M.
N.
Nambiar
a
veteran
villain
cum
character
actor
in
India
Cinema
passed
away
today
in
a
private
hospital
in
the
City.
He
was
90
years
old.
He
has
been
in
the
film
industry
for
more
than
60
years.
Manjeri
Narayana
Nambiar
alias
M.N.
Nambiar
was
a
veteran
theatre
artist
and
a
legend
in
cinema.
He
was
one
of
the
oldest
actors
from
the
pre-war
era
who
remained
in
the
industry
till
date.
He
was
always
humble
despite
having
worked
with
seven
generations
of
actors.
A
God
fearing
person,
Nambiar
was
completely
opposite
to
the
villains
that
he
portrayed
all
the
years.
He
has
completed
more
than
1000
films,
mostly
in
Tamil
and
a
few
in
Hindi
and
Malayalam.
He
has
also
acted
in
an
English
movie
titled
Jungle.
Born
on
March
17,
1919
in
Kannur,
Kerala,
he
entered
the
stage
at
the
age
of
13.
His
first
film
Bhakta
Ramadoss,
where
he
played
a
villain
was
shot
in
1935
in
Hindi
and
Tamil.
M.N.
Nambiar
was
an
ardent
devotee
of
Sabari
Mala
Sri
Ayyappan.
He
had
a
long
association
with
the
temple,
and
had
visited
the
shrine
for
more
than
65
years,
which
earned
him
the
title
Maha
Guruswamy.
His
favourite
films
were
Ayirathil
Oruvan
with
MGR,
Ambikapathi
with
Sivaji
Ganesan,
Missiyamma
with
Gemini
Ganesan,
Nenjam
Marappathillai
directed
by
Sridhar
and
Thooral
Ninnu
Pochu
with
Bagyaraj.
This
was
the
film
in
he
had
done
character
roles,
something
which
he
had
continued
till
date.
Another
film
which
is
unforgettable
is
Thigambarasamiyar
in
which
he
had
done
11
roles!
He
has
also
acted
as
hero
in
two
films
Kalyani
and
Kavitha
produced
by
Modern
Theatres.
He
has
also
done
serials
such
as
'Velan.'