Kunchan | |
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Born |
Mohan Das 14 November 1952 Kerala, India |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–present |
Spouse(s) | Sobha(1985-Present) |
Children | Swetha Swathi |
Parent(s) | Krishnan Oolamma |
Kunchan is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating in Malayalam films. He has done over 650 films in Malayalam. Usually he does minor roles. He has also done important character roles. He started his career when Malayalam films were made in black and white. He made his debut with Tamil film Manaivi (1969), which went unreleased, and his first release was Rest House released in 1970. His most remembered roles were in films like Ivar (1980), Nayakan (1985), Avanazhi (1986), Carnivel (1989) Aye Auto (1990), Kottayam Kunjachan (1990), and Lelam (1997). Recently he has also done Kamal Haasan' s Manmadhan Ambu.
He is born as Mohan Das as the second among five children to Krishnan and Oolamma at Fort Kochi on November 14, 1952. He had three brothers and a sister. He had his primary education from T.D. High School, Mattancherry, Kochi.
Kunchan married Shobha on 28 April 1985. She owns a beauty parlor, "Live In Style", at Kochi. The couple has two daughters, Swetha and Swathi.