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Also known as: K. Bhaskaran Nair, Bhasi

Last reviewed: August 2026·Suggest a correction
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India
Age
97
Films
100
Awards Won
1
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Quick Facts

Full Name
Adoor Bhasi
Born
March 1, 1929
Birthplace
Thiruvananthapuram
Age
97 years
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Height
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Weight
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Nationality
🇮🇳 India
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Profession
Actor, Author
Net Worth
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Education
Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Kollam; Mahatma Gandhi College
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Last reviewed: Aug 5, 2026 · How we verify facts

Biography

Adoor Bhasi is 97 years old, an actor, from India.

K. Bhaskaran Nair, professionally credited by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director. He was mostly cast as a sidekick to protagonists, particularly Prem Nazir. His comedic roles were widely appreciated in Malayalam films of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Bhasi has also done leading and character roles. He directed three Malayalam films in the late 1970s. Bhasi is also known for his eloquent speeches in fluent English.

He has won Kerala State Film Awards, including two Best Actor and one Second Best Actor.

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Career & Filmography

Movies(100)

Filmography table
YearTitle
2022Thuramukham
1989Ashokante Aswathikuttikku
1988Oohakachavadam
1987Kalam Mari Katha Mari
1987Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
1987Ivare Sookshikkuka
1987Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha
1987Vaiki Odunna Vandi
1987Kilippattu
1986Kochu Themmadi
No img
Purushartham
actor1986
Mulamoottil Adima
Mulamoottil Adima
actor1985
No img
Orikkal Oridathu
actor1985
Vellam
Vellam
actor1985
No img
Aanakkorumma
actor1985
No img
Eeran Sandhya
actor1985
Yathra
Yathra
actor1985
No img
Koottinilamkili
actor1984
No img
Onnanu Nammal
actor1984
No img
Kalki
actor1984
No img
Maniyara
actor1983
No img
Sagaram Shantham
actor1983
Aadyathe Anuraagam
Aadyathe Anuraagam
actor1983
Guru Dakshina
Guru Dakshina
actor1983
No img
Mahabali
actor1983
Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu
Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu
actor1982
No img
Koritharicha Naal
actor1982
Thakilu Kottampuram
Thakilu Kottampuram
actor1981
Kallan Pavithran
Kallan Pavithran
actor1981
No img
Dwandha Yudham
actor1981

Family

E
E. V. Krishna Pillai
Parent

Relationships

Family

E. V. Krishna Pillai
E. V. Krishna Pillai
Parent

Awards & Nominations

1 Won0 Nominated
Awards and nominations
YearAwardResult
1974Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor Won

Interesting Facts

  • Adoor Bhasi was born on 1 March 1929 in Peringanadu, Adoor, Travancore.
  • Krishna Pillai, was a renowned Malayalam humourist writer, dramatist, pioneering short story writer and essayist, a lawyer and a Member of the then Travancore Legislative Assembly (M.L.C.).
  • His mother, Maheshwari Amma, was the youngest daughter of C.
  • Raman Pillai, one among the greatest Malayalam novelists, being the first historical novelist in Malayalam and author of Marthanda Varma, Dharmaraja, Premamritham, and Ramarajabahadur, pioneering dramatist, journalist and social activist.
  • Bhasi was the fourth of the seven children of his parents.
  • His siblings (two sisters and four brothers) were (all late) K.
  • Ramachandran Nair alias Chandraji, Rajalakshmi Amma, K.
  • Padmanabhan Nair, Sankaran Nair, who died young at the age of 18, and K.
  • His elder brother Chandraji became a film actor much before him.
  • Chandraji entered the Film world of Bollywood and acted in a few Hindi films (Bimal Roy's Parineeta and Hrishikesh Mukherji's films) before moving over with his family to Madras to live with Adoor Bhasi.
  • Chandraji was the manager of RK Studios owned by Raj Kapoor in Mumbai and has acted as villain in the popular Bollywood film Ashique alongside Raj Kapoor.
  • Chandraji then acted in several Malayalam films like Chithram and became well known as an actor.
  • Harikumar, is a well-known novelist, satirist and actor in Malayalam and has acted in several TV serials and feature films.
  • Bhasi spent his childhood along with his parents in Trivandrum.
  • He had his primary education in a missionary school—Vadakkekottaaram—in the capital city.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Filmography

100 works
Thuramukham
2022
Thuramukham
Ashokante Aswathikuttikku
1989
Ashokante Aswathikuttikku
Oohakachavadam
1988
Oohakachavadam
Kalam Mari Katha Mari
1987
Kalam Mari Katha Mari
Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
1987
Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
Ivare Sookshikkuka
1987
Ivare Sookshikkuka
Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha
1987
Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha
Vaiki Odunna Vandi
1987
Vaiki Odunna Vandi
Kilippattu
1987
Kilippattu
Kochu Themmadi
1986
Kochu Themmadi
Purushartham
1986
Purushartham
Mulamoottil Adima
1985
Mulamoottil Adima

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