Nandu (Malayalam actor)

For the Telugu film dubbed in Tamil as Nandhu, see Athadu.

Nandalal Krishnamoorthy, better known by his stage name Nandu, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Malayalam films. He has worked in the industry for more than 30 years and is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal's Spirit, directed by Ranjith.^[2] He was also seen in many Priyadarshan films. He received SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Spirit.^[3]

Nandu
Born	Nandalal Krishnamurthy[1] Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Children	2

Personal life

Nandu was born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Krishnamoorthy, a table tennis coach at National Institute of Sports and Sukumari, a singer.^[4] He lost his mother 60 days after he was born, and was brought up by his uncle and aunt. His father never remarried, and died later. His first film was Sarvakalasala (1986), directed by Venu Nagavally. During his early career, most of his roles were of college background.

Nandu is married to Kavitha Nandalal, since 1997. They have a daughter, Nandita (b. 1999) and a son, Krishan (b. 2013).^[5][6]

Career

He started his career with the Mohanlal starring film Sarvakalasala in 1986. Although he has been in the film industry for the last 20 years, he recently has been acclaimed for his performance in the Mohanlal-starring film Spirit, directed by Ranjith, although he had played good roles in the past.

Filmography

Malayalam

1980s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Oru Madapravinte Katha
1986	Sarvakalashala	Jose Abraham
	Yuvajanotsavam	Prince
1987	Ayitham
1989	Swagatham
	Charithram
	Adikkurippu	Dentist's assistant

1990s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Aye Auto	Lonappan
1991	Kilukkam	Pillai's relative
	Kizhakkunarum Pakshi	Anandhu's Friend
	Abhimanyu
1992	Aham
	Kamaladalam	Student at Kala Mandiram
1993	Aayirappara
	Gandharvam
	Butterflies	Pavithran
	Mithunam	Raghu
	Chenkol	Ratheesh
	Kalippattam	Remanan
1994	Thenmavin Kombath	Thimmayan
	Sainyam	Salesman
	Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu
	Kashmeeram	Sanjay
	Minnaram
	Vishnu	Moythootti
1995	Mazhavilkoodaram	Subair
	Nirnayam	Rajan
1996	KL.7/95 Eranakulam North	Unni
	Ishtamaanu Nooruvattam
	Mookkilla Raajyathu Murimookkan Raajaavu
1997	Ishtadaanam	Aniruddhan
1998	Pranayavarnangal	Victor's friend
	British Market	Annan Soman
	Kaikudunna Nilavu	Kichamani's friend
	Kottaram Veettile Apputtan	News reporter
	Sundarakilladi	Pradeep
1999	Prem Poojari
	Auto Brothers
	Indulekha
	Varnachirakukal
	Rishivamsham

2000s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Snehapoorvam Anna	College Student
	Pilots
	India Gate
	Indriyam	Prof. Joseph Erumeli
2001	Romance
	Achaneyanenikkishtam	Kariyachan
2003	Kalari Vikraman		Unreleased film
	Kilichundan Mampazham	Postman Rafeeq
	Balettan	Sukumaran
	Ammakilikkoodu
2004	Thekkekkara Superfast
	Govindankutty Thirakkilanu	Ramanan
	Wanted
	Vettam	Rajeevan
	Vamanapuram Bus Route	Kuttappan
2005	The Campus	'Romance' Chacko
	Moksham
	Kochi Rajavu
2007	Naalu Pennungal	Narayanan
2008	Vilapangalkkappuram	Madhavankutty
	Oru Pennum Randaanum	Advocate's relative
	Thirakkatha	Krishnamoorthy
2009	Kancheepurathe Kalyanam	Jacob Koshy
	Seetha Kalyanam	Shanmugham
	Boomi Malayalam

2010s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Nilavu
	Advocate Lakshmanan – Ladies Only
	Kutty Srank	Vishnu
	Bodyguard	Ramankutty Master
	Drona 2010	Nelloor Harinarayanan Namboothiri
2011	China Town	Fr. Stephen
	Sankaranum Mohananum
	Priyappetta Nattukare	K P Scaria
	Salt N' Pepper	Bhaskaran Nair
	Teja Bhai & Family	Dr. Mahadevan Thampi
	Nadakame Ulakam
	Beautiful	Kamalu
	City of God
2012	Masters	Advocate Shaji Mathew
	Poppins	Film producer
	Ozhimuri	Thanu Pillai's servant
	Hero	Sathyan
	916	Dr. Harikrishnan's aide
	Thiruvambadi Thampan	Rarichan
	Idiots
	Parudeesa	Rubber tapper
	Namukku Parkkan
	Josettante Hero
	Trivandrum Lodge	Antony
	Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.	Gulabdas
	Spirit	Maniyan
	Karmayodha	Baburaj
2013	Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla
	Nakhangal	Manjila G Kumar
	Amen	Philipose
	Good Bad & Ugly	Marthandan
	Housefull	Pookunju
	97 Batch Maharajas
	Pattam Pole	Fr. Joy
	Vishudhan	Jose
	Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty	Aanandhan and himself
	Kanyaka Talkies	JPK
	Immanuel	Dr. Ramakrishnan
	Hotel California	Annan
	Kotharan Oru Malayala Cinema
	Don't Worry Be Happy
	Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu	Cheriyan
	ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi	Kunjachan
	Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus	Lakshmi's Father
	6 B Paradise
	Namboothiri Yuvaavu @ 43
	Ezhamathe Varavu	Raman Nair
	Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu	Nandhagopalan
2014	Ettekaal Second
	God's Own Country	Vakkachan
	Thomson Villa
	@Andheri
	Oru Korean Padam
	The Dolphins	Plamootikada Valthsan
	Test Paper
	Medulla Oblongata
	Ottamandaaram	Bharathan
	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Lal's father
	Color Balloon	Vaidhyar
	Aamayum Muyalum	Arcott Anthony Fernandez
2015	Mariyam Mukku	Mullan Joseph
	Utopiayile Rajavu	Nadar
	Rasam	Govindan Nair
	Rasputin
	Thilothama
	The Advocate
	Thottaavaadi
2016	Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu
	Monsoon Mangoes	D. Paulose
	Karinkunnam 6's	Ambootty
	Aalroopangal
	Pulimurugan	Divakaran (Forest Guard)
2017	Jomonte Suvisheshangal	Dr. Kuriakose
	Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol	Priya's father
	Sathya
	Vilakkumaram
	Sarvopari Palakkaran	Mani Swami
	History of Joy	Judge
	Thrissivaperoor Kliptham	Ambiyettan
	Kadamkadha
	Kuppivala
	Pashu
	Angu Doore Oru Deshathu
	Masterpiece (2017 film)	Balan Master
	Vimaanam
	Swayam
2018	Naam	John
	Queen	Adv. Kaaloor
	Street Lights	Remya's Father
	Sukhamano Daveede
	Mazhayathu	Narayenettan
	Thanaha
	Wonder Boys
	Ilakal Pacha Pookkal Manja
	Chandragiri
	Aniyankunjum Thannaalaayathu
	Ranam	Bhaskar
	Odiyan	Ezhuthachan
	My Story	Joseph Silva
2019	Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam	Member Rocky
	Vaarthakal Ithuvare	Chakkappan
	Lucifer	P. S. Peethambaran
	Ittymaani: Made in China	Roy Mathew
	Manoharam	Joy
	An International Local Story	Madhavan Nair
	Athiran	Avirachan
	Pattabhiraman	Raman Nair
	Porinju Mariam Jose	Alappattu Varghese
	Driving License	Driver Kunjali

2020s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Anveshanam	Alphonse
2021	Sahyadriyile Chuvanna Pookkal
	One	Councillor Noorudheen
	Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham	Kuthiravattath Nair
	Mickey
2022	Lalitham Sundaram	Music Director Harikumar
	12th Man	Resort Manager Davis
	Twenty One Gms	Fr. Joseph
	Karnan Napoleon Bhagath Singh	KP	[7]
	Aaraattu	Narayana Pillai
	Pathrosinte Padappukal	Priest
	Vaashi	Shivakumar
	Innale Vare	Aanandhan
	Run Kalyani
	Kaduva	SI Manmadhan
	Paappan	ASI Raghavan
	King Fish
	Varaal	Maadayi Madhavan
	The Teacher	Police Inspector
	Kaapa	ASI Arumanayagam
	Kshanikam
2023	Oh My Darling	Mathews	[8]
	Thrishanku	Chandrahasan Nair	[9]
	Dhoomam	Minister's PA	[10]
	Neru	Public Prosecutor Sajan Varghese	[11]
2024	Anweshippin Kandethum	Head Constable Uthup	[12]
	Jai Ganesh	Neerali Pavithran	[13]
	Hunt		[14]
	Kondal		[15]
	Anand Sreebala	CI Benny	[16]
2025	L2: Empuraan †	P. S. Peethambran	[17]
	Sumathi Valavu †	TBA	[18]

Hindi

• 1993 - Gardish
• 1998 - Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
• 2003 - Hungama
• 2021 - Hungama 2

Tamil

• 2003 - Lesa Lesa as Nandu

As voice actor

Year	Title	Dubbed for	Character	Notes
2023	Alone	Himself	Flat Chief Security	[19]

Television

• Sathyam Shivam Sundaram (Amrita TV)
• Devimahathmyam (Asianet)
• Sri Mahabhagavatham (Asianet)
• Swami Ayyapan (Asianet)
• Chandrodayam (DD Malayalam)