‘Original villain’ Nambiar dead

Veteran villain actor from Kollywood, Manjari Narayan Nambiar aged 89, died today (Nov. 19) after a brief illness. Popularly know only as Nambiar he is considered a legend in Indian cinema. He made a name for himself acting the role of villain in most of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran’s films.
Born on March 7, 1919 in a Nambiar family of Kannur, Kerala, his interest in acting started when he was 13, when he joined Nawab Rajamanikkam´s troupe. From then on acting became the only thing that occupied him. His first film was ´Bhaktha Ramadoss´, shot in 1935 in Hindi and Tamil, where he played a villain. Though he started as a hero he started donning the role of a villain - so much so that today his name is almost eponymous with the Kollywood villain. Nambiar has worked with seven generations of actors from Balaiyah to Manoj (Bharathiraaja´s son).His first pay was Rs. 3 in the "Boys Company." He would retain Re. 1 and send Rs. 2 to his mother. A man of very limited needs, he has not eaten outside of his house and has been a pure vegetarian.

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