Madhu

Acting

Madhu

Born 1933-09-23 · Gowrishapattom, Trivandrum, Travancore

Madhavan Nair commonly known by his stage name Madhu, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Madhu was a prominent lead actor during the 1960s and 1970s. He has also directed and produced films, and at one time owned the production company Uma Film Studio. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013 for his contributions towards the arts. He is the inaugural winner of Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam and has received three more Filmfare awards and is also the recipient of five Kerala State Film Awards.

Acting credits

Yaadhavam poster
8.0

Anjana, a journalist from Mumbai, arrives at Kozhikode in hopes of reuniting with her biological father who is also a minister. However, she soon finds herself in the middle of a darker conspiracy.

Yaadhavam

1993

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

Kurishuyudham poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kurishuyudham

1984

Lucky Jokers poster
3.0

An ancient treasure goes missing from a palace, causing the Prince to go on an adventurous hunt. The famous Vishnu Puram Palace is home to an ancient treasure, full of diamonds. While the royalty prides itself on it, the treasure attracts the attention of a lot of people. One day, the treasure is reported to be lost and the prince sets out to find it.

Lucky Jokers

2011

Bheekara Nimishangal poster
7.0

Bheekara Nimishangal is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by P Arunachalam. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Sheela and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Baburaj

Bheekara Nimishangal

1970

Thaskara Veeran poster
3.9

After witnessing the murder of his father by Eappachan, Kochu flees his village to escape him. Years later, Kochu, now a don, returns to the village to avenge his father.

Thaskara Veeran

2005

Valappottukal poster
NR

Valappottukal is a Malayalam drama written and directed by MadhuThathampally, in his debut venture. The movie stars Madhu, Sudheer Karamana and Boban Alummoodan in lead roles.

Valappottukal

2017

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7.0

An over-qualified Archana decides to become a village school teacher while escaping her past. After meeting Sukumaran she decides to marry him but faces certain issues after marriage.

Archana Teacher

1981

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

Bhargavi Nilayam poster
8.7

A novelist comes to haunted house and starts writing story on the ghost named Bhargavi. The novelist understands the cruel death of Bhargavi and her lover.

Bhargavi Nilayam

1964

Dharma Durai poster
7.3

Dharmadurai, a simple villager, helps his brothers financially against his father's wishes. He goes to jail when one of them kills a man, unaware that his brothers are nothing short of evil.

Dharma Durai

1991

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

Vedham poster
2.0

A young college student reluctantly goes on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala on the insistence of his parents.

Vedham

2017

No artwork available
8.0

Two friends, Vijaya (Sharada) and Vatsala (Sheela), who part ways when Vatsala’s father, a lawyer, causes Vijaya’s father, a businessman, to lose a case which leads to the man’s death.

Thulabharam

1968

Witness poster
6.0

Two friends, Balagopalan (Jayaram) and Jayakumar (Jagathy Sreekumar), own a call service called "We Help" to help people with the assistance of lawyer Madhavan Thampi (Madhu). Balu gets a call from Indu R. Nair, who is the daughter of a businessman. Later, Indu asks Balagoapan to be her bodyguard. But when Jayakumar and Balagopalan visit her home, they discover that Indu has been murdered. Officer Thomas Mathew takes charge of the case. Madhavan tries to find her killer to save Balagopalan and Jayakumar, before it is too late.

Witness

1988

Madhavikutty poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Madhavikutty

1973

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Arabikkadal

1983

Vilakku Vangiya Veena poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vilakku Vangiya Veena

1971

No artwork available
6.2

Swami Amoorthananda is involved in narcotics and is responsible for the death of few innocent people. The CBI hires police officer Madhavan to investigate the cases against Amoorthananda.

Ekalavyan

1993

No artwork available
NR

Viswanathan, a thug, is hated by all his villagers due to his arrogant nature. However, he realises his mistakes and tries to start a new life after he suffers due to an accident.

Oozham

1988

News poster
7.0

After getting turned down to become a police inspector, Rishi Menon starts his own detective agency. He is handed an assignment to investigate the murder of a woman and the disappearance of a college student.

News

1989

No artwork available
10.0

Aaghosham is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film directed by T. S. Saji and starring Madhu and Manoj K. Jayan in the lead roles.

Aaghosham

1998

Ezhupunna Tharakan poster
5.8

Ezhupunna Tharakan is a 1999 Malayalam movie directed by P. G. Viswambharan. The movie features Mammootty and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles.

Ezhupunna Tharakan

1999

This Way, Students poster
9.0

Vidhyarthikale Ithile Ithile is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by John Abraham and produced by Minnal. The film stars Madhu, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Paul Vengola in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.

This Way, Students

1972

Behind the camera