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ప్రారంభం
1958 జూన్ 26న కేరళ ఆలప్పుజలో జన్మం. 1965 Malayalam 'ఒడెయిల్ నిన్ను' child actor నుండి. Adult lead 1986.
Career + politics
250+ films Malayalam + Tamil + Telugu. 'మణిచిత్రథాజు' (1993), 'కమీషనర్' (1994 — mass hit), 'భరత్ చంద్రన్ ఐపీఎస్' (2005), 'పప్పయన్' (2022). Padma Shri (1998) + National Film Award + multiple Kerala State Awards. 2024లో BJP MP Thrissur (Kerala's 1st BJP MP) → Union Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas.
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Origins
Born 26 June 1958 in Alappuzha, Kerala. Began as child actor with Malayalam's 'Odeyil Ninnu' (1965). Adult lead from 1986.
Career + politics
250+ films across Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. 'Manichithrathazhu' (1993), 'Commissioner' (1994, mass hit), 'Bharat Chandran IPS' (2005), 'Pappayan' (2022). Padma Shri (1998) + National Film Award + multiple Kerala State Awards. Won BJP MP Thrissur in 2024 (Kerala's first BJP MP) and became Union Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas.
