Indian film actor

Lalu Alex is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry.

Lalu Alex started his acting career as a supporting actor in the movie Ee Ganam Marak*o in 1978 and *ociated with notable movies in his earlier career including Idi Muzhakkam, Nayattu (directed by Sree*aran Thampi), Meen, Thushaaram and Thrishna. He has also acted in three Tamil movies.

Contents

• 1 Early life and family
• 2 Career
• 3 Partial filmography
  • 3.1 Malayalam
  • 3.2 Tamil
• 4 Awards
  • 4.1 Kerala State Film Award
  • 4.2 Kerala Film Critics Award
  • 4.3 Asianet Film Awards
  • 4.4 Amrita Mathrubhumi Film Awards
  • 4.5 Other awards
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life and family

Lalu Alex with his wife Betty and children in early 2000

Lalu Alex was born as the second child among three children to Chandy and Annamma at Piravom, Muvattupuzha Taluk. He has an elder brother, Roy and a younger sister, Laila. Lalu Alex has been married to Betty since 1986. They have three children named Ben Lalu Alex, Sen Lalu Alex and Ciya Lalu Alex. Ben acted in the Malayalam movie Orkut Oru Ormakoot.

Career

He started his career in the movie Ee Gaanam Marak*o in 1978. He was able to work in I. V. Sasi's significant films such as Thrishna, Thusharam, and Ahimsa. His appeared in I.V.Sasi's Ee Nadu, playing the role of SP Alexander. After that he acted in villainous character roles in films like I.V.Sasi's Kanamarayath, Alkootathil Thaniye, John Jaffer Janardhanan, Mrugaya, Balachandra Menon's Karyam Nissaram, and Prasnam Gurutharam. Director Joshiy gave Lalu Alex roles in films like Aa Ratri, Bhookambam, Alakadalin Akkare, Minimol Vathikanil, Muhurtham 11.30 and Nair Saab. He has worked with directors such as K. Madhu in Moonam Mura (as Charles),Adikkurippu,Orukkam, Chathurangam. He also worked with Sathyan Anthikkad in Kalikkalam Oral Mathram and Kamal in Manjupole Oru Penkutty and Niram. In the 1990s, Lalu Alex turned to comic roles.

Alex's use of comedy, dialogue, delivery, and performance skill has rendered him as a notable figure in the industry. Lalu Alex and actor Kunchako Boban often appear in films together.

Partial filmography

Malayalam

Tamil

Awards

Kerala State Film Award

Lalu Alex receiving State Award from the Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy in 2004

• 2004 Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor - Manjupoloru Penkutti

Kerala Film Critics Award

• 2003 - Second best actor - Manjupole oru penkutty

Asianet Film Awards

• 2009 Best Actor in a Villain Role – Evidam Swargamanu

Amrita Mathrubhumi Film Awards

• 2009 Best Villain:— Lalu Alex for Evidam Swargamanu

Other awards

• 2010 Kala Ratnam Award of KALA Abu Dhabi
• 2014 Abhinaya Keerthi Puraskaram for his momentous contribution to the Malayalam film industry by Ernakulam District Pravasi *ociation (EDPA) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of Metro Fest 2014

References

External links

• http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Lalu%20Alex&limit=182
• Lalu Alex at IMDb