Top 15 All Time Great Comedy Actors of Malayalam Movies

1. Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar is without doubt one of the best comedians that the Malayalam film industry has ever produced wherever he is today. Two of his famous movies which describe his comic ability are Ramji Rao Speaking and Kilukkam.

2. Mukesh

Mukesh’s comedy programs are quite diverse: he is equally good at both vulgar jokes and more or less witty ones. These movies are “Ramji Rao Speaking” and “Godfather” where he is able to make audiences pull out their stomachs with laughter.

3. Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan is one of those comedians whose humor is mixed with social messages, which is great since his comedic performances are as witting as they are pleasing. His efforts as a comedian are well displayed in his shows “Mazhavil Kavadi” and “Chidambaram” where he masters the balace between humour and story telling.

4. Harisree Ashokan

Silver screen artist Harisree Ashokan has the speciality of doing characters who are closely linked with the everyday man and who ends up in funny circumstances. His performance in both “Meesa Madhavan” and “Kalyanaraman” show in how he turns the mundaneness of life into a spectacle with his comedy prowess.

5. Salim Kumar

Salim Kumar’s comedy also enjoys a tremendous amount of popularity and his comedy is largely based on reality and is not exaggerated at all. Several frames of his comedy are evident from his roles in “Kalyanaraman” and “Bharathchandran I. P. S. ” as he portrays humourous moments in rather simple settings in his acting.

6. Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu has played main stream drama based characters, he has done few comedy roles in “Chidambaram” and “Vidheyan”. His acts are always comedies but he burdens the comedy with personality depth, which in turn gives his comedies depth.

The skills of incorporating comedy in acting performed by Sathyan is another reason which has made a great impact on malayalam movies. I would like to discuss his play “Nritashala” and play “Raja Rani” which he had performed long time ago which shows his versatility and comedy acting skills.

8. Mohanlal

Mohanlal is also good at acting in funny characters It has well shown that Mohanlal can act in different movies. Still, his ‘Ramji Rao Speaking’ and ‘Kilukkam’ portrayals are perfect examples of how he could move between the comedy and drama genres and thus his comedic performances would be very memorable.

9. Dileep

Dileep has timed comedy perfectly in the films like “Meesa Madhavan” and “Kalyanaraman” to become one of the best comedienne actors in Malayalam films.

10. Venu Nagavally

Malayalam cinema would not be the same without the comedic addendum from the multi talented Venu Nagavally who was not only an actor but also a director. In “Chidambaram” and “Nadakame Ulakam,” which Sajin’s able to effectively use humour in combination with performances.

11. Jagadish

His acting style is quite unique, and some of the projects which people associate him with includes Ramji Rao Speaking success, Godfather movie. His humor often brings a different flavor to his character which has endeared him for Malayalam comedy.

12. Kunchacko Boban

Kunchacko Boban’s entertaining comic performances in films like “Kalyanaraman” and “Meesa Madhavan” give a clear picture of how much easy it is for him to add a humorous touch to his characters.

13. C. I. Paul

C. I. Paul, called Pappu also brought a lot of humor oriented contribution to the Malayalam comedy platform with his cute acts. ’Kilukkam’ and ‘Ramji Rao Speaking’ are the movies which depict his ability to introduce humour into life with a dash of style.

14. Adoor Bhasi

Comedy roles were on par with his talent and the same has been a source of comedies in Malayalam movies. In ‘Kaalal Pada’ and ‘Puthiya Aksharangal’ the two major films of Sreenivasan, showcased his foremost talent and evergreen comedy.

15. KPAC Lalitha

KPAC LalithaEven though she is famous for the dramatic characters, KPAC Lalitha also gave her best in comedy performances. Through them she was able to bring a balance of comedy and depth in the scenes as observed in the movie “Chidambaram”.

Conclusion 

Each of these actors has brought in his/her own flavour of comedy into Malayalam movies and hence have given performances that are memorable and endearing. Their ability to make audiences laugh and at the same time develop other facets to their personalities, has seen them earn a legendary status in comedy.