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Nedumudi Venu

Born
May 22, 1948 · Aged 73
Died
Oct 11, 2021
Place of birth
Nedumudi, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Gender
Male
Movie credits
458
TV credits
3
Directing credits
1
Also known as (1)
  • Kesavan Venu Gopal

Biography

Kesavan Venu Gopal, known popularly by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor, writer and director. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema. Venu was born as Venugopal to P. K. Kesavan Nair-a school master- and P. Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi, Alappuzha as the youngest of their five children. He has four elder brothers. He had his primary education from N S S Higher Secondary School, Nedumudi, and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School,Champakulam. He was involved in art and music since his academic period. After graduating from Sanatana Dharma College,…