Jagathy Sreekumar
Ask any malayali, this man is a legend in
himself with some 1,000 films over his
lifetime- a brilliant actor that people need yet
don’t always appreciate his amazingness.
And here’s hoping he gets better soon and
gets back onto our screens.
Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has starred in more than 1,000 Malayalam films.[1] He is a veteran actor of Malayalam cinema who holds the Guinness Book of World Records for essaying roles in more than a thousand films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films. His stage name is derived from the neighbourhood of Jagathy inThiruvananthapuram, from where he hails.
“അപരാഹ്നത്തിന്റെ അനന്തപദങ്ങളിൽ അവൻ നടന്നകന്നു, ഭീമനും യുധിഷ്ഠിരനും ബീഡ് വലിച്ചു .സീതയുടെ മാറ് പിളർന്ന് ചോര കുടിച്ചു ദുര്യോധനൻ, ഗുരുവായൂരപ്പന് ജലദോഷമായിരുന്നു അന്ന്. അമ്പലത്തിന്റെ അകാൽ വിളക്കുകൾ തെളിയുന്ന സന്ധ്യയിൽ അവൾ അവനോട് ചോദിച്ചു, “ഇനിയും നീ ഇതുവഴി വരില്ലേ,
അമ്പിളിചേട്ടന്....!!! മലയാളത്തിന്റെ മാനത്തെ ഒരേ ഒരു അമ്പിളി....!!
Awards Kerala State Film Awards
- 1991 – Second Best Actor – Apoorvam Chilar, Kilukkam
- 2002 – Second Best Actor – Nizhalkuthu, Meesa Madhavan
- 2007 – Special Jury Award – Paradesi, Veeraliupattu, Arabikadha
- 2009 – Special Jury Award – Raamanam
- 2012 – Best Comedian – Swapna Sanchari
Kerala Film Critics Award
- 2007 – Second Best Actor – Classmates, Palungu and Vaastavam[7]
- 2009 – Chalachitra Ratna Award
- 2002 – Best Supporting Actor – Meesa Madhavan
- 2004 – Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2005 – Special Jury Award – Thanmathra
- 2007 – Best Supporting Actor – Rock N' Roll, Hallo
Jaihind TV Awards
- 2008 – Jaihind Utsav Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for overoll contribution to Malayalam cinema[8]
- 2010 – Bahumukha Prathibha Puraskaram by Jaihind Film Awards
- 2011 – Abhinaya Samrat Award by Jaihind TV[9]
Other awards
- 2003 – Bahadoor Award for his contributions to Malayalam cinema[10]
- 2005 – Prem Nazir Award for his contributions to Malayalam cinema spanning three decades[11]
- 2005 – Maiden Sathyan Memorial Award[12]
- 2006 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Vasthavam
- 2012 – Thikkurussy Award for Most Popular Actor[13]
- The Kochi Times Film Award- Best Actor in a Negative Role in Urumi.[14]
