Actor

R. Neelakantan

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Movies: 25Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1442613

IMDb ID: nm4540785

Known for: Acting

Born: July 26, 1936

Died: May 10, 2018

Age: 81

Place of birth: Manjeri, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2017

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 6.76

Wikidata: Q16104538

Also known as

Neelu • Neelakantan • R.Neelakantan

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Biography

R. Neelakantan started acting in school dramas from school days, continuing through his college days at Vivekananda College. He along with Ambi (Cho Ramaswamys brother) and Narayanasamy started Viveka Fine Arts. He acted in plays like Muhammad bin Tughluq, Endru Thaniyum Indha Sudandira Dhaagam, Quo Vadis, Unmayae Un Vilai Enna?, Yarukkum Vetkamillai. In 1966 he made his film début Aayiram Poi directed by Muktha Srinivasan. He has acted in plays along with Crazy Mohan, Cho Ramaswamy. He has also worked as production manager in Jerry. All through his career, he worked with V D Swamy before retiring from his day job after 40 years of service.

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