Born on 21 st May 1960 to shri Viswanathan Nair and smt Santhakumari. His entry to the movie world was quiet. He is married to Suchitra and has two children Pranav (Appu) and Vismaya(Maya) He also had a brother named Pyare Lal Suchitra is the daughter of shri Balaji.
Father : Late Viswanathan Nair
Mother : Santhakumari
Brother : Late Pyare Lal
Wife : Suchitra
Children : Pranav, Vismaya
Today his name commands respect.Not only because of his estimable and long career innings but because he has essayed on unbelievable variety of roles felicitously. His repertoire includes the serious as well as the comedy packed. And of course,action roles.