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{{Short description|Indian film actor (1939–2015)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mala Aravindan
| image = Mala Aravindan.png
| birthname = T. K. Aravindan<ref name="mangalam0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/76258?page=0,0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806045108/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/76258?page=0,0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1939|1|15}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marunadanmalayali.com/more/obituary/malayalam-actor-mala-aravindan-dead-12443|title = മാള അരവിന്ദൻ ഒടുവിൽ മരണത്തിന് കീഴടങ്ങി; മരണം വിളിച്ചത് ഹൃദയാഘാതത്തെ തുടർന്ന് ഒരാഴ്‌ച്}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Vadavucode]], [[Ernakulam]], British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2015|1|28|1939|1|15}}
| death_place = [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| othername = Mala (മാള)
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
* Actor
* [[tabla]] percussionist
}}
| yearsactive = 1976–2015
| spouse = Geetha
}}

'''Mala Aravindan''' (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in [[Malayalam film]]s. He has acted in over 500 films.

==Early life==

Aravindan was born at [[Vadavucode]] in the [[Ernakulam district]] of [[Kerala]], as the eldest son of Thanattu Ayyappan and Ponnamma. His father was an excise department employee, and his mother, a school music teacher. Soudamini, late Ramanathan (died in 2004), and Prakashan are his siblings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=18301095&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Manorama Online | Malayalam News | Latest News | |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-date=31 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131064643/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=18301095&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Aravindan's father died when he was studying in seventh class.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=18301015&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Manorama Online | Malayalam News | Latest News |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-date=31 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131064640/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=18301015&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later, when his mother got transferred, his family relocated to [[Mala, Kerala|Mala]] in the [[Thrissur district]], and he started using the place name as a prefix to his name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/76258 |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 November 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203091455/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/76258 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had his primary education from St. Antony's High School, Mala, where his mother was a music teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/localContentView.do?tabId=16&programId=1079897624&contentId=18305476&district=Thrissur&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Kerala Local News | Thrissur | Local Features |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-date=2 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202042501/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/localContentView.do?tabId=16&programId=1079897624&contentId=18305476&district=Thrissur&BV_ID=@@@ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="mathrubhumi1">{{Cite web |title=mala_aravindan1 |url=http://images.mathrubhumi.com/pdf/mala/mala_aravindan1.pdf |website=images.mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> Seeing his talent in playing the [[Tabla]], his mother joined him with Cochin Mohammed Ustad, a famous Tabla artist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/mala_aravindan/518608/index.html |title=മലയാളത്തിന്റെ മാള - Mala Aravindan, മാള അരവിന്ദന്‍ || Mathrubhumi Special |access-date=2015-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129000112/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/mala_aravindan/518608/index.html |archive-date=29 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He joined for Pre-degree at [[Christ College, Irinjalakuda]], but dropped out in between to concentrate on his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=mala_aravindan3 |url=http://images.mathrubhumi.com/pdf/mala/mala_aravindan3.pdf |website=images.mathrubhumi.com}}</ref>

==Career==

Aravindan started his career as a [[Tabla]] artist. He joined stage plays and started playing Tabla as a background artist. Later, he moved into acting and started performing in professional stage plays of Kottayam National Theaters, Nadakashala, Suryasoma Theatres etc. He continued acting in dramas for 12 years. He has won Kerala State Nataka Academy's Best Actor award for his role in Sooryasoma's play ''Nidhi''. He received State Award in 1978 and 6 other state level awards for the stage play ''Rasna''.<ref name="mathrubhumi1"/>

Aravindan started his film career with the movie ''Ente Kunju'', but the film was never released. His first movie released was ''Thalirukal'' in 1967 in which he acted as a mental patient among many.<ref name="mangalam0"/> His first full-fledged role was in the 1968 movie ''Sindhooram'', directed by Balakrishnan, although it is his critically acclaimed performance from the movie Tharavu which gave him the actual mileage. Since then he has acted in over 400 films for 33 years and established his own style which became his trademark. During the initial stages of his career, the Mala-[[Kuthiravattam Pappu|Pappu]]-[[Jagathy Sreekumar|Jagathy]] trio was a guaranteed crowd-puller among [[Malayalam film]] audiences. His last film was ''Noolppaalam,'' which is yet to be released. He was the president of the AMMA, the association of Malayalam film artistes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/456162/actor-mala-aravindan-dead.html|title = Actor Mala Aravindan is dead|date = 28 January 2015}}</ref>

Mala was well known for his different acting techniques which included gestures, vocal variations and his unique laughing style. He was a jovial person who could shoot jokes at any situation. In one interview, Mala remembered once a random guy who came to him and asked him to tell some jokes. during the 1980s, Mala was a really busy artist since he was part of most of the movies doing various comedy roles. He also sang the popular song "Neeyarinjo Melemanathu" along with [[Mohanlal]] in the 1985 movie ''[[Kandu Kandarinju]]''. His memorable characters are from the movies ''[[Bhoothakannadi]], [[Sallapam]], [[Thaaravu]], [[Mimics Parade]], [[Kanmadam]], [[Joker (2000 film)|Joker]], [[Meesha Madhavan]]'' etc. In the late 1990s, when the mimicry trend took over Malayalam Cinema, there were movies like ''[[Moonu Kodiyum Munnooru Pavanum]]'' and ''Mimics Super 1000'', which featured full-fledged spoof characters imitating Mala Aravindan by various mimicry artists. Mala was a great fan of actor [[Nagesh]] and his acting style was greatly influenced by Nagesh.

== Personal life ==

Aravindan is married to Geetha on 2 February 1971, after five years of dating. Geetha is a Christian, and was previously named Anna before changing her name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=18306554&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Manorama Online | Malayalam News | Latest News | |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-date=31 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131004801/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=18306554&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The couple has two children, Kishore (Muthu) and Kala. Kishore is married to Deepthi, and they have a son, Vedavyasan, and two daughters, Varalakshmi and Urvi. Kala is married to Surendran, and they have two children, Vishnu and Devi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/80119 |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 November 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203075741/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/80119 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Death==

Mala Aravindan was admitted to Kovai Medical Centre Hospital in [[Coimbatore]] on 19 January 2015, following a massive [[heart attack]] and was shifted to the ICU on 24 January, where he was diagnosed with diffused block. He was on ventilator support. The actor had earlier undergone an angiogram after being hospitalized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/mala-aravindan-passes-away.html |title=Mala Aravindan passes away |access-date=2015-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130060431/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/mala-aravindan-passes-away.html |archive-date=30 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He died on 28 January 2015 at 6:30 AM, just five days short of his 44th wedding anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.madhyamam.com/en/kerala/2015/jan/28/actor-mala-aravindan-dies |title=Actor Mala Aravindan dies |access-date=2015-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150128035041/http://www.madhyamam.com/en/kerala/2015/jan/28/actor-mala-aravindan-dies |archive-date=28 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was 76.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/latest-news/actor-mala-aravindan-passes-away-157614.html |title=Actor Mala Aravindan passes away, Latest News - Mathrubhumi English News Online |access-date=2015-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128225014/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/latest-news/actor-mala-aravindan-passes-away-157614.html |archive-date=28 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.

==Awards==

* 2013 : [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Drishyam-Bags-Kerala-Film-Critics-Association-Awards/2014/01/30/article2027269.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221232342/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Drishyam-Bags-Kerala-Film-Critics-Association-Awards/2014/01/30/article2027269.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2014|title = 'Drishyam' Bags Kerala Film Critics Association Awards}}</ref> - Chalachitra Prathiba Puraskar
* [[Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi]] Award for Best Actor - ''Nidhi'' (Suryasoma Theatres)

== Filmography ==

=== 1960s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1967 || ''[[Thalirukal]]'' || || Uncredited role
|-
| ''[[Pathirapattu]]'' || || Uncredited role
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu]]'' || ||
|-
|}

=== 1970s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1970 || ''[[Madhuvidhu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Olavum Theeravum]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1976 || ''[[Sindhooram (1976 film)|Sindooram]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Madhuram Thirumadhuram]]'' || Vakeel ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1978 || ''[[Samayamaayilla Polum]]'' || KK Kanichukulangara ||
|-
| ''[[Madhurikkunna Rathri]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1979 || ''Kannukal'' || Kuruppu ||
|-
| ''[[Agnivyooham]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Angakkuri]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aavesham (1979 film)|Aavesham]]'' || Thirumeni ||
|-
|}

=== 1980s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=9 | 1980 || ''[[Muthuchippikal]]'' || Sadashivan ||
|-
| ''[[Eden Thottam]]'' || Rajappan ||
|-
| ''[[Thaliritta Kinakkal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Chakara]]'' || Kochu Pilla ||
|-
| ''[[Arangum Aniyarayum]]'' || Ananthan ||
|-
| ''[[Deepam (film)|Deepam]]'' || Subrahmanyam ||
|-
| ''[[Adhikaram]]'' || Appukuttan ||
|-
| ''[[Kaavalmaadam]]'' || Rappai ||
|-
| ''[[Daaliya Pookkal]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=17 | 1981 || ''[[Oru Vilippadakale]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Dwandha Yudham]]'' || S.I. Kuttapu ||
|-
| ''[[Thakilu Kottampuram]]'' || Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Itha Oru Dhikkari]]'' || Kumar ||
|-
| ''Avatharam'' || Parasahayam Thankappan ||
|-
| ''[[Sphodanam]]'' || Vasu Pilla ||
|-
| ''[[Thaaraavu]]'' || Thanki ||
|-
| ''[[Raktham]]'' || Kuttappan ||
|-
| ''[[Thadavara]]'' || Karnan ||
|-
| ''[[Sambhavam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Arayannam]]'' || Antony ||
|-
| ''[[Vayal]]'' || Naanu Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Sphodanam]]'' || Vasu Pilla ||
|-
| ''Swapnaraagam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Greeshmajwala]]'' || Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Aarathi (film)|Aarathi]]'' || Damu ||
|-
| ''[[Ariyappedatha Rahasyam]]'' || Gopi ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1982 || ''[[Kolakomban]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Komaram (film)|Komaram]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ethiralikal]]'' || Pareed ||
|-
| ''[[Mylanchi]]'' || Moosa ||
|-
| ''[[Kakka (film)|Kakka]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Pooviriyum Pulari]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=11 | 1983 || ''[[Coolie (1983 Malayalam film)|Coolie]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nizhal Moodiya Nirangal]]'' || Kuruppu ||
|-
| ''[[Kolakomban]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Maniyara]]'' || Moideenkutty ||
|-
| ''[[Thaavalam]]'' || Vaasu ||
|-
| ''[[Rathilayam]]'' || Lonappan ||
|-
| ''[[Ee Yugam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mazhanilavu]]'' || Mathukutty ||
|-
| ''[[Pourasham]]'' || Tomy ||
|-
| ''Aana'' || Thomas ||
|-
| ''[[Belt Mathai]]'' || Kuttan Pilla ||
|-
| rowspan=15 | 1984 || ''[[Sreekrishna Parunthu]]'' || Shankushar ||
|-
| ''[[Vepraalam]]'' || Jolly John ||
|-
| ''Theere Pratheekshikkathe'' || Karunan ||
|-
| ''[[Ethirppukal]]'' || Ayyappan ||
|-
| ''Velichamillatha Veethikal'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Pavam Krooran]]'' || Mathulan ||
|-
| ''[[NH 47 (film)|NH 47]]'' || PC Velu Pilla ||
|-
| ''Kadamattathachan'' || Ithappiri ||
|-
| ''[[Kaliyil Alpam Karyam]]'' || Driver Shankarankutty ||
|-
| ''[[Swantham Sarika (film)|Swantham Sarika]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]]'' || "Shakthi" Raghavan Pillai ||
|-
| ''[[Vanitha Police]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Manithali]]'' || Subaid ||
|-
| ''[[Koottinilamkili]]'' || Govinda Pilla ||
|-
| ''[[Thathamme Poocha Poocha]]'' || Balaraman ||
|-
| rowspan=16 | 1985 || ''[[Shathru (1985 film)|Shathru]]'' || Thamarakshan/Kottada Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Saandham Bheekaram]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Akalathe Ambili]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Black Mail (1985 film)|Black Mail]]'' || Manikyam ||
|-
| ''[[Scene No. 7]]'' || Pankan Pilla ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Kudakeezhil]]'' || Pushpangathan ||
|-
| ''[[Akkachide Kunjuvava]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Maniyara]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kandu Kandarinju]]'' || Kittan ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Nokku Kanan]]'' || Vidyadharan Mashu ||
|-
| ''[[Makan Ente Makan]]'' || Vasudevan ||
|-
| ''[[Akkare Ninnoru Maran]]'' || Raghavan ||
|-
| ''[[Koodum Thedi]]'' || Vasu ||
|-
| ''[[Premalekhanam (film)|Premalekhanam]]'' || Kunchan ||
|-
| ''[[Vellarikka Pattanam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Upahaaram]]'' || Sundareshan ||
|-
| rowspan=28 | 1986 || ''[[Ninnistham Ennishtam]]'' || Chakrapani ||
|-
| ''[[Love Story (1986 film)|Love Story]]'' || Krishnankutty ||
|-
| ''[[Akalangalil]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Yugasandhya]]'' || Kuttappan ||
|-
| ''Ithramathram'' || Augustine ||
|-
| ''[[Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu]]'' || Johnny ||
|-
| ''[[Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu]]'' || Ayyappan ||
|-
| ''[[Rareeram]]'' || Aravindakshan ||
|-
| ''[[Ice Cream (1986 film)|Ice Cream]]'' || Worker ||
|-
| ''[[Padayani (film)|Padayani]]'' || Ramu ||
|-
| ''[[Veendum]]'' || Driver Sreekar ||
|-
| ''[[Snehamulla Simham]]'' || Kuttan ||
|-
| ''[[Atham Chithira Chothi]]'' || Pushkaran ||
|-
| ''[[Prathyekam Sradhikkukka]]'' || Detective Veerabhadran ||
|-
| ''[[Moonnu Masangalku Mumbu]]'' || Ranjan ||
|-
| ''[[Aalorungi Arangorungi]]'' || Mathunni/Chakkunni||
|-
| ''[[Shyama (film)|Shyama]]'' || Appukuttan ||
|-
| ''[[Geetham (film)|Geetham]]'' || Bose ||
|-
| ''[[Adukkan Entheluppam]]'' || Markose ||
|-
| ''[[Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku]]'' || Panikkar ||
|-
| ''[[Ente Entethu Mathrem]]'' || Sathyasheelan ||
|-
| ''[[Nyayavidhi]]'' || Mathunni ||
|-
| ''[[Ennu Nathante Nimmi]]'' || Sayipp ||
|-
| ''[[Naale Njangalude Vivaham]]'' || Mathachan ||
|-
| ''[[Kunjattakilikal]]'' || Panikkar ||
|-
| ''[[Oppam Oppathinoppam]]'' || Neelakandan ||
|-
| ''[[Pappan Priyappetta Pappan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Revathikkoru Pavakkutty]]'' || Vaidyar Rarichan Nair ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 1987 || ''[[Manja Manthrangal]]'' || Raghavan ||
|-
| ''[[Kalam Mari Katha Mari]]'' || Koya ||
|-
| ''[[Athinumappuram]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kottum Kuravayum]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Mangalya Charthu'' || Pappan ||
|-
| ''Ivare Sookshikkuka'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Sindoora Pottinte Ormaykku]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Agni Muhurtham]]'' || Balan ||
|-
| ''Nirabhedangal'' || Krishan ||
|-
| ''Swargam'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 1988 || ''[[Ulsavapittennu]]'' || Postman Pisharody ||
|-
| ''[[Janmandharam]]'' || Karunan ||
|-
| ''[[Loose Loose Arappiri Loose]]'' || Mala ||
|-
| ''[[Onninu Purake Mattonnu]]'' || Appu ||
|-
| ''[[Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas]]'' || Swamy ||
|-
| ''[[Sanghunadam]]'' || Danger Thankapan ||
|-
| ''[[Athirthikal]]'' || Velayudhan ||
|-
| ''[[Moonnam Mura]]'' || Bus Driver ||
|-
| ''[[Kandathum Kettathum]]'' || Sadananthan ||
|-
| ''[[Pattanapravesham]]'' || Damu ||
|-
| rowspan=11 | 1989 || ''V.I.P.'' || Kuttoos ||
|-
| ''Agnichirakulla Moham'' || Govindan ||
|-
| ''Prabhatham Chuvanna Theruvil'' || ||
|-
| ''Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu'' || Maducakkuzhi Achan ||
|-
| ''[[Ammavanu Pattiya Amali]]'' || Thomson ||
|-
| ''Kodugallur Bhagavathi'' || ||
|-
| ''Jeevitham Oru Ragam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Carnival (1989 film)|Carnival]]'' || Govindan ||
|-
| ''[[Mahayanam]]'' || Govindankutty ||
|-
| ''[[Puthiya Karukkal]]'' || Rajappan ||
|-
| ''Indhanam'' || ||
|-
|}

=== 1990s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1990 || ''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]'' || Anthru ||
|-
| ''[[Mukham]]'' || Agasthy ||
|-
| ''Enquiry'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ponnaranjanam]]'' || Ayyappan ||
|-
| rowspan=17 | 1991 || ''[[Georgootty C/O Georgootty]]'' || Drama Artist ||
|-
| ''Kalamorukkam'' || ||
|-
| ''Daivasahayam Lucky Centre'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mookilla Rajyathu]]'' || Ameen ||
|-
| ''[[Kadinjool Kalyanam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mahassar]]'' || Shivadasan ||
|-
| ''Kalari'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Uncle Bun]]'' || Mathai ||
|-
| ''[[Amina Tailors]]'' || Jabbar ||
|-
| ''Agninilavu'' || ||
|-
| ''[[May Dinam]]'' || Coach Warrier ||
|-
| ''[[Keli (film)|Keli]]'' || Commentator ||
|-
| ''[[Neelagiri (film)|Neelagiri]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ganamela]]'' || Appukuttan ||
|-
| ''[[Mimics Parade]]'' || Mammooty ||
|-
| ''[[Kizhakkunarum Pakshi]]'' || Nanappan ||
|-
| ''[[Sandesam]]'' || [[Sub-inspector#India|SI]] Aanandan ||
|-
| rowspan=18 | 1992 || ''Mr & Mrs'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kasargod Khader Bhai]]'' || Mammooty ||
|-
| ''[[Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon]]'' || Achu ||
|-
| ''Neelakurukkan'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Maanyanmar]]'' || Professional killer ||
|-
| ''Oru Swapnam Pole'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Poochakkaru Mani Kettum]]'' || Venukuttan ||
|-
| ''[[Welcome to Kodaikanal]]'' || Eradi ||
|-
| ''First Bell'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Simhadhwani]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ezhara Ponnana]]'' || Anthappan ||
|-
| ''[[Ente Ponnu Thampuran]]'' || Ravunni ||
|-
| ''[[Ayalathe Adheham]]'' || Selvam ||
|-
| ''Annu Good Friday'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kallan Kappalil Thanne]]'' || Appunni Mashu ||
|-
| ''[[Kizhakkan Pathrose]]'' || Church Priest ||
|-
| ''Maanthrika Cheppu'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Utsavamelam]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=14 | 1993 || ''[[City Police (film)|City Police]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Pravachakan]]'' || Velandi ||
|-
| ''Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sowbhagyam]]'' || Karunan ||
|-
| ''[[Venkalam]]'' || Ayyappan ||
|-
| ''[[Jackpot (1993 film)|Jackpot]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| ''[[Koushalam]]'' || Priest ||
|-
| ''[[Sarovaram (film)|Sarovaram]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Addeham Enna Iddeham]]'' || Head Constable Kunjeesho ||
|-
| ''[[Vakkeel Vasudev]]'' || Narayanan ||
|-
| ''[[Aagneyam]]'' || Sukumaran Pillai ||
|-
| ''[[Customs Diary]]'' || Skariachan ||
|-
| ''[[Ponnuchami]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 1994 || ''Varanamalyam'' || Mathai ||
|-
| ''Kadal'' || Lasar ||
|-
| ''Kambolam'' || Kochappy ||
|-
| ''Dollar'' || Vettukili Damodharan ||
|-
| ''Gothram'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Varaphalam]]'' || [[Advocate|Adv.]] Arunkumar ||
|-
| ''[[Manathe Kottaram]]'' || Kumaran ||
|-
| ''[[Pingami]]'' || Velichappadu ||
|-
| ''Vadhu Doctoranu'' || Chinnappan ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 1995 || ''[[Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary]]'' || Kuttan ||
|-
| ''[[Agnidevan]]'' || Vijayan ||
|-
| ''[[Special Squad (film)|Special Squad]]'' || Kochaugasthy ||
|-
| ''Kokkarakko'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mazhavilkoodaram]]'' || Subair's father ||
|-
| ''Puthukottyile Puthu Manavalan'' || ||
|-
| ''Punnaram'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 1996 || ''Kinnam Katta Kallan'' || Constable Mathew Joseph ||
|-
| ''Excuse Me Ethu Collegila'' || ||
|-
| ''Harbour'' || ||
|-
| ''King Solomon'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Dominic Presentation (film)|Dominic Presentation]]'' || Father Joseph Medayil ||
|-
| ''[[Saamoohyapaadam]]'' || Pushpangathan ||
|-
| ''[[Sallapam]]'' || Kunjookuttan Ashaari ||
|-
| ''[[Sathyabhamakkoru Premalekhanam]]'' || Koduval Prakasan ||
|-
| ''[[Mimics Action 500]]'' || Kurup ||
|-
| rowspan=15 | 1997 || ''[[Kudamattam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Shobanam'' || ||
|-
| ''Poomarathanalil'' || Ambujakshan ||
|-
| ''Kaduva Thoma'' || D'Cruz ||
|-
| ''Snehadoothu'' || Veeramani ||
|-
| ''Anjarakalyanam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Bhoothakkannadi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Ekkareyanente Manasam'' || Sudhakaran ||
|-
| ''Gajaraja Manthram'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sammanam (1997 film)|Sammanam]]'' || Ramashan ||
|-
| ''[[Junior Mandrake]]'' || Maniyan Vaidhyan ||
|-
| ''[[Hitler Brothers]]'' || Ramankutty ||
|-
| ''[[Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum]]'' || Parameswaran ||
|-
| ''[[Kaliyoonjal]]'' || Paraman ||
|-
| ''Kalyana Unnikal'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 1998 || ''[[Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Thirakalkkappuram'' || ||
|-
| ''Kulirkattu'' || ||
|-
| ''Thattakam'' || ||
|-
| ''Panchaloham'' || Karutha ||
|-
| ''[[Kanmadam]]'' || Swami Velayudhan ||
|-
| ''Magician Mahendralal from Delhi'' || Mammad ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1999 || ''[[Charlie Chaplin (1999 film)|Charlie Chaplin]]'' || Driver Achu ||
|-
| ''[[Aayiram Meni]]'' || Sankaran ||
|-
|}

=== 2000s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2000 || ''[[Mark Antony (2000 film)|Mark Antony]]'' || C.K. Ayyappan ||
|-
| ''[[Ival Draupadi]]'' || Ravunni ||
|-
| ''[[Madhuranombarakattu]]'' || Abdulla ||
|-
| ''[[Joker (2000 film)|Joker]]'' || Kumarettan ||
|-
| ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]'' || Sankaran ||
|-
| ''Rapid Action Force'' || Jail warden ||
|-
| ''[[Varnakkazhchakal]]'' || Chathutti ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 2001 || ''Ennum Sambavami Yuge Yuge'' || ||
|-
| ''Chithrathoonukal'' || ||
|-
| ''Kakki Nakshithrem'' || Sreedharan ||
|-
| ''Pranayakalathu'' || ||
|-
| ''Thenthuli'' || ||
|-
| ''Kabani'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Karumadikkuttan (film)|Karumadikkuttan]]'' || Aashan ||
|-
| ''[[Unnathangalil]]'' || Joseph ||
|-
| ''Bhadra'' || ||
|-
| ''Andolanam'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=13 | 2002 || ''Ee Bhargaveenilayam'' || ||
|-
| ''Grandmother'' || ||
|-
| ''Swaraga Ganga'' || ||
|-
| ''Swapnahalliyil Oru Naal'' || ||
|-
| ''Suvarna Mohangal'' || ||
|-
| ''Desam'' || Marthandan ||
|-
| ''Aala'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kattuchembakam]]'' || Kattumooppan ||
|-
| ''[[Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha]]'' || Paanan ||
|-
| ''[[Meesha Madhavan]]'' || Mullani Pappan ||
|-
| ''[[Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town]]'' || Kallan Bhaskaran ||
|-
| ''[[Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan]]'' || Mooppan ||
|-
| ''[[Valkannadi]]'' || Unnithiri Vaidyar ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2003 || ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'' || Sankaran Mooshari ||
|-
| ''[[Njan Salperu Ramankutty]]'' || Qadir ||
|-
| ''Chithrathoonukal'' || ||
|-
| ''Kaliyodam'' || ||
|-
| ''Varum Varunnu Vannu'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Pattalam (2003 film)|Pattalam]]'' || Ex-military Gopalan ||
|-
| ''[[Mullavalliyum Thenmavum]]'' || Gopalan Nair ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2004 || ''Chitrakoodam'' || Shankaran Thattan ||
|-
| ''[[Sethurama Iyer CBI]]'' || Kuzhivetti Mathai ||
|-
| ''[[Rasikan]]'' || Shivankutti's Uncle ||
|-
| ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' || Kunjikkannan ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2005 || ''[[Ponmudipuzhayorathu]]'' || Thankappan ||
|-
| ''OK Chacko Cochin Mumbai'' || Paramu ||
|-
| ''[[Finger Print]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Chanthupottu]]'' || Kanaran ||
|-
| ''[[Kadha]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2006 || ''[[Moonnamathoral]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Achanteponnu Makkal'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Oruvan (2006 film)|Oruvan]]'' || Velu ||
|-
| ''Arunam'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2007 || ''[[Athisayan]]'' || Justice Rama Moorthy ||
|-
| ''[[Panthaya Kozhi]]'' || Chakrapani ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 2008 || ''[[Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mizhikal Sakshi]]'' || Kadarukutty Musaliar ||
|-
| ''Mayabazar'' || Kumarankutty Ashan ||
|-
| ''Thavalam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Shalabam]]'' || Kumaran ||
|-
| ''[[Mulla (film)|Mulla]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[De Ingottu Nokkiye]]'' || Cleetus ||
|-
| ''[[Positive (2008 film)|Positive]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|20]]'' || Kurup ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2009 || ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]'' || Judge ||
|-
| ''[[Dr. Patient]]'' || Thankachan ||
|-
| ''Venalmaram'' || Sankarankutty ||
|-
| ''[[Paribhavam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Rahasya Police]]'' || Pushpan ||
|-
| ''Chagathikoottam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[T. D. Dasan Std. VI B]]'' || Teacher ||
|-
|}

=== 2010s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2010 || ''[[Swantham Bharya Zindabad]]'' || Sakhav ACS ||
|-
| ''[[Again Kasargod Khader Bhai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Canvas (2010 film)|Canvas]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policeum]]'' || Kunju ||
|-
| ''[[9 KK Road]]'' || S.I. Mathukkutty ||
|-
| ''[[Yakshiyum Njanum]]'' || Valmiki ||
|-
| ''Nanthuni'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011 || ''[[Ninnishtam Ennishtam 2]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Priyappetta Nattukare]]'' || Pappan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2012 || ''[[Prabhuvinte Makkal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thappana]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 2013 || ''[[August Club]]'' || Lazer ||
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Time (2013 film)|Once Upon a Time]]'' || Sage ||
|-
| ''[[God for Sale]]'' || Velayudan ||
|-
| ''[[Vallatha Pahayan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''KQ'' || Beeran ||
|-
| ''[[Punyalan Agarbattis]]'' || Ayyappan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2014 || ''[[Masala Republic]]'' || Rappayichan ||
|-
| ''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri (film)|Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'' || C. P. Damodharan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2015 || ''[[Nellikka]]'' || || Posthumously released
|-
| ''Chaminte Company'' || ||Posthumously released
|-
| 2016 || ''Noolpalam'' || || Posthumously released
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Varnyathil Aashanka]]'' || || Photograph of Mullani Pappan, reprisal from ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]''
|-
|}

=== 2020s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Kaalchilambu]]'' || || Posthumously released
|-
|}

==Television==
*Mouna Nombaram
*Vallarpadathamma
*[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattathu Kathanar]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0033245|name=Mala Aravindan}}
* [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Mala%20Aravindan&limit=233 Mala Aravindan at MSI]

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Mala Aravindan - Revision history

Nasimahamad.vitaniya at 19:29, 5 August 2025