Padmakumar Nair, who is now an actor, was known as Michael Jackson of Thiruvananthapuram photo credit: Special arrangement
Who have seen Moonwalk The police officer cannot forget C Saji, who takes young dancers to work and shortenes their long hair at their station. He is his Michael Jackson of Padmakumar Nair, Thiruvananthapuram.
Cuts from 1988–91, when he was a student of the Marah Ivaniis College. “Once I got wet in the rain and then a friend commented that I looked like an MJ. I had not followed him. To start, I saw ‘bad’ and started copying it. I started growing my hair too. In college,” he misses.
He was always on his own and did not perform with any group. “I have no background in dance. I did what I liked. I designed the dress and did my makeup.” He tried his hand along with MJ’s song songs.
Padmakumar Nair Dancing to Michael Jackson Number | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
He never did any show outside the college and only clung to MJ’s tricks. However, once he moved to Bangalore [then Bangalore] To pursue the MBA, he performed at some five star hotels there. In 2010, he moved to America and returned in 2019 after working as a banker. “There was a memorable moment when I danced to the streets of New York in 2010. It was a dream come-on-Sach’s opportunity.”
Acting was a passion for him and played small roles in some films and starred in serials before going to America. “After coming back, my first audition was Moonwalk. Nice to act as a police officer after playing Gonda In many films. “He also won family audience with his police character in daily soap, KudumbavilakkuHe has acted in 10 films, including Satyameva Jayate, Nammal Thamil, Krithyam, Kappa, Rani, Ek Ranjith Cinema Adi and their upcoming release Thimminglitea,
Padmakumar Nair | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Remembering your first shot for MoonwalkPadmakumar says, “This was the scene in which the boys were doing me on their bikes. It was very indifferent because I used to go to college on such a bike.”
During pre-localization promotion MoonwalkHe again put it on the dancing shoes. “I fit enough to do the tricks and remember most stages,” they say.
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Published – July 10, 2025 11:18 AM IST
