N. F. Varghese

Personal life He was born into the Nadakkapparambil family in Choornikkara near Aluva, Kerala, as the third child among 5 children of Francis and Alice from Uliyannoor island. He attended primary school at Vidya Raja School Kadungallur. He later pursued an M.A. in Malayalam from Union Christian College, Aluva.

He was married to Rosy from the Kollamkudy family in Kalady. The couple have four children named Sofia, Sony, Sumitha, and Saira.

Career N.F. Varghese started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan. He later became a member of Cochin Harishree. He also worked as a manager in these mimicry troupes. He first acted in a small role in the 1986 film Pappan Priyappetta Pappan, written by Siddique-Lal and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. The movie was produced by the owner of Cochin Harishree, G. S. Harindran itself and was the debut movie of Siddique-Lal duo along with Harisree Asokan. Later, Varghese went on to act in small roles in several movies and it was the 1993 film Akashadoothu, which gave a breakthrough in his film career. In this movie, which is considered one of the most influential melodramas of the 1990s in Malayalam, he played the antagonist role. He later went on to act on several memorable character and villain roles in Malayalam cinema. N.F. Varghese is best known for his roles in movies such as Spadikam, Samudayam, Aksharam, Lelam, Kudamattam, Patram, Commissioner, Sallapam, Punjabi House, Manthramothiram, Narasimham, Praja, Dubai, Ravanaprabhu, Unnathangalil, Nandanam, Ustaad, F.I.R, Valliettan, Nariman, Sundara Purushan, Priyam, Vazhunnor, Onnaman and Phantom.

Selected filmography

Eeran Sandhya (1985) as Police inspector Akalathe Ambili (1985) as Police officer Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal (1986) as Benny's fake father Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986) as Prabhakaran (debut movie) Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi (1988) as Police Officer Ramji Rav Speaking (1989) as Office staff Oru Kochu Bhoomikulukkam (1992) Aayushkalam (1992) as Police Inspector Akashadoothu (1993) as Kesavan Uppukandam Brothers (1993) as Chacko Thalamura (1993) as M. M. Thomas Naaraayam (1993) as Chelakkadan the politician Butterflies (1993) as Balan Menon Bhoomi Geetham (1993) as Gangadharan Gandhari (1993) Sagaram Sakshi (1994) Puthran (1994) as Thankachan Prathakshinam (1994) as Paily the father of Rahel (Mathu) Manathe Vellitheru (1994) as Abdullah Kadal (1994) as Anandan Commissioner (1994) as Menon Chukkan (1994) as S.I. Chandran Street (1995) Karma (1995) Spadikam (1995) as Pachu Pillai Mazhayethum Munpe (1995) as Kaimal Thovalapookkal (1995) as Colonel Gopalan Thambi Special Squad (1995) as Ahamed Sipayi Lahala (1995) as Varma Samudhayam (1995) as Saithali Rajakeeyam (1995) as Rajadeva Varman Peter Scott (1995) as George Mathew Aksharam (1995) as Valappadu Balakrishnan Agrajan (1995) Mahaathma (1996) as Baba Rahim Swarna Kireedam (1996) as Varghese Thiruvampady Sallapam (1996) as Chandran Nair Rajaputhran (1996) as Isaac Thomas Mr. Clean (1996) as Dr. Alex Laalanam (1996) as Advocate Rajedran Kanchanam (1996) as Professor Ravi Excuse Me Ethu Collegila (1996) Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996) as Sukumaran Varnapakittu (1997) as Priest Guru (1997) Lelam (1997) as Kadayadi Raghavan Sammanam (1997) as Vasudevan Oru Yathramozhi (1997) as a Police officer Oru Mutham Manimutham (1997) as Krishna Menon Masmaram (1997) as Viswanathan Manthramothiram (1997) as Kuruppu Kudamaattom (1997) Kalyanak Kacheri (1997) Innalekalillaathe (1997) as Eppachan a Member of Parliament Guru Sishyan (1997) Gangothri (1997) as Adv. Nambiar Gajaraja Manthram (1997) Five Star Hospital (1997) as Dr. Nambiar Itha Oru Snehagatha (1997) Bhoopathi (1997) as Moosa Anubhoothi (1997) as Shankan Nair Aattuvela (1997) The Truth (1998) as Poozhimattom Thomachan Punjabi House (1998) as Sujatha's Father Oro Viliyum Kathorthu (1998) as Padmanabhan Nair Mayajalam (1998) as Sankaran Nair Graama Panchaayathu (1998) as Gunashekharan Amma Ammaayiyamma (1998) as Kaimal Achaammakkuttiyude Achaayan (1998) as Kozhipalli Avarachan Vazhunnor (1999) as Thevakattu Kuruvilla Ustaad (1999) as Mohan Thampi Swastham Grihabaranam (1999) as Pattatharayil Bhargava Kuruppu Stalin Sivadas (1999) as Sakhavu Anandan Pathram (1999) as Viswanathan Pallavur Devanarayanan (1999) as Mezhathoor Vaidyamatam Namboothiri Njangal Santhushtaranu (1999) as Kurukkal F.I.R (1999) as Retd. IG Bhargavan Panicker IPS Crime File (1999) as IG James George Chandamama (1999) as Mampulli Chandranudikkunna Dikkil (1999) Narashimham (2000) as Manappally Pavithran Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam (2000) as Sajan's father Vinayapoorvam Vidhyaadharan (2000) as M.S. Nair Varnakkazhchakal (2000) as Sudhakara Menon Valliettan (2000) as Mambaram Bava Sathyameva Jayathe (2000) Priyam (2000) as Thomachan Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum (2000) as Bheeran Mark Antony (2000) as mullakka Cover Story (2000) Korappan The Great (2001) as G.N.D. Panikker Narasimha (2001; Tamil) Raavanaprabhu (2001) as Paul Sundara Purushan (2001) as Ramachandra Menon Nariman (2001) as (CM doctor) Dr. Giri Unnathangalil (2001) as Velu Bhai Praja (2001) as Home minister Lahayil Vakkachan Onnaman (2001) as Salim Bhai One Man Show (2001) as Dr. Nambiar Nagaravadhu (2001) as Parameswaran Namboothiri Dubai (2001) as Chandran Nair Ee Nadu Innale Vare (2001) as Gauridas Ambalakkadan Nandanam (2002) as Sreedharan Snehithan (2002) as Padmanabhan Shivam (2002) as Sukumaran Nair Dany(2002) as Prof. Padmanabha Menon Chirikkudukka (2002) as Dr. Ninan Swarna Medal (2002) as Devadas Kaashillatheyum Jeevikkam (2002) The Gift Of God (2002) Kanalkiredam (2002) Phantom (2002) as Chellappan Pillai Chandramukhi (2003) Sahodharan Sahadevan (2003) as Doctor (final film role) Kaduva (2022) as Karinkandathil Chandykkunju (Photo Credit)

Dubbing artist Year Title Dubbed For Character 1992 Kulapathy Radha Ravi Rajanna 1992 Vietnam Colony Vijaya Rangaraju Rowther 1995 Radholsavam Spadikam George Bhargavan

Television Dr. Harischadra (Doordarshan) Mikayelinte Santhathikal (Doordarshan)