▁other ▁compet itions . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁K oll am ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Mad ras ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 4 ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁acting ▁in ▁mov ies . ▁Initial ly ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁any ▁roles . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁acted ▁in ▁radio ▁plays ▁and ▁plays ▁which ▁the ▁Mal ay ale e ▁association ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁used ▁to ▁conduct . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁movie ▁was ▁Vi yar pp inte ▁V ila ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁his ▁ 7 0 s . ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁some ▁ins ign ific ant ▁roles ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁mov ies ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁K oll am ▁in ▁disappoint ment ▁and ▁started ▁acting ▁in ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁tr oupe ▁Kal idas a ▁K alk end ara . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁mov ies ▁a ▁while ▁later . ▁His ▁com eb ack ▁movie ▁was ▁Ad i ▁Sank ar ach ary ar . ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁mov ies ▁and ▁acted ▁in ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁mov ies ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁that ▁sp anned ▁four ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁His ▁characters ▁in ▁films ▁like ▁O ru ▁C BI ▁Di ary ▁K uri pp u , ▁Man u ▁Uncle , ▁K ott ay am ▁Kun j ach an , ▁August ▁ 1 ▁etc . ▁were ▁widely ▁appreciated . ▁Pr ath ap ach and ran ▁has ▁also ▁produced ▁a ▁few ▁Mal ay al am ▁mov ies