Rahman (actor)

Rahman
Rahman
	Rahman
Born	Rashin Rahman
Years active	1983-Present
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Spouse	Mehrunisa
Website	http://www.actorrahman.com

Rahman (born Rashin Rahman on May 23, 1967 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) is an Indian film actor in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films.He was considered as one of the superstars in Malayalam cinema in 1980s. He has acted in more than 150 films. He acted in the films of reputed directors like Padmarajan, Bharathan, K. Balachander, Priyadarshan and acted along with great artists like Prem Nazir, Sivaji Ganesan, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Madhu, M. G. Soman, Sukumaran, K. P. Ummer, Sathyaraj, Vijayakanth, and Prabhu Ganesan. Rahman has featured alongside Mammootty and Mohanlal together in about seven films, and all of them were very successful.

Early life

Rahman's native place is in Nilambur, Malapuram dist, Kerala. Rahman had his schooling in Baldwin Boys High School in Bangalore, St Joseph's Abudhabi in Abu Dhabi, and Rex Higher Secondary School in Ooty,M.E.S Mampad College ,Nilambur

Personal life

Six Feet Tall Rahman is married to Mehrunnisa. The couple has two children, Rushda and Alisha. Rahman is the co-brother of Oscar winner Music Director A. R. Rahman. A. R. Rahman married Actor Rahman's wife's elder sister Saira Banu.

Film career

Malayalam films

Rahman's first Malayalam film was Koodevide, which was released in 1983. It became a big hit. After that he acted in many super hit films. He was one of the superstars of malayalam cinema in the 80's. Even before Mammootty and Mohanlal got the Superstar position, Rahman was called by Media as Superstar. He acted in the films of almost all the main directors at that time. Films like Kanamarayathu, Vartha, Poomukhapadiyil Ninneyum Kathu etc..were superhits.

He was absent from the Malayalam film industry in late 90's as he concentrated in Tamil and Telugu fims. After a long absence, he acted in Mazhavil Koodaram which went on to become an average grosser, but the following films King Solomon and Hitlist, were flops. After another interval, he came back with the movie Dreams, as a Police officer. Another of his comeback movie was Black, alongside Mammootty,. In 2008, he completed his silver jubilee as an actor. After Black, he acted in films such as Rajamanikyam, Mahasamudram, and Bhargavacharitham Moonnam Khandam. He was hero in films like Abraham and Lincoln and Nanma along with Kalabhavan Mani. He also acted in director Kamal's film Goal and Ranjith's Mohanlal film Rock & Roll. His new Malayalam film is Moss & Cat directed by Fazil with Dileep as his co-star. Film released in 70 theaters all over kerala on 14 April 2009.

Musafir produced by Pramod Pappan is one of the biggest production and expensive venture on Rahman till date.

Tamil and Telugu films

Rahman's first Tamil film was Nileve Malare which was released in 1986 and the director of the film was S.A. Chanderashekhar,(Tamil actor Vijay's father) and the film was a big success. After that he acted in the films like Kanne Kannemuthe, Vasantharagam, Anpulla Appa (with Sivaji Ganeshan). In 1989, after the super hits of Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, Puriyatha Puthir, Nee Pathi Naan Pathi he shifted completely to Tamil and Telugu. Bharath Band is one of his big hits in Telugu. Rasaleela was the first Telugu movie Rahman acted which was released in 1986. In 1987 January Rahman moved to Bangalore(Jaya Nagar 9th block) from Kozhikode. In 1990 Rahman moved from Bangalore to Chennai.

Rahman performed superbly in the Tamil films Thoothukudi and Ram which was released in 2006 and 2005. Tamil film Ethiri(2004) was the first film Rahman dubbed in his own voice. He was the villain in the big hit Tamil film Billa, released in December, 2007. In 2005 after a long gap in Telugu Rahman acted in Telugu film named Dhariyam, but it was a flop in the box office. The Telugu version of Malayalam film Abraham Lincoln released all over Andhra Pradesh and got good response. Rahman's latest Telugu film was Aalayam, directed by superhit director Muthyala Subbayya. The film was a big success among family audience in Andhra Pradesh. His new Tamil film Vamanan directed by Ahmed who has worked as assistant to director Kathir is doing good business all over South India. He is also acted in the Telugu remake of Billa which released in March 27 2009 and was a super hit. Rahman's latest Tamil film is Balam directed by Muralikrishna. In this film Suhasini, his first heroine in the film Koodevide is also acting with him after a gap of 25 years.

Awards

Rahman got the state award for best supporting actor for his performance in the very first film Koodevide. He also got film critics award and Chamber award for this film. In 1984 he got the Kerala film Chamber Award for best actor for the film Ithiri poove chuvanna poove. Rahman got the Award for Trendsetter in the history of Malayalam cinema's 78 years at the Etisalat Everest Film awards held in Dubai in 2007. The public voted Rahman for this Award from the nominations including Kamal Hassan, Sreedevi, Manju Warrier and Nadhiya.

Rahman's Malayalam Film Manjadikkuru, directed by Anjali Menon bagged two Awards in International Film Festival, Kerala, 2008.

Films to come

Apart from Tamil and Telugu movies, some malayalam films of Rahman are also waiting for release. The first one Manchadikkuru (English titled Lucky Red seeds) is produced by NFDC and directed by Anjali Menon. The film premiered in IFFK, Thiruvananthapuram, 2009.

Rahman's big budget malayalam movie named Musafir, directed by Pramod Pappan started shooting in locations like London, Dubai and Cyprus. Mamta is his heroine in this film. A musical thriller, Musafir is scheduled to release in the month of December, 2009.

He is also the hero of the new Rajasenan film, Bharya Onnu, Makkal Moonnu. Rajasenan himself is another hero of that film. Movie has grossed good collections all over Kerala.

Latest buzz is that Rahman will be doing a key role in one of the segment of "Kerala Kafe" named as "Island Express" under the debutant director Shankar Ramakrishnan; shooting has been completed & scheduled to release on Ramazan festival.

Filimography

Malayalam Films

Year	Film	Co-stars	Director	Box office
1983	Koodevide	Mammootty, Suhasini	Padmarajan	Mega Hit
1984	Kaliyil Alpam Karyam	Mohanlal, Lissy	Satyan Anthikad	Hit
1984	Kanamarayathu	Mammootty, Shobhana	I.V. Sasi	Super Hit
1984	Ethire Poovae Chuvanna Poove	Mammootty, Shobhana	Bharathan	Super Hit
1984	Evide Thudhagunnu	Mohanlal, Rohini	Sasikumar	Super Hit
1984	Adiyozhukkukal	Mammootty, Mohanlal	I.V. Sasi	Mega Hit
1984	Ariyatha Veedhikal	Mammootty, Mohanlal	K.S.Sethumadhavan	Average
1984	Parannu Parannu Parannu	Rohini, Nedumudivenu	Padmarajan	Average
1984	Aduthaduthu	Mohanlal, Ahalya	Satyan Anthikad	Average
1984	Uyarangalil	Mohanlal, Kajal Kiran	I.V. Sasi	Flop
1985	Punnaram Cholli Cholli	Zarina Wahab	Priyadarshan	Hit
1985	Eee Thannilil Eethire Nerram	Mammootty, Shobhana	P. G. Viswambaran	Super Hit
1985	Eeran Sandhya	Mammootty, Shobhana	Jeassy	Super Hit
1985	Thammil Thammil	Mammootty, Shobhana	Sajan	Super Hit
1985	Katha Ithuvare	Mammootty, Suhasini	Joshi	Hit
1985	Koodum Thedi	Mohanlal, Nadiya	Paul Babu	Hit
1985	Gaythri Devi Ente Amma	Rohini, Seema	Satyan Anthikad	Average
1985	Ente Kannakuyil	Mammootty, Revathi	Sasikumar	Hit
1985	Evide Eee Theerathu	Rohini, Madhu	P. G. Viswambaran	Average
1985	Orikkal Oridethu	Prem Nazir, Madhu	Jeassy	Flop
1985	Onnam Prathi Olivil	Kamini	Baby	Flop
1985	Eee Lokham Evede Kura Mannushiyar	Mammootty, Rohini, Amjad Khan	P. G. Viswambaran	Flop
1985	Upaharam	Mammootty, Shobhana	Sajan	Average
1985	Vaartha	Mammootty, Mohanlal	I.V. Sasi	Super Hit
1985	Anghadiakkaporrathu	Mammootty, Mohanlal	I.V. Sasi	Hit
1985	Kandu Kandarinju	Mammootty, Mohanlal	Sajan	Super Hit
1986	Kariyilakkattupole	Mohanlal, Mammootty	Padmarajan	Super Hit
1986	Pappan priyapetta Pappan	Mohanlal, Lissy	Sathyan Anthikkad	Hit
1986	Sunil Vayassu 20	Urvashi	K.S.Sethumadhavan	Flop
1986	Koodanayum Kattu	Rohini, Mukesh	I.V. Sasi	Flop
1986	Poomukha Padiyil Ninneyum Kathu	Mammootty, Mohanlal	Bhadran	Super Hit
1986	Chilambu	Shobhana	Bharathan	Hit
1986	Ennu Nathante Nimmi	Mammootty, Radha	Sajan	Average
1987	Ithrayum Kaalam	Mammootty, Shobhana	I.V. Sasi	Flop
1987	Aan Kilyueda Tharattu	Mammootty, Revathy	Cochin Haneefa	Hit
1988	Munnam Pakkam	Jayaram	Padmarajan	flop
1988	Mukthi	Mammootty, Shobhana	I.V. Sasi	Hit
1989	Charithram	Mammootty, Shobhana	G.S.. Vijayan	Average
1989	Kalal Pada	Jayaram, Suresh Gopi	Viji Thampi	Average
1990	Veena Meettiya Vilangukal	Monisha, Madhu	Cochin Haneefa	Average
1991	Aparatha	Urvashi, Sukanya	I.V. Sasi	Hit
1995	Mazhvil Koodaram	Anie	Siddique shammer	Hit
1996	Hitlist	Ratheesh	Shashimohan	Flop
1996	King Solomon	Innocent, Cochin Haneefa	Balu Kiriyath	Flop
2000	Dreams	Suresh Gopi,(Abbas), Meena	Shajoon Kariyal	Flop
2004	Black	Mammootty, Sreya Reddy	Renjith	Super Hit
2005	Rajamanikyam	Mammootty, Padmapriya	Anvar Rasheed	Mega Hit
2006	Bharvagha Charitham Munnam Ghannam	Mammootty, Padmapriya	Jomon	Flop
2006	Mahasamudram	Mohanlal, Laila	Dr. S. Janardhanan	Average
2007	Abraham & Lincoln	Kalabhavan Mani, Shweta Menon	Pramod Pappan	Average
2007	Nanma	Kalabhavan Mani, Sujatha Karthika	Sharath Chandran Vayanad	Average
2007	Goal	Ranjith Menon, Muktha	Kamal	Average
2007	Rock & Roll (film)	Mohanlal, Lakshmi Roy	Renjith	Average
2008	Veruthe oru Bharya	Jayaram, Gopika	Akku Akbar	Super Hit
2008	Manchadikkuru	Urvasi, Sindhu	Anjali Menon	-
2009	Moss & Cat	Dileep, Ashwathi	Fazil	Flop
2009	Musafir	Mamta, Bala	Pramod Pappan	Under Progress
2009	Bharya Onnu, Makkal Monnu	Rajasenan, Mukesh	Rajasenan	Super Hit
2009	Kerala Cafe	Mammootty, Suresh Gopi	Shankar Ramakrishnan	}

Unreleased Films

Parannuyaran(1985)
Mizhiyorangalil(1985)
Chothiyam(1989) with Mohanlal
Padhavi (1992) I.V. Sasi film with Vikram

Malayalam Dubbed films

Priyamvadhakkoru Pranya Geetham(1986) Hero Dubbed Tamil movie Nilave Malarea
Aryatha Bhandham(1986) Hero Dubbed Tamil movie Kannae Kaniyumedae

Guest Role

Aayiram Kannughal(1986) with Mammootty
Veruthe Oru Bhariya (2008) with Jayaram

Tamil Films

Year	Film	Co-stars	Director	Box office
1986	Nilave Malare	Nadhiya	S. A. Chandrashekar	Super hit
1986	Kanne kanamuthaiye	Amala	Shakthi & Kannan	Super hit
1986	Vasantharaagam	Vijaykanth, Sudhachandran	S.A.Chandrashekar	hit
1987	Anbulla Appa	Sivaji Ganeshan,Nadhiya	A.C.thirulokachander	Super hit
1987	Meendum mahan	Pandiarajan,Rekha	Uthaman	Flop
1988	Oruvar vazhum aalayam	Prabhu, Shivakumar,ShanthiPriya	Shanmugha priyan	hit
1989	Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal	Sithara, Geetha	K. Balachander	Mega hit
1990	Manaivi vandha neram	Radha, Sithara	Karaikudi narayanan	Flop
1990	Pattanamdhan pogalamadi	Radhika,	C.P.kolappan	hit
1990	Pattikadan	Rupini	T.S.krishna kumar	flop
1990	Aarathi Edungadi	Kushboo,	K.Chandranath	flop
1990	Puriyathe puthir	Raghuvaran, Sithara	K.S.Ravikumar	Super hit
1991	Pattondru ketten	Sithara	V.C. Guhanathan	hit
1991	Nee pathi naan pathi	Gouthami	Vasanth	Super hit
1991	Seetha	Gouthami,Kanaka	S.A.Chandrasekar	Flop
1991	Pudhiya Ragam	Jayachitra	Jayachitra	Average
1992	Mappillai vandhachu	Gouthami,	Sasi mohan	Flop
1992	Naane varuven	Sripriya,Gouthami	Sripriya	Average
1992	Thambi pondati	Ramya Krishnan, Suganya,	Panchu arunachalam	Average
1993	Athma	Gouthami, Ramki	Prathap Pothen	Super hit
1993	Udan pirapu	Sathyaraj, Kasthuri, Suganya	P. Vasu	Super hit
1993	Athiradippadai	Roja,	R.K. Shelvamani	Super hit
1993	Ponvilangu	Sivaranjini	K.S.rajkumar	Super hit
1993	Karuppu vellai	Sukanya	Manobala	hit
1994	Kalki	Prakashraj, Shruthi, Geetha	K.Balachander	Super hit
1995	Dear son marudu	Shivakumar, Soundarya	M.solai rajendran	Flop
1995	Pattupadava	Lavanya	B.R.vijaya lakshmi	Super hit
1996	Hero	Sukanya	K.jagannathan	hit
1997	Vasantham	Nirosha	K.Sankar	Average
1998	Suryodayam	Anuja	AdhavanPandian arivali	Flop
1999	Sangamam	Vindya	Suresh Krishna	flop
2000	Ninaykkathe Nallillei	Parthipan, Devayani	A.L.raja	average
2004	Ethiri	Madhavan, Sadha, Kanika	K. S. Ravikumar	Average
2005	Raam	Jeeva, Gajala	Ameer Sultan	Mega hit
2006	Thuthukkudi	Harikumar	Harikumar	hit
2007	Kasu	Sangeetha	Gouri Manohar	Flop
2007	Billa	Ajith Kumar	Vishnuvardhan	Mega hit
2009	Vaamanan	Jai	Ahmed	Super hit
2009	Balam	Suhasini	Muralikrishna	-

Telugu Films

Title	Co-stars	Director/Producer	Box office
Raasaleela	Sumalatha	Jandi Aala	Super Hit
Chinari sneham	Sitha	Muthyala Subayya	Hit
Manmadha Samrajyam	Kinnere	T. Bharadwaj	Flop
Bharath bandh	Archana	Kodi Ramakrishna	Mega Hit
Raputy Rowdy	-	K.Vasu	Super Hit
Samaram	Roja	R.K. Selvamani	Super Hit
Commander Jyothi	Ashwini Nachappa	Mouli	Hit
Samsara Veena	Radha	Muthalaya Subbiah	Hit
Sri Srimathi Sathyabhaama	Vijayashanthi	S.V. Krishna Reddy	Flop
Priyathama	Nirosha	Geetha krishna	Flop
Aaalayam	SHivaji, Honey ROse	Muthyala Subayya	Super Hit
Billa(2009 film)	Prabhas, Namitha	Meher Ramesh	Super Hit

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