T. P. Madhavan

T. P. Madhavan (born 7 November 1935) is an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films.[1] He started acting at the age of 40 and so far has acted in more than 600 films. He came into the film industry playing villain roles; later he started doing comedy roles and then switched to character roles.[2]

T. P. Madhavan
Born (1935-11-07) 7 November 1935
Trivandrum, Travancore, British India
(present day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1975 – present
SpouseSudha
Children2 (incl. (Raja Krishna Menon)
Parents
  • N. P. Pillai
  • Saraswathi

Background

Madhavan was born as the eldest son to N. P. Pillai and Saraswathi in Trivandrum. He has a brother, Narayanan and a sister, Radhamani. He is the nephew of the veteran dramatist T. N. Gopinathan Nair and grandson of the eminent linguist Sahithyapanchanan P. K. Narayana Pillai. His father was the Dean at Kerala University.[3] He pursued Post graduation in sociology from Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, formerly Agra University. He got selected into the Indian army but had to withdraw when his hands got fractured after selection. Later he worked in an English Newspaper in Bombay during 1960. Then he started an advertising agency in Bangalore.[4] His first movie was Raagam in 1975. He was secretary of Malayalam movie artists association AMMA during 1994 -1997 and joint Secretary during 2000–2006.

He was married to Sudha, but his marriage ended in divorce. They have a son, Raja Krishna Menon and daughter, Devika. His son is a noted film director in Bollywood.[5]

It is said that he had a stroke. Now he lives in Gandhi Bhavan, Pathanapuram in Kollam district.[6]

Filmography

Television serials
  • Daya ( Asianet )
  • Kabani (Zee Keralam)
  • Chechiyamma (Surya TV)
  • Aluvayum Mathikariyum (Asianet Plus)
  • Moonnumani (Flowers TV)
  • Pattu Saree (Mazhavil Manorama)
  • Aa Amma (Kairali TV)
  • Vigraham (Asianet)
  • Sthree Oru Santhwanam (Asianet)
  • Ente Manasaputhri (Asianet)
  • Mahathma Gandhi Colony (Surya TV)
  • Manthrakodi (Asianet)
  • Priyamanasi (Surya TV)
  • Vishudha Thomasleeha (Asianet)
  • Swami Ayyapan (Asianet)
  • Kadamattathu Kathanar (Asianet)
  • Valayam (DD)

References
  1. "Mangalam-Varika-9-Sep-2013". mangalamvarika.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "നടൻ ടി.പി. മാധവന്റെ ആരോഗ്യനിലയിൽ പുരോഗതി". manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. "Cine actor T P Madhavan swoons at Haridwar; condition critical". Mathrubhumi.
  4. "അഭിനയ ലോകത്തേക്ക് മടങ്ങാൻ‌ ടി.പി. മാധവനൊരുങ്ങുന്നു". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam).
  5. "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  6. "TP Madhavan forced to play a loner in real life". OnManorama. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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