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{{short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kuthiravattam Pappu
| image = K pappu.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Padmadalakshan
| birth_date = 24 December 1936
| birth_place = [[Feroke]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2000|2|25|1936|12|24}}
| death_place = [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]], India
| height =
| othername = Pappu
| yearsactive = 1963–2000
| spouse = Padmini
| children = Bindu Pappu, Biju Pappu, [[Binu Pappu]]
| parents = Panangat Raman<br>Devi
| website =
}}
'''Panangat Padmadalakshan''', better known by his stage name '''Kuthiravattam Pappu''' (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/excerpts/kuthiravattam-pappu-innocent-kochin-haneefa-1.2471161 |title=അന്ന് പപ്പു പറഞ്ഞു; ഹനീഫ പാകിസ്താനില്‍ പോയിട്ടു വേണം സമാധാനമായി താജ്മഹല്‍ കാണാന്‍ | kuthiravattam pappu | innocent | kochin haneefa | innocent books |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=25 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213853/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/excerpts/kuthiravattam-pappu-innocent-kochin-haneefa-1.2471161 |url-status=live }}</ref> was a popular [[India]]n stage and [[film actor]]. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the ''[[Kozhikode|Kozhikodan]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13502775&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Manorama Online | Movies | Nostalgia | |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-date=9 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309232956/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13502775&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> dialect, impeccable timing and the capability to grasp the subtle nuances of any character and mould it into his signature "Pappu style". He acted in over a thousand [[Malayalam film]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.deepthi.com/malayalam/actors/kuthiravattam-pappu.html |title=Kuthiravattam Pappu |publisher=Deepthi.com |access-date=2009-06-30 |archive-date=10 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010131608/http://movies.deepthi.com/malayalam/actors/kuthiravattam-pappu.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his debut in a small comic role in ''[[Bhargavi Nilayam]]''. His character was named Kuthiravattom, a name that stuck for the rest of his career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-16 |title=BHARGAVI NILAYAM 1948 - KOCH - The Hindu |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article404945.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016062259/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article404945.ece |archive-date=2016-10-16 |access-date=2022-10-20 }}</ref>

== Early life ==

Pappu was born as Padmadalakshan in [[Feroke]], near Kozhikode, Kerala, to Panaghat Raman and Devi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0802/26/1080226036_1.htm |title=സാധാരണക്കാരന്‍റെ ചിരി- - കുതിരവട്ടം പപ്പു | Webdunia Malayalam |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830153338/http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0802/26/1080226036_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The family moved to the village of Kuthiravattam (half a kilometre from [[Govindapuram, Kozhikode|Govindapuram]], Kozhikode when Pappu was still a child. He was keen in acting from childhood and performed his first major stage performance when he was 17. At the time, he was studying in St. Antony's School, Calicut.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

==Family==
He was married to Padmini. The couple have three children, Bindu, Biju and Binu. [[Binu Pappu]] is an actor in Malayalam movies.

== Career ==

Pappu started his career as a drama artist. He acted in about thousand instant plays and two professional dramas, ''Samasya'' and ''Manasu''. His role in the drama ''Samasya'' fetched him the Best Comedian Award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11099235&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Manorama Online | Home | Nostalgia | |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234612/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11099235&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Pappu has worked with Kunjandi, [[Nellikode Bhaskaran]], [[Thikkodiyan]] and [[K. T. Muhammed]]. Film personalities [[Ramu Karyat]] and [[A. Vincent]] were impressed by his performance in ''Mudiyanaya Puthran'' and gave him chance to act in the film ''[[Moodupadam]]''. His first noted role was in ''[[Bhargavi Nilayam]]'', written by [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] and directed by A. Vincent. The name of his character in the film given by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, "Kuthiravattam Pappu" stayed with him for the rest of his life.

His performance in Angadi, Ahimsa, Karimbana, [[Ee nadu]], Moorkhan, ''[[Aalkkoottathil Thaniye]]'', ''[[Itha Oru Theeram]]'', ''Kanakkinavu'' was remarkable. The turning point in his career was his roles in ''Chembarathi'', ''[[Avalude Ravukal]]'', ''Angaadi''. Even his brief roles like those in ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]'' and ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' are well remembered till this day. His one-liners like "''Taski Viliyeda''" in ''[[Thenmavin Kombath]]'' and "''Ippo Sariyakkitharam''" and "'Thamaraseri Churam'" in ''[[Vellanakalude Nadu]]'' earned their position in the list of Malayalam [[idiom]]s. His first reference about Thamarassery churam was in the movie T P Balagopalan M A.

Pappu became one of the best comedians Malayalam cinema has ever seen. He used Kozhikode slang in his acting which was well liked and appreciated. Due to his affection toward plays, with the help of his old friends in the field of theatre, he founded Akshara Theatres a few weeks before his death.
He died in a private hospital in Calicut following a cardiac arrest on 25 February 2000.

== Partial filmography ==

===Malayalam===
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* [[Ammaye Kaanaan]] (1963) as Pamman
* [[Aadyakiranangal]] (1964)
* Thacholi Othenan (1964) as Ramar
* [[Bhargavi Nilayam]] (1964) as Kuthiravattam Pappu
* [[Kuttyedathi]] (1971) as Kuttishankaran
* [[Chembarathi]] (1972) as Kuttan
* [[Panimudakku]] (1972) as Yashodharan
* ''[[Nirmalyam]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Kaapalika]]'' (1973) as Ithakku
* ''[[Mazhakkaru]]'' (1973) as Maniyan
* [[Criminals (film)|Criminals]] (Kayangal) (1975)
* ''[[Cheenavala]]'' (1975) as Fernandez
* ''[[Penpada]]'' (1975) as Janaki(Transvestite)
* [[Sathyathinte Nizhalil]] (1975)
*[[Chattambikkalyaani]] (1975) as Kochappan
* ''[[Ulsavam]]''(1975) as Paramu
* [[Hridhayam Oru Kshethram]] (1976) as Nanu
* [[Madhuram Thirumaduram]] (1976)
* [[Thulavarsham]] (1976) as Chenkeeri
* [[Kamadhenu]] (1976) as Kunjiraman
* [[Aalinganam]] (1976) as Peethambharan
* [[Guruvayoor Kesavan]] (1977)
*[[Vidarunna Mottukal]] (1977) as Madhupan
* [[Shankupushppam]] (1977) as Rajesh
* [[Angeekaram]] (1977) as Neelambharan
* [[Oonjal]] (1977) as Sankaran
* [[Avalude Ravukal]] (1978)
* [[Eeta]] (1978) as Paramu
* [[Lisa (1978 film)|Lisa]] (1978) as Gopalan
* [[Arum Anyaralla]] (1978) as Bhargavan
* [[Itha Oru Manushyan]] (1978) as Bharathan
* [[Ee Manohara Theeram]] (1978) as Appukuttan
*[[Kaathirunna Nimisham]] (1978) as Harischandran Nair
* [[Angakkuri]] (1979)
* [[Kayalum Kayarum]] (1979)
* [[Maamaankam]] (1979)
* [[Neelathamara (1979 film)|Neelathamara]] (1979) as Kuttishankara Menon
* [[Jeevitham Oru Gaanam]] (1979) as Zachariah/Rappel (double role)
* [[Itha Oru Theeram|Itha Oru Theeram (1979)]] as Chellappan
* [[Agnivyuham]] (1979) as Appu
*Sugathinu Pinnale (1979) as Kunjuvareed
* [[Anupallavi (film)|Anupallavi]] (1979) as Sundaran
*[[Ivide Kattinu Sugandam]] (1979) as Pushkaran
* [[Ambalavilakku]] (1979) as Lonachan
* [[Manasa Vacha Karmana]] (1979)
* [[Moorkhan]] (1980) as Kuttappan
* [[Swantham Enna Padam]] (1980) as Manmadan
* [[Karimpana]] (1980) as Palayyan
* [[Chaakara]] (1980) as Kuttan Pillai
* [[Sathyam (1980 film)|Sathyam]] (1980) as Sankaran
* [[Angaadi]] (1980) as Abu
* [[Benz Vasu]] (1980) as Pappu
* [[Theekkadal]] (1980) as Pappan
* [[Aswaratham]] (1980) as Velayyan
* Meen (1980) as Pappy
* [[Prakadanam]] (1980) as Kamalahasanan
* [[Rajaneegandhi]] (1980) as
*[[Raagam Thaanam Pallavi]] (1980) as Gopalankutty
* [[Mr Michael]] (1980) as Pappu
* [[Kaavalmaadam]] (1980) as Kunjali
* [[Arikkari Ammu]] (1981)
* [[Attimari]] (1981) as Salim, Hameed
* [[Sphodanam]] (1981) as Narayana Pilla
* [[Ahimsa (1981 film)|Ahimsa]] as Muthu (1981)
* [[Garjanam]] (1981)
* [[Dwanthayudham]] (1981)
* [[Vayal]] (1981) as Sankunni
* [[Kaahalam]] (1981)
* [[Greeshmajwaala]] (1981) as Chothi
* [[Kodumudikal]] (1981) as Nanappan
* [[Asthamikkatha Pakalukal]] (1981) as Gopalan
* [[Poochasanyasi]] (1981)
* [[Ee Nadu]] (1982) as Khader
* Mattuvin Chattangale (1982)
* [[Thadakam]] (1982)
* [[Postmortem]] (1982)
* Veedu (1982) as Prabhakaran
* [[Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam]] (1982) as Chandran
* [[Pooviriyum Pulari]] (1982) as Nanu
* [[John Jaffer Janardhanan]] (1982) as Charlie
* [[Innalenkil Nale]] (1982)
* [[Anuraagakkodathi]](1982) as Gopi
* [[Varanmare Avashyamundu]](1982)
* [[Hello Madras Girl]] (1983)
* [[Guru Dakshina (1983 film)|Gurudakshina]] (1983) as Pappu
* [[Eettappuli]] (1983) as Pappan
* [[Mortuary]] (1983) as Gopalan
* Thavalam (1983) as Thommi
* [[Thimingalam]] (1983)
* Aadhipathyam (1983) as Kunjiraman
* [[Enne Njan Thedunnu]] (1983) as Unni
* [[Belt Mathai]] (1983) as Pachu Pillai
* [[Thathamme Poocha Poocha]] (1984) as Ananthan
* [[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]] (1984) as Kuttan
* [[Mainakam]] (1984) as Vasu
* [[Shabadham]] (1984) as Kunjan Nair
* [[Aalkoottathil Thaniye]] (1984) as Kuttikrishnan
* [[Onnum Mindatha Bharya]] (1984) as Bapputti
* [[Appunni]] (1984) as Karunakaran
* [[Adiyozhukkukal]] (1984) as Sivan Kutti
* [[Rakshassu]] (1984) as Mammad
*Theere Pratheekshikkathe(1984) as Achu
*[[Kodathi]] (1984) as Antonym
* [[Odaruthammava Aalariyam]] (1984) as Pachu Pillai

* [[Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya]] (1985) as Raman
* Mutharamkunnu P.O. (1985) as K. P. K. Thankappan
* [[Kaiyum Thalayum Purathidaruthu]] (1985) as Appu
* [[Jeevante Jeevan]] (1985) as Peter
* [[Angadikkappurathu]] (1985) as Pappu
* [[Ottayan]] (1985) as Korappan
* [[Shathru (1985 film)|Shathru]] (1985) as Kurup
* [[Idanilangal]] (1985) as Swami Pilla
* [[Pachavelicham]] (1985)
* [[Chorakku Chora]] (1985) as Velu
* Mukhyamanthri (1985) as Kuttappan
* Principal Olivil (1985)
* Vartha (1986)
* [[Vivahithare Ithile]] (1986)
* [[T. P. Balagopalan M.A.]] (1986) as Chandrankutty
* [[Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi]] (1986) as Velu
* [[Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu]] (1986) as Koma Kurup
* [[Annoru Ravil]] (1986) as Antony Nair
* [[Nandi Veendum Varika]] (1986) as Mukundan
* [[Karinagam]] (1986)
* [[Nakhakshathangal]] (1986)
* Ithramathram (1986) as Pappan
* [[Naradhan Keralathil]] (1987) as Police Constable
* [[Ithrayum Kalam]] (1987) as Sankunni Nair
* [[Janangalude Sradhakku]] (1987) as Balan
* [[Amrutham Gamaya]] (1987) as Kumaran
* [[Vellanakalude Nadu]] (1988) as Sulaiman
* [[Anuragi]] (1988) as Kunjappan
* [[Aryan]] (1988)
* [[Kanakambarangal]] (1988) as Nanappan
* [[Oru Muthassi Katha]] (1988) as Koyammedkka
* [[Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu]] (1988) as Aussapachen
* [[Loose Loose Arappiri Loose]] (1988) as Pappu
* [[Janmandharam]] (1988) as Kuruppilli Kuriakose
* [[Abkari]] (1988) as Kumaran
* [[1921 (1988 film)|1921]] (1988)
* [[Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu]] (1989) as Mathai
* [[Ulsavapittennu]] (1989) as Pushpangadan
* [[Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal]] (1989) as Pushpangadan
* [[Naduvazhikal]] (1989) as K. C.
* [[Mahayanam]] (1989) as Kunjappan
* [[Vandhanam]] (1989)
* V.I.P. (1989) as Khaderkutty
* [[Aazhikkoru Muthu]] (1989) as Kuttan Pilla
* [[Pradeshika Varthakal]] (1989) as Velichappadu
* [[Saandhram]] (1990) as Caesar
* [[Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam]] (1990)
* Dr. Pasupathy (1990) as Uthpalakshan
* [[Aye Auto]] (1990) as Moidu
* [[Nammude Nadu]] (1990) as Musthafa
* [[Midhya]] (1990) as Ezhuthachan
* [[Oliyampukal]] (1990) as Thankan
* [[Anaswaram]] (1991) as Tool/Ambady Ramakrishnan
* [[Amina Tailors]] (1991) as Kunjalavi
* [[Pookkalam Varavayi]] (1991) as Mariyappan
* [[Parallel College]] (1991) as Sanathan Pillai
* [[Kadinjool Kalyanam]] (1991) as Mathai
* [[Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty]] (1991) as Paulose
* [[Advaitham]] (1991) as Kaiyathan
* [[Amaram]] (1991) as Raman Kutty
* [[Eagle (1991 film)|Eagle]] (1991) as Azeez
* [[Mookkillarajyathu]] (1991) as Vasu/Sundaran Pillai
* [[Neelagiri (film)|Neelagiri]] (1991) as Arumukhan
* [[Utsava Melam]] (1992)
* [[Radhachakram]] (1992) as Ponnan
* [[Kizhakkan Pathrose]] (1992) as Devassia/Marangodan (nickname)
* Naadody (1992) as Kutty
* [[Johnnie Walker]] (1992)
* [[Vietnam Colony]] (1993) as Erumeli
* [[Midhunam]] (1993) as Palisha Peethambaran
* [[Manichitrathazhu|Manichithrathazhu]] (1993) as Kattuparamban
* [[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]] (1993) as Govindan Kutty
* [[Customs Diary]] (1993) as Vishwanathan
* [[Akashadoothu]] (1993) as Chandy
* [[Arthana]] (1993)
* [[Aayirappara]] (1993)
* [[Pingami]] (1994) as Achuthan
* [[Thenmavin Kombathu]] (1994) as Ammavan
* [[Chakoram]] (1994) as Ammama
* [[Chukkan]] (1994) as Beeranikka
* [[Gamanam (1994 film)|Gamanam]] (1994) as Kunjiraman
* [[Minnaram]] (1994) as Tutor Cleetus
* [[Nirnayam (1995 film)|Nirnayam]] (1995) as Servant
* Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam (1995)
* [[Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka]] (1995) as Sundaresan Nair
* [[Tom & Jerry (1996 film)|Tom & Jerry]] (1995) as Kesava Kaimal
* [[Thovalapookkal]] (1995)
* Kokkarakko (1995)
* [[Thirumanassu]](1995) as Raman
* [[Highway (1995)|Highway]] (1995) as Rajappan
* [[Alancheri Thamprakkal|Alancherry Thambrakkal]] (1995) as Kariyathen
* [[Indian Military Intelligence]] (1995) as Aroodam Anandan
* Kidilol Kidilam (1995) as Hassan
* [[Kaattile Thadi Thevarude Ana]] (1995) as Veerappan
* [[The King (1995 film)|The King]] (1995) as Krishnan
* [[Thooval Kottaram]] (1996) as Kunjuraman Menon
* [[Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan]] (1996) as Koyakka
* [[Mr. Clean]] (1996) as Bhargavan Pillai
* Madamma (1996) as Politician
* Hitlist (1996) as Sankar Das
* Sugavaasam (1996) as Venkidi
* Kudamattom (1997) as Nanu
* Irattakuttikalude Achan (1997) as Sub Inspector C.T.R Kurup
* [[Kalyana Unnikal]] (1997) as Kuttappi
* Kalyanappittannu (1997)
* Mayaponman (1997) as Motor Doctor Mathai
* [[Hitler Brothers]] (1997) as Nanappan
* Ekkareyanente Manasam (1997) as Sumathi's Uncle
* [[Chandralekha (1997 film)|Chandralekha]] (1997) as Accountant
* [[Aaraam Thampuran]] (1997) as Mangalam
* [[Magician Mahendralal from Delhi]] (1998) as Sivan Pillai
* [[Pranayavarnangal]] (1998)
* [[Sundarakilladi]] (1998)
* [[Oro Viliyum Kathorthu]] (1998) as Achuthan
* Mayajalam (1998) as Paramanandan Nair
* Summer in Bethleham (1998) Replaced Kalabhavan Mani
* Gloria Fernades From USA (1998)
* Thirakkalkkapuram (1998) as Kittunni
* Charlie Chaplin (1999)
* Garshom (1999) as Damodaran
* [[Pallavur Devanarayanan]] (1999) as Kunjuraman
* [[Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal]] (1999)
* [[Chandranudikkunna Dikkil]] (1999)
* [[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]] (2000)
* [[Mr. Butlers|Mr. Butler]] (2000) (posthumously)
* Korappan The Great (2001) (posthumously)
* Njan Rajavu (2002) (Posthumously)
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==Series ==
*[[Akashadoothu]]
*Chirikkam Namukku Chirikkam

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0660658|name=Kuthiravattam Pappu}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113141147/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/0602/24/1060224023_1.htm Pappu's profile] at weblokam.com (in [[Malayalam]])

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