jagathy sreekumar

Real Name :Sreekumar Achary
Birth Place :Moolamattom, Kerala
Born :5 January 1951
Occupation :Film Actor, Screenwriter
Parents :N. K. Achary, Prasanna
Spouse (s) :Mallika Sukumaran (1976–1979), Kala (1979–1984), Shoba (1984–present)

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Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has starred in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He is a veteran actor of Malayalam cinema who holds the Guinness Book of World Records for essaying roles in more than a thousand films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films. His stage name is derived from the neighbourhood of Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram, from where he hails.

Sreekumar was born on 5 January 1951 Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram. He is the son of Malayalam dramatist and writer N. K. Achary (1924–1997) (also fondly known as Jagathy) and his wife Prasanna from the famed Edavancaud family of Mavelikkara. N. K. Achary was an All India Radio employee. Even from childhood, Jagathy Sreekumar had the dream of becoming an actor.

Jagathy married Mallika Sukumaran on 1976 & is divorced.Later he married Shobha on 1984.They have a son Rajkumar & a daughter Parvathy.Jagathy is said to have an illegal releation with Kala.With Kala he is having a daughter Sreelakshmi.

Sreekumar has acted in more than 1,100 Malayalam films especially in comedy roles. He has won the State government’s award in different categories five times. He paired with actor Mohanlal in hit movies.

On 10 March 2012, he was seriously injured in a road accident at Panambra near the Calicut University at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district. He underwent multiple surgical procedures. He remained in hospital for twelve months, appearing in public for the first time in March 2013, unable to speak.

Sreekumar Achary was a Class V student at Model School in Thiruvananthapuram when he first got the opportunity to act in a play. By the time he joined Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram, he had become an experienced theatre person.

His first film was Chattambi Kalyani. His role earned him recognition. With 1,100-odd Malayalam films to his credit, he is reckoned to be one of the most popular actors in the Malayalam film industry.

He considers acting a serious profession. He acted once in a language other than Malayalam: in Aadum Koothu, a Tamil film directed by the Malayalam director T. V. Chandran.Narasimham was the 1000th movie of Jagathy Sreekumar.

After a filming shoot out while returning over night he met with an accident which led him to be hospitalised for over a year, and is still recovering from his injuries.

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