Padmanabhan Balachandran Nair (2 February 1952 – 5 April 2021) was an Indian writer, playwright, scenarist, director, and actor. He was known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema.
Career Balachandran is best known for the play Paavam Usman for which he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Professional Nataka Award in the year 1989."Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Drama)" (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 10 June 2013. He has scripted many films including Ulladakkam (1991), Pavithram (1994), Agnidevan (1995), Punaradhivasam (2000), and Kammatti Paadam (2016). His directorial debut is Ivan Megharoopan (2012). He has also acted in a few films, the most notable being Trivandrum Lodge (2012).
Personal life He was born to Padmanabha Pillai and Saraswati Bhai on 2 February 1952, in Sasthamkotta, Kerala. He was married to Sreelatha and the couple had two children, Sreekanth and Parvathy.
Death Balachandran died at the age of 69 on 5 April 2021 at his house in Vaikom. He had suffered from brain fever for a long time and was hospitalized many times, the last time being in July 2020. His body was cremated with full state honours.
Awards 1989: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama – Paavam Usman"Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 28 April 2014. 2008: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Drama
Filmography As actor Year Title Role 2023 Kolaambi Kamal Pasha2021 Minnal Murali Varghese Kurup Gopalakrishna Pillai One Attingal Madhusoodanan, MLA Opposition Operation Java Balachandran2020 Orange Marangalude Veedu Raju2019ThakkolPriestEdakkad Battalion 06Mohammed KuttyVarthakal IthuvareDivakaran NairKolaambiKamal PashaAthiranKeshava Kaimal2018EedaSriram BhattOru Kaatil Oru Paykappal2017Sakhavu NamboorichanVimaanamPriest Hadiyya Melle C/O Saira Banu Adv. PappanPuthan PanamAdv. M.K. PillaiSamarppanamBalachandran2016 Kismath Appu NairAll of Us Pa Va Father Micheal Kallayi (Kallayi Achan)Appuram Bengal Ippuram Thiruvithamkoor NambeeshanKammatti Paadam Krishnan's father Hello Namasthe Kuriachan AchayanMaanasaandarapetta Yezdi Chethanappi2015 Charlie Usman IkkaAcha Dhin Sir Life of Josutty Jessy's Father Thomachan32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam Doctor Noah2014Masala RepublicPattanam Balan (Balettan)Actually GopalakrishnanJohn Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu Paul ZachariaManglish Krishna Swami Angry Babies in Love Madhavan Law Point Charlie Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal Raviettan2013 Ginger Balakrishnan Kaanchi Narayanan Nair Silence Judge Nadan Vikraman Pilla Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Raphael Vadakkumthala Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty Kochunni Hotel California Sasi Pillai Thank You Balettan Immanuel Gopinathan Nair David & GoliathFather Gerald Ithu PathiramanalPriest Natholi Oru Cheriya MeenallaDronarAnnayum RasoolumRasheed2012 Poppins Gabriyel Methalakuzhi Trivandrum LodgeKorah2011 BeautifulAdvocate 2009 Neelathamara Balan2006 Mahasamudram Marakkar 2003 Ivar Minnal Thankan 2002 Shesham Shivam Padmanabhan Malayali Mamanu VanakkamEaswaran Pillai2001Vakkalathu Narayanankutty Jayaram's father 2000Punaradhivasam Manoj K Jayan's father 1999 Jalamarmaram 1995Agnidevan Edakka 1991Aparahnam 1982 GandhiMuslim in the crowd
As director YearTitle2012 Ivan Megharoopan
As script writer YearTitle Director2019 Edakkad Battalion 06 Swapnesh K. Nair2016 Kammatipaadam Rajeev Ravi2012 Ivan Megharoopan Himself 2005 Police V.K. Prakash2000 Punaradhivasam1997 Manasam C.S. Sudheesh1995 Thacholi Varghese Chekavar T. K. Rajeev Kumar Agnidevan Venu Nagavalli1994 Pavithram T. K. Rajeev Kumar1991 Ulladakkam Kamal Uncle Bun Bhadran Aparahanam MP Sukumaran Nair
References
External links
P Balachandran at MSI