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Kunchan | |
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| Born | Mohan Das (1952-11-14)14 November 1952 (age 73)[1][2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969 – present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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Mohan Das (born 14 November 1952), better known by his stage nameKunchan is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating onMalayalam films. He has done over 650 films in Malayalam. He usually does minor roles. He has also done important character roles. He started his career whenMalayalam films were made in black and white. He made his debut withTamil filmManaivi (1969), which went unreleased, and his first release wasRest House released in 1970. His most remembered roles were in films likeIvar (1980),Nayakan (1985),Avanazhi (1986),Carnivel (1989)Aye Auto (1990),Kottayam Kunjachan (1990), andLelam (1997). He has also acted in the Tamil filmManmadhan Ambu (2010).
Kunchan was born as Mohan Das as the second among five children to Krishnan and Oolamma atFort Kochi on 14 November 1952. He had three brothers and a sister. He had his primary education from T. D. High School, Mattancherry, Kochi.[3]
Kunchanmarried Shoba on 28 April 1985. She owns abeauty parlor, "Live In Style", atKochi. The couple has two daughters, Swetha and Swathi.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Rest House |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kottayam Kunjachan | Kuttiappan | |
| His Highness Abdulla | Balaraman | ||
| Kadathanadan Ambadi | Chanthu Gurukkal's sidekick | ||
| Indrajaalam | Appu | ||
| Aye Auto | Ramann | ||
| Dr. Pasupathy | |||
| 1991 | Meena Bazaar | Video Parlor Owner | |
| Kadalora Kattu | Adru | ||
| Ganamela | Shakkeer bhai | ||
| Thudar Katha | English teacher | ||
| Ulladakkam | Freddy | ||
| Inspector Balram | SI Radhakrishnan aka "Shamshyam" Vasu | ||
| Anaswaram | |||
| 1992 | Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo | Krishnankutty | |
| Kallan Kappalil Thanne | Hotel Helper | ||
| Kamaladalam | Sankaran | ||
| Kingini | Chandi Thomas | ||
| Thiruthalvaadi | Vasu | ||
| Aparatha | Abdullah | ||
| Vietnam Colony | Pattabhiraman | ||
| 1993 | Vatsalyam | Divakaran | |
| Gandharvam | Mammunju | ||
| 1994 | Chief Minister K. R. Gowthami | A. Kumaran Nambiyar | |
| Varanamaalyam | Unnithan | ||
| Manathe Kottaram | Security Guard | ||
| 1995 | Puthukottaile Puthumanavalan | ||
| Highway | Vasco | ||
| The King | Kuruppu | ||
| 1997 | Lelam | Kaimal | |
| Safalam | Warrier | ||
| 1998 | Punjabi House | Thommichen | |
| The Truth | Sankaran |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sathyameva Jayathe | Police Constable | |
| 2001 | Ee Parakkum Thalika | Avaran Arakal | |
| 2002 | Njan Rajavu | ||
| 2003 | Mizhi Randilum | Vasu | |
| 2004 | Sethurama Iyer CBI | Krishna Iyer | |
| 2005 | Thaskara Veeran | Raghavan Mashu | |
| Anandabhadram | |||
| 2006 | Pathaaka | Bapputty | |
| Pothan Vava | Panicker | ||
| Thuruppugulan | |||
| Prajapathi | Nambiar | ||
| 2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Philippose | |
| 2008 | Annan Thampi | ||
| Twenty:20 | |||
| 2009 | Swantham Lekhakan | News Reporter |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nizhal | ||
| Drona 2010 | Ashokan, Maniyankottu member | ||
| Manmadhan Ambu | Kunju Kurup | Tamil film; credited as Mohan Das | |
| 2011 | Three Kings | Himself | Special appearance |
| Christian Brothers | Driver | ||
| Innanu Aa Kalyanam | Krishnankutty's father | ||
| 2012 | Da Thadiya | Joshua Thadikkaran | |
| Second Show | Janardhanan | ||
| The King & the Commissioner | Kuruppu | ||
| Ustad Hotel | Driver Abdullah | ||
| Simhasanam | Pisharodi | ||
| 2013 | Mumbai Police | ASI Sudhakaran Nair | |
| Ithu Pathiramanal | Chellapanashari | ||
| Drishyam | Head Constable Madhavan | ||
| 2014 | Salalah Mobiles | Munna | |
| How Old Are You | Narayanan | ||
| Gangster | Mani Menon | ||
| 2015 | Acha Dhin | Gopi | |
| 2016 | Kali | House Owner | |
| Oppam | Ganga's father | ||
| 2017 | Alamara | Vasu | |
| Puthan Panam | Bharathan | ||
| Vimaanam | Priest | ||
| 2018 | Panchavarnathatha | Grandfather | |
| Ennaalum Sarath..? | Sarath's father | ||
| 2019 | An International Local Story | Rahul's father | |
| Evidey | Kabir Kallai | ||
| Finals | Azees | ||
| Ganagandharvan | Balan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Maniyarayile Ashokan | Narayanan | |
| 2021 | Kurup | Vijayan | |
| 2022 | Naradan | Gurudasan | [5] |
| 2023 | Maheshum Marutiyum | Adv. Rajan Pillai | [6] |
| 2024 | DNA | Antony | [7] |
| Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam | [8] |