N. Sreedharan Nair, popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian film and play actor in Malayalam movies. Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award. He is best remembered for his role as Chempankunju in the national award winning film Chemmeen directed by Ramu Kariat. Other impressive performances were in the films Veluthampi Dalava as Veluthampi Dalava, Thommante Makkal (1965) as Thomman, and Pazhassi Raja (1964) as Pazhassi Raja, Viruthan Shanku (1968) by P. Venu. He started acting in dramas at the age of 10. He owned drama troupes Jayasree and Kalamandiram
Two Measures
Kalyaana Rathriyil?
(K.B.Nair)
Kazhumaram
Driksakshi
(Menon)
Janmabhoomi
(Mathai)
Kumara Sambhavam
(Dakshan)
Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha
Mayor Nair
Viruthan Shanku
(Ukkannan Unni Nair)
Anna
Mizhineerppoovukal
(Priest)
My Dear Kuttichathan
(The Cruel Magician)
Nirmalyam
(Variyar)
Cross Belt
Thaskaraveeran
Pazhassi Raja
(Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja)
Chemmeen
(Chembankunju)
Kodungallooramma
(Pandya Rajavu)
Snehaseema
Achani
Prayanam
Anarkali
(Mana Singhan)
Nellu
(Chundeli)
Cochin Express
(Gangster)
Pearl View
(Marian)
Bhakta Kuchela
(Sishupalan)
Sree Guruvayoorappan
Kunjali Marakkar
(Kunjali Marakkar)
Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan
(Vavar)
Professor
(Vasumathi's Father)
Pacha Nottukal
(Rappael)
Pullimaan
Achanum Bappayum
(Krishnan)
Aranazhika Neram
(Kunjonachan)
Sasidharan
(Rajasekharan)
Prasanna
(Radhakrishna Menon)
Chechi
(Ratheesh)
Naadodikal
Aalmaram
(Kesava Pillai)
Mayavi
(Prathapan)
Hotel High Range
(dhanesh)
Veluthampi Dalawa
(Veluthampi Dalawa)
Umminithanka
Sarppakkadu
Jailppulli
Athidhi
Paalkkadal
Panchami
(Rangan Mooppan)
Karimpana
Chuzhi
Rowdy
Padmavyooham
Chemparathy
(Sankaran)