Biju Pappan (born 9 March 1969), is a Malayalam actor. His career began with movies and television serials in the '90s. Pappan gained fame by portraying antagonistic characters in various movies, including Naran and Kayyoppu, which were financial successes. He has appeared in over forty-five films.
Biju Pappan was born in Kannanmoola, Thiruvananthapuram district, to Late M. P. Padmanabhan, a former Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, and M. S. Kumari. He attended the St. Marys school and later enrolled in the junior technical School Nedumangadu. Later, Pappan attended Sree Narayana Polytechnic in Kottiyam for his diploma in Civil Engineering.
He was elected as the General Secretary, cine arts club secretary and sports general secretary of the college. He was an inter-poly champion in all throwing events. During the college days, he was closely associated with cultural events that inspired him to enter the world of art and movies.
Marriage and family: Biju Pappan married Sheeba on 15 January 1998 and had two sons, Karthik MB and Krishna MB.
Father: Late Comrade M. P. Padmanabhan, belongs to Mudumbil family, was the legendary councilor for 35 years till his death, who was the five time Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram city in different years. He is considered as one of the pioneer communist leaders in Kerala; he actively participated in theater arts along with Mr. Madhu, a legendary Malayalam actor.
Mother: M. S. Kumari.
Brother: M. P. Saju, a known politician and advocate.
Brother: M. P. Baiju, Businessman, stationed at Middle east.
Sister: Siji
Biju Pappan's first film was Samooham (1993) by Sathyan Anthikkad, a successful film maker. His breakthrough in television serials happened when his characters in Valsalyam, Thaali, Vava, Kavyanjali and Sthree Oru Santwanam were widely addressed among Malayalam channel viewers as popular hit episodes.