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Poojappura Ravi
Indian actor (1936–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raveendran Nair (28 October 1936 – 18 June 2023), known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi, was an Indian actor who primarily performed comedy roles in Malayalam films.[1][failed verification]
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Career
Poojappura Ravi was a stage actor and was a part of the drama institution Kalanilayam Drama Vision. He had appeared in Malayalam films starting in the mid-1970s, as well as in many black and white movies produced in Kerala. Ravi was a flexible character actor.[citation needed] and appeared in over 600 films.[citation needed] In the 1990s, he appeared in television serials.[citation needed]
Personal life and death
Ravi was born to Madhavan Pillai and Bhavaniyamma, as the eldest of four children, at Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. He attended Chinnamma Memorial Girls High School and Thirumala Higher Secondary School. He was married to Thankamma, and had a daughter, Lakshmi, and a son, Hari Kumar. Ravi died at his daughter's residence in Marayur, Idukki on 18 June 2023, at the age of 86.[2]
Awards
- Ragamalika – JAYAN Award 2012[citation needed][3]
Filmography
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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Television
- Mandrake (Asianet)
- Kadamattathu Kathanar (Asianet)
- Dream city (Surya TV)
- Kadamattathachan (Surya TV)
- Bhaamini Tholkarila (Asianet)
- Swami Ayyappan (TV series) (Asianet)
- Mahathma Gandhi Colony (Surya TV)
- Melappadam (Doordarshan)
- Aluvayum Mathikariyum (Asianet Plus)
- Kittunni Ammavan Vannu (Doordarshan 1993)
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