# Babu Namboothiri

Babu Namboothiri (born 12 August 1947) is a retired Chemistry Professor and Head Of Department of Deva Mata College Kuravilangad and an Indian film and TV actor who has starred in more than 100 Malayalam films and various serials. He is famous for his villain and character roles, best known for his portrayal Thangal, in Thoovanathumbikal (1987), as the primary antagonist, Ajith, in Nirakkoottu (1985), the devious advocate in Jagratha, among many others, and in Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum as Madhava Menon, an evil businessman and drug-dealer.

## Background

Babu Namboothiri was the eldest among the ten children of Neelakandan Namboothiri and Saraswathi Antharjanam at Mannakkanad, near Kuravilangad, Kottayam. He belongs to Padinjare Mana in Mannakkanad. He performs rituals at Chirayil Ganapathi Temple and has 7 brothers and 2 sisters. He graduated from Sree Sankara College and pursued Masters in Science from SRM College Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. His debut movie was Yaagam in 1982. He is a retired Chemistry Professor of Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad. He is married to Kumari Antharjanam and has three daughters.

## Acting

Considered as a great supporting actor who could display a wide range of emotions, he has been a part of many masterpieces and have taken on many character and antagonistic roles which have become very famous.

## Filmography
### 1980s

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1982 | Yagam | |
| 1982 | Gaanam | |
| 1983 | Ashtapadi | |
| 1983 | Oomana Thinkal | |
| 1983 | Veena Poovu | |
| 1984 | Guruvayoor Maahathmyam | |
| 1985 | Nirakkoottu | Ajith |
| 1985 | Samantharam | Jose |
| 1986 | Adiverukal | Josephkutty |
| 1986 | Nyayavidhi | Maharshi Mathews |
| 1987 | Swathi Thirunal | Diwanji Subbaravu |
| 1987 | Theertham | Surendran |
| 1987 | Chanthayil Choodi Vilkkunna Pennu | |
| 1987 | Thoovanathumbikal | Thangal |
| 1987 | Jaalakam | Gopinathan |
| 1987 | Ezhuthapurangal | Binoy Chandy |
| 1987 | Amrutham Gamaya | Ilethu |
| 1987 | Thaniyavarthanam | Sreedharan |
| 1988 | Puravrutham | Masur |
| 1988 | Kanakambarangal | Thirumeni |
| 1988 | Moonnam Mura | Mohan |
| 1988 | Dhinarathrangal | Thomachan |
| 1988 | Mukthi | Pillai |
| 1989 | Naduvazhikal | Abraham Varkey |
| 1989 | Adikkurippu | Public Prosecutor |
| 1989 | Jagratha | Adv. Janardanan Nair |
* 1990 Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan
* 1990 Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum
* 1990 Vembanaad
* 1990 Vachanam
* 1990 Varthamana Kalam as Shekhara Pillai
* 1990 Mathilukal
* 1990 Kuttettan
* 1990 Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as Justice T. Vasudev
* 1991 Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal
* 1991 Georgootty C/O Georgootty
* 1991 Dhanam
* 1991 Arangu
* 1991 Perumthachan
* 1991 Koodikazhca as Mathachan
* 1991 Aparahnam as School Principal
* 1992 Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon
* 1992 Utsavamelam
* 1992 Oottyppattanam as Surya Nampoothiri
* 1992 Cheppadividya as Geevarghese Achan
* 1992 Ayalathe Adheham as David Gomez
* 1993 Kavadiyattam as Raman Nair
* 1993 Customs Diary as Padmanabha Iyer
* 1993 Ammayane Sathyam as Parvathi's Father
* 1993 Dhruvam as Ponmani
* 1994 CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.
* 1994 Vidheyan as Yusuf Picha
* 1995 Aadyathe Kanmani as Raghavan Nair
* 1995 Sargavasantham
* 1996 Kathapurushan as Veluchar
* 1997 Adivaram
* 1997 Janathipathyam as Bhattathirippadu
* 1998 Pootthiruvaathira Raavil
* 1998 Elavamkodu Desam as Raru Aasan
* 1998 The Truth
* 1999 Stalin Sivadas as Madhavan Nair
* 1999 Pathram as Warrier
* 2000 Snehadoothu
* 2000 Shayanam
* 2000 Dada Sahib as Shekharan
* 2001 Ee Nadu Innale Vare as Thrikkothu Vaidyar
* 2001 Praja
* 2001 Ee Parakkum Thalika as Krishna Pillai/Krishnettan
* 2002 Kanalkkireedam
* 2002 Neelakaasham Niraye
* 2002 Pakalppooram
* 2002 Valkannadi as Kunjuraman
* 2002 Sivam as Sarvodayam Kumar
* 2002 Kanmashi as Paramu
* 2003 Swantham Maalavika
* 2004 Perumazhakkalam as Mani Swamy
* 2005 Bus Conductor
* 2005 Mayookham
* 2005 Pauran as Chacko, Geethu Mohandas's father
* 2006 Vadakkumnadhan as Govinda Pisharadi
* 2006 Prajapathi
* 2006 Yes Your Honour
* 2007 Naalu Pennungal
* 2007 Aanandabhairavi
* 2007 Detective as Prabhakaran Thampi
* 2007 Vinodayathra as Ramanunni,Vinod's Father
* 2007 Nasrani as Varghese
* 2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam as Premila's Father
* 2008 Bullet
* 2008 College Kumaran as Kumaran's Father
* 2008 Twenty:20 as Justice Kaimal
* 2009 Swapnamaalika
* 2009 Kerala Cafe (segment "Nostalgia")
* 2009 Evidam Swargamanu
* 2010 Shikkar
* 2010 Aagathan as Dr. Unnithan
* 2010 Aathmakatha
* 2011 Nadakame Ulakam
* 2011 Indian Rupee
* 2011 Maharaja Talkies as Raghavan Nair
* 2011 Malayalanadu
* 2012 Thiruvambadi Thamban
* 2012 MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum
* 2012 The Filmstaar as Swamy
* 2013 Dolls as Pisharadi
* 2013 Trivandrum Lodge
* 2013 Kutteem Kolum
* 2013 Hotel California as Koshi
* 2013 Kaliyachan
* 2013 Sringaravelan as Ayappan,a fashion Weaver,Kannan's Father
* 2014 Avatharam as Sree Rama Krishna Moorthy a.k.a. SRK and Moorthy Sir
* 2014 RajadhiRaja as Gangadhara Menon
* 2014 Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu as Krishnan Vaidyer
* 2017 Sopanam (Short film) as Shankara Poduval
* 2018 - Premanjali
* 2019 - Madhaveeyam
* 2021 - Taaya
* 2023 - Ottamaram as Ravi
* 2024 - Mayamma
* 2024 - Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam as Thomas
* 2024 - Pani as Suresh's brother

## Television

| Year | Programme | Role | TV Channel |
| 2015 | Charithram Enniloode | Guest | Safari TV |
| 2015 | Eashwaran Sakshiyayi | | Flowers TV |
| 2000 | Samayam | | Asianet |
| 2006 | Suryaputhri | | Asianet |
| 1997 | Pankiyamma | Ramakuruppu | Doordarshan |