Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Kuthiravattom Pappu......The legendary comedian of Kerala

Pappu or Kuthiravattam Pappu was a popular theatre artist and Malayalam comedian actor. He could mark his presence in the industry by unique style and use of the Kozhikodan dialect.

Pappu was born as Padmadalashan in Feroke in Kozhikode, Kerala and was the only son of Panagodu Raman and Devi. The family shifted to the village of Kuthiravattam (Half a kilometre from Govindapuram), Kozhikode when Pappu was still a child. He was keen in acting since childhood and did the first major stage performance when he was 17. At that time he was studying in Kozhikode St. Antony's School.