Kottarakkara Sridharan Nair was born in Kottarakkara, Kollam district in 1922. He enacted stereotypical villains in Malayalam theatre before becoming famous in the lead role of the movie "Velutampi Dalava" in 1962. He was the celebrated Nair diwan who battled the British. This, in turn, led to performances in plays on Velutampi, notably that written in 1932 by K. Padmanabha Pillai.
Early Life of Kottarakkara Sridharan
He was born in the year of 1922 to Umimini Amma and Padinjattinkara Korattiyode. He did his primary education from the Eswara Vilasam higher secondary school. At a young age of ten, he started acting for dramas.
Filmography of Kottarakkara Sridharan
He owns Drama troupes known Kalamandiram and Jayasree. Apart from acting in theatres, he has also acted in many Films. Few of them are listed below:
| Films | Year |
| Mizhineerpoovukal | 1986 |
| Daivathe Orthu | 1985 |
| My Dear Kuttuchathan | 1984 |
| Sabarimala Darsham | 1984 |
| Purappad | 1983 |
| Snehapoorvam Meera | 1982 |
| Kazhumaram | 1982 |
| Ithum Oru Jeevitham | 1982 |
| Manassinte Theertha Yathra | 1981 |
| Parvathy | 1981 |
| Kalika | 1980 |
| Raagam Thaanam Pallavi | 1980 |
| Kadalkattu | 1980 |
| Vedikettu | 1980 |
| Neeyo Njaano | 1979 |
| Padasaram | 1978 |
| Priyadarshini | 1978 |
| Shri Murugan | 1977 |
| Vezhambal | 1977 |
| Colonel and Collector | 1976 |
