Known For: Indian actor and screenwriter (1944–2021)
Category: Actors
Occupation: film actor, television actor, film director, screenwriter
Country: India
City: Nedumudi
Date of Birth: Saturday, 22 May 1948
Died: 2021-10-11 00:00:00 in Q167715
Language Tamil, Malayalam
Kesavan Venugopal, better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Malayalam and also in Tamil in a career spanning nearly five decades. He wrote screenplays and directed one film. Nedumudi Venu won three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Award South and six Kerala State Film Awards for his various performances in various Movies.
| BirthPlace | Nedumudi |
| Education | Q1426103 |
| Awards | Q5449061, Q1461985, Q6393425 |
| Wikipedia | Nedumudi_Venu |
Venu was born as Venugopal to P. K. Kesava Pillai, a school master and P. Kunjikkuttiyamma. He had his primary education from NS Higher Secondary School, Nedumudi, and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Champakulam. Venu was married to T. R. Susheela. The couple had two sons: Unni and Kannan.
