
Acting
Kuthiravattam Pappu
Born — Died
1936-01-01 — 2000-02-25
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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.
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Pramanikal
1992
Bhishma abducts the three princesses Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika for his brother to marry, but Amba swears vengeance against Bhishma after her lover rejects her because of the abduction.
Amba Ambika Ambalika
1976
7.6A 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
Gopi spends his entire life providing for his family. However, he faces many problems and ends up living a miserable life.
Ambalavilakku
1980
8.0Sreekuttan 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
6.5Jagannadhan 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
Film credits
2000s · 2 titles
7.3Poovalli Induchoodan (Mohanlal) is sentenced for six years prison life for murdering his classmate. Induchoodan, the only son of Justice Maranchery Karunakara Menon (Thilakan) was framed in the case by Manapally Madhavan Nambiar (Narayanan Nair) and his crony DYSP Sankaranarayanan (Bheeman Raghu) to take revenge on idealist judge Menon who had earlier given jail sentence to Manapally in a corruption case. The story begins with Induchoodan released and his father & mother coming to stay with him.
Narasimham
2000
5.8Gopalakrishnan, a chef, escapes from his village to a city when his marriage gets ruined. He falls in love with Radhika, but his happiness is short-lived as his past returns to haunt him.
Mister Butler
2000
1990s · 18 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Pramanikal
1992
7.6A 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
6.5Jagannadhan 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
7.6Midhunam 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
6.3In 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
7.4Krishnamurthy is appointed by a real estate company to vacate Vietnam Colony, a place buzzing with illegal and antisocial elements.
Vietnam Colony
1992
7.5An 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
6.5Sudhi, 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
8.0Venugopal 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
7.6Sreekrishnan 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
7.4Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.
Adwaytham
1991
10.0Rakesh (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
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
7.0Nanu, 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
10.0Daniel, 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
10.0In 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
6.8Antony, 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
7.0The life of lovers Ananthan and Amminikutty turns upside down after Keshavankutty returns to the village.
Ponnurukkum Pakshi
1992
1980s · 35 titles
Gopi spends his entire life providing for his family. However, he faces many problems and ends up living a miserable life.
Ambalavilakku
1980
8.0Sreekuttan 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
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
7.9Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings
Vellanakalude Naadu
1988
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
6.7Mukundan 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
No synopsis available yet.
Dooram Arike
1980
7.0Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.
Adhipan
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Vamban
1987
5.0Babu, 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
8.0Appunni 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
7.0Mazha 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
NRFour 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
6.9Aryan 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
NRWhen 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
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
7.5The 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
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
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
10.0Dhruvasangamam is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Manavalan Joseph, Shubha and Sukumaran in lead roles.
Dhruvasangamam
1981
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Thavalam
1983
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
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Loose Loose Arappiri Loose
1988
6.3Poochakkoru 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
7.3Kunju 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
6.9Varunni, 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
8.0LAL (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
6.9Inspired 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
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 synopsis available yet.
Nerariyum Nerathu
1985
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Vikatakavi
1984
10.0Muthan gets job as the labour of a sayippu.problems starts when he crashes with sayippu's wife
Karimpana
1980
8.0After 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
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Oru Mukham Pala Mukham
1983
6.7Shivasubrahmaniam (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
1970s · 5 titles
Bhishma abducts the three princesses Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika for his brother to marry, but Amba swears vengeance against Bhishma after her lover rejects her because of the abduction.
Amba Ambika Ambalika
1976
7.0Three 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
No synopsis available yet.
Madhuram Thirumadhuram
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Pennpada
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Maanasaveena
1976
