravattam Pappu in the main roles. This film was a huge hit in theaters and is considered as one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema.

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu

1986

Janmandharam poster
NR

Four bachelor friends in a village who fight against the injustice in the village. However, they end up in trouble when they fight against the landlord Panicker.

Janmandharam

1988

Aryan poster
6.9

Aryan movie is all about Devanarayan (Mohanlal) who is a Brahmin priest who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his village in Kerala. He moves to Bombay where he gets drawn into the underworld through an ageing don Kareem (Goga Kapoor). Some interesting comment initially on Brahmin priesthood in Kerala, but halfway through the film goes haywire.

Aryan

1988

Anuragi poster
NR

When Annie meets with an accident in a forest, Shamu rescues her and she develops feelings for him. Later, she discovers that he is a married man.

Anuragi

1988

No artwork available
9.0

Venu's wife accidentally comes across Indrajith, whom she had slapped while in college for misbehaving with her. She loses her peace of mind as Indrajith begins to pester her again.

Annoru Ravil

1986

T. P. Balagopalan M.A. poster
7.5

The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

1986

No artwork available
10.0

Ponnum Kudthinu Pottu is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by TS Suresh Babu and produced by M Mani. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Shankar, Menaka and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shyam.

Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu

1986

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When Ramesh's sister is kidnapped, he sets out to rescue her. However, his sister is raped and when she stabs the culprit, Suresh, Ramesh arrives at the scene, only to be accused of the crime.

Ottayan

1985

Dhruvasangamam poster
10.0

Dhruvasangamam is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Manavalan Joseph, Shubha and Sukumaran in lead roles.

Dhruvasangamam

1981

Thavalam poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Thavalam

1983

No artwork available
9.0

Sacrificing her love for her father's desire, Raji marries Prabhakaran, a wealthy person who has a history of mental disability. When Prabhakaran finds out about her ex-lover, his situation worsens.

Asthamikkatha Pakalukal

1981

Loose Loose Arappiri Loose poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Loose Loose Arappiri Loose

1988

Poochakkoru Mookkuthi poster
6.3

Poochakkoru Mookkuthi movie tells Revathi (Menaka) who comes to the city from a small town in search of job and to have a good life and as it is with everyone her problem starts with finding a house. Shyam (Shankar) loves to become a popular singer. His parents are dead against his will. So he runs away from home and needs a shelter. Revathi accidentally meets Shyam who too is in search of a house through the common Milkboy, Chikku(Baiju). Chikku offers them both a house if they are ready to pose as husband and wife in front of the house owners.Supran (Poojapura Ravi), a lender, a miser who doesn

Poochakkoru Mookkuthi

1984

Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal poster
7.3

Kunju Lakshmi is the youngest daughter of the aristocratic Kavumpattu family in Peruvannapuram. She is pampered by her brothers and is a little arrogant. The family owns the local college. Sivasankaran comes to the college as a peon to replace the Padmanabhan who fails to give the promised donation to the Kavumpattu family in return for the job. In the meantime a love note that was written for Kunju by a classmate ends up in her book and she accuses Sivasankar of writing her the letter. Kunju gets into a fight with Sivasankaran. Her brothers join the fight and Sivasankaran declares that he will marry Kunju in 15 days.

Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal

1989

Mrigaya poster
6.9

Varunni, a hunter, is summoned to help some villagers capture a man-eating leopard. When he accidentally kills a man, he decides to support the deceased's grieving family.

Mrigaya

1989

Hello Madras Girl poster
8.0

LAL (Mohanlal) and his gang puts up posters and writings of Shyam (Rajkumar) and Swapna(Poornima Jayaram) in the college campus announcing their love affair, leading to a quarrel with Suresh(Shanker), her brother.

Hello Madras Girl

1983

Padayottam poster
6.9

Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.

Padayottam

1982

No artwork available
9.0

Rajasekhara and Sumi love each other and get married without their parents' consent. However, their marriage suffers when Rajasekhara becomes more focused on his work.

Veedu

1982

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nerariyum Nerathu

1985

Vikatakavi poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vikatakavi

1984

Karimpana poster
10.0

Muthan gets job as the labour of a sayippu.problems starts when he crashes with sayippu's wife

Karimpana

1980

Mortuary poster
8.0

After a college dare goes wrong, the investigating officer arrests his son and locks horns with his estranged wife while trying to find the truth.

Mortuary

1983

Oru Mukham Pala Mukham poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Oru Mukham Pala Mukham

1983

Dheem Tharikida Thom poster
6.7

Shivasubrahmaniam (Maniyan Pillai Raju), an innocent bank employee is in love with Rohini (Lizzy), but is afraid to express her his love. His grandmother but wants him to be a Brahmachari and become a priest at the nearby temple. Rohini is working as an artist at the Keerikkad ballet troupe run by Keerikkad Chellappan Nair (Nedumudi Venu). As per the advice of Shankaran Pillai (Jagathi Sreekumar), the assistant of Chellapan Nair, Subru joins the ballet troupe to woo Rohini.

Dheem Tharikida Thom

1986