Mukesh Madhavan

Biography:

Mukesh Madhavan (born Mukesh Babu; 5 March 1957), better known by his stage name Mukesh, is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, and politician who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, but he has occasionally made appearances in Tamil-language movies. He has acted in more than 275 Malayalam films during the course of his four-decade career.

In the 1982 movie Balloon, he debuted on cinema as the main character. The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration went to his 1996 film Kaanaakkinaavu, which debuted at the IFFI. The Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value went to Kadha Parayumbol (2007), which he co-produced. The 2012 movie Thattathin Marayathu, which is regarded as one of the key works of the Malayalam New Wave, was also produced by him. He served as the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy’s chairman. Currently serving as the MLA for Kerala’s Kollam constituency is Mukesh.