Kothuku Nanappan


Kothuku Nanappan was an Indian theater actor, mimicry artist and film actor in Malayalam movies during the 1980s and 1990s. His popular movies are Naadodikkaattu, Aanavaal Mothiram, Sarapanjaram, Paavam Poornima and Chenkol. His role as a supervisor role in the comedy film Nadodikattu is well noted for his performance.

Personal life

He was born to Saraswathy Antharjanam and G. Shankaran Namboothiri, of Muttathu Madom, Perunnai, Changanacherry, Travancore, on 12 March 1935. His official name was S. Narayanan Namboothiri. He had a diploma in Textile Technology from Govt. Polytechnic, Thiruvananthapuram. He worked as a Textile Investigator Textile Commissioner’s Office, Mumbai. Later he came back to Kerala to act in movies. He is married to Suseela Devi from Kizhakkedathu House, Varanad, Cherthala in 1962. The couple had two sons. He died on 26 December 1994.

Partial filmography