Mani's notable movies in 2003 include Vellithira, Balettan, Pattalam and War and Love. After the comedy movies Kuberan and Bamboo Boys, both of them released in 2002, Mani almost shifted his complete focus on doing character and villain roles. He was also noted for his performance in the character role in Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam. The revenge drama had Mani in the role of Appunni, a blacksmith with the history of mental illness. Mani was praised for his performance in Valkannadi (2002). Mani returned to his unique comical role with the Jayaram starrer One man show. His performance as a poor eccentric person called Kuttan in Karumadikuttan received high appreciation. The Guard is unique film as it has only Mani as a star cast in it.
KALABHAVAN MANI FUNERAL MOVIE
However his performance as villain was first noted in the movie Rakshasa Rajavu (2001), where he played the role of a crooked corrupt politician called Gunasekharan. In Vakkalathu Narayanankutty (2001), he played the villain role. These awards helped Mani to do the character roles and villain roles in several movies while also doing comedy roles in numerous films. He did the role of a blind singer in it which earned him the Special Jury Award at both National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards. After portraying several comic characters, his true potential to do the character roles was revealed in the film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. Mani's comic role as Monayi in the 1998 movie Summer in Bethlahem was appreciated among the audience. He did some notable roles in movies such as Dilliwala Rajakumaran, Manthra Mothiram, Gajaraja Manthram, Katha Nayagan, Mayaponman and Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam. After this, he acted in several movies in the comedy roles. He got his first major breakthrough with the Lohithadas movie Sallapam (1996), which was a hit. He started his acting career in the Malayalam film Aksharam as an auto rickshaw driver. He started his career as a mimicry artist with the drama group Cochin Kalabhavan. Ramakrishnan acted in Bamboo Boys in a cameo role, starring alongside Cochin Haneefa, his brother, Harisree Ashokan and Salim Kumar.
KALABHAVAN MANI FUNERAL DRIVER
He was once an autorickshaw driver from Chalakudy. Mani married Nimmy on 22 September 1999 and has a daughter. He studied at GLPS East School Chalakudy till 4th grade and Government Boys School, Chalakudy till 10th grade. Ramakrishnan (dancer) and four sisters, Thankamani, Leela, Santha and Ammini Jr. He had an elder brother, Velayudan (deceased), younger brother, R. She also featured in Prithviraj's 2008 film Thalappavu and Kalabhavan Mani's 2006 movie Chacko Randaman, among others.Kalabhavan Mani was born as Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani in Kerala to Chenathunad Kunnisseri Veettil Raman and Ammini at Chalakudy, Thrissur District on New Year's Day in 1971. She co-starred Mohanlal, Kalabhavan Mani, Bhavana, Jagathy Sreekumar, Saikumar and Manikuttan in the 2007 film Chotta Mumbai. She co-starred with Rini Raj, Darshana Das, Premi Viswanath, Kishore Satya and Sreelatha Namboothiri among others in Karuthamuthu. Saranya Sasi, who hails from a small town named Pazhayangadi in Kannur district, had featured in several Malayalam television shows like Karuthamuthu and Harichandanam. Her co-stars, friends and well-wishers had raised funds for her surgeries and treatment back then, reports PTI. As per PTI, Saranya Sasi was diagnosed with a brain tumour several years ago and she had undergone surgical procedure several times as part of the treatment.ĭuring her treatment, Saranya Sasi faced a financial crisis and that's when she sought the help of her friends. According to several other reports, Saranya Sasi was taken to the hospital again recently after she was diagnosed with pneumonia and she died on Monday. She had recovered from the coronavirus but her health condition worsened again due to COVID-related complications, reports PTI. The actress was undergoing treatment for a brain tumour when she contracted COVID-19 in May this year. Malayalam actress Saranya Sasi, who worked predominantly in televisions shows, died at the age of 35 in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Monday, reports news agency PTI.