Nedumudi Venu
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1948-05-22
Deathday 2021-10-11 (73 years old)
Place of Birth Alleppey, Travancore
Also Known As Kesavan Venu Gopal, നെടുമുടി വേണു, நெடுமுடி வேணு
Nedumudi Venu
Biography
Kesavan Venu Gopal, known popularly by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor, writer and director. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema. Venu was born as Venugopal to P. K. Kesavan Nair-a school master- and P. Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi, Alappuzha as the youngest of their five children. He has four elder brothers. He had his primary education from N S S Higher Secondary School, Nedumudi, and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School,Champakulam. He was involved in art and music since his academic period. After graduating from Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, he worked as a journalist in Kalakaumudi and as a teacher in a tutorial institute. Venu was living in Thiruvananthapuram when he made friends with the likes of Aravindan, Padmarajan, and Bharath Gopi. This ultimately paved way for his film career. He is a talented Mridangam player. Venu started his career in theater and went on to act in films. He was a member of Kavalam Narayana Panicker's dramas. He debuted in the film Thambu (1978) by director G. Aravindan. His acting skills were showcased in the Bharathan film Aaravam. Padmarajan's Oridathoru Phayalwan and Kallan Pavithran set a milestone for him. It marked his start in karanavar (head of the family) roles, which included most of his memorable performances. Venu also wrote scripts for movies. He wrote the stories for the films Kattathe Kilikkoodu, Theertham, Sruthi, Ambada Njane, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha, Savidham, and Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu. He also tried his hand in direction with Pooram. He has also acted in a few Tamil films with director Shankar, such as Kamal Hasan's Indian and Vikram's Anniyan. Venu has also acted in some television serials. He acted in NFDC film Parinamam (The Change), directed by P. Venu that won the best screenplay award at the Ashdod International Film Festival held in Israel. He won the Best Actor award for his role in Saira at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival which concluded in September 2007; Saira was the only film from India to be included in the festival. The committee mentioned that he acted compellingly and convincingly in his portrayal of a man caught between secularism and fundamentalism.
Known For
Actor
as Balan Mashu
as Krishnaswamy
as Krishnasamy
as Madhavan Mash
as Retd. Colonel Nair
as Mohan
as Iravippilla
as Sreedharan Master
as Samoothiri
as Vasudevan
as Principal
as Kaali’s father
as Madhavan Nair
as Vembu Iyer
as Avhuthan's Father
as Adv. Santhosh Narayan
as Vasudeva Kaimal
as Selvan Moopan
as Basheer
as George Paul
as Krishnan Nair
as Scobo Jhons
as Himself
as Ramavikraman Namboodiri
as Appooppan
as Justice Krishnamoorthy
as Pappu Pilla
as Rajaram
as Pillai
as Kunjappan
as Chief Editor
as CKAK Menon
as Shivathanu
as Vasu Kuttan
as Narayanan
as Kunjammadu Sahib
as Valliyottu Thirumeni
as Kashi
as Work Shop Master
as Bahadur
as Father Dixon
as Damodharji
as Nobilettan
as Rama Moorthy
as Ramakrishnan
as Kuriachen
as Gamer
as Thiruvithamkodu Thirumanassu
as Gopalettan
as Radha's Grand father
as Father John
as Thomas
as Onachan
as Manikunju
as Jabbar
as Subramaniam
as Philipose
as K.P./ Advocate Immanuel / Kurian Paulose / Kumara Panickker
as Gowdar
as Panchayat president
as Purushothaman
as Rajagopalan Thampy
as Govindankutty Maashu
as Old Man
as Kunjoonju
as Thankachan, Antony's father
as Sankaran Potti
as Dr. E.K.Sudharshan
as Madhava Menon
as Murugan
as Doctor
as Govindan Master
as Head master
as V. G. Sadasivan
as Vasudevan Kartha
as Denver Aashan
as Kunnel Pappan
as Annadurai
as Shekaran IAS
as Kumaran
as Havildar Vasudevan
as Dr. Korah
as Madhavan Nair
as Father Dominic
as Kaarackal Easwaran Namboodiri
as Padmanabhan Embranthiri
as Palazhi Sivasankarappilla
as Moopan
as Iyer
as Kichan's father
as Freddy Uncle
as Driver Nair
as Sadanadan Pillai
as Chief Minister of Kerala
as Andrews Perreira
as Vichu's Grandfather
as Panikker
as K.R.Sathyanathan
as Lebba Sahib
as Maathu
as Mr. Nair
as Madhavan Nair
as "Society" Gopalan
as John Matthew
as C.P. Vasudevan
as Sreedharan Nair
as Teacher
as Meppattor Vishnu Narayanan Nampoothiri
as Kaliyarmadom Kunjambu Nair
as Chief Minister Janardhanan Kurup
as Krishnan Nair
as Unni's Father
as Parthasarathy Iyengar
as Rama Varma Thampuran
as Ustad Ali
as Ravunni Nair
as Raghavan Mash
as Aalakkal Govindanashan
as Retd D.I.G (Uncle Tom)
as Dr. Sunny Joseph
as Kuriakose
as Venu Menon
as Balachandran's Father
as Child Psychologist
as Padmanabhan Master
as Sekharan Thampi
as Krishnan Unni
as Viswanathan
as Mathew Varghese
as Jailer
as Swaminathan
as Menon
as Father Palaykkal
as Prasad's father
as Krishnankutty Menon
as Manikutty's Father
as Kochantony
as Swaminathan
as Blind 'Thampuran'
as Fernandez
as Jeevan Masai
as Principal
as Baaghavatar
as Madhavan Nair
as Sankunni Nair
as Aravindan
as Aasan
as Meenakshi's father
as Vasukutty
as Delhi Pappachan
as Head of Swapna Bhoomi
as The Headmaster
as Dr. Subhash
as Thampuran
as Karunakara Menon
as Sultan
as Vellayudhachan
as Raman Nair
as Teacher
as Balagopalan
as Udhaya Varma
as M. K. S. Warrier
as Appu
as Dhanapalan
as Nair
as Menon
as Krishnasamy
as Sreekandan Nair
as M. K. Nair
as Dominic Fernandes
as Periya Shasthri
as Nambiar
as Ranganna
as Adv. Bharathan
as Ravunni Master
as Chathukutti Bhagavathar
as Aashaan
as Fr. Thayyil
as Ummini
as Panikker
as Sreekrishnan Thampuran
as Warrier
as Thampy
as Kunjikannan Nair
as Balan Poduval
as Fr.Vattappara
as Chekkodu Swamy
as Hassan Bhai
as Appu master
as Kabooliwala
as Kesavankutty
as Chathukutti
as Ananthan Mashu
as Fr. Puthenthara
as Moosa Settu
as Manisankar Iyer
as Madhavan
as Father Dominic
as Secretary of Kerala Kala Mandiram Institute
as Ambotty
as Haridas' father
as Kuttiraman
as Raghavan
as Balan Nambyar
as Kumaran
as Thambi
as Venkita Ramayyar
as Rama Warrier
as Jameskutty Chacko
as Fr. Felix
as Krishnanunni
as Ramanathan
as 'Romance' Kumaran
as Rajappan
as Unni Thampuran
as Madhavan Ezhuthachan
as Father Felix
as Godman
as Madhavan
as Chandikunju
as Aditya Varma
as Maharaja Udayavarma
as Valiya Thampuran
as Sivadasa Menon
as Unnikannan Nair
as Scariah
as Prabhakaran Thampi
as Dr Kuriakose
as Doctor
as Kurian Fernandez
as Devan Nair
as Hameed
as Chellappan
as Viswanathan
as Shekharan
as Kaimal
as Grandfather
as Minister
as Rajaguru
as Tourist Guide
as Nicholas
as Himself
as Kumaren Nair
as Ramettan
as Achuthankutty Nair
as Naradhan
as Lecturer
as Overseer Sundaresan
as Aasan
as Professor Varma
as Ravunni Nair
as Sivaramakrishnan Nair
as Venu
as Sasidharan
as Usha's Father
as Dr. Unni Krishnan
as SI Kochappu
as Dr. K. K. Menon
as Shekharan
as Chirukandan's Father
as Dasan
as Gopi
as Tharavadu Karanavar
as Kumaran Nair / Radhakrishnan (dual role)
as Appu Nair
as Kunjan Nair
as Keerikkad Chellappan Nair
as Priest
as Charlie
as Ramdas
as Sakhavu
as Andrews
as Sree Thankappan Nair
as Unnikrishnan
as Kuttan Pillai
as Himself
as Sivaraman
as Lathika's Uncle
as Johnie
as The Priest
as Johnny
as Shikhandi Pillai
as Invisible Kuttichatan (voice)
as Vakkachan
as Appunni
as Ravunni Menon
as Aravindan
as Potty
as Major Nair
as Govindankutty
as Venu
as Venu
as Nedumudi Venu
as Paul Raj
as Krishnanunni
as Raghavan
as Vasu Kumar
as Dr. George
as Antony
as Vijayan
as Achuthanunni
as Ravi
as Unni
as Charlie
as Narayana Iyer
as Vasu
as Balu
as Mohan
as Sreeni
as Devan
as Damu
as Dasan
as Balagopalan
as Unni
as Ravi
as Xavier
as Kosara Bhairavan
as Paramu
as Pavithran
as Ramankutty
as Seythalavi
as Father
as Chellappanasar
as Maruthu
Writer
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Story
as Writer
as Writer
as Story
as Story
Director
as Director