V.D. Rajappan

Acting

V.D. Rajappan

Born 1944-01-03 · Kottayam, Kerala, India

V. D. Rajappan (Velikuzhiyil Devadasan Rajappan, 1944–2016) was a popular Malayalam comedian, actor, parody singer, and kathaprasangam (storytelling performance) artist from Kottayam, Kerala. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of parody songs in Malayalam and became famous for his unique style of combining humor, storytelling, and music. Rajappan began his career as a stage performer in the 1970s and gained immense popularity through humorous kathaprasangam works such as Mak Mak, Kumari Eruma, Priye Ninte Kura, and Ennennum Kurangettande. His performances attracted large audiences across Kerala and abroad. He entered the Malayalam film industry with the movie Kakka (1982) and went on to act in more than 100 films, mainly in comic roles. Some of his notable films include Kuyiline Thedi, Engane Nee Marakkum, Aattakalasam, and Kusruthikaatu. Born on 3 January 1944 in Kottayam, Rajappan rose from a difficult childhood marked by poverty to become one of Kerala's most beloved entertainers. In his later years, he suffered from health problems and passed away on 24 March 2016 at the age of 72. His contributions to Malayalam comedy, parody music, and kathaprasangam continue to be remembered by generations of Malayalis.

Acting credits

Makan Ente Makan poster
9.0

The once happy couple, Prakasan and Sujatha bicker, and fight after the arrival of the orphan child. What is the reason?

Makan Ente Makan

1985

Kunjattakilikal poster
8.0

Kunjattakilikal movie plots the love beyond the level of teacher-student and thats the best part of it.  Vishwanatha Menon (M.G. Soman) who is the father of Balakrishnan (Mohanlal)and his elder brother Ramachandran. The elder one dies leaving behind 4 children of his, whom Balakrishnan take home. Then there is a good amount of humor with these children and their tricks on the tuition master(Alummooddan). Balakrishnan falls in love with the new tuition mistress Usha (Shobhana). But her greedy parents want to marry her very rich. Usha

Kunjattakilikal

1986

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6.3

The film is a socio-centric story of education system that existed in the period 80's - 90's in Kerala. Divakaran, in search of a good job acquires fake certificates from Mysore TTC and becomes a teacher in a government aided lower primary school run by a corrupt manager.

Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam

1986

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7.0

A grandfather who tried groom for his granddaughter Maya who return from Mumbai but he does not know that she is already married to photographer Jayadevan and having daughter and Jayadevan tried saved her from an underworld don.

Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta

1995

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3.8

Syam goes to a village in search of his uncle to get a job. He falls in love with a girl, but problems start when a womanizer tries to disturb her.

Kuyiline Thedi

1983

Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu poster
10.0

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Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu

1983

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8.0

Dr Haridas transfers to a new hospital and is shocked to see Indu, his former lover, also working there. However, when they develop a friendship, Indu's husband, Jayan, becomes jealous.

Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu

1985

Mutharamkunnu P.O. poster
7.2

A post-master named Dilip Kumar re-locates to work in Mutharamkunnu. Once there, he sets about to meet the local residents and finds out that they are obsessed with wrestling. He meets with a proud and retired wrestler, Kuttan Pillai, and subsequently gets smitten by his daughter, Amminikutty. When he finds out that she an ardent fan of Mammooty, he lets it known that he is the latter's close friend. He intercepts her fan-mail, and even corresponds with her.

Mutharamkunnu P.O.

1985

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9.0

Widowed Nair, who owns a firm, lived with his only daughter, Sindhu. Nair's nephew, Gopi eyes to marry Sindhu. After knowing Gopi's intentions, Sindhu elopes with her lover Shankar.

Itha Innu Muthal

1984

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

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7.0

Natesan suffers from intellectual disability. Though he recovers after years of treatment, he believes to live in a world twenty years ago. Some of his family members try to exploit this situation.

Aparanmaar Nagarathil

2001

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

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8.3

Aattakalasam is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Joy Thomas. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mohanlal, Lakshmi and Sukumari in lead roles. The film had musical score by Raveendran.

Aattakalasham

1983

Oru Nokku Kanan poster
7.0

Maya, a labor officer, goes to a factory as part of her work. There she finds that the owner is her previous lover who had ditched her.

Oru Nokku Kanan

1985

Man of the Match poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Man of the Match

1996

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

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NR

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Pidikittapulli

1986

Love Story poster
8.0

Love Story is a love story following the rich boy meets the poor girl formula

Love Story

1986

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8.0

Ambily gets pregnant from movie director Raghunath, who drives her out claiming that she was an enchantress. Ambili gives birth to a son and when he grows up she takes him to Raghunath.

Sandyakkenthinu Sindhooram

1984

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7.0

To take revenge against Indira, a college lecturer, few of her students decide to play a prank. Her life takes a turn when the students disturb her married life with Nandagopal.

Kusruthikaatu

1995

Akkacheyude Kunjuvava poster
NR

Akkacheyude Kunjuvava is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sajan. The film stars Shobhana, Jose Prakash, Ratheesh and V. D. Rajappan in lead roles. The film had musical score by Johnson.

Akkacheyude Kunjuvava

1985

Brahmachari poster
7.0

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Brahmachari

1972

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8.0

Nagarvadhu movie is about the story of Sukanya (Vani Viswanath) who is born in a pious Brahmin household as the eldest of three daughters, is a medical student. She is to marry her lover and neighbour Sethu Raman. But when Sethu Raman is hit and killed by a jeep and when Sukanya is abducted and later arrested on charges of prostitution, things take a totally new turn for her.Sukanya is married off to Sreeharshan.

Nagaravadhu

2001

Panchavadi Palam poster
8.5

A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge.

Panchavadi Palam

1984