# Mahesh (Malayalam actor)

Mahesh is an Indian actor in Malayalam films and television serials. He started his movie career as a hero and later shifted his focus to negative roles and then supporting roles in Television series.

## Career

He started his career as an assistant director for the director J. Sasikumar in the early 1980s. Then he worked as an associate director for 16 Malayalam movies with different leading directors. Later he turned to the acting career. He first acted in the movie Mudra, directed by Sibi Malayil in 1989 at the age of 23. He went on to act in classic movies like Mrugaya, Sadayam Vyooham, etc. He took a break in the late 1999s and went to United States and settled there. He made a comeback in 2006 and directed a Malayalam movie in 2008; Calendar, with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Zarina Wahab and Navya Nair in the lead. He did story, screenplay and dialogue for the Malayalam movie Ashwaroodan. Currently he is active in direction for Malayalam films.

## Personal life

He was born to P. K. Padmanabhan Nair and Padmakumari in Tanzania, though he originally hails from Trivandrum. His father was working for the British government in Tanganyika, then he moved back to India in the early 1970s. They settled down in Alleppey near to Udaya Studio, which attracted him to the film industry. He had his primary education from St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Pulinkunnoo and graduation in Bcom from S.D.(Sanatana Dharma College), Alappuzha. His father died when he was eleven years old.
He is married to Hema. They have two daughters, Malavika and Meghna. He currently resides at Tripunithura. His elder daughter Malavika married Ajay Nair, a senior sub-editor for Sky news, in September 2021. They are settled in UK.

## Filmography
### As an actor
#### Malayalam

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Mrugaya | Thomaskutty | |
| 1989 | Mudra | Babu | |
| 1989 | News | Roy Jacob | |
| 1989 | Shilpi | | |
| 1990 | Purappadu | | |
| 1990 | Commander | | |
| 1990 | Vyooham | Kishore | |
| 1990 | Marupuram | Binoy's friend | |
| 1990 | Ponnaranjaanam | Vinod | |
| 1990 | Vembanaad | | |
| 1991 | Arangu | Vineeth Menon | |
| 1991 | Parallel College | Ashok | |
| 1991 | Cheppukilukkana Changathi | | |
| 1991 | Kuttapathram | Mahesh | |
| 1992 | Priyapetta Kukku | | |
| 1992 | Sadayam | Vijayan | |
| 1992 | Chevaliyar Michael | | |
| 1992 | Soorya Chakram | | |
| 1992 | Neelakkurukkan | | |
| 1992 | Kaazhchaykkappuram | | |
| 1992 | Kakkatholaayiram | | |
| 1992 | Kasarkode Khaderbai | Jayan | |
| 1993 | Uppukandam Brothers | Ettuveettil Sunil | |
| 1993 | Padhavi | | |
| 1993 | Aacharyan | Jeevan Kumar | |
| 1993 | City Police | Jayan | |
| 1994 | Kambolam | | |
| 1994 | Ponthan Mada | | |
| 1994 | Sudhinam | School Manager | |
| 1994 | Simhavaalan Menon | Arun Nambiar | |
| 1994 | Dollar | | |
| 1994 | Sukham Sukhakaram | | |
| 1994 | Njaan Kodeeshwaran | Vijayan | |
| 1994 | Mimics Action 500 | Rajan Thampan | |
| 1995 | Special Squad | Martin | |
| 1995 | Kidilol Kidilam | | |
| 1995 | Thirumanassu | | |
| 1995 | Minnaminuginum Minnukettu | | |
| 1995 | Tom & Jerry | Ramanan | |
| 1996 | Man of the Match | | |
| 1996 | Mimics Super 1000 | | |
| 1996 | Sulthan Hyderali | | |
| 1996 | KL-7-95- Eranakulam North | | |
| 1997 | Kalyana Unnikal | Krishnanunni | |
| 1997 | Moonukodiyum Munnurupavanum | | |
| 1997 | Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum | | |
| 1997 | Irattakuttikalude Achan | | |
| 1997 | Oral Mathram | Hameed | |
| 1998 | Achamakuttiyude Achayan | | |
| 1998 | Gloria Fernandes From U.S.A. | | |
| 1999 | Auto Brothers | | |
| 2001 | Soothradharan | | |
| 2006 | Chakkara Muthu | Ravi | |
| 2008 | Malabar Wedding | | |
| 2008 | Best Friends | | |
| 2008 | Twenty:20 | | Video Archive |
| 2009 | Calendar | | |
| 2010 | Puthumukhangal | John | |
| 2010 | Sakudumbam Shyamala | | |
| 2010 | Again Kasargod Khader Bhai | | Video archive |
| 2011 | Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action | | Video archive |
| 2012 | Last Bench | Rejimon | |
| 2012 | Masters | | |
| 2012 | 101 Weddings | | |
| 2012 | Face2Face | Raghuprasad | |
| 2012 | Second Innings | | |
| 2012 | White Paper | | |
| 2012 | Manthrikan | | |
| 2013 | Lokpal | Tomichan | |
| 2013 | Omega.exe | | |
| 2013 | Geethaanjali | Koshy | |
| 2014 | The Dolphins | | |
| 2016 | Marubhoomiyile Aana | | |
| 2016 | Ore Mukham | | |
| 2016 | Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan | Geo's father | |
| 2017 | Honey Bee 2: Celebrations | | |
| 2017 | Lakshyam | | |
| 2017 | Kala Viplavom Rashtreeyam | | Cameo |
| 2017 | Honey Bee 2.5 | | |
| 2017 | Angarajiyathile Ginmanmmaar | | |
| 2017 | Ayaal Jeevichirippundu | | |
| 2018 | Vallikudilile Vellakkaran | | |
| 2018 | Theater | | |
| 2018 | Wonder Boys | | |
| 2018 | Vikadakumaran | Renjith | |
| 2019 | Janaadhipan | | |
| 2019 | Orma | | |
| 2019 | Oru Yamandan Premakadha | | |
| 2019 | Kottayam | | |
| 2020 | Ellom | | |
| 2022 | Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan | | |
| 2022 | Eesho | | |
| 2022 | Sheela | | |
| 2022 | Autorickshawkarante Bharya | | |
| 2023 | Garudan | Judge | |
| 2024 | Kurukku | | |

#### Tamil

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1989 | Mohamul | |
| 1993 | Ippadikku Kaadhil | |
| 2016 | Reengaara Oosai | |
| 2018 | Aruppukotti | Arjun |
| 2022 | Arram Aruvu | |

#### Hindi

| Year | Title |
| 1986 | Jaal |
| 1991 | Galat Sambandh |
| 1992 | Shauqeen Haseena |

#### Telugu

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | RX 100 | Raju Bhai | |

#### Kannada

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | Sheela | | |

### Story

* Ashwaroodan (2007)
* Calendar (2009)

### Direction

* Street Of Harmony (documentary) (2004) (Won the New York film award in documentary category 2005.)
* Calendar (2009)
* Paarkathonnume Unmayalli (2011)
* Reengaara Oosai (Tamil) (2016) (Won special jury award for environmental friendly movie at Goa international Film festival 2022.)

### Dialogue

* Ashwaroodan (2007)

### Screenplay

* Ashwaroodan (2007)
* Reengaara Oosai (2016)

## Television

| Year | Serial | Channel | Notes |
| 1988 | Nezhelyoudham | DD Malayalam | Serial debut |
| 2007 | Pavithra Jailelannu | Asianet | Return to serials |
| 2007 | Swami Ayyappan | Asianet | |
| 2008 | Mounanombaram | Kairali TV | |
| 2008-2011 | Paarijatham | Asianet | |
| 2009 | Vigraham | Asianet | |
| 2010 | Rahasyam | Asianet | |
| 2012 | Kadhyile Raajakumari | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| 2012 | Agniputhri | Asianet | |
| 2012 | Achante Makkal | Surya TV | |
| 2012 | Snehakoodu | Surya TV | |
| 2014 | Amma Manasam | Surya TV | |
| 2014 | Ganga | DD Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Ithalukal | Amrita TV | |
| 2014-2015 | Balaganapathy | Asianet | Asianet television award 2015 for best Character actor (Special Jury) |
| 2015 | Arayikkal Bivi | Sakhi TV | |
| 2015 | Junior Chanakyan | Flowers TV | |
| 2015 | Sthreedhanam | Asianet | |
| 2015 | My.Marumakan | Surya TV | |
| 2015 | Kalyanasougandhikam | Asianet | |
| 2016 | Jagratha | Amrita TV | |
| 2016-2017 | Sathyam Shivam Sundaram | Amrita TV | |
| 2017 | Ennu Swantham Jani | Surya TV | |
| 2017-2018 | Mamankam | Flowers TV | |
| 2017-2018 | Parishudhan | Flowers TV | |
| 2018–2019 | Bhagyajathakam | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| 2019–2020 | Pournami Thinkal | Asianet | |
| 2019-2020 | Bhadra | Surya TV | |
| 2020 | Koodathayi | Flowers TV | |
| 2021–2022 | Priyankari | Flowers TV | |
| 2021–2022 | KaanaKanmani | Surya TV | |
| 2024- present | Madhura Nombara Kattu | Zee Keralam | |
| 2024- present | Meenu's Kitchen | Mazhavil Manorama | Thirumeni (cameo appearance in the first episode as guest artist) |