Indrans

12 Mar, 1956 |

Actor/Singer

Biography

Indrans is a Malayalam film actor and costume designer. He acts mainly in comedy roles. He has acted in over 200 films. The actor received a Special Jury National Award for his performance in the film 'Home' in 2023. Indrans, a Tailor by profession, debuted in films with Choothattam as a costume designer. It was producer Charlie who offered him a chance to assist in costume designing. Although he had the opportunity to meet many filmmakers, including evergreen hero Prem Nazir, Sattar, Pappu, Jose Prakash, and Jayabharathi, he concentrated only on designing costumes for several years in the industry. However, he did very small roles on screen. Soon, Indians started getting fresh assignments from well-known directors like Padmarajan, Venu Nagavally, Shaji N. Karun, Sibi Malayil, and K. Madhu. CID Unni Krishnan was a turning point in his career as an actor. Luckily, his brand of comedy clicked among the audiences and he went on to become one of the mainstream comedians in Kerala. Since then, he is busy till date. Indrans has acted in more than 200 films so far. He created his own style in cinema and never replicated the comedy of the legendary Adoor Bhasi, Bahadoor, Jagathi Sreekumar or Innocent. Renowned directors Adoor Gopalakrishnan and T.V. Chandran too offered him roles.