Indrajith Sukumaran
Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian film actor and playback singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and occasionally acts in Tamil, English, Telugu, and Hindi films. He has acted in nearly 95 films. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and elder brother of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran.
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 Sukumaran in 2020 | |
| Born | 17 December 1979 (age 41) |
| Alma mater | Sainik School Kazhakootam |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | •Prarthana Indrajith •Nakshathra Indrajith |
| Parent(s) | Sukumaran
(father) Mallika Sukumaran (Mother) |
| Relatives | Prithviraj Sukumaran (brother) |
Indrajith made his acting debut in the 2002 romantic drama Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan in an antagonistic role. And has gone on to star in over 80 films, notably Meesa Madhavan (2002), Runway (2004), Vesham (2004), Classmates (2006), Chotta Mumbai (2007), Arabikkatha (2007), Twenty:20 (2008), Nayakan (2010), Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram (2010), Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012), Amen (2013), Left Right Left (2013), Ezhamathe Varavu (2013), Angels (2014), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Lucifer (2019) and Halal Love Story (2020).
Indrajith has also starred in a few Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu films, such as Before the Rains (2007), Sarvam (2009), Kavya's Diary (2009), and The Waiting Room (2010).
Early life
Indrajith was born as the elder son of actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran at Thiruvananthapuram on 17 December 1979. His brother Prithviraj Sukumaran is also a well-known actor in south Indian cinema. Indrajith's initial schooling was at Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, T. Nagar, Chennai and St. Joseph's Boys' Hr. Sec. School, Coonoor, since the family was settled at Tamil Nadu at that time.[1] Later, when the family shifted to Kerala, he had his education from The NSS Public School Perunthanni, St.Mary's Residential Central School, Poojappura. He completed the rest of his school education at Sainik School Kazhakoottam, along with his brother Prithviraj. He was the captain of Tennis team while studying there. He also participated in music and acting competitions. He pursued his bachelor's with distinction in Computer science engineering from Rajaas Engineering College in Tirunelveli district and was working as a trainee in a software company when he entered into the film career. Later, he dropped his job and became busy with movies.[2]
Film career
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He started his career in malayalam movie as a child artist in "Padayani (film)" in 1986. He was noted for his villain role in the blockbuster Meesa Madhavan, directed by Lal Jose.
He acted alongside Mohanlal in Anwar Rasheed's Chotta Mumbai and Shaji Kailas's Baba Kalyani. His performance as the villain in Baba Kalyani was acclaimed by critics.[3] He acted with Mammootty in the movie Vesham
He also acted in Lal Jose's film Arabikkatha and Santhosh Sivan's Before the Rains. He paired with his brother Prithviraj Sukumaran in several films, including the 2006's hit film Classmates.[4][5] He starred in the lead role with Vineeth in Hariharan's Film Ezhamathe Varavu, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair after the success of Pazhassi Raja (2009).
His debut Hindi film The Waiting Room, directed by Maneej Premnath was released in January 2010.[6]
Personal life
On 13 December 2002, he married actress Poornima Mohan.[7][8] They have two daughters.[9]
Awards
- 2013 - Asiavision Awards - Outstanding Performance of the Year[11]
Filmography
Malayalam
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Padayani | Young Ramesh | |
| 2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Shyam Gopal Varma | |
| Meesa Madhavan | Eapen Pappachi | ||
| 2003 | Pattalam | Nandakumar | |
| Mizhi Randilum | Dr. Arun | ||
| Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Andrew | ||
| 2004 | Runway | Balu Damodar | |
| Vesham | Hariprasad | ||
| 2005 | Finger Print | Kishore Varma | |
| Police | Anand | ||
| Deepangal Sakshi | Rishikesh | ||
| Chanthupottu | Komban Kumaran | ||
| Krithyam | Ramdas Menon | ||
| 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Police Officer | |
| Classmates | Pious George | ||
| Oruvan | Sivan | ||
| Baba Kalyani | Babu | ||
| 2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Tomichan | |
| Arabikatha | Anwar | ||
| Ayur Rekha | Anand | ||
| Heart Beats | Binoy Idikkula | ||
| Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan | Hareendra Varma | ||
| Flash | Priyan | ||
| 2008 | Kanal Kannadi | Vivek Iyer | |
| Calcutta News | Hari | ||
| Malabar Wedding | Manu Kuttan | ||
| Soorya Kireedam | Sivaram | ||
| Minnaminnikoottam | Sidharth | ||
| Twenty:20 | Arun Kumar | ||
| 2009 | Nammal Thammil | Johnny | |
| Seetha Kalyanam | Ambi | ||
| 2010 | Happy Husbands | Rahul Valiyathan | |
| Nayakan | Varadhanunni | ||
| Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Eby | ||
| Chekavar | Kasinathan | ||
| College Days | Rohit Menon | ||
| Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram | Anoop Chandran | ||
| 2011 | Race | Niranjan | |
| City of God | Swarnavel | ||
| Three Kings | Bhaskaranunni Raja | ||
| Veettilekulla Vazhi | Rassaq | ||
| Vellaripravinte Changathi | Manikunju | ||
| 2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Vishnu | |
| Karmayogi | Rudran Gurukkal | ||
| Outsider | Mukundan | ||
| Bachelor Party | Geevarghese | ||
| Mullamottum Munthiricharum | Churatta Jose | ||
| Akasathinte Niram | Young Man | ||
| Husbands in Goa | Jerry | ||
| Poppins | Kanthan | ||
| 2013 | Amen | Father Vincent Vattolli | |
| Up & Down - Mukalil Oralundu[12] | Thampuran | ||
| Left Right Left | Jayan | ||
| Paisa Paisa | Kishore | ||
| Arikil Oraal | Siddharth | ||
| Ezhamathe Varavu | Gopinath Menon | ||
| Kanchi (2013 film) | Madhavan | ||
| Vedivazhipadu | Joseph | ||
| 101 Chodyangal | Mugundan | ||
| Zachariayude Garbhinikal | Narrator | ||
| 2014 | Masala Republic | S.I. Shambu | |
| Naku Penta Naku Taka | Vinay | ||
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Krishnanunni | Cameo | |
| Angels | Hameem Hyder | ||
| Cousins | Joji | ||
| 2015 | Rasam | Balu | |
| Double Barrel | Vinci | ||
| Kohinoor | Haider | ||
| Amar Akbar Anthony | Anthony | ||
| 2016 | Vettah | ACP Xylex Abraham | |
| 2017 | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Police officer | |
| Ezra | Narrator | ||
| Lakshyam | Vimal | ||
| Tiyaan | Pattabhirama Giri | ||
| 2018 | Mohanlal | Sethumadhavan | |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Govardhan | |
| Virus | Dr. Baburaj | ||
| Thakkol | Fr. Ambrose Vas Pochampalli | ||
| 2020 | Halal Love Story | Shereef | |
| 2021 | Kurup | Post-Production[13] | |
| Ithihasa 2 | Announced | ||
| Thuramukham | Post-production | ||
| Aaha | Post-production | ||
| Ram | TBA | Filming | |
| Kanneerinum Madhuram | Krishnanunni | Filming | |
| Ayalvasi | Announced | ||
| Disco | Announced | ||
| 2403 ft | Announced | ||
| Empuraan | Announced | ||
| Theerppu | Announced | ||
| 19(1)(a) | TBA | Post-production | |
| Anuradha Crime No.59/2019 | Peethambaran | Post-production |
Other languages
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | En Mana Vaanil | Murali | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Before the Rains | Manas | English | |
| 2009 | Kavya's Diary | Raj | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Sarvam | Naushad | Tamil | |
| 2010 | The Waiting Room | Cop | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Queen | GMR | Tamil | Web series |
| 2021 | Naragasooran | Lakshman | Tamil |
Telefilm
- Annie (Kairali TV) by Viji Thampy
Discography
| Year | Song | Project | Co-singers | Music | Notes |
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| 2003 | "Anthinilaa" | Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | – | Ousepachan | |
| 2007 | "Manjin" | Daya | TV Serial Special appearance also | ||
| 2010 | "Happy Husbands" | Happy Husbands | Andand Narayan, Achu Rajamani | M. Jayachandran | |
| 2010 | "Ranadheera" | Nayakan | Preethi Pillai | Prasanth Pillai | |
| 2010 | "Poril Theyyaram" | Chekavar | Ragged Skull | Rahul Raj | |
| 2013 | "Hey Ithuvazhi" | Arikil Oraal | Chithra Iyyer | Gopi Sunder | |
| 2014 | "Kalichiri" | Masala Republic | Sithara | Jassie Gift | |
| 2014 | "Ee Mizhiyimakal" | Angels | - | Jakes Bejoy | |
| 2015 | "Premamennaal" | Amar Akbar Anthony | Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Kalabhavan Shajon | Nadirshah | |
| 2018 | "Naadum Vitte" | Mohanlal | - | Tony Joseph |
References
- "പൃഥ്വിയ്ക്ക് എന്തെങ്കിലും വിഷമമുണ്ടായാല് ഇന്ദ്രനാണ് ദുഃഖം :Interview with Mallika Sukumaran". malayalam.oneindia.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "പ്രിത്വിക്കു നൊന്ത്തൽ ഇന്ദ്രന് വേദനിക്കും:Interview with Mallika Sukumaran". nanaonline.in. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Indrajith in heights Archived 8 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Weblokam. Retrieved on 19 August 2012.
- "It's been a fabulous onscreen year for Indrajith and Prithviraj". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- "Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Indrajith To Team Up Again?". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- "Prithviraj's brother, Indrajith Sukumaran gets a Hindi film offer". Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- "Poornima to tie knot with Indrajith". India Info. 19 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007.
- Double celebration. The Hindu (2002-12-13)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards". Asiavision Awards. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Confirmed! Indrajith Sukumaran joins Dulquer Salmaan starrer 'Kurup' - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links
- Indrajith Sukumaran at IMDb
- Indrajith Sukumaran on Facebook
- Indrajith at MSI
- webindia123.com. "Video Interview".
- Official Website of Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala
- Indrajith's movies in Malayalam Movies
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