![]() ![]() ![]() After a point my sole aim was to do those roles that were essayed by senior artistes on stage. You have to dedicate yourself to theatre and you are put through rigorous, disciplined training sessions before you get to play even a small role. Initially I was extremely apprehensive about getting into the institution. ![]() That’s how I joined Kavalam sir’s Sopanam in 1995 and I am still a part of it.Īt Sopanam, theatre became my life and I forgot about cinema. When I requested him to recommend my name to Venu sir, he suggested that it would be better if I got a proper foundation in acting. I acted in a telefilm as well, which didn’t see the light of day! But I didn’t give up and my last resort was a neighbour who had worked with Nedumudi Venu and Kavalam (Narayana Panicker) sir. I liked being on stage and was part of many plays while studying in school and college. I always wanted to act in movies, even though there were no artistes or actors in my family. In a chat withįriday Review, Biju looks back at his journey as an actor. He won the Kerala State Television award for the best comedy artiste for this role in 2016. The sitcom zooms in on the lives of Balu, his wife Neelima and their four children. He is now familar to the audience as the affable Balu in Two years ago Biju Sopanam, as he is known as, made a smooth transition to television. After all Sopanam, a theatre group founded by the late maestro Kavalam Narayana Panicker, has been a formidable presence in theatre for over five decades now. Biju is so proud of his ties with Sopanam that he decided to make it a part of his name. ![]()
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