Devan (actor)
Devan Sreenivasan (born 8 January 1952) is an Indian film and television actor, producer, and politician. He is known for his character roles in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and few in Kannada and Hindi language films. He has starred in over 380 films. He made his breakthrough in the 1987 film New Delhi.
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| Born | Devan Sreenivasan 8 January 1952 Trichur, Travancore-Cochin, India |
| Other names | S. Devan |
| Alma mater | St. Thomas College, Thrissur |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janatha Party |
| Spouse | Suma |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Ramu Kariat (uncle and father-in-law) |
He later advanced to a lead actor with films like Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam (1987), Oozham (1988), Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi (1988) and Aranyakam (1988). His well-known movies such as Vietnam Colony (1992), Ekalavyan (1993), Honest Raj (1994), Baashha (1995) and Indraprasdham (1996).
Devan founded the political party Kerala People's Party in 2004. He relaunched the party as Nava Kerala People's Party in 2020, which was merged with the Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) in 2021. In 2023, he was made the state vice-president of BJP in Kerala.