Kalasala Babu

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

Kalasala Babu
Born1950
Died (aged 68)
Kochi, Kerala, India
OccupationActor
Years active1977–2018
Spouse(s)Lalitha
ChildrenSreedevi, Vishwanathan
Parent(s)Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma

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 Kala Kendram for two years, and was offered roles by the late O. Madhavan and K. T. Muhammed.[1]

After acting in his first film Inayethedi in 1977, Babu started his drama troupe 'Kalasala' in Thripunithura, which 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.[1]

Later on, he also worked with theatre company Chalakudy Sarathy for a few years.[1]

Film and television

Babu got his first opportunity in film in 1977, in Inayethedi, the first venture of John Paul, George Kitho, Kaloor Dennis and Antony Eastman. He was cast alongside Silk Smitha for this film, which became a flop.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1] He became more popular in the film Lion as father of Dileep. Babu acted in the popular Malayalam serial Amma as retired judge Poomankalathe Gopinatha Menon, which is daily telecast on 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.

Personal life

Babu was born to Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Mohiniyattam exponent Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma.[1] He was married to Lalitha and had a son named Viswanathan and a daughter named Sreedevi. On January 18, 2018, he 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.[2] Later, he was admitted to Medical Trust Hospital, where he died at 12:35 AM on 14 May 2018.[3]

Filmography

Television serials (partial)
Program Channel Roles Notes
KalaDoordarshanRowdy Dasappan
Kadamattath KathanarAsianetChathukutty Melan
Swamy AyyapanAsianetMoopan
LipstickAsianet
Police Story
Alona
KudumbayogamSurya TV
MattoruvalSurya TV
DevimahatmyamAsianetKannappan
AmmaAsianetretired judge Poomankalathe Gopinatha Menon
RamayanamMazhavil ManoramaBrahmarshi Vishvamitra
VallarpadathammaShalom TV
IndiraMazhavil Manorama
SooryakaladiAmrita TV
Parassini Shri MuthappanJai HindAyyankara Illathu Vazhunnor
Sathyam Shivam SundaramAmrita TVThampuran
JagrathaAmrita TVNair
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References
  1. "From stage to screen". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. "Actor Kalasala Babu in serious condition". www.mangalam.com.
  3. "ചലച്ചിത്ര നടൻ കലാശാല ബാബു അന്തരിച്ചു".
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