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Narain
Born
Sunil Kumar

(1979-10-07) 7 October 1979 (age 45)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Thomas College, Thrissur , Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur
Years active2002 - present
Spouse
Manju Haridas
​
(m. 2007)​
ChildrenTanmayaa
Parents
  • Ramakrishnan Nair
  • Shantha Kumari

Sunil Kumar, known by his stage name Narain, is an Indian film actor, who has starred in Malayalam and Tamil films. He made his debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Nizhalkuthu (2002), followed by performances in Malayalam films 4 the People (2004), Achuvinte Amma (2005), and Classmates (2006). Narain's Tamil debut was in Mysskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006).

Career

Narain's first film was Nizhalkuthu. His first commercial film, 4 The People, was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. He portrayed a struggling lawyer, Emmanuel John, in Achuvinte Amma and also played a doctor, Jeevan, in Sheelabathi. He also played roles in Annorikal and Classmates. His debut Tamil movie was Chithiram Pesuthadi. Through Panthaya Kozhi, produced by director Lal, he has been re-launched as an independent action hero in the Malayalam film industry. In 2008, he did another youth-oriented Malayalam movie Minnaminnikoottam. He has acted in more than 20 Malayalam movies.[1]

Narain worked with director Sathyan Anthikkad in the 2005 movie Achuvinte Amma and again in 2009 in Bhagyadevatha.

Narain played the lead role in P. T. Kunju Muhammed's Veeraputhran (2011). He collaborated with director Mysskin in the 2008 film Anjaathe and in the 2012 superhero film Mugamoodi where he portrayed a villain. However his career high came through the 2019, Lokesh Kanagaraj directed venture Kaithi (2019), co starring with Karthi . [2]

Personal life

Narain completed his pre-degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and graduated from Sree Kerala Varma College. On 26 August 2007 he married Malayalam Television host Manju Haridas. Manju had hosted shows like Superstar Junior and has sung in Chithiram Pesuthadi, a Tamil film in which Narain had acted.[3][4] The couple have a daughter named Tanmayaa.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Nizhalkuthu Muthu Malayalam
2004 4 the People Rajan Mathew Malayalam
2005 Achuvinte Amma Adv. Emmanuel John Malayalam
Annorikal Benny Malayalam
By The People Rajan Mathew Malayalam
Sheelabathi Dr. Jeevan Malayalam
2006 Chithiram Pesuthadi Thiru Tamil
Classmates Murali Malayalam
Nenjirukkum Varai Ganesan Tamil
2007 Panthaya Kozhi Nandagopal Malayalam
Pallikoodam Vetrivel Tamil
2008 Anjathe Sathyavan Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Ore Kadal Jayakumar Malayalam
Minnaminnikoottam Abhilash Malayalam
2009 Bhagyadevatha Sajan Joseph Malayalam
Robin Hood Alexander Felix Malayalam
2011 Thambikottai Azhagiri Sundaram Tamil
Ko Himself Tamil Special appearance
Veeraputhran Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Malayalam
2012 Grandmaster Kishore Malayalam
Mugamoodi Anguchamy / Dragon Tamil Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain
Ayalum Njanum Thammil Dr. Vivek Malayalam
The Hit List Dr. Lewis Malayalam
2013 Kammath & Kammath Suresh IRS officer Malayalam
3 Dots Dr. Isaac Malayalam
Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha Sreekumar Malayalam
Red Rain Scientist Malayalam
2014 Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal Raj Malayalam
2015 Kaththukkutti Arivazhagan Tamil
2016 Hallelooya Dr.Roy Malayalam
Angane Thanne Nethave Anchettennam Pinnale Karthika Perumal Malayalam
Kavi Uddheshichathu..? Vattathil Bosco Malayalam
2017 Rum Thomas Tamil
Adam Joan Syriac Malayalam
2018 Police Junior Sai Ram Malayalam
U Turn Ritesh Tamil
Telugu
Odiyan Prakashan Malayalam
2019 Pengalila Vinod Malayalam
Madhura Raja SI Balachandran Malayalam
Marconi Mathai Malayalam
Kaithi Bejoy Tamil
Champion Santha Tamil
2020 Othaikku Othai Tamil Filming

Awards and nominations

Best supporting actor -(Classmates)

References

  1. ^ http://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Narain
  2. ^ "Busy days ahead for Narain". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Narain ties the knot". IndiaGlitz. 27 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Celebs at Dileep, Kavya Madhavan wedding". The Times of India. 25 November 2016.
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