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Malayalam mimicry artiste and actor Kalabhavan Abi was arguably the first artiste who got the title of being the “mimicry star”.
This is how several of his colleagues from the Malayalam film industry remembered Abi, who passed away on Thursday morning. His sudden demise has caught the Malayalam film industry by shock.
Having come into the field of arts through mimicry, Abi soon found his way to mainstream cinema as well.
As Abi's fans and colleagues mourn his untimely death, here are some of his performances spanning across the decades:
Abi adorns the role of Vinod “Kambili” (Kambili means woolen in Malayalam), the prominent Indian cricketer, who visits a doctor.
From addressing Sachin Tendulkar as “Tenduuu” to claiming that he is a pregnant man, the show is sure to crack you up!
The famous dialogue by actor Mammootty in his film Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha was in a way Abi’s forte. This is one of the many sequences Abi has performed several times over.
Telecast in DD, Abi anchored a political comedy show called 'Crispy bites' in 2010. In this show, Abi took out political developments and imitated a number of politicians.
In this stage show, Abi shares the stage with actors Harishree Ashokan and Zainudeen. Abi plays the father of a woman, who is looking to get married. Dressed in a white mundu and munching on pan, Abi skillfully pulls off the role of a father, prodding to find out more about the prospective groom.
(This article was originally published on The News Minute and has been republished with permission.)
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