1. Bhaskaran Nair, professionally credited by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director.
22 Facts About Adoor Bhasi
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Adoor Bhasi was mostly cast as a sidekick to protagonists, particularly Prem Nazir.
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Adoor Bhasi directed three Malayalam films in the late 1970s.
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Adoor Bhasi has won Kerala State Film Awards, including two Best Actor and one Second Best Actor.
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Adoor Bhasi was born on 1 March 1929 in Peringanadu, Adoor, Travancore.
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Adoor Bhasi was the fourth of the seven children of his parents.
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Adoor Bhasi's siblings were K Omana Amma, K Ramachandran Nair alias Chandraji, Rajalakshmi Amma, K Padmanabhan Nair, Sankaran Nair, who died young at the age of 18, and K Krishnan Nair.
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Adoor Bhasi's nephew, B Harikumar, is a well-known novelist, satirist and actor in Malayalam and has acted in several TV serials and feature films.
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Adoor Bhasi spent his childhood along with his parents in Trivandrum.
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Adoor Bhasi then joined the Institute of Textile Technology and passed the professional course of diploma in Textile Chemistry.
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Adoor Bhasi then worked as an apprentice in the Lakshmi Textiles factory in Trivandrum, but could not secure a job in any textile mill in Travancore.
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Adoor Bhasi went on to become one of the highly sought-after and inalienable actors and celebrities of Malayalam feature films of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Adoor Bhasi went on to act in over 700 films, mainly in supporting roles.
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Adoor Bhasi acted as the villain in Karimbana and Itha Oru Manushyan.
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Adoor Bhasi did double roles in Kottaram Vilkkanundu, Bhadradeepam and Lankadahanam.
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Adoor Bhasi got his first Kerala State Film Award for best actor in 1974 for Chattakkari.
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Adoor Bhasi first acted as hero in John Abraham's Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal and got the Kerala State Film Award for best actor in 1979.
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Adoor Bhasi is often considered one of the first film makers in South India to recognize the potential of Kamal Haasan as a leading actor.
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Adoor Bhasi was cast as lead in his movie Adiyapadam.
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Adoor Bhasi suffered from various health problems like diabetes and hypertension during his last years.
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Adoor Bhasi's death occurred on the eve of his father's 52nd death anniversary.
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Adoor Bhasi was cremated with full state honours at his home in Adoor.