Jagathy Sreekumar Comedy
Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar is an Indian film actor know for his work in Malayalam cinema. He has starred in more than 1,500 films in a career spanning over three decades. He is popular mainly for his comedy roles.[3] Jagathy is on the Guinness Book of World Records for playing roles in more than 1500 films. He has won five Kerala State Film Awards for roles in various films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films. His stage name is derived from the neighbourhood of Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram from where he hails
Sreekumar Achary was a Class V student at Model School in Thiruvananthapuram when he first got the opportunity to act in a play. By the time he joined Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram, he had become an experienced theatre person.
His first film was Chattambi Kalyani. His role earned him recognition. With 1,100-odd Malayalam films to his credit, he is reckoned to be one of the most popular actors in the Malayalam film industry.[9] He considers acting a serious profession.[3] He acted once in a language other than Malayalam: in Aadum Koothu, a Tamil film directed by the Malayalam director T. V. Chandran.
Narasimham was the 1000th movie of Jagathy Sreekumar.
