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Jagathy Sreekumar "Ambili" Achary, popularly known as Jagathy is a Malayali Indian film actor, who has done more than 1000 films. He is considered as one of the best comedians in the history of Malayalam cinema. He has also directed two films, and has scripted for two films as well.
[edit] BiographySreekumar was born on 5 January 1951 at Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram, he is the son of the noted Malayalam dramatist and writer Jagathy N. K. Achary.[1] N. K. Achary was an All India Radio employee. Even from childhood, Jagathy Sreekumar had the dream of becoming an actor.[2] He has three children: Rajkumar, who is a bank employee and married, Parvathi a law graduate, and married and Sreelekshmi who is a student. He belongs to the Vishwakarma caste. [edit] CareerJagathy was a Class V student at Model School in Thiruvananthapuram when he first got the opportunity to act in a play. By the time he joined Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram he had become an experienced theatre person.[2] However, it was while working as a medical representative in Chennai that he chanced upon the role of a comedian in Chattambi Kalyani. His role in the film earned him recognition. With 1,100-odd Malayalam films to his credit, he is reckoned as one of the best and most popular actors in the Malayalam film industry. He is a different person altogether in real life, where he is very serious in contrast to the jovial characters he often portrays. He is one of those who consider acting as a true and serious profession.[2] [edit] Awards
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[edit] Writer1 Champion Thomas (1990) (story) 2 Witness (1988) (story) [edit] References
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