Actor

Adoor Bhasi

Acting

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Acting credits

196

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.5

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Movies: 196Series: 0Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1172062

IMDb ID: nm0006982

Known for: Acting

Born: March 1, 1927

Died: March 29, 1990

Age: 63

Place of birth: Trivandrum, Travancore, British India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 1989

Years active: 29

Wikidata: Q3595596

Also known as

K. Bhaskaran Nair • അടൂർ ഭാസി

Other jobs

Director (1)

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Biography

K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1927 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian film actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and roles became the cynosure of comic scenes in the Malayalam films of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He is also famous for his eloquent speeches in fluent English. He directed three Malayalam films during the late 1970s.

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Movie credits linked with Adoor Bhasi.