Mahesh

Mahesh is an Indian actor in Malayalam films and television serials. He started his movie career as a hero and later shifted his focus to negative roles and then supporting roles in Television series.

Career He started his career as an assistant director for the director J. Sasikumar in the early 1980s. Then he worked as an associate director for 16 Malayalam movies with different leading directors. Later he turned to the acting career. He first acted in the movie Mudra, directed by Sibi Malayil in 1989 at the age of 23. He went on to act in classic movies like Mrugaya, Sadayam Vyooham, etc. He took a break in the late 1999s and went to United States and settled there. He made a comeback in 2006 and directed a Malayalam movie in 2008; Calendar, with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Zarina Wahab and Navya Nair in the lead. He did story, screenplay and dialogue for the Malayalam movie Ashwaroodan. Currently he is active in direction for Malayalam films.

Personal life He was born to P. K. Padmanabhan Nair and Padmakumari in Tanzania, though he originally hails from Thiruvananthapuram. His father was working for the British government in Tanganyika, then he moved back to India in the early 1970s. They settled down in Alappuzha near to Udaya Studio, which attracted him to the film industry. He had his primary education from St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Pulinkunnoo and graduation in Bcom from S.D.(Sanatana Dharma College), Alappuzha. His father died when he was eleven years old.

He is married to Hema. They have two daughters, Malavika and Meghna. He currently resides at Tripunithura. His elder daughter Malavika married Ajay Nair, a senior sub-editor for Sky news, in September 2021. They are settled in UK.

Filmography

As an actor

Malayalam Year Title Role Notes 1989 Mrugaya Thomaskutty Mudra Babu News Roy Jacob Shilpi 1990 Purappadu Commander Vyooham Kishore Marupuram Binoy's friend Ponnaranjaanam Vinod Vembanaad 1991 Arangu Vineeth Menon Parallel College Ashok Cheppukilukkana Changathi Kuttapathram Mahesh 1992 Priyapetta Kukku Sadayam Vijayan Chevaliyar Michael Soorya Chakram Neelakkurukkan Kaazhchaykkappuram Kakkatholaayiram Kasarkode Khaderbai Jayan 1993 Uppukandam Brothers Ettuveettil Sunil Padhavi Aacharyan Jeevan Kumar City Police Jayan 1994 Kambolam Ponthan Mada Rameshan Sudhinam School Manager Simhavaalan Menon Arun Nambiar Dollar Sukham Sukhakaram Njaan Kodeeshwaran Vijayan Mimics Action 500 Rajan Thampan 1995 Special Squad Martin Kidilol Kidilam Thirumanassu Minnaminuginum Minnukettu Tom & Jerry Ramanan 1996 Man of the Match Mimics Super 1000 Sulthan Hyderali KL-7-95- Eranakulam North 1997 Kalyana Unnikal Krishnanunni Moonukodiyum Munnurupavanum Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum Irattakuttikalude Achan Oral Mathram Hameed 1998 Achamakuttiyude Achayan Gloria Fernandes From U.S.A. 1999 Auto Brothers 2001 Soothradharan 2006 Chakkara Muthu Ravi 2008 Malabar Wedding Best Friends Twenty:20 Video Archive 2009 Calendar 2010 Puthumukhangal John Sakudumbam Shyamala Again Kasargod Khader Bhai Video archive 2011 Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action Video archive 2012 Last Bench Rejimon Masters 101 Weddings Face2Face Raghuprasad Second Innings White Paper Manthrikan 2013 Lokpal Tomichan Omega.exe Geethaanjali Koshy 2014 The Dolphins 2016 Marubhoomiyile Aana Ore Mukham Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Geo's father 2017 Honey Bee 2: Celebrations Lakshyam Kala Viplavom Rashtreeyam Cameo Honey Bee 2.5 Angarajiyathile Ginmanmmaar Ayaal Jeevichirippundu 2018 Vallikudilile Vellakkaran Theater Wonder Boys Vikadakumaran Renjith 2019 Janaadhipan Orma Oru Yamandan Premakadha Kottayam 2020 Ellom 2022 Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan Eesho Sheela Autorickshawkarante Bharya 2023 Garudan Judge 2024 Kurukku

Tamil Year Title Role Notes 2016 Reengaara Oosai Also director and writer

Hindi Year Title Role Notes 1986 Jaal 1991 Galat Sambandh 1992 Shauqeen Haseena

Kannada Year Title Role Notes 2023 Sheela

Story Ashwaroodan (2007) Calendar (2009)

Direction Street Of Harmony (documentary) (2004) (Won the New York film award in documentary category 2005.) Calendar (2009) Paarkathonnume Unmayalli (2011) Reengaara Oosai (Tamil) (2016) (Won special jury award for environmental friendly movie at Goa international Film festival 2022.)

Dialogue Ashwaroodan (2007)

Screenplay Ashwaroodan (2007) Reengaara Oosai (2016)

Television