R. Neelakantan

Neelakantan (a) Neelu
Born (1936-07-26)26 July 1936
Manjeri, Kerala[1]
Died 10 May 2018(2018-05-10) (aged 81)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu[2]
Years active 1960–2018
Known for Theatre / Film actor

R. Neelakantan, best known by his stage name Neelu, (20 July 1936 – 10 May 2018) was a Tamil stage, film and television actor known for comedy and supporting roles. He has acted in over 7,000 stage plays and 160 films. After prolonged illness he died on 10 May 2018 at Chennai.

Career

Neelu started acting in school dramas from school days, continuing through his college days at Vivekananda College. He along with Ambi (Cho Ramaswamys brother) and Narayanasamy started Viveka Fine Arts.[3] He acted in plays like Muhammad bin Tughluq, Endru Thaniyum Indha Sudandira Dhaagam, Quo Vadis, Unmayae Un Vilai Enna?, Yarukkum Vetkamillai. In 1966 he made his film début Aayiram Poi directed by Muktha Srinivasan. He has acted in plays along with Crazy Mohan, Cho Ramaswamy. He has also worked as production manager in Jerry.[3] All through his career, he worked with V D Swamy before retiring from his day job after 40 years of service.

Partial filmography

Films
Television
  • Engey Brahmanan

References

  1. ↑ SUBHA J, RAO (2010-06-01). "Memories of Madras: Curtains up on the past". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  2. ↑ KOLAPPAN B (2018-05-10). "Comedian Neelu is no more". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. 1 2 GEETHA VENKATRAMANAN (2011-11-24). "Fine balancing act". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-12-25.



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