Dammam: Abdul Jabbar Chennamangalore is a noted actor, lyricist, politician and serial actor. The former expatriate has already starred in more than 60 telefilms and plays and has become popular. Abdul Jabbar, a native of Kozhikode and a native of Chennamangalore, is a popular actor among family audiences. He says he returned from a decade-long exile with an unquenchable passion for acting.
He was back in Saudi Arabia for a brief visit when he spoke to Gulf Media. He was born in a land called ‘Mukkam’ which revolutionized the history of the Muslim Renaissance. The atmosphere at Mukkam was outside the Muslim orthodoxy that turned its face towards art. The people here have long challenged the orthodox consciousness. So I was able to act in plays during my school and madrassa days.
Feeling that he had a future in acting, he joined a group of rural amateur theater troupes. Political drama became an indispensable presence in the era of street drama. Abdul Jabbar, who played the lead role, was also noticed when the play ‘Manichan, Thatha and I’ was performed all over Kerala following the Kalluvathukkal alcohol tragedy.
Siddique won the applause for his portrayal of the elderly in Chennamangallur’s play ‘Oomakkuyil Padumpol’ and later in the telefilm. Jabbar is present in most of Siddique Kodiyathoor’s family films. Most will not forget the villain of ‘Family Conflict 100th Day’ and the SI of ‘Anayittorayalvasi’.
K.T. Abdul Jabbar’s performance as Nilambur Ayesha’s father in Mansoor’s highly acclaimed telefilm ‘Gift of Ummichi’ was highly praised. K.T. Abdul Jabbar played different roles in Mansoor’s ‘Evening’ telefilm as a lone wolf and as a mad doctor in another. He became a teacher at Darul Uloom Arabic College, Vazhakad during his travels with art.
She arrived in Saudi Arabia in 1987 as an expatriate. He worked at the home of a native of Hail. Worked for 10 years. He left with the skill of cooking all the Arab food without any bleed. He returned home and became a cook at Dayapuram Residential School. The school authorities became more and more attached when guests from abroad loved the food.
Meanwhile, Mukkam became the president of the Co-operative Bank in recognition of his political activism. Abdul Jabbar’s family is notable in the arts as a whole.
Anujan Rauf is a well known singer and actor from Chennamangalore. Waheeda is the wife of Abdul Jabbar. Jawad Irshad and Lulu have two children.