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Surendran Kochuvelu, better known by his stage name Indrans, is an Indian film actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films. He is popular for his comedy roles and has starred in over 500 films.
Indrans made his debut in the 1981 film Choothattam both as a costume designer and as an actor. The producer, TMN Charley, offered him a chance to assist him in costume designing and he worked with designing costumes for several years, acting in various small roles. He got noticed for playing a small role of a marriage broker in the 1993 film Meleparambil Anveedu. He got a breakthrough with his role in CID Unnikrishnan B.A., BEd (1994). This led to him being cast in various comedic roles in the films of the 1990s. Subsequently, his role of a thief in the 2004 film Kathavasheshan got him noticed as a character actor. He won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his performance in the 2014 film Apothecary. In 2018, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the 2017 film Aalorukkam. In 2019, he was awarded Singapore South Asian International Film Best actor award for his performance in Veyilmarangal.
Personal life
Indrans was born in 1956. Originally named Surendran, he was second among the seven children of Palavila Kochuvelu and Gomathi at Kumarapuram, Thiruvananthapuram. He has four sisters and two brothers. He studied at Government Higher Secondary school, Kumarapuram till fourth grade.After that he worked with his uncle as a tailor. He joined amateur arts clubs and began acting in dramas. He started his acting career in television serial Kaliveedu in Doordarshan. He opened a tailoring shop called Indrans, and when he started acting in movies took it for his stage name.
He married Santhakumari on 23 February 1985. They have a daughter and a son.
Awards
- 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival Award for Best Film
- 2018 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
- 2014 Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention
- 2016 CPC Cine Awards – Special Honorary Award
- N.N Pillai Smaraka Puraskaram
- 2019 Singapore South Asian International Film Best actor award for Veyilmarangal
