Anil Nedumangad

Anil Nedumangad was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films.

Acting career

He made his debut in Thaskaraveeran with an uncredited appearance. His breakthrough was in the 2014 film Njan Steve Lopez, directed by Rajeev Ravi. Other movies where he played important roles were Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Kammatipaadam, Kismath, Paavada and Porinju Mariam Jose.

Early life

Anil was born in Nedumangad, Trivandrum as the son of C. Peethambharan Nair, a retired teacher, and Rajamma. He had an elder brother, Anand, an ayurvedic doctor. He studied in Mancha School, Nedumangad and pursued BA Malayalam course at Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum and then went to School of Drama, Thrissur. He started his career as a TV anchor and program producer for TV Channels Kairali TV, Asianet, JaiHind TV, Reporter TV and Kairali News.

Death

Anil died from drowning at Malankara Dam while swimming with friends during a break of the film Peace on 25 December 2020, aged 48. He re-entered the dam for bathing after already having a bath, and was trapped in an undercurrent. After long search his friends could not find him and sought the help of Kerala Fire Force and local people. Though he was taken to the nearby hospital, his life could not be saved. Locals say that it is difficult to swim in Malankara Dam, even for extremely good swimmers.

Filmography

All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Thaskaraveeran	Narayanankutty	Uncredited
2014	Njan Steve Lopez	Freddy Kochachan
2015	Ayal Njanalla	CI Bhushan Kumar
2016	Pavada	Drunkard Storyteller
2016	Kammatti Paadam	Surendran
2016	Kismath	Mohanan
2016	Mundrothuruth: Munroe Island	Father
2017	Samarpanam	Aravindan
2017	Ayaal Sassi	Mansoor
2018	Aami	VM Nair
2018	Kalyanam
2018	Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil	James
2018	Parole	Vijayan
2018	Aabhaasam
2018	Nonsense	Sudhi
2019	Janaadhipan	Monichan
2019	Oru Nakshathramulla Aakasham
2019	Neermathalam Poothakaalam
2019	Porinju Mariyam Jose	Raphael
2019	Thelivu	Philip
2019	Poozhikadakan	Contractor
2019	Valiyaperunnal	George Zacharia
2020	Ayyappanum Koshiyum	C.I. Satheesh
2020	Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte	Rajan
2020	Idam	Jayakrishnan	Released on Neestream
2021	Biriyaani	NIA Officer
2021	Ajagajantharam	Sony
2021	Nayattu	Police officer	Posthumous release
2021	Vishudha Rathrikal		-
2021	Cold Case	Police Officer	-
2022	Peace	Alex	-
2022	Padavettu	Liju Krishna	-