Pappu, born at Kuthiravattom in Calicut as the only son of Panagodu Raman and Devi, was a great comedian and actor in Malayalam film field. He got the opening to big screen through Ramu Karyat and Vincent after they saw his stage performance in 'Mudiyanaya Puthran'. By introducing new and extraordinary faces to comedy by his typical and attracting 'Kozhikodan style', he attracted people to his films. His performance in 'Aalkkottathil Thaniye', 'Etho Oru Theeram', 'Kanakkinavukal' was remarkable. The turning point in his career was his roles in 'Chembarathi', 'Avalude Ravukal', 'Angaadi'. Character roles he did in many of his films was also noteable.

Having presented over 1000 instant plays and appeared in 2 professional drama, 'Samasya' and 'Manasu', his contribution towards drama was also commentable. His first stage performance was when he was 17 years old. His role in the drama 'Samasya' fetched him the Best Comedian Award. His fascination towards the stage continued even after his entering films and he formed 'Akshara Theatres' involving some of his friends at stage. Pappu has worked with Kunjandi, Thikkodiyan and K.T. Muhammed.

He received S.P. Pillai award for his contribution to the film field. He passed away following cardiac arrest on the 25th of February, 2000 when he was 64.