Adoor Bhasi Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real name	K. Bhaskaran Nair
Name(s) Earned	• Hasyasamrat (King of Comedy) • Charlie Chaplin of Kerala [1]The Times of India
Profession(s)	Actor, Singer, Film Director, Politician
Famous for	Being a renowned comedian in the Malayalam film industry
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet & inches- 5’ 5”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Career
Debut	As an actor: Thiramala (1953) As a director: Aadhya Paadam (1977)
Last Film	Ragam Anuragam (1991) as Xavier
Awards	• Kerala State Film Award in the Best Actor category for the film Chattakkaari in 1974 • Filmfare South Award in the Best Actor category for the film Raagam in 1976 • Kerala State Film Award in the Best Actor category for the film Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal in 1979 • Kerala State Film Award in the Second Best Actor category for the film "April 18" in 1984
Personal Life
Date of Birth	• Source 1: 1 March 1929 (Friday) • Source 2: 1 March 1927 (Tuesday)
Birthplace	Peringanad village, Adoor, Travancore, British India (now, Kerala, India)
Date of Death	29 March 1990
Place of Death	Chennai
Age (at the time of death)	• Source 1: 61 Years • Source 2: 63 Years
Death Cause	Kidney related disease and age-related diseases [2]India Today
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	• British Indian (till 1947) • Indian (1947-1990)
Hometown	Chennai
School	• Missionary school, Vadakkekottaram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala • English High School, Adoor, Kerala
College/University	Institute of Textile Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Educational Qualification	Diploma in Textile Chemistry [3]The New Indian Express
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Nair
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Political Inclination	Revolutionary Socialist Party [4]The Hindu
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- E. V. Krishna Pillai (deceased; lawyer, writer, humorist, former member of Travancore Legislative Council- MLC) Mother- Maheshwari Amma (deceased; homemaker)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 4 • K. Ramachandran Nair (deceased; actor) • K. Padmanabhan Nair (deceased; journalist, writer) • K. Sankaran Nair (deceased) • K. Krishnan Nair (deceased) Sister(s)- 2 • K. Omana Amma (deceased) • K. Rajalakshmi Amma (deceased)
Other Relatives	Maternal Grandfather- C. V. Raman Pillai (deceased; writer, social activist) Nephew- B. Harikumar (deceased; writer, actor)
Favourites
Food	Dried fish, Aviyal

Some Lesser Known Facts About Adoor Bhasi

• Adoor Bhasi’s father passed away when he was studying in Thiruvananthapuram. So the family shifted to Adoor, his father’s hometown, where he completed his school education. He returned to Thiruvananthapuram to complete his college education.

• He belonged to a family of legendary authors.

• His first job was as an apprentice at the Lakshmi Textile Factory in Thiruvananthapuram for a short period.

• He used to be part of amateur stage dramas and plays that were broadcast on All India Radio.

• He managed P. K. Memorial Press and Sakhi Weekly, both affiliated with playwright T. N. Gopinathan Nair. This friendship helped him in his entry into the Malayalam film industry.
  

  TN Gopinathan Nair

• He worked in over 700 films in the Malayalam film industry.

• He directed three films – Aadhya Paadam (1977), Acharam Ammini Osharam Omana (1977), and Reghu Vamsam (1978).

• He sang over 25 songs in various films.

• He wrote one of the songs he sang, Angaadi Marunnukal from the film Amrithavaahini (1976).

• He played a variety of characters such as comedy roles in films like Viruthan Shanku (1968), negative roles in films like Itha Oru Manushyan (1978), and main character in the film Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal (1979).

• Adoor Bhasi was the childhood friend and close colleague of actor Prem Nazir, whose death in 1989, reportedly disturbed him mentally. He acted in Prem Nazir’s debut film Thyagaseema (1951), which was never released. They acted in 268 films together.
  

  Adoor Bhasi in a scene with Prem Nazir

• He contested in a corporation election as a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and lost to the candidate of the Praja Socialist Party by a small margin of 26 votes.

• He was a strong believer in Lord Ayyappa and Guruvayoorappan.

• In the book Adoor Basi Chiriyum Chinthayum by his brother Padman, Adoor Bhasi used to carry a mobile Puja room to his shooting sets for his daily prayers.

• He liked to collect and wear gold jewellery.

• His association with actor Bahadur was very popular and the duo was known as the Laurel and Hardy of the Malayalam film industry.
  

  Adoor Bhasi with Bahadur in a scene from the film Rahasiya Rathri

• He was undergoing dialysis treatment as both his kidneys had failed towards the end of his life. He also suffered from other diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. He developed infections after a kidney operation, which ultimately led to his death in March 1990.

• His last rites were done with full State honours at his family home in Adoor.

• Years after his death, actor KPAC Lalitha revealed in an interview that Adoor Bhasi conspired against her for some reasons and had her removed from several films. She complained about the same in the film association, Chalachitra Parishad, where she did not get a favourable solution from the secretary, K. P. Ummer. She wrote about it in detail in her autobiography, Katha Thudarum.

• In his career spanning almost 4 decades, he has acted with all leading actors such as Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Madhu, K. P. Ummer, Jayan, Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, Mammootty, and Mohanlal.