Nedumudi Venu
Age: 75 | From: Alleppey, Travancore
Person Details
Birthday: 1948-05-22 08:21:13
Aliases: Kesavan Venu Gopal , നെടുമുടി വേണു
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Alleppey, Travancore
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 238
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
Kesavan Venu Gopal, known popularly by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, is an Indian actor writer and director.He is 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.
Most Famous Work
Navarasa
(2021) Principal
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
(2021) Samoothiri
Manichitrathazhu
(1993) Thampy
Anniyan
(2005) Parthasarathy Iyengar
Azhiyatha Bandhangal
(1985) Unnikrishnan
Memories
(2013) Father John
Spadikam
(1995) Ravunni Master
Bheeshma Parvam
(2022) IravippillaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | N/A | |
| Retd. Colonel Nair | ||
| Mohan | ||
| Iravippilla | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sreedharan Master | ||
| 2021 | Samoothiri | |
| Principal | ||
| Vasudevan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2019 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kaali’s father | ||
| Madhavan Nair | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vembu Iyer | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2018 | Avhuthan's Father | |
| N/A | ||
| Adv. Santhosh Narayan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vasudeva Kaimal | ||
| Selvan Moopan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Basheer | ||
| God | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2017 | George Paul | |
| N/A | ||
| Krishnan Nair | ||
| Himself | ||
| Scobo Jhons | ||
| 2016 | N/A | |
| Ramavikraman Namboodiri | ||
| Appooppan | ||
| Justice Krishnamoorthy | ||
| Pappu Pilla | ||
| Rajaram | ||
| Pillai | ||
| 2015 | Kunjappan | |
| Chief Editor | ||
| CKAK Menon | ||
| Shivathanu | ||
| Vasu Kuttan | ||
| Narayanan | ||
| Kunjammadu Sahib | ||
| Valliyottu Thirumeni | ||
| 2014 | Work Shop Master | |
| Kashi | ||
| Bahadur | ||
| N/A | ||
| Father Dixon | ||
| Nobilettan | ||
| Damodharji | ||
| Rama Moorthy | ||
| Ramakrishnan | ||
| Kuriachen | ||
| N/A | ||
| Gamer | ||
| 2013 | Thiruvithamkodu Thirumanassu | |
| Radha's Grand father | ||
| Gopalettan | ||
| Father John | ||
| Thomas | ||
| N/A | ||
| Onachan | ||
| Jabbar | ||
| Manikunju | ||
| Subramaniam | ||
| Philipose | ||
| 2012 | K.P./ Advocate Immanuel / Kurian Paulose / Kumara Panickker | |
| Gowdar | ||
| Panchayat president | ||
| Rajagopalan Thampy | ||
| Purushothaman | ||
| Govindankutty Maashu | ||
| Old Man | ||
| N/A | ||
| Thankachan, Antony's father | ||
| Kunjoonju | ||
| Sankaran Potti | ||
| Dr. E.K.Sudharshan | ||
| Madhava Menon | ||
| Murugan | ||
| 2011 | Thoma | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Doctor | ||
| Govindan Master | ||
| Head master | ||
| N/A | ||
| V. G. Sadasivan | ||
| Vasudevan Kartha | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2010 | Denver Aashan | |
| N/A | ||
| Kunnel Pappan | ||
| Annadurai | ||
| Shekaran IAS | ||
| Kumaran | ||
| Havildar Vasudevan | ||
| Dr. Korah | ||
| Madhavan Nair | ||
| Father Dominic | ||
| Kaarackal Easwaran Namboodiri | ||
| 2009 | Padmanabhan Embranthiri | |
| Palazhi Sivasankarappilla | ||
| Moopan | ||
| Iyer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kichan's father | ||
| Freddy Uncle | ||
| Driver Nair | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sadanadan Pillai | ||
| Chief Minister of Kerala | ||
| Andrews Perreira | ||
| 2008 | Vichu's Grandfather | |
| N/A | ||
| Panikker | ||
| K.R.Sathyanathan | ||
| Lebba Sahib | ||
| N/A | ||
| Maathu | ||
| 2007 | N/A | |
| Mr. Nair | ||
| Madhavan Nair | ||
| N/A | ||
| "Society" Gopalan | ||
| N/A | ||
| John Matthew | ||
| C.P. Vasudevan | ||
| Sreedharan Nair | ||
| 2006 | Teacher | |
| Meppattor Vishnu Narayanan Nampoothiri | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kaliyarmadom Kunjambu Nair | ||
| Chief Minister Janardhanan Kurup | ||
| 2005 | Krishnan Nair | |
| N/A | ||
| Unni's Father | ||
| N/A | ||
| Parthasarathy Iyengar | ||
| Rama Varma Thampuran | ||
| Ustad Ali | ||
| 2004 | Ravunni Nair | |
| Raghavan Mash | ||
| Aalakkal Govindanashan | ||
| Retd D.I.G (Uncle Tom) | ||
| Dr. Sunny Joseph | ||
| 2003 | Kuriakose | |
| Venu Menon | ||
| Balachandran's Father | ||
| Child Psychologist | ||
| Padmanabhan Master | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sekharan Thampi | ||
| Krishnan Unni | ||
| 2002 | Viswanathan | |
| Mathew Varghese | ||
| Jailer | ||
| Swaminathan | ||
| Menon | ||
| N/A | ||
| Father Palaykkal | ||
| Prasad's father | ||
| 2001 | Manikutty's Father | |
| Krishnankutty Menon | ||
| Kochantony | ||
| N/A | ||
| Swaminathan | ||
| Blind 'Thampuran' | ||
| Fernandez | ||
| Jeevan Masai | ||
| 2000 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Principal | ||
| Baaghavatar | ||
| 1999 | Madhavan Nair | |
| Sankunni Nair | ||
| N/A | ||
| Aravindan | ||
| Aasan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Meenakshi's father | ||
| Vasukutty | ||
| Delhi Pappachan | ||
| 1998 | Head of Swapna Bhoomi | |
| The Headmaster | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Subhash | ||
| Karunakara Menon | ||
| N/A | ||
| Thampuran | ||
| Sultan | ||
| Vellayudhachan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1997 | Raman Nair | |
| Teacher | ||
| Balagopalan | ||
| Chandra's father | ||
| N/A | ||
| M. K. S. Warrier | ||
| Appu | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dhanapalan | ||
| Nair | ||
| Menon | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| Krishnasamy | ||
| N/A | ||
| M. K. Nair | ||
| Sreekandan Nair | ||
| 1995 | Dominic Fernandes | |
| Periya Shasthri | ||
| Nambiar | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ranganna | ||
| Adv. Bharathan | ||
| Ravunni Master | ||
| Chathukutti Bhagavathar | ||
| Aashaan | ||
| Fr. Thayyil | ||
| 1994 | Ummini | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Panikker | ||
| Sreekrishnan Thampuran | ||
| Warrier | ||
| 1993 | Thampy | |
| Kunjikannan Nair | ||
| Balan Poduval | ||
| N/A | ||
| Fr.Vattappara | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hassan Bhai | ||
| Chekkodu Swamy | ||
| N/A | ||
| Appu master | ||
| Kabooliwala | ||
| Kesavankutty | ||
| Chathukutti | ||
| Ananthan Mashu | ||
| Fr. Puthenthara | ||
| 1992 | Moosa Settu | |
| Manisankar Iyer | ||
| Madhavan | ||
| Father Dominic | ||
| N/A | ||
| Secretary of Kerala Kala Mandiram Institute | ||
| Ambotty | ||
| Haridas' father | ||
| Balan Nambyar | ||
| Raghavan | ||
| Kuttiraman | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1991 | Kumaran | |
| Thambi | ||
| Venkita Ramayyar | ||
| Rama Warrier | ||
| Jameskutty Chacko | ||
| Fr. Felix | ||
| N/A | ||
| Krishnanunni | ||
| Ramanathan | ||
| 'Romance' Kumaran | ||
| Rajappan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Unni Thampuran | ||
| 1990 | Madhavan Ezhuthachan | |
| Father Felix | ||
| Godman | ||
| Madhavan | ||
| Chandikunju | ||
| Aditya Varma | ||
| Maharaja Udayavarma | ||
| Valiya Thampuran | ||
| Unnikannan Nair | ||
| Sivadasa Menon | ||
| 1989 | N/A | |
| Scariah | ||
| Prabhakaran Thampi | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr Kuriakose | ||
| Doctor | ||
| Devan Nair | ||
| Hameed | ||
| Chellappan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kurian Fernandez | ||
| 1988 | Shekharan | |
| Kaimal | ||
| Grandfather | ||
| Minister | ||
| Rajaguru | ||
| Tourist Guide | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nicholas | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kumaren Nair | ||
| Ramettan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1987 | Achuthankutty Nair | |
| N/A | ||
| Lecturer | ||
| Overseer Sundaresan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Aasan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Professor Varma | ||
| Ravunni Nair | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sivaramakrishnan Nair | ||
| 1986 | Venu | |
| N/A | ||
| Sasidharan | ||
| Usha's Father | ||
| Dr. Unni Krishnan | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. K. K. Menon | ||
| SI Kochappu | ||
| Shekharan | ||
| Chirukandan's Father | ||
| Dasan | ||
| Gopi | ||
| Tharavadu Karanavar | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kumaran Nair / Radhakrishnan (dual role) | ||
| Appu Nair | ||
| Kunjan Nair | ||
| Keerikkad Chellappan Nair | ||
| 1985 | Priest | |
| Charlie | ||
| Ramdas | ||
| Sakhavu | ||
| Andrews | ||
| Sree Thankappan Nair | ||
| N/A | ||
| Unnikrishnan | ||
| Kuttan Pillai | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sivaraman | ||
| 1984 | Lathika's Uncle | |
| Johnie | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Priest | ||
| Johnny | ||
| Shikhandi Pillai | ||
| Invisible Kuttichatan (voice) | ||
| Vakkachan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Appunni | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ravunni Menon | ||
| Potty | ||
| N/A | ||
| Aravindan | ||
| Major Nair | ||
| Govindankutty | ||
| Venu | ||
| Venu | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1983 | Nedumudi Venu | |
| Paul Raj | ||
| Krishnanunni | ||
| Raghavan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vasu Kumar | ||
| Dr. George | ||
| Antony | ||
| Vijayan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Achuthanunni | ||
| Ravi | ||
| Unni | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1982 | Charlie | |
| Narayana Iyer | ||
| Vasu | ||
| Balu | ||
| Mohan | ||
| Sreeni | ||
| N/A | ||
| Devan | ||
| Damu | ||
| Dasan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Balagopalan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Unni | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | Ravi | |
| Xavier | ||
| Kosara Bhairavan | ||
| Paramu | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pavithran | ||
| Ramankutty | ||
| 1980 | Seythalavi | |
| Father | ||
| 1979 | Chellappanasar | |
| 1978 | Maruthu | |
| N/A | ||
| Krishnasamy | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Screenplay | |
| 1999 | Writer | |
| 1993 | Writer | |
| Story | ||
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1986 | Story | |
| 1983 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |