Mahesh (Malayalam actor)

He made a comeback in 2006 and directed a Malayalam movie in 2008; Calendar, with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Zarina Wahab and Navya Nair in the lead.

He was born to P. K. Padmanabhan Nair and Padmakumari in Tanzania, though he originally hails from Trivandrum.

His father was working for the British government in Tanganyika, then he moved back to India in the early 1970s.

He had his primary education from St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Pulinkunnoo and graduation in Bcom from S.D.

His elder daughter Malavika married Ajay Nair, a senior sub-editor for Sky news, in September 2021.