Achankunju

Achankunju
Born	1930 Kacherikadavu, Kottayam, Kerala, India,
Died	16 January 1987 Kottayam
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1980–1987
Spouse(s)	Achamma
Children	Shajan, Esamma
Awards	Best Actor Kerala State Film Critics Award

Achankunju (Malayalam: അച്ചൻകുഞ്ഞ്) was an Indian film Actor in Malayalam movies . He started his career in the 1980s mainly portraying villainous roles. He acted in more than 50 films in Malayalam.^[1]

Background

Achankunju hails from Nellissery family, Kacherikkadavu, Kottayam in Kerala . He is a Kerala State Film Award winning actor in 1981 for movie Lorry. He died on 16 January 1987 at the age of 56 at Kottayam. He was survived by his wife Achamma, a son, Shajan and a daughter, Esamma.

Awards

1980 Kerala State Film Awards: Best Actor for Lorry.^[2]
1980 Kerala State Film Critics Award for Lorry

Filmography

Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986)
Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986) ...Govindankutty ashan
Meenamasathile Sooryan (1986)...Police officer
Niramulla Raavukal (1986)
Ilanjippookkal (1986)
Nimishangal (Yaamam) (1986)
Thozhil Allengil Jail (1985)
Angadikkappurathu (1985) ... Saithakka
Kaanaathaaya Penkutti (1985)
Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam (1985)
Yathra (1985)
Naadam (Mattoru Pranayakaalathu) (1983)
Sandhya vandanam (1983) .. Bhaskaran Aasan
Sagaram Shantham (1983)
Enikku Vishakunnu (1983)....Mathai
Kadamba (1983)
Naseema (Thamburu) (1983) .... Mammad
Aattakkalaasham (1983)
Sandhya Mayangum Neram (1983)
Prem Nazeerine Kaanmanilla (1983)
Nizhal Moodiya Nirangal (1983)
Himavaahini (1983)... Panthalam Kurup
Ahimsa (1982)
Padayottam (1982)
Kakka (1982)
Ee Nadu (1982) .... Porinju
Greeshmajwaala (1981) .... Kattumooppan
Parankimala (1981)
Chaatta (1981) .... Kariya
Kaattukallan (1981)
Choothaattam (1981)
Inayethedi (1981)
Lorry (1980)

References

↑ "ഇവിടെ ഒരു അച്ചന്‍കുഞ്ഞുണ്ടായിരുന്നു". malayalam.webdunia.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 17 (help)
↑ "Thespian Achankunju Still Remains in Oblivion". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

External links

Achankunju at MSI
Achankunju at the Internet Movie Database

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor

1969–1980	Sathyan (1969) Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair (1970) Sathyan (1971) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1972) P. J. Antony (1973) Adoor Bhasi (1974) Sudheer (1975) M. G. Soman (1976) Bharath Gopi (1977) Sukumaran (1978) Adoor Bhasi (1979) Achankunju (1980)

1981–2000	Nedumudi Venu (1981) Bharath Gopi (1982–1983) Mammootty (1984) Bharath Gopi (1985) Mohanlal (1986) Nedumudi Venu (1987) Premji (1988) Mammootty (1989) Thilakan (1990) Mohanlal (1991) Murali (1992) Mammootty (1993) Thilakan (1994) Mohanlal (1995) Murali (1996) Suresh Gopi (1997) Murali (1998) Mohanlal (1999) O. Madhavan (2000)

2001–present	Murali (2001) Oduvil Unnikrishnan (2002) Nedumudi Venu (2003) Mammootty (2004) Mohanlal (2005) Prithviraj Sukumaran (2006) Mohanlal (2007) Lal (2008) Mammootty (2009) Salim Kumar (2010) Dileep (2011) Prithviraj Sukumaran (2012) Fahadh Faasil and Lal (2013) Sudev Nair and Nivin Pauly (2014) Dulquer Salmaan (2015)

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