O. Madhavan (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian theatre director and actor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered one of the great masters of the theatre; he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala. He was the founder of the renowned drama company Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2000 for his role in the film Sayahnam Early life and family His wife, Vijayakumari, is an actress herself and his son Mukesh is an actor. He also has two daughters, Sandhya Rajendran and Jayasree Syamlal. Sandhya's husband, E. A. Rajendran is also an actor. He has 5 grandchildren, Shravan Mukesh, Thejas Mukesh, Divya Darshan R. Engoor, Neetha Syam and Nathalia Syam. . Awards 1982: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award 1996: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship 2000: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor - Sayahnam Filmography Kalam Marunnu (1955) Viyarppinte Vila (1962) Doctor (1963) Kattupookkal (1965) .... Lonachan Oru Sundariyude Kadha (1972) Sayahnam (2000) References External links "Actor O. Madhavan passes away". The Hindu Madhavan at MSI 20th-century Indian film directors 1922 births 2005 deaths Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala Male actors from Kerala Kerala State Film Award winners People from Kollam district Sree Narayana College, Kollam alumni Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors 20th-century Indian male actors Indian actor-politicians Film directors from Kerala Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award