Under his big figure, Madhu Sir was almost a child. However, those who are close to him know that Madhu Sir has a huge sense of humour beneath a serious exterior. “Nobody expected that Madhu Sir would take up such roles. “He performed comedy effortlessly in films such as Kainikkara Kumara Pillai’s ‘Manysree Viswamithran’ ‘Angam’ and ‘Simhavalan Menon’, which had Prem Nazir Sir as co-actor and Sethumadhavan Sir’s ‘Arorumariyathe,’” says Mohanlal. Madhu’s actions as producer helped shift all work related to films from Chennai to Kerala.Īt the same time, Mohanlal was more surprised by the comic roles enacted by Madhu. He was also there in landmark films such as Vincent Mash’s ‘Chenda’ and P N Menon’s ‘Chembarathi’ and ‘Nakhangal.’Īnother contribution of Madhu as a producer and studio owner to Malayalam movies is the encouragement he offered to several directors such as P Chandrakumar. “He acted in ‘Swayamvaram’, which changed the course of Malayalam cinema and ‘Cheemmeen’, which earned national recognition.
Madhu was also a regular in the new-gen movies produced during Mohanlal’s youth.
