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{{Short description|Indian actor (1950–2018)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kalasala Babu
| image = File:Kalasala Babu Indian actor.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth-date|1950}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and given age|df=y|2018|5|14|68}}
| death_place = [[Kochi, Kerala|Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Actor
| years active = 1977{{Endash}}2018
| spouse = Lalitha
| children = 2
| parents = {{ubl|[[Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair]]|[[Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma]]}}
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Kalasala Babu''' (1950 {{endash}} 14 May 2018) was an Indian actor who performed on stage, and in television serials and films.

==On stage==
Babu had been acting in radio plays while at college. Following his graduation in 1973, Babu acted in ''Paanchajanyam'', yielding a good performance. Babu acted at [[Kalidasa Kalakendram|Kalidasa Kala Kendram]] for two years, and was offered roles by the late [[O. Madhavan]] and [[K. T. Muhammed]].<ref name=hindu_stagetoscreen>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/23/stories/2005092300910200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519205814/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/23/stories/2005092300910200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 May 2007 |title=From stage to screen |date= 23 September 2005|access-date=7 May 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

After acting in his first film ''[[Inaye thedi|Inayethedi]]'' in 1977, Babu started his drama troupe 'Kalasala' in [[Thrippunithura|Thripunithura]], after which he was called as Kalasala Babu, and had artists such as [[Thilakan]] and Surasu, amongst others. The troupe began with the play ''Thalavattom'', scripted by Surasu, which became a big hit. In total, nine plays were conducted and scripted by renowned personalities such as [[P. J. Antony]], Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan, [[N. N. Pillai]] and others. The troupe operated until 1980.<ref name=hindu_stagetoscreen />

Later on, he also worked with theatre company Chalakudy Sarathy for a few years.<ref name=hindu_stagetoscreen />

== Film and television ==
Babu got his first opportunity in film in 1977, in ''Inayethedi'', the first venture of [[John Paul (writer)|John Paul]], George Kitho, Kaloor Dennis and Antony Eastman. He was cast alongside [[Silk Smitha]] for this film, which became a flop.<ref name=hindu_stagetoscreen />

Towards the end of 1999, Babu was cast in ''Kala'', a 13-episode television serial. His role of the character, Rowdy Dasappan, was well received by viewers. Following this, Babu acted in around 28 mega-serials over the next three years.<ref name=hindu_stagetoscreen />

Babu made his way back into cinema with ''[[Kasthooriman]]'' in 2003, afterwards acting in character and villain roles in many movies, and achieved recognition for his performances, comfortably filling the acting space left vacant by late character actors such as [[N. F. Varghese]] and [[Narendra Prasad]].<ref name=hindu_stagetoscreen />
He became more popular in the film ''Lion'' as father of [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]. Babu acted in the popular Malayalam serial ''Amma'' as retired judge Poomankalathe Gopinatha Menon, which was daily telecast on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] channel from 2012 to 2015. He was paired with Kanya Bharathi and later replaced by [[Mammootty]]'s brother. He also did a Malayalam serial named Sooryakaladi, which is telecasting on Amrita.

Deadline (2021) was his last film. Movie was shot in 2017 but released through OTT Platform Moviflex on 16 February 2021, and also through Theater Play OTT Platform on 1 June 2021. As an actor it is his last movie release.

==Personal life==
Babu was born to [[Kathakali]] maestro [[Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair]] and [[Mohiniyattam]] exponent [[Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma]].<ref name=hindu_stagetoscreen /> He belonged to a family of artists. His sisters Sreedevi Rajan and [[Kala Vijayan]], and his niece [[Smitha Rajan]] are [[Mohiniyattam]] artists.

He was married to Lalitha and had a son named Viswanathan and a daughter named Sreedevi.

On 18 January 2018, the 68-year old Babu was admitted at Amrita Hospital in [[Kochi]] after suffering a [[heart attack]]. As per reports, he became critical when he had a [[stroke]] during the emergency surgery, followed by the heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/183536-kerala-actor-kalasala-babu-in-serious-condition.html|title=Actor Kalasala Babu in serious condition|website=mangalam.com}}</ref> Later, he was admitted to [[Medical Trust Hospital]], where he died at 12:35 AM on 14 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2018/05/14/kalasala-babu-passed-away.html|title=ചലച്ചിത്ര നടൻ കലാശാല ബാബു അന്തരിച്ചു}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1977 || ''[[Inaye Thedi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sreemurukan]]'' || Sukumaran ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Kochu Kochu Thettukal]]'' || ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Ariyaatha Veethikal]]'' || Raghavan ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Pattanapravesham]]'' || Sub-Inspector ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Varaphalam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Chathurangam (2002 film)|Chathurangam]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2003 || ''[[Ivar (2003 film)|Ivar]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kasthooriman]]'' || Lonappan ||
|-
| ''Varum Varunnu Vannu'' || Narendra Varma ||
|-
| ''[[Balettan]]'' || Raghavan ||
|-
| ''[[Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum]]'' || Meera's father ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2004 || ''[[Sasneham Sumithra]]'' || Kurup ||
|-
| ''Freedom'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vajram (2004 film)|Vajram]]'' || Shankaran ||
|-
| ''[[Runway (2004 film)|Runway]]'' || Varkey Chinnadan ||
|-
| ''[[Mampazhakkalam]]'' || "Blade" Varkey ||
|-
| ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' || Krishna Iyer ||
|-
| ''[[Nothing But Life]]'' || Fr. Daniel ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 2005 || ''[[Ullam (2005 film)|Ullam]]'' || Raman Nair ||
|-
| ''The Campus'' || Fr. David Pulikkattil ||
|-
| ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]'' || Thevar ||
|-
| ''[[Kalyana Kurimanam]]'' || Shiva Sankaran ||
|-
| ''[[Nothing but Life|Made in USA]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Rappakal]]'' || Shekharan ||
|-
| ''[[Lokanathan IAS]]'' || Koya ||
|-
| ''[[Ben Johnson (film)|Ben Johnson]]'' || Chandranthodi Madhava Menon ||
|-
| ''[[Anandabhadram]]'' || Raman Panikker ||
|-
| ''[[Sarkar Dada]]'' || [[Advocate|Adv.]] Damodaran Nambiar ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 2006 || ''[[Lion (Malayalam film)|Lion]]'' || Balagangadhara Menon ||
|-
| ''[[Madhuchandralekha]]'' || Ramu ||
|-
| ''[[Thuruppugulan (2006 film)|Thuruppu Gulan]]'' || Sreedharan Unnithan ||
|-
| ''[[Kisan (film)|Kisan]]'' || Education Minister ||
|-
| ''[[Mahasamudram]]'' || Mattakara Velu Pillai ||
|-
| ''[[Pachakuthira]]'' || Sugunan ||
|-
| ''[[Chess (2006 film)|Chess]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| ''[[Pothan Vava]]'' || Priest ||
|-
| ''[[Kanaka Simhasanam]]'' || Indrasena Reddy ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2007 || ''[[Avan Chandiyude Makan]]'' || Kunjukochan ||
|-
| ''[[Inspector Garud (film)|Inspector Garud]]'' || Achuthan ||
|-
| ''[[Nanma]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Rakshakan]]'' || Aswathy's father ||
|-
| ''[[Mission 90 Days]]'' || Commissioner ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008 || ''[[College Kumaran]]'' || Public Prosecutor ||
|-
| ''Mayakazhcha'' || Vadakkemadam Thirumeni ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2009 || ''[[Puthiya Mukham]]'' || Sreenivasan ||
|-
| ''[[Black Dalia]]'' || Sunny Kuruvila ||
|-
| ''Thirunakkara Perumal'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Chattambinadu]]'' || Kattapilli Kuruppachen ||
|-
| rowspan=8 | 2010 || ''[[Chaverpada]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kaaryasthan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Koottukar (2010 film)|Koottukar]]'' || [[Advocate|Adv.]] Chandradas ||
|-
| ''Neelambari'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Annarakkannanum Thannalayathu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nayakan (2010 film)|Nayakan]]'' || Raman Kutty Master ||
|-
| ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'' || Achuthan Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Chekavar (film)|Chekavar]]'' || Shekharan ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 2011 || ''[[The Metro (film)|The Metro]]'' || Louis ||
|-
| ''[[Collector (2011 film)|Collector]]'' || Minister Kurishumoottil Mathachan ||
|-
| ''[[Payyans]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sevenes]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Manushyamrugam]]'' || Andrews ||
|-
| ''[[Koratty Pattanam Railway Gate]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=8 | 2012 || ''[[Mallu Singh]]'' || [[Advocate|Adv.]] Chellappan ||
|-
| ''[[Rasaleela (2012 film)|Rasaleela]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mullamottum Munthiricharum]]'' || Thankappan ||
|-
| ''[[Naughty Professor]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Chattakkari (2012 film)|Chattakkari]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Nadabrahmam'' || ||
|-
| ''Lakshmi Vilasam Renuka Makan Reghuraman'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Asuravithu (2012 film)|Asuravithu]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=13 | 2013 || ''[[Sound Thoma]]'' || Vikariyachan ||
|-
| ''[[Aattakatha (2013 film)|Aattakatha]]'' || Ravunni Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Isaac Newton S/O Philipose]]'' || Fr. Alphonse ||
|-
| ''[[Lisammayude Veedu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Housefull (2013 film)|Housefull]]'' || Janardhanan Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Dolls]]'' || Raghava Kaimal ||
|-
| ''[[Progress Report]]'' || Govindan Nair ||
|-
| ''Teens'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Cowboy (2013 film)|Cowboy]]'' || Vinay's father ||
|-
| ''Malayala Nadu'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ayaal]]'' || Vaasu ||
|-
| ''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film)|ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]]'' || Chief Minister ||
|-
| ''[[Ginger (2013 film)|Ginger]]'' || Pappachan ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''Life'' || ||
|-
| ''Njaanannu Party'' || ||
|-
| ''Kuruthamkettavan'' || ||
|-
| ''Flat No.4B'' || Military Retired ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 2015 || ''Ariyathe Ishtamayi'' || ||
|-
| ''One Day'' || Sivan Pillai ||
|-
| ''[[Two Countries]]'' || Ullas's father ||
|-
| ''[[Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander]]'' || Bomb Bhaskaran ||
|-
| ''[[Ithinumappuram]]'' || Rugmini's father ||
|-
| ''Tharakangale Saakshi'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2016 || ''Noolpalam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Oppam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Sivapuram'' || ||
|-
| ''Paulettante Veedu'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2017 || ''[[Sunday Holiday]]'' || Unni's father ||
|-
| ''Nee Maathram Saakshi'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nilavariyathe]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2018 || ''[[Queen (2018 film)|Queen]]'' || Judge ||
|-
| ''[[Ashiq Vanna Divasam]]'' || Chacko ||
|-
| ''Shirkh'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Parole (2018 film)|Parole]]'' || Judge ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''Arayakadavil'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kalippu]]'' || ||
|-
| 2021 || ''Deadline'' || ||
|-
|}

==Television serials (partial)==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Program
! Channel
! Roles
! Notes
|-
|''Kala'' || [[Doordarshan]] || Rowdy Dasappan ||
|-
|''[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattath Kathanar]]''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Chathukutty Melan||
|-
|''[[Swami Ayyappan (TV series)|Swamy Ayyapan]]''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Moopan||
|-
|''Lipstick''|| Asianet|| ||
|-
|''Police Story''|| || ||
|-
|''Alona''|| || ||
|-
|''Kudumbayogam'' ||[[Surya TV]] || Sakkayi Mappila ||
|-
|''Vava'' ||[[Surya TV]] || ||
|-
|''Mattoruval''||[[Surya TV]]|| ||
|-
|''Devimahatmyam''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Kannappan||
|-
|''[[Amma (Malayalam TV series)|Amma]]''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||retired judge Poomankalathe Gopinatha Menon||
|-
|''[[Ramayanam]]''||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||[[Vishvamitra|Brahmarshi Vishvamitra]]||
|-
|''Vallarpadathamma''||[[Shalom (TV channel)|Shalom TV]]|| ||
|-
|''Indira''||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| ||
|-
|''Shivakami''||[[Surya TV]]||
|
|-
|''Sooryakaladi''
|[[Amrita TV]]
|
|
|-
|''Parassini Shri Muthappan''||[[JaiHind TV]]||Ayyankara Illathu Vazhunnor||
|-
|''Sathyam Shivam Sundaram''||[[Amrita TV]]||Thampuran||
|-
|''Jagratha''||[[Amrita TV]]||Nair||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1498467}}
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Kalasala%20Babu&limit=44 Kalasala Babu at MSI]

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