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{{Short description|Indian actor (1940–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = C. V. Dev
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| birth_name = C. V. Dev
| birth_date = {{birth year|1940}}
| birth_place = [[Vadakara]], [[Malabar District]], [[Madras Province]], [[British India]] (now [[Kerala]], India)
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2023|06|26|83|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Kozhikode]], Kerala, India
| education =
| years_active = 1959–2016
| occupation = Actor
| spouse =
| children =
}}

'''C. V. Dev''' (1940 – 26 June 2023) was an Indian actor, who worked in [[Malayalam cinema]] and theatre. He had acted in many plays and more than 100 Malayalam films in his career spanning over five decades. Dev was also a [[theatre director]] and has also directed several dramas.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Malayalam actor and theatre artiste CV Dev passes away at 83, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan pays tribute |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/malayalam-actor-and-theatre-artiste-cv-dev-passes-away-at-83-kerala-cm-pays-tribute/articleshow/101295176.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-08 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

==Biography==
Dev was born in 1940 in [[Vatakara|Vadakara]] Chemmarathur as the eldest son of Kanaran and Narayani. In 1959, he stepped into the art scene by acting in the play ''Vilakin Kalayam'' directed by Sadanandan Kallai. He played notable roles in plays like K. T. Muhammad's ''Shitti'', [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair|M. T. Vasudevan]]'s ''Gopuranatail'' and P. M. Taj's ''Agraharam''. He has directed many plays including ''Panan Padatha Pattu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=നടൻ സി വി ദേവ് അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/actor-c-v-dev-passes-away/1100390 |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Deshabhimani |language=ml}}</ref>'' Dev debuted in Malayalam film industry in 1978 through [[Yaro Oral]] directed by [[V. K. Pavithran|Pavithran]]. [[Chandrolsavam|Chandrotsavam]], Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Chekkan, English Medium, [[Urumbukal Urangarilla|Urumbugal Urangarilla]], [[Sadayam]], [[Pattabhishekam (1999 film)|Pattabhishekam]], [[Manassinakkare|Manasinakare]], [[Kadha Thudarunnu|Katha Thudarunnu]], [[Sandesam|Sandesham]], [[Mizhi Randilum]] and Neerk Nere are some of his notable Malayalam films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malayalam film and theatre artiste CV Dev passes away at 83 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-film-theatre-artiste-cv-dev-passes-away-8687984/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Dev also worked as a B high grade artist in Kozhikode [[All India Radio|Akashavani]]. He has received the [[P. J. Antony|P.J. Antony Memorial Drama Cinema Acting Pratibha Award]] and the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award|Kerala Sangeetha Natak Academy Guru Pooja Award]]. He died on 26 June 2023, at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ചലച്ചിത്ര നടന്‍ സി വി ദേവ് അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/actor-c-v-dev-passed-away/articleshow/101285119.cms |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam theatre]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:People from Kozhikode district]]

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Sandeepanchal at 09:46, 9 July 2023