Nedumudi Venu was an Indian film actor (Malayalam) born on May 22, 1948. His
actual name was Venu and it became Nedumudi Venu after he started his career
in the Malayalam film industry. Venu was born to P. K. Kesavan Pillai and P.
Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi, Alappuzha, as one of their five children. After
graduating from Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, he worked as a journalist
in Kalakaumudi and as a teacher in a tutorial institute. He was involved in arts and
music since his academic period . Nedumudi Venu has died at the age of
73,Venu was a renowned actor in the South Indian film industry, particularly
in Malayalam film industry . He was a three-time National Award winner, and
was known for his roles in “His Highness Abdullah” and “Margam,” among
others.
.Mr. Nedumudi Venu made his debut in the 1978 Malayalam film “Thampu”
(“The Circus Tent”) and won his first Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actor
for his role in the 1981 film “Vida Parayum Munpe.”
Leading figures from the South Indian film industry paid tribute on social
media, with actor Prithviraj Sukumaran writing on Twitter that Venu’s “body
of work and your expertise over the craft will forever be research material for
generations to come.”
Venu continued to act until shortly before his death, and was seen in the films
“Yuvam” and “Aanum Pennum” earlier this year.
Venu wrote scripts for movies as well. He wrote the stories for films like Kattathe
Kilikkoodu, Theertham, Sruthi, Ambada Njane, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha,
Savidham, and Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu. He also directed a movie named
Pooram. He has also acted in a few Tamil films such as Kamal Haasan’s Indian and
Vikram’s Anniyan. Venu has also acted in some television serials.
He won the Best Actor award for his role in ‘Saira’ at the Zimbabwe International
Film Festival in September 2007. Saira was the only film from India to be included
in the festival.
