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Bahadoor
Born	Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu 1930 Kodungalloor,Kingdom of Cochin,British India (present dayThrissur,Kerala, India)
Died	22 May 2000(2000-05-22) (aged 69–70) Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India
Years active	1954–2000
Spouse	Jameela
Children	3

Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 – 22 May 2000), better known by hisstage nameBahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared inMalayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along withAdoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians inMalayalam cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. Bahadoor also appeared in character roles and in professional plays.

Bahadoor has won threeKerala State Film Awards, including twoSecond Best Actor and aBest Comedian.

Bahadoor was born as P. K. Kunjalu in 1930 inKodungalloor, nearThrissur inKingdom of Cochin (present dayKerala, India). As one of the nine children of Padiyath Blangachalil Kochumoideen and Khadeeja. Out of his eight siblings, seven were sisters. His family was financially poor and the seven young women added to the burden as theKerala social system openly supported dowry at that time. He had affinity towards plays from very young age itself. He passed 10th Standard with First Class and joinedFarook College, Calicut for Intermediate. He could not complete his studies due to financial troubles and had to start working for a living. He found his first job in a private bus as thebus conductor. He still wished to be an actor. He metThikkurussi Sukumaran Nair through a relative. Thikkurussi gave him the chance to act in films and renamed him Bahadoor.^{[citation needed]}

Bahadoor made his debut with a minor role inAvakasi (1954).^[1] At that time he also acted inAkashavani and amateur-professional plays and got established as a good actor. Bahadoor got his first break with his role asChakkaravakkan in Neela Production'sPadatha Painkili. The film, which went on to become a big hit, marked Bahadoor's presence in the industry.

He along withAdoor Bhasi formed a box office ruling combination and the duo is being compared toLaurel and Hardy. Bahadoor became the hero inNeelisali andMucheettu Kalikkarante Makal. Bahadoor found time for acting in plays as well. He partnered a play production theatre which made blockbuster plays likeManikyakkottaram andBallatha Pahayan. These plays were later made into feature films by him. In his entire career he appeared in aTamil filmSathya starringKamal Haasan, which was his only appearance in a non-Malayalam film to date, he played a supporting role as the father of Haasan's character.

Bahadoor started ablack and white processing studio inTrivandrum named K. C. Lab. But the studio's establishment was ill-timed as films were shifting to colour. This caused financial troubles for Bahadoor and finally the studio was taken over by people to whom Bahadoor was indebted. Bahdoor also started a film distribution company only to face failures. He produced few films all of which failed at the box office. Even with his commercial debacles from the industry, he could meet his family's monetary requirements and mark his presence in the field of acting.

Bahadoor was last seen inLohithadas'sJoker. He did the role of a mentally ill veteran joker in a circus camp. The film was released shortly after his death.^[2]

He was married to Jameela. The couple have three children, Siddhiq, Muhammed and Rukiya.^{[citation needed]}

During his final days, Bahadoor suffered various health ailments, likediabetes,hypertension andhigh cholesterol. Failing health made him leave the film industry. But, he returned through the filmJoker. On 22 May 2000, Bahadoor was hospitalized after chest pain and died due to internal bleeding in his brain caused by aheart attack.^{[citation needed]}

Kerala State Film Awards

• Second Best Actor – 1973 –Madhavikutty
• Second Best Actor – 1976 –Aalinganam,Thulavarsham
• Best Comedian – 1972 – Various films

• A short biography (in Malayalam)
• An article published in Janayugam (in Malayalam)
• Bahadoor atIMDb
• Bahadoor at MSI

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• Male actors from Kerala
• Kerala State Film Award winners
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• Malayalam comedians
• Indian male comedians
• 20th-century Indian comedians
• Male actors from Thrissur

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