James (Malayalam actor)

James Chacko was an Indian actor who starred in more than 150 Malayalam language films. He was active for over three decades. He joined the industry as an art and production manager and later was the manager for actor Nedumudi Venu. He played important roles in New Delhi, Meesa Madhavan, Pathram, Oru Maravathoor Kanavu and Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal. The character Pattalam Purushu played by James in the 2002 movie Meesa Madhavan has attained a cult status in Malayalam cinema.

James Chacko aka James Kalayil
Born	Babychan c. 1955|10|16[citation needed] Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam, India
Died	14 June 2007 Kottayam, Kerala, India
Resting place	St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–2007
Spouse	Jiji James
Children	Jikku James and Jilu James.
Parent	Avira Chacko & Kathrikutty Chacko

Death

James died following cardiac arrest on 14 June 2007 at his brother's house at Kaduthuruthy.^[1][2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Mutharamkunnu P.O.
	Mukhya Manthri
	Puli Varunne Puli	Hotel Manager
	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram	Mechanic
	Onningu Vannengil	Driver
1986	Prathyekam Sradhikkukka
	Pandavapuram
1987	New Delhi
1988	Oohakachavadam	James
	Witness	Watchman
	Sangham	Pappy
1989	Vadakkunokkiyanthram
	Season
	Mahayanam
	Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal
1990	Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran	Postman
	Kalikkalam	George
1991	Sandesham	INSP member
1992	Vietnam Colony	Colony man
	Soorya Manasam	Muthu
1993	Meleparambil Aanveedu	Harikrishnan's helper
1998	Oru Maravathoor Kanavu	Kuttapayi
1999	Pathram	Aravindan
	Vazhunnor	Pillai
2000	Unnimaaya
	Shivam
	The Warrant	Lawrence
2001	Naalaam Simham
2002	Miss Suvarna
	Meesa Madhavan	Pattalam Purushu
2003	Pattalam
2006	Yes Your Honour	Velayudhan
2010	Pathinonnil Vyazham	Security guard	This film was made in 2005 released five years later