
Kottarakkara, Travancore, British India
N. Sreedharan Nair, popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film and play actor in Malayalam movies. Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award. He is best remembered for his role as Chempankunju in the national award winning film Chemmeen directed by Ramu Kariat. Other impressive performances were in the films Veluthampi Dalava as Veluthampi Dalava, Thommante Makkal (1965) as Thomman, and Pazhassi Raja (1964) as Pazhassi Raja, Viruthan Shanku (1968) by P. Venu. He started acting in dramas at the age of 10. He owned drama troupes Jayasree and Kalamandiram

as Sankaran

as Pandya Rajavu
1968

as Kunjali Marakkar
1967

as Sankaran
1972

as The Cruel Magician
1984

as Veluthampi Dalawa
1962

1957

as Gangster
1967
1958

1973

as Chundeli
1974

as Chembankunju
1965

as Kunjonachan
1970
1980

as Priest
1986

as The Cruel Magician
1984
1982

1980
1976

as Rangan Mooppan
1976

1975

1974

as Chundeli
1974

1973

as Variyar
1973
as Menon
1973

as Rappael
1973
1973

as Raghavan Muthalali
1973

1973

1972

as Krishnan
1972

as Sankaran
1972

1972

as Vasumathi's Father
1972
1972

as Kunjonachan
1970

as Marian
1970