Geetha Salam

Geetha Salam
Geetha Salam
	Geetha Salam
Born	Abdul Salam; 9 October 1946; Oachira, Travancore, British Raj
Died	19 December 2018 (aged 72)
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Salam
Occupations	Actor; Dramatist;
Years active	1979 – 2018
Spouse	Rahmath
Children	2

Abdul Salam (9 October 1946 – 19 December 2018) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema known by his stage name Geetha Salam,^[1]^[2] known for Malabar Wedding, Jalolsavam (2004) and Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu (2014). He lived in Krishnapuram, Alappuzha, Kerala. He performed in about 82 Films and some TV series.^[3]

Personal life

He was married to Rahmath, and was survived by two sons, Shan and Shafeer.^[4]

Career

He started his career as a Dramatist artist with the drama group Geetha. He started his film career in the Malayalam film Mani Koya Kurup (1979), directed by S. S. Devadas and produced by P. P. Jose. His second movie was Megasandesam (Horror movie), directed by Rajasenan and produced by K. Radhakrishnan. He performed in about 82 films^[5]^[6]^[7] and some TV series.^[8] He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2010.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director
2015	Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare	Pushpavalli's Uncle	Kannan Thamarakkulam
2014	Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla	Teastall owner	Akku Akbar
	John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu	Paniker	Chandrahasan
	Vellimoonga^[10]	Politician	Jibu Jacob
2014	Romans	Oracle	Boban Samuel
2014	Sringaravelan	Astrologer	Jose Thomas
2008	Thirunakkara Perumal		Prasad Valacherry
2008	Malabar Wedding		Rajesh Faisal
2008	Kanal Kannaadi		AK Jayan Poduval
2007	Veeralipattu	Mammadikka	Kukku Surendran
2006	Kanaka Simhasanam^[11]	Kanakambaran's father	Rajasenan
2006	Kisan	Ayyappan	Sibi Malayil
2005	Kochi Rajavu	Auto Driver	Johny Antony
	Maanikyan		K. K. Haridas
	Pandippada	Broker	Rafi Mecartin
	Dead Line^[12]		Krishnajith S Vijayan
	December		Ashok R. Nath
2004	Jalolsavam	Kunjunju	Sibi Malayil
	Mampazhakkalam	Ashraf	Joshiy
	Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku	Ammavan	Thaha
	Udayam	Astrologer	Vinu Joemon
	Aan Piranna Veedu		K. P. Sunil
2003	Gramophone	Saigal Yousuf	Kamal
	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum	Bhaskaran	Sibi Malayil
	Sadanandante Samayam	Saithali	Akku Akbar - Jose
	Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum		Vinayan
2002	Kuberan		Sundar Das
2002	Savithriyude Aranjanam		Mohan Kupleri
2001	Ee Parakkum Thalika	Father of the groom	Thaha
2001	Megasandesam	Grandfather of Rosy	Rajasenan
1979	Mani Koya Kurup		SS Devadas

Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikal
To Let Ambadi Talkies
David and Goliath
Outsider
Ee Thirakkinidayil
Vellaripravinte Changathi
Roudram

Television series

Grand Kerala Circus (Media One TV) 2014
Akkamma Stalinum Pathrose Gandhiyum (Asianet) 2015
Eeran Nilav (DD Malayalam) 2014
Amala (Mazhavil Manorama) 2013
Ammakilli (Asianet) 2011
Kuttichatan (Surya TV) 2008
Ellam Mayajalam (Asianet) 2005
Aa Amma (Kairali TV) 2007-2008

References

^ "Geetha Salam". IMDb. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "All you want to know about #GeethaSalam". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Geetha Salam story". Madhyamam. 18 October 2016.
^ "നടൻ ഓച്ചിറ ഗീഥാ സലാം അന്തരിച്ചു; അന്ത്യം ശ്വാസകോശ സംബന്ധമായ അസുഖത്തെ തുടർന്ന് ആലപ്പുഴ".
^ /"List of Malayalam movies online of Geetha Salam, movies starring Geetha Salam, Geetha Salam movies". www.moovyshoovy.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "geetha salam | mangalam.com". www.mangalam.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Shooting of the movie Kuruthamkettavan started". Cochin Talkies. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Grand Kerala Circus". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ "Vellimoonga will fly on 25th. | Vellimoonga Will be screened on 25th". indiaz.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ HostOnNet.com. "BizHat.com - Kanakasimhasanam Review. Jayaram, Karthika, Lakshmi Gopalaswami, Kiran Raj, Janardhanan, Bheeman Raghu, Geetha Salam, Kalasala Babu, Tom Jacob, Venjaramoodu Suraaj, Saju Kodiyan, Subi, Kochupreman". movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Deadline Malayalam movie, Deadline Moivie stills, Deadline Photo Gallery". www.malayalamcinema.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

External links

Geetha Salam at IMDb
Geetha Salam on moviebuff.com
Geetha Salam on filmibeat.com
"നടന്‍ ഗീഥാ സലാം അന്തരിച്ചു" [Actor Geetha Salam passed away]. www.mathrubhumi.com. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[1] "Geetha Salam". IMDb. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[2] "All you want to know about #GeethaSalam". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[3] "Geetha Salam story". Madhyamam. 18 October 2016.

[4] "നടൻ ഓച്ചിറ ഗീഥാ സലാം അന്തരിച്ചു; അന്ത്യം ശ്വാസകോശ സംബന്ധമായ അസുഖത്തെ തുടർന്ന് ആലപ്പുഴ".

[5] /"List of Malayalam movies online of Geetha Salam, movies starring Geetha Salam, Geetha Salam movies". www.moovyshoovy.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[6] "geetha salam | mangalam.com". www.mangalam.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[7] "Shooting of the movie Kuruthamkettavan started". Cochin Talkies. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[8] "Grand Kerala Circus". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[9] "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[10] "Vellimoonga will fly on 25th. | Vellimoonga Will be screened on 25th". indiaz.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[11] HostOnNet.com. "BizHat.com - Kanakasimhasanam Review. Jayaram, Karthika, Lakshmi Gopalaswami, Kiran Raj, Janardhanan, Bheeman Raghu, Geetha Salam, Kalasala Babu, Tom Jacob, Venjaramoodu Suraaj, Saju Kodiyan, Subi, Kochupreman". movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[12] "Deadline Malayalam movie, Deadline Moivie stills, Deadline Photo Gallery". www.malayalamcinema.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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