Sankaradi
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Sankaradi | |
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| Born | Chandrasekhara Menon 1924 |
| Died | October 9, 2001 |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Journalist, Actor |
| Years active | 1963-2001 |
| Spouse | Sharada |
| Parent(s) | Paravoor Memana Parameswara Pillai, Thoppil Parambil Janaki Amma[1] |
| Awards | Kerala State Film Awards 1970,1971 - Second Best Actor |
Chandrasekhara Menon, better known by his stage name Sankaradi (Template:Lang-ml; 1924–2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He was one of the first realistic actors in South Indian cinema.[2] He dominated the Malayalam film scene in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as comedian along with Adoor Bhasi and Bahadur. Later, he switched to character roles.
Early career
Sankaradi passed intermidiate from Maharajas College, Ernakulam. Before entering films, Sankaradi briefly dabbled in politics, journalism and theatre. He had earlier joined the Indian National Congress, but later became a cardholder of the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI). However, he returned his party card after the CPI split in 1964 and turned to theatre. Sankaradi joined the trade union movement at Baroda Railways while he was studying Marine engineering at Baroda. He abandoned his studies to pursue journalism in Mumbai.
Film career
A stint in theatre in the mid-1960s in Kerala prepared Sankaradi for his foray into films. Since his debut in Kunchacko's Kadalamma, he remained an integral part of Malayalam cinema till his death.
Sankaradi won the state's best character artiste award in 1969-71. He also holds the record for featuring in over 300 films with evergreen hero Prem Nazir.
Awards
- Second Best Actor - 1970 - Vazhvemayam, Ezhuthatha Kadha
- Second Best Actor - 1971 - Various Films
Personal life
Sankaradi remained bachelor for a long time till he married Sharada in the late 1980s; the couple had no children. He was known throughout his film career by his house name (Tharavadu) "Sankaradi".[3][4][5]
Selected filmography
References
- ^ http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=2&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=S
- ^ "മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യ റിയലിസ്റ്റിക് ആക്ടര്"
- ^ http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0710/27/1071027076_1.htm
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/09shank.htm
- ^ http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/sankaradi/filmography/16396
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