Nedumudi Venu completes 25 years

Nedumudi Venu may have won only two National Awards (as supporting actor in His Highness Abdullah and a special jury award for Margam). But he is widely considered as one of the most versatile actors in India.

One of his admirers is Kamal Haasan who makes it a point to talk about Nedumudi's versatility and spontaneity in many of his interviews, and also give Nedumudi meaty roles in his films; Nedumudi otherwise sticks to Malayalam films. Even thespian Sivaji Ganesan was said to be an admirer of Nedumudi Venu's talent. They became close on the sets of the Malayalam film Yatramozhi, which had Sivaji and Mohanlal in the lead roles.

The biggest moment in Nedumudi Venu's career was going to Cannes as the lead actor in the film Arimbara (directed by Murali Nair).

While Mohanlal's silver jubilee in the film industry was a big event in Kerala, Nedumudi's 25 years was a quiet affair.