Kollam: Popular Malayalam actor Mukesh, who has been in films since 1982, is all set to make his debut political campaign after the CPI(M) named him a candidate for the Kollam Assembly seat.
"It was the party (CPI-M) which asked me to stand for the elections, and I accepted," Mr Mukesh told newspersons today in Palakkad.
On Wednesday, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Democratic Front announced the candidature of Mr Mukesh, 60, from the Kollam Assembly constituency.
In his more than three decades of film career, he has acted in more than 250 films and has mostly played character roles. He played comedy roles in the early part of his career.
Mr Mukesh's late father O. Madhavan was a well-known Communist besides being a professional theatre artiste and writer, while his mother Vijayakumari was an actress.
Mr Mukesh, who separated from his actor wife Saritha a few years back, is now married to danseuse Methil Devika.
The Congress is yet to finalise its list for the state polls.
"It was the party (CPI-M) which asked me to stand for the elections, and I accepted," Mr Mukesh told newspersons today in Palakkad.
On Wednesday, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Democratic Front announced the candidature of Mr Mukesh, 60, from the Kollam Assembly constituency.
In his more than three decades of film career, he has acted in more than 250 films and has mostly played character roles. He played comedy roles in the early part of his career.
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Mr Mukesh's late father O. Madhavan was a well-known Communist besides being a professional theatre artiste and writer, while his mother Vijayakumari was an actress.
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Mr Mukesh, who separated from his actor wife Saritha a few years back, is now married to danseuse Methil Devika.
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The Congress is yet to finalise its list for the state polls.
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