Mukesh is an Indian film best actor and politician known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He's best known for his comic-oriented roles.[3] Mukesh is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) representing the Kollam constituency of Kerala state. Mukesh made his debut in the film Balloon (1982). He gained prominence for both his comedy and drama centred roles. Mukesh's role as Gopalakrishnan in Ramji Rav Speaking (1989) saw a rebirth in his career, a new type of stock character emerged based on Mukesh's stardom. A youthful, funny, and fraudulent young man who had to go against the law due to life's pressures and circumstances. This period saw the shift of Mukesh as a bankable lead actor, especially due to the box-office success of In Harihar Nagar (1990) and Godfather (1991). This led to a series of low-budget comedy films such as Innathe Programme (1991), Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992), Ammayane Sathyam (1993), Poochakkaru Mani Kettum (1994), Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji (1994), and Sipayi Lahala (1995). Mukesh was born to theater artist and actor O. Madhavan and Vijayakumari, who is also an actress, at Kollam, Kerala. He was married to South Indian film actress Saritha and they have two sons Shravan, Tejas. Sravan. Later, Mukesh married dancer Methil Devika on 24 October 2013. She worked as lecturer in the Department of Post-graduate Studies (Mohiniyattam/Kathakali/Koodiyattam) and at the Research Department, Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University, Kerala. He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kollam constituency in Kerala assembly election 2016