R. Neelakantan

For other uses, see Neelu (disambiguation).

Neelakantan (a) Neelu
Born	1936 (age 87–88)
Years active	1960–present
Known for	Theatre / Film actor

R Neelakantan, known as Neelu, is a Tamil stage, film and television actor known for comedy and supporting roles. He has acted in over 7,000 stage plays and 160 films.

Career

Neelu started acting in school dramas from school days, continuing through his college days at Vivekananda College. He along with Ambi (Cho Ramaswamys brother) and Narayanasamy started Viveka Fine Arts. He acted in plays like Muhammad bin Tughluq, Endru Thaniyum Indha Sudandira Dhaagam, Quo Vadis, Unmayae Un Vilai Enna?, Yarukkum Vetkamillai. In 1966 he made his film début Aayiram Poi directed by Muktha Srinivasan. He has acted in plays along with Crazy Mohan, Cho Ramaswamy. He has also worked as production manager in Jerry. All through his career, he worked with V D Swamy before retiring from his day job after 40 years of service.

Partial filmography

• Aayiram Poi (1966)
• Nootrukku Nooru (1971)
• Gouravam (1973)
• Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971)
• Avvai Shanmugi (1996)
• Suryavamsam (1997)
• Pammal K Sambandam (2002)
• Anniyan (2005)
• Rendu (2006)
• Jerry (2006)
• Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013)
• Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2016)

Television

• Engey Brahmanan