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Kainakary Thankaraj (Malayalam: കൈനകരി തങ്കരാജ്, 18 October 1946 – 3 April 2022) was an Indian actor, who worked in the Malayalam movie industry and Malayalam Drama Theater Industry.[1]

Kainakary Thankaraj
Born	(1946-10-18)18 October 1946 Kainakary, Kerala, British Raj
Died	3 April 2022(2022-04-03) (aged 75) Keralapuram, Kerala, India
Other names	Kainakari Thankaraj
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–2022

Life and career

Kainakary, the son of the playwright Krishnankutty Bhagavathar, was born on 18 October 1946 in Kainakary, British Raj.[2] He started acting at the age of 13 and worked on several theater committees, including Kerala People's Arts Club.[1] He made his film debut in Aanappaachan (1978) starring Prem Nazir. He went on to act in over 35 films.

Thankaraj started acting in plays while he was still in school and soon became a popular face in the amateur theatre circuit along with Nedumudi Venu, Faasil and Alleppey Ashraf. His first professional play was Changanasserry Geetha. He has been part of many professional theatre collectives including Kottayam National Theaters, Chalakkuddy Saradhi and KPAC. In 1995, he started his own theatre collective named Kainakary Theaters. He also formed a theatre troupe named Ambalappuzha Aksharajwala along with late actor Thilakan.[3]

Kainakary was in treatment for liver-related problems for a long time and died on 3 April 2022 at his home in Velamkonam in Keralapuram.[4] He was 75.

Selected filmography

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Year	Film	Role	Language
1978	Aanappaachan	Shankaran	Malayalam
1980	Agni Kshethram
2013	Amen	Chali Pappan
2018	Ee.Ma.Yau.	Valiyathuparambil Vavachan Mesthiri
2018	Iblis	Great Grandfather
2019	Lucifer	Sakhaavu Nedumpally Krishnan
2019	Ishq	Murugan
2019	Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam	Kattuthara Vakkachan
2021	Home	Appachan
2021	Orilathanalil
2022	Padavettu
2022	Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam

References

External links

• Kainakary Thankaraj at IMDb

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