Mukesh (actor)
| Mukesh | |
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Mukesh at Mazhavil Manorama 2013
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kollam | |
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Assumed office 2016 |
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| Preceded by | P. K. Gurudasan |
| Constituency | Kollam |
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| Born |
Mukesh Babu 22 November 1961 Pattathanam, Kollam, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist)- CPI(M) |
| Spouse(s) |
Saritha (m.1988–2011) (divorced) Methil Devika (m.2013–present) |
| Children | Shravan, Tejas |
| Parents | O. Madhavan, Vijayakumari |
| Occupation | Film actor & Member of legislative assembly(MLA), Film Actor, Producer, Television host, Politician |
Mukesh (born Mukesh Babu, 22 November 1959 in Pattathanam, Kollam) is an Indian film actor, producer, and politician known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He's best known for his comic-oriented roles. Mukesh is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) representing the Kollam constituency of Kerala state.
Mukesh made his debut in the film Balloon (1982). He gained prominence for both his comedy and drama centred roles. Mukesh's role as Gopalakrishnan in Ramji Rav Speaking (1989) saw a rebirth in his career, a new type of emerged based on Mukesh's stardom. A youthful, funny, and fraudulent young man who had to go against the law due to life's pressures and circumstances. This period saw the shift of Mukesh as a bankable lead actor, especially due to the box-office success of In Harihar Nagar (1990) and Godfather (1991). This led to a series of low-budget comedy films such as Innathe Programme (1991), Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992), Ammayane Sathyam (1993), Poochakkaru Mani Kettum (1994), Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji (1994), and Sipayi Lahala (1995).
Post-2000s, Mukesh went into another shift of his career. He started doing more character roles. Some of them being Chronic Bachelor (2003), Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004), Udayananu Tharam (2005), Rasathanthram (2006), Vinodayathra (2007), Naalu Pennungal (2007), and Innathe Chintha Vishayam (2008). In 2007, Mukesh turned to production as well. He formed Lumiere Film Company along with Sreenivasan. Their first venture Katha Parayumpol (2007) was a commercial success. Their second film Thattathin Marayathu (2012) was a huge success as well. In 2009, he made a massive comeback through To Harihar Nagar in his evergreen role Mahadevan and it is the highest-grossing film in his career till date. This comeback lead to many other commercial and critical successes such as In Ghost House Inn (2010), Mummy & Me (2010), Oru Marubhoomikkadha (2011), Sound Thoma (2013), English (2013), Lucky Star (2013), Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015), and Two Countries (2015). In 2014, he won the Kerala Film Critics Award for his performance in English.
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