1. Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani, better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer.
30 Facts About Kalabhavan Mani
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Kalabhavan Mani had starred in over 250 films, including Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films, and was renowned for his humorous characters and villain roles.
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Kalabhavan Mani was the first actor from kerala who won the National Film Award - Special Jury Award in the history of Malayalam film industry.
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Kalabhavan Mani was born as Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani in Kerala to Chenathunad Kunnisseri Veettil Raman and Ammini at Chalakudy, Thrissur district on New Year's Day in 1971.
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Kalabhavan Mani studied at GLPS East School Chalakudy till 4th grade and Government Boys School, Chalakudy till 10th grade.
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Kalabhavan Mani married Nimmy on 22 September 1999 and has a daughter named Sreelakshmi, born in 2000.
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Kalabhavan Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the drama group Kalabhavan.
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Kalabhavan Mani started his acting career in the Malayalam film Aksharam as an auto rickshaw driver.
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Kalabhavan Mani got his first major breakthrough with the Lohithadas movie Sallapam, which was a hit.
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Kalabhavan Mani did the role of a blind singer in it which earned him the Special Jury Award at both National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards.
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Kalabhavan Mani returned to his unique comical role with the Jayaram starrer One man show.
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Kalabhavan Mani was noted for his performance in the character role in Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam.
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Kalabhavan Mani returned to do the comedy role with the 2004 Priyadarshan screwball comedy movie Vettam, which is probabily his last notable movie in a complete comic role.
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The success of Ben Johnson saw Kalabhavan Mani playing the similar hero roles in movies such as Lokanathan IAS, Chacko Randaaman, Kisan, Payum Puli, Red Salute etc.
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Kalabhavan Mani got a lot of praise for his performance as the villain in Chotta Mumbai.
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Kalabhavan Mani played the lead role in the family drama Aayirathil Oruvan, which was critically acclaimed In 2010, Kalabhavan Mani acted in several films in the lead roles such as Orange, Pulliman, Black Stallion and Canvas.
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Kalabhavan Mani grabbed everyone's attention in the Tamil film industry as the villain in the movie Gemini, which featured Vikram in the lead role.
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Kalabhavan Mani acted in more than 30 Tamil films along with numerous Kannada and Telugu films.
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Kalabhavan Mani is well known for providing humanitarian assistance to people in need.
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Kalabhavan Mani was approached and was offered a seat in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election by LDF.
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Kalabhavan Mani had openly told that he was a Leftist and used to Campaign for CPI and left parties during elections.
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Kalabhavan Mani is known for doing a lot of charity work for the poor people.
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The report suggests that Kalabhavan Mani might have consumed the poison knowingly or unknowingly over the days before his death.
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The police is rounding the case through whom Kalabhavan Mani could have accessed this poisonous concoction for substance abuse.
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In May 2017 CBI took over the case and submitted FIR in which it was stated that the death of Kalabhavan Mani was due to unusual reasons.
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The Malayalam film fraternity and thousands of fans of late actor Kalabhavan Mani paid homage to the versatile artiste during a memorial service on 13 March 2016, at Carmel Higher Secondary School in Chalakudy organised by well-wishers.
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The shopkeepers of Chalakudy paid homage to Kalabhavan Mani by closing their shops on the same day.
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On 14 May 2013, Kalabhavan Mani has been accused of assaulting two forest officials during a routine inspection at Athirappilly.
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Later, Kalabhavan Mani was arrested and charged when he surrendered to the police.
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Kalabhavan Mani was granted bail by the High Court of Kerala with conditions on it.