Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan | |
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 Dulquer Salmaan at the 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013 | |
| Born | |
| Other names | Dulquer Salmaan Muhammadkutty Panaparambil, DQ[1] |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor,playback singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Spouse | Amal Sufiya (m.2011–present) |
| Parent(s) | Mammootty Sulfath |
| Relatives | Maqbool Salmaan(cousin) |
Dulquer Salmaan is an Indian film actor known for his Malayalam and Tamil films.
The son of film actor Mammootty, Dulquer made his debut with the Malayalam film Second Show (2012) and later starred in the film Ustad Hotel (2012) which won the National Award for Best Popular Film. He made his Tamil debut with Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014) directed by Balaji Mohan. He was awarded with Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant for the performance in the film Second Show and nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Ustad Hotel.[2][2]
Early and personal life
Dulquer Salmaan was born to actor Mammootty and Sulfath. He has an elder sister, Surumi. He studied in Toc-H Public School, Kochi, Kerala, till primary classes, after which he joined Sishya School in Chennai. He received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University, U.S.[3]
He married Chennai-based architect Amal Sufiya on 22 December 2011.[4][5]
Film career
Director Shyamaprasad offered Salmaan a role in the film Ritu. Later, Tamil director N. Linguswamy also offered him a role in his first Malayalam film. But Salmaan says he rejected the offers because he felt he had to study the various aspects of cinema in detail before venturing further and for that did a short term course in film.[3] In 2011, Salmaan signed his friend Srinath Rajendran's debut project Second Show in which he played the role of a gangster. Second Show, released on 3 February 2012, was according to Sify, "well appreciated by both the viewers and also by the critics" and completed a 100 days run.[6] His second project was Ustad Hotel with director Anwar Rasheed. The film earned critical acclaim and was one of the major commercial successes in Malayalam cinema in the year 2012.[7][8] Both films were in the list of "Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012" compiled by Oneindia.in.[9] His third film was Theevram, a crime thriller directed by Roopesh Peethambaran which released on 16 November 2012. Salmaan signed on to appear in Martin Prakkat's ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi scheduled for release in 2013 as his fourth film where he made his debut as a singer.[10] He worked his fifth movie with Sameer Thahir on a film named Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi. .[11] He has also acted in Amal Neerad's segment in the anthology film Anchu Sundharikal.[12] The film Pattam Pole, directed by Azhagappan, was released on 11 October 2013 and it received mixed reviews.[13] He appeared in Salala Mobiles was which released on 23 January 2014. He made his debut in Tamil in Vaayai Moodi Pesavum and its Malayalam version Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram, being a bilingual film simultaneously directed by Balaji Mohan.[14] His next release was Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days which got positive reviews from critics and a box office collection of ₹8.5 crore in its first week.[15] His next film was Vikramadithyan which received mostly mixed reviews from the critics but eventually turned a super hit at the box office. He also performed the most challenging character of his career in Renjith's Njaan which was based on T.P Rajeevan's book named K.T.N Kottur Ezhuthum Jeevithavum. The movie was received well by the critics but the movie was a complete dud at the box office. He is currently working on Mani Ratnam film titled as Okay Kanmani and Jenuse Mohammed's 100 Days of Love.His upcoming movies includes Salam Bhukari's debut directional venture which is scripted by Midun Manuel Thomas.
Other work
Salmaan's first business venture was a web portal for trading cars. He heads a dental business chain in Chennai and is also the director of Bangalore based Motherhood Hospital.[3]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Second Show | Harilal (Lalu) | Malayalam |
| 2012 | Ustad Hotel | Faizal Abdul Razak (Faizy) | Malayalam |
| 2012 | Theevram | Harsha Vardhan (Harshan) | Malayalam |
| 2013 | ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi | Johns | Malayalam |
| 2013 | 5 Sundarikal – segment Kullante Bharya | Photographer/Narrator | Malayalam |
| 2013 | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Kassi | Malayalam |
| 2013 | Pattam Pole | Karthik (Karthi) | Malayalam |
| 2014 | Salalah Mobiles | Afsal | Malayalam |
| 2014 | Vaayai Moodi Pesavum | Arvind | Tamil |
| 2014 | Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Bangalore Days | Arjun (Aju) | Malayalam |
| 2014 | Vikramadithyan | Adithyan | Malayalam |
| 2014 | Njaan | K.T.N Koottur | Malayalam |
| 2015 | 100 Days of Love†[16] | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Oh Kadhal Kanmani†[17] | Aadi | Tamil Filming |
Awards
- 2014 Ujala Asianet Film Aards- Youth Icon[18]
- 2013 Filmfare Award - Best Male Debut[2]
- 2015 Vikatan Award -Best Male Debut(Tamil)
References
- ^ Dulquar Salman, the next Mammootty in the making? – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 December 2011). Retrieved on 16 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of winners. Ibnlive.in.com (21 July 2013). Retrieved on 22 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Template:Wayback. Malayala Manorama 26 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Kurian, Shiba (15 January 2012) "Mollywood celebs's honeymoon diaries". The Times of India. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Mammootty's son gets married". Rediff.com 23 December 2011. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
- ^ Second Show celebrates 100 days. Sify.com (19 June 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Singh, L Romal M (9 October 2012) I prefer being behind the camera: Littil Swayamp – Entertainment – DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Malayalam films strike gold at the National Awards – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (20 March 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012 – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 September 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Giri Giri in Dulquer Salmaan's ABCD. Sify.com (24 October 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Dulquer, Sunny Wayne starts another journey together. Sify.com (30 January 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Zachariah, Ammu (9 February 2013) Dulquer, Reenu in Amal Neerad's 'Anju Sundarikal' – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Review: Pattam Pole is old wine in new bottle. Rediff.com (14 October 2013). Retrieved on 10 November 2013.
- ^ Dulquar Salman's Tamil Debut Opposite Nazriya Nazim. Entertainment.oneindia.in (9 September 2013). Retrieved on 10 November 2013.
- ^ "Box Office Update: Bangalore Days First Week Collections". IB Times India. 6 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Shooting of '100 Days of Love', Starring Dulquer and Nithya, Begins in Bangalore". International Business Times. 17 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mani Ratnam begins new film, a Tamil-Malayalam bilingual". Hindustan Times. 10 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards. Emirates 24/7 (5 November 2013). Retrieved on 2 February 2014.
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