Babu Namboothiri

Babu Namboothiri (born 12 August 1947) is a retired Chemistry Professor and Head Of Department of Deva Mata College Kuravilangad and an Indian film and TV actor who has starred in more than 100 Malayalam films and various serials. He is famous for his villain and character roles, best known for his portrayal Thangal, in Thoovanathumbikal, as the primary antagonist, Ajith, in Nirakkoottu (1985), the devious advocate in Jagratha, among many others, and in Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum as Madhava Menon, an evil businessman and drug-dealer.

Background Babu Namboothiri was the eldest among the ten children of Neelakandan Namboothiri and Saraswathi Antharjanam at Mannakkanad, near Kuravilangad, Kottayam. He belongs to Padinjare Mana in Mannakkanad. He performs rituals at Chirayil Ganapathi Temple and has 7 brothers and 2 sisters. He graduated from Sree Sankara College and pursued Masters in Science from SRM College Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. His debut movie was Yaagam in 1982. He is a retired Chemistry Professor of Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad. He is married to Kumari Antharjanam and has three daughters.

Filmography 1980s Year Title Role Notes 1982 Yagam Gaanam 1983 Ashtapadi Oomana Thinkal Veena Poovu 1984 Guruvayoor Maahathmyam 1985 Nirakkoottu Ajith Samantharam Jose 1986 Adiverukal Josephkutty Nyayavidhi Maharshi Mathews 1987 Swathi Thirunal Diwanji Subbaravu Theertham Surendran Chanthayil Choodi Vilkkunna Pennu Thoovanathumbikal Thangal Jaalakam Gopinathan Ezhuthapurangal Binoy Chandy Amrutham Gamaya Ilethu Thaniyavarthanam Sreedharan 1988 Puravrutham Masur Kanakambarangal Thirumeni Moonnam Mura Mohan Dhinarathrangal Thomachan Mukthi Pillai 1989 Naduvazhikal Abraham Varkey Adikkurippu Public Prosecutor Jagratha Adv. Janardanan Nair

1990s Year Title Role Notes 1990 Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum Madhava Menon Vembanad Vachanam Varthamana Kalam Shekhara Pillai Mathilukal Political Prisoner Kuttettan Vishnu's friend Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu Justice T. Vasudev 1991 Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal Church Priest Georgootty C/O Georgootty Ouseppachan Dhanam Balan Arangu Narayanankutty Nair Perumthachan Kesavan Koodikazhcha Mathachan Aparaahnam School Principal 1992 Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon Utsavamelam Velichappadu Oottyppattanam Surya Nampoothiri Cheppadividya Geevarghese Achan Ayalathe Adheham David Gomez 1993 Kavadiyattam Raman Nair Customs Diary Padmanabha Iyer Ammayane Sathyam Parvathi's father Dhruvam Ponmani 1994 CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. Vasudevan Vidheyan Yusuf Picha 1995 Aadyathe Kanmani Raghavan Nair Sargavasantham 1996 Kathapurushan Veluchar 1997 Adivaram Janathipathyam Bhattathirippadu 1998 Pootthiruvaathira Raavil Elavamkodu Desam Raru Aasan The Truth Mahendran 1999 Stalin Sivadas Madhavan Nair Pathram Warrier

2000s Year Title Role Notes 2000 Snehadoothu Shayanam Dada Sahib Shekharan 2001 Ee Nadu Innale Vare Thrikkothu Vaidyar Praja Rama Varma Thirumalpadu / Ramettan / Ram Ram Ee Parakkum Thalika Krishna Pillai/Krishnettan 2002 Kanalkkireedam Neelakaasham Niraye Pakalppooram Valkannadi Kunjuraman Shivam Sarvodayam Kumar Kanmashi Paramu 2003 Swantham Maalavika 2004 Perumazhakkalam Mani Swamy 2005 Bus Conductor Mayookham Pauran Chacko 2006 Vadakkumnadhan Govinda Pisharadi Prajapathi Yes Your Honour 2007 Naalu Pennungal Aanandabhairavi Detective Prabhakaran Thampi Vinodayathra Ramanunni Nasrani Varghese 2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam Premila's father Bullet College Kumaran Kumaran's father Twenty:20 Justice Kaimal 2009 Swapnamaalika Kerala Cafe Segment: "Nostalgia" Evidam Swargamanu

2010s Year Title Role Notes 2010 Shikkar Fr. Paul Aagathan Dr. Unnithan Aathmakatha 2011 Nadakame Ulakam Socialist Kumaran Indian Rupee Maharaja Talkies Raghavan Nair Malayalanadu 2012 Thiruvambadi Thamban Achuvettan MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum Asainar Mash The Filmstaar Swamy 2013 Dolls Pisharadi Trivandrum Lodge Pimp Thangal Cameo Kutteem Kolum Kaimal Hotel California Koshi Kaliyachan Sringaravelan Ayyappanasaan 2014 Avatharam Sri Ramakrishna Moorthy RajadhiRaja Gangadhara Menon Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu Krishnan Vaidyer 2017 Sopanam Shankara Poduval Short film 2018 Premanjali 2019 Madhaveeyam

2020s Year Title Role Notes 2021 Taaya 2023 Ottamaram Ravi 2024 Mayamma Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam Thomas Pani Suresh's brother

Television