A fierce duel between two debutants is on the cards in Kollam constituency, as popular Malayalam actor Mukesh of LDF is taking on the UDF’s Sooraj Ravi for the Assembly polls. Mukesh, 54, who has acted in over 250 films, is being fielded by the CPI(M).
He will be looking to retain the seat won by Left veteran PK Gurudasan, who has opted out this time due to old age. Sooraj Ravi, 40, a KPCC executive member, is the son of late Congress leader Thoppil Ravi.
Mukesh, hailing from a communist family, began his acting career in 1982 and has acted in more than 250 films.