K. T. C. Abdullah

K. T. C. Abdullah

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K. T. C. Abdullah is a stage and film actress belonging to Malayalam entertainment industry. He is a playwright and play director. He also appears in Malayalam short films. As a film actor she is best known for playing the role of Soubin Shahir’s father in the highly acclaimed 2018 Malayalam film, Sudani From Nigeria. His character is one of the memorable characters in the movie, though it’s a brief role. He is an accomplished and experienced theatre artist in Kozhikode circle who made a late entry to films. Though he has received many offers before, he accepted only a few roles busy schedule in theatre. He got the name K. T. C. Abdullah after he joined Kerala transport company (KTC), after which he was fully active in theatre.

 

He entered theatre in the 1960s when United Drama Academy was organized and started to stage plays. He started writing plays while at school. He worked with film actors - Mamukkoya and K. P. Ummer during his early days in theatre. Both these actors turned well-established film actors later. Started off with amateur plays, he was confident enough to accept any kind of roles. He marked his film debut with Ramu Karyat’s famous film, Dweep, and later appeared in around 45 films. He has played memorable character roles in Sreenivasan starrer, Yes Your Owner and Arabikatha. Teacher’s role in Kaanakinav and Rikshaw puller of Kattathe Kilikoodu are a few more.

 

The directors were in search of some veteran theatre artists who can play old character artists on screen, without any makeup. Their search ended with three theatre artists from Kozhikode circle, and the actor accepted it without any reluctance. When the roles were given to respective artists, it was something like realistic, and never experienced on Malayalam screen in the recent past. The rest two actors are Savithri Sreedharan who played the mother’s role and Sarasa Balussery, her neighbour character.

Published: November 07, 2018

Updated: November 07, 2018

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