Friday, July 29, 2011: Renowned film and stage actor Rajan P Dev (29 May 1951 – 29 July 2009) was remembered on his second death anniversary on Friday.
Rajan P. Dev was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi. He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour. He came into limelight for his characterisation of Kochuvava in the play Kattukuthira. He died in Kochi Wednesday 29 July 2009 due to a liver disease.
Stage career:-
Rajan P. Dev, born to noted stage actor S. J. Dev and Kuttyamma, started his acting career with various professional play troupes in Kerala. His father remained one of his major influences. He was noted for his performances in various plays in the troupe of senior stage actor N. N. Pillai. He was casted by S. L. Puram Sadanandan to do the pratogonist role of Kochuvava in his play Kattukuthira. The play, which was staged in over 100 venues and he became immensely popular all over Kerala.
Film career:-
Dev launched his film career with Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku (1983), directed by Fazil. When his superhit play Kattukuthira was made into a film, the role went to Thilakan. Dev expressed his disappointment on this in a magazine interview, which caught the attention of director Thampy Kannanthanam. He invited Dev to play the villain role of Carlos in his film Indrajalam (1990), starring Mohanlal. Just like his character Kochuvava, Carlos also became immensely popular so much so that for some years since then Dev was often referred to as Carlos, much like Keerikkadan Jose another popular villain character of that time. The role of Carlos proved to be career defining for Dev, as he was showered with villain roles in a number of films.
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