Nandhu
Born
Nandalal Krishnamurthy[1]

9 February 1965 (1965-02-09) (age 58)
Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Children2

Nandalal Krishnamoorthy better known by his stage name Nandu is an Indian actor primarily working in Malayalam, and a few Hindi and Tamil films. Although he has been in the industry for more than 30 years, he is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal' s Spirit, directed by Ranjith.[2] He was also seen in many Priyadarsan films. He received SIIMA award for best supporting actor, for the movie Spirit.

Personal life

Nandu was born in 1965 at Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, to Krishnamoorthy, a table tennis coach at National Institute of Sports and Sukumari, a singer.[3] He lost his mother 60 days after he was born, and was brought up by his uncle and aunt. His father never remarried, and died while giving table tennis lessons. His first film was Sarvakalasala (1986), directed by Venu Nagavally. During his early career, most of his roles were of college background.

Nandu is married to Kavitha Nandalal, since 1997. They have a daughter, Nandita (b. 1999) and a son, Krishan (b. 2013).[4][5]

Career

He started his career with the Mohanlal starring film Sarvakalasala in 1986. Although he has been in the film industry for the last 20 years, he recently has been acclaimed for his performance in the Mohanlal-starring film Spirit, directed by Ranjith. Although he had played good roles in the past, he has been most acclaimed for his performance in Spirit.

Filmography

Malayalam

1980s

Year Title Role Notes
1983Oru Madapravinte Kathaappeared in single shot
1986SarvakalashalaJose Abraham
YuvajanotsavamPrince
1987Ayitham
1989Swagatham
Charithram
AdikkurippuDentist's Assistant

1990s

Year Title Role Notes
1990Aye AutoLonappan
1991KilukkamPillai's relative
Kizhakkunarum PakshiAnandhu's Friend
Abhimanyu
1992AhamCameo
KamaladalamStudent at Kala Mandiram
1993Aayirappara
Gandharvam
ButterfliesPavithran
MithunamRaghu
ChenkolRatheesh
KalippattamRemanan
1994Thenmavin KombathThimmayan
SainyamSalesman
Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu
KashmeeramSanjay
Minnaram
VishnuMoythootti
1995MazhavilkoodaramSubair
NirnayamRajan
1996KL.7/95 Eranakulam NorthUnni
Ishtamaanu Nooruvattam
Mookkilla Raajyathu Murimookkan Raajaavu
1997IshtadaanamAniruddhan
1998PranayavarnangalVictor's friend
British MarketAnnan Soman
Kaikudunna NilavuKichamani's friend
Kottaram Veettile ApputtanNews reporter
SundarakilladiPradeep
1999Prem Poojari
Auto Brothers
Indulekha
Varnachirakukal
Rishivamsham

2000s

Year Title Role Notes
2000Snehapoorvam AnnaCollege Student
Pilots
India Gate
IndriyamProf. Joseph Erumeli
2001Romance
AchaneyanenikkishtamKariyachan
2003Kalari VikramanUnreleased
Kilichundan MampazhamPostman Rafeeq
BalettanSukumaran
Ammakilikkoodu
2004Thekkekkara Superfast
Govindankutty ThirakkilanuRamanan
Wanted
VettamRajeevan
Vamanapuram Bus RouteKuttappan
2005The Campus'Romance' Chacko
Moksham
Kochi Rajavu
2007Naalu PennungalNarayanan
2008VilapangalkkappuramMadhavankutty
Oru Pennum RandaanumAdvocate's relativeOru Koottukaran
ThirakkathaKrishnamoorthy
2009Kancheepurathe KalyanamJacob Koshy
Seetha Kalyanam
Boomi Malayalam

2010s

Year Title Role Notes
2010Nilavu
Advocate Lakshmanan – Ladies Only
Kutty SrankVishnu
BodyguardRamankutty Master
Drona 2010Nelloor Harinarayanan Namboothiri
2011China TownFr. Stephen
Sankaranum Mohananum
Priyappetta NattukareK P Scaria
Salt N' PepperBhaskaran Nair
Teja Bhai & FamilyDr. Mahadevan Thampi
Nadakame Ulakam
BeautifulKamalu
City of God
2012PoppinsFilm producer
OzhimuriThanu Pillai's servant
HeroSathyan
916Dr. Harikrishnan's aide
Thiruvambadi ThampanRarichan
Idiots
ParudeesaRubber tapper
Namukku Parkkan
Josettante Hero
Trivandrum LodgeKannappan
Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.Gulabdas
SpiritManiyan
Karmayodha
2013Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla
NakhangalManjila G Kumar
AmenPhilipose
Good Bad & UglyMarthandan
HousefullPookunju
97 Batch Maharajas
Pattam PoleFr. Joy
VishudhanJose
Kadal Kadannu Oru MaathukuttyAanandhan and himself
Kanyaka TalkiesJPK
ImmanuelDr. Ramakrishnan
Hotel CaliforniaAnnan
Kotharan Oru Malayala Cinema
Don't Worry Be Happy
Up & Down: Mukalil OralunduCheriyan
ABCD: American-Born Confused DesiKunjachan
Daivathinte Swantham CleetusLakshmi's Father
6 B Paradise
Namboothiri Yuvaavu @ 43
Ezhamathe VaravuRaman Nair
Ms. Lekha Tharoor KanunnathuNandhagopalan
2014Ettekaal Second
God's Own CountryVakkachan
Thomson Villa
@Andheri
Oru Korean Padam
The DolphinsPlamootikada Valthsan
Test Paper
Medulla Oblongata
OttamandaaramBharathan
Lal Bahadur ShastriLal's father
Color BalloonVaidhyar
Aamayum MuyalumArcott Anthony Fernandez
2015Mariyam MukkuMullan Joseph
Utopiayile RajavuNadar
RasamGovindan Nair
Rasputin
Thilothama
The Advocate
Thottaavaadi
2016Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu
Monsoon MangoesD. Paulose
Karinkunnam 6'sAmbootty
Aalroopangal
PulimuruganDivakaran (Forest Guard)
2017Jomonte SuvisheshangalDr. Kuriakose
Munthirivallikal ThalirkkumbolPriya's father
Sathya
Vilakkumaram
Sarvopari PalakkaranMani Swami
History of JoyJudge
Thrissivaperoor KlipthamAmbiyettan
Kadamkadha
Kuppivala
Pashu
Angu Doore Oru Deshathu
Masterpiece (2017 film)Balan Master
Vimaanam
Swayam
2018NaamJohn
QueenAdv. Kaaloor
Street LightsRemya's Father
Sukhamano Daveede
MazhayathuNarayenettan
Thanaha
Wonder Boys
Ilakal Pacha Pookkal Manja
Chandragiri
Aniyankunjum Thannaalaayathu
RanamBhaskar
OdiyanEzhuthachan
My StoryJoseph Silva
2019Vaarikkuzhiyile KolapathakamMember Rocky
Vaarthakal IthuvareChakkappan
LuciferP. S. Peethambaran
Ittymaani: Made in ChinaRoy MathewCameo
ManoharamJoy
An International Local StoryMadhavan Nair
AthiranAvirachan
PattabhiramanRaman Nair
Porinju Mariam JoseAlappattu Varghese
Driving LicenseDriver Kunjali

2020s

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Anveshanam Alphonse
2021Sahyadriyile Chuvanna Pookkal
OneCouncillor Noorudheen
Marakkar: Arabikadalinte SimhamKuthiravattath Nair
Mickey
2022Lalitham SundaramMusic Director Harikumar
12th ManDavis - Hotel Manager
Twenty One GmsFr. Joseph
Karnan Napoleon Bhagath SinghKP[6]
AaraattuNarayana Pillai
Pathrosinte PadappukalPriest
VaashiShivakumar
Innale VareAanandhan
Run Kalyani
KaduvaSI Manmadhan
PaappanASI Raghavan
King Fish
VaraalMaadayi Madhavan
The TeacherPolice Inspector
KaapaASI Arumanayagam
Kshanikam
2023Oh My Darling[7]
ThrishankuChandrahasan Nair[8]
DhoomamMinister's PA[9]
Neru[10]
2024 Jai Ganesh †TBA[11]
TBA Hunt †TBA[12]

Hindi

Tamil

As voice actor

YearTitleDubbed ForCharacterNotes
2023AloneHimselfFlat Chief Security[13]

Television career

Awards and nominations

  • Nominations

Filmfare Awards South- Best Supporting Actor- (Spirit)

References

  1. ↑ "Nandalal Krishnamurthy on a career high - Indian Express".
  2. ↑ "Actor Nandu gets busy". nowrunning.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Manam Pole Mangalyam". jaihindtv. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/193436
  5. ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/26910?page=0,0
  6. ↑ "Trailer of movie 'Karnan Napoleon Bhagat Singh' creating ripples on social media". OnManorama. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Anikha Surendran's Oh My Darling trailer out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Panjimittai song from Thrishanku is out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "'No smoke without fire': Hombale Films unveil first look of 'Dhoomam'". Mathrubhumi. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Neru trailer: Mohanlal leads a legal battle". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Unni Mukundan's 'Jai Ganesh' to release in April 2024". The Times of India. 20 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bhavana Menon teams up with Kaapa director Shaji Kailas for a thriller titled Hunt". India Today. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Alone Movie Review: A daring experiment that becomes a tiring experience". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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