Fondly known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu,he started his career in theatre and went on to act in films besides making his presence felt as a director and screen writer as well. He appeared in more than 500 films Malayalam primarily and won two National Awards and over a half a dozen Kerala film awards .
Born in Nedumudi, Alappuzha, he worked as a journalist for sometime , after his graduation. He made his debut in the film industry as a actor in 1978 in the film “Thampu “. Besides Malayalam movies,his Tamil movie ‘Indian’ with Kamal Hassan and Vikram’s “ Anniyan” earned him laurels in Kollywood as well.
He breathed his last on 11th of October 2021 due to post Covid 19 complications, he was 73.
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