Rajan P Dev

Rajan P Dev, a Malayalam stage and cinema actor bid adieu to film world, theatre, at the age of 58. His association with theatre gave a new lease of life to Kerala theatre, and he had been in the forefront in reviving the mainstream theatre in Kerala, which was in a bad shape then. When the performance style in theaters became stale, he brought back the audience again to the theater. This could happen just because as a theatre personality, Rajan P. Dev was confidence personified. Industry sources felt that his rude face of a villain was Dev’s plus point. Even at the age of 20, when he acted in plays, he could portray the character of 60-year old.

This versatility was seen in a play ’Kattukuthira’ when he played the character of ‘Kochuvava’, which was screened by Suryasoma Theatres. When the play was remade into a film titled ’Kattukuthira’, he did not get a chance to portray the same character that went to Thilakan. Due to this, Dev had shown disappointment and understanding his sentiment, he got a chance to play the identical character of Kochuvava in a film’ Indrajalam’, starring Mohanlal. He was cast in a villain role of Carlos. This character shot him to fame, and he was considered as the ultimate villain of Malayalam cinema.