Age, Biography and Wiki
Kalabhavan Mani was born on 1 January, 1971 in Chalakudy, Kerala, India, is an Indian actor, singer (1971–2016). Discover Kalabhavan Mani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?
| Popular As |
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| Occupation |
Film actor · singer |
| Age |
45 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
1 January 1971 |
| Birthday |
1 January |
| Birthplace |
Chalakudy, Kerala, India |
| Date of death |
2016 |
| Died Place |
Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Nationality |
India
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He is a member of famous Film actor with the age 45 years old group.
Kalabhavan Mani Height, Weight & Measurements
At 45 years old, Kalabhavan Mani height not available right now. We will update Kalabhavan Mani's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Who Is Kalabhavan Mani's Wife?
His wife is Nimmi Mani (m. 1999)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Nimmi Mani (m. 1999) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
1 |
Kalabhavan Mani Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kalabhavan Mani worth at the age of 45 years old? Kalabhavan Mani’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film actor. He is from India. We have estimated Kalabhavan Mani's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Film actor |
Kalabhavan Mani Social Network
Timeline
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer.
Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe.
He had starred in over 250 films, including Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films, and was renowned for his humorous characters and villain roles.
Kalabhavan Mani was born as Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani in Kerala to Chenathunad Kunnisseri Veettil Raman and Ammini at Chalakudy, Thrissur District on New Year's Day in 1971.
He got his first major breakthrough with the Lohithadas movie Sallapam (1996), which was a hit.
After this, he acted in several movies in the comedy roles.
He did some notable roles in movies such as Dilliwala Rajakumaran, Manthra Mothiram, Gajaraja Manthram, Katha Nayagan, Mayaponman and Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam.
Mani's comic role as Monayi in the 1998 movie Summer in Bethlahem was appreciated among the audience.
After portraying several comic characters, his true potential to do the character roles was revealed in the film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum.
He did the role of a blind singer in it which earned him the Special Jury Award at both National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards.
These awards helped Mani to do the character roles and villain roles in several movies while also doing comedy roles in numerous films.
Mani won National Film Award – Special Jury Awarrd for his performance as Ramu in Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (1999).
He was the first actor from kerala who won the National Film Award - Special Jury Award in the history of Malayalam film industry.
Mani married Nimmy on 22 September 1999 and has a daughter named Sreelakshmi, born in 2000.
He was once an autorickshaw driver from Chalakudy.
He started his career as a mimicry artist with the drama group Cochin Kalabhavan.
His film debut was as a junior artist in Vijayakanth Captain Prabhakaran.
He started his acting career in the Malayalam film Aksharam as an auto rickshaw driver.
In Vakkalathu Narayanankutty (2001), he played the villain role.
However his performance as villain was first noted in the movie Rakshasa Rajavu (2001), where he played the role of a crooked corrupt politician called Gunasekharan.
The Guard is unique film as it has only Mani as a star cast in it.
His performance as a poor eccentric person called Kuttan in Karumadikuttan received high appreciation.
Mani returned to his unique comical role with the Jayaram starrer One man show.
Mani was praised for his performance in Valkannadi (2002).
The revenge drama had Mani in the role of Appunni, a blacksmith with the history of mental illness.
He was also noted for his performance in the character role in Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam.
After the comedy movies Kuberan and Bamboo Boys, both of them released in 2002, Mani almost shifted his complete focus on doing character and villain roles.
Mani's notable movies in 2003 include Vellithira, Balettan, Pattalam and War and Love.
He once again returned to do the comedy role with the 2004 Priyadarshan screwball comedy movie Vettam, which is probabily his last notable movie in a complete comic role.
He also had a small appearance in Magic Lamp.
Mani's performance as Chemban Gurukkal, the blind master martial artist, in Ananthabhadam (2005) received high appreciation.
In Ben Johnson, he played the role of an action hero for the first time.
It was one of the highest-grossing movies in 2005.
The success of Ben Johnson saw Mani playing the similar hero roles in movies such as Lokanathan IAS, Chacko Randaman, Kisan, Payum Puli, Red Salute etc. He got a lot of praise for his performance as the villain in Chotta Mumbai (2007).
In the movie, Mani played the character called Nateshan, which is considered one of the biggest villain characters in Malayalam.
Mani played the lead role in the family drama Aayirathil Oruvan (2009), which was critically acclaimed In 2010, Mani acted in several films in the lead roles such as Orange, Pulliman, Black Stallion and Canvas.
However, most of these were a huge failure at box office.
He had an elder brother, Velayudan (deceased), younger brother, R. L. V. Ramakrishnan (dancer) and four sisters, Thankamani, Leela, Santha and Ammini Jr. He studied at GLPS East School Chalakudy till 4th grade and Government Boys School, Chalakudy till 10th grade.
In 2012, he acted in the multi-starrer crime drama film Bachelor Party.
