Indrajith Sukumaran
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Born | 17 December 1979 Trivandrum, Kerala, India | (age 44)
Alma mater | Sainik School Kazhakootam |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playback singer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse | |
Children | Prarthana, Nakshatra |
Parent(s) | Sukumaran Mallika Sukumaran |
Relatives | Prithviraj Sukumaran (brother) |
Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian film actor and playback singer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the eldest son of late actor Sukumaran and the brother of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran.
Indrajith made his debut in 2002 in the film Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan. And has gone on to star in over 80 films, notably Meesa Madhavan (2002), Runway (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) and Amar Akbar Anthony (2015).
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 and family
Indrajith is born as the eldest 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 bachelors 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] Indrajith owns a luxury car Volvo, which costs around 80 lakhs.[3]
On 13 December 2002, he married actress Poornima Mohan.[4][5] They have two daughters named Praarthana and Nakshatra.[6]
Film career
His first cinematic role was in Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan, directed by Vinayan. 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.[7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10]
Awards
- 2013 - Asiavision Awards - Outstanding Performance of the Year[12]
Filmography
Malayalam
No. | Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1 | 1986 | Padayani | Young Ramesh | T. S.Mohan | He plays the younger version of Mohanlal's character |
2 | 2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Shyam Gopal Varma | Vinayan | |
3 | 2002 | Meesa Madhavan | Eapen Pappachi | Lal Jose | |
4 | 2003 | Pattalam | Nandakumar | Lal Jose | |
5 | 2003 | Mizhi Randilum | Dr. Arun | Ranjith | |
6 | 2003 | Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Andrew | V. K. Prakash | |
7 | 2004 | Runway | Balu Damodar | Joshy | |
8 | 2004 | Vesham | Hariprasad | V. M. Vinu | |
9 | 2005 | Finger Print | Kishore Varma | Satheesh Paul | |
10 | 2005 | Police | Anand | V. K. Prakash | |
11 | 2005 | Deepangal Sakshi | Rishikesh | K.B. Madhu | |
12 | 2005 | Chanthupottu | Komban Kumaran | Lal Jose | |
13 | 2005 | Krithyam | Ramdas Menon | Viji Thampi | |
15 | 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Police Officer | Lal Jose | |
16 | 2006 | Classmates | Pius George | Lal Jose | |
17 | 2006 | Oruvan | Sivan | Vinu Anand | |
18 | 2006 | Baba Kalyani | Babu | Shaji Kailas | |
19 | 2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Tomichan | Anwar Rasheed | |
20 | 2007 | Arabikatha | Anwar | Lal Jose | |
21 | 2007 | Ayur Rekha | Anand | G. M. Manu | |
22 | 2007 | Heart Beats | Binoy Idikkula | Vinu Anand | |
23 | 2007 | Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan | Hareendra Varma | Vinayan | |
24 | 2007 | Flash | Priyan | Sibi Malayil | |
25 | 2008 | Kanal Kannadi | A K Jayan Pothuval | ||
26 | 2008 | Calcutta News | Hari | Blessy | |
27 | 2008 | Malabar Wedding | Manu Kuttan | Faisal, Rajesh | |
28 | 2008 | Soorya Kireedam | Sivaram | George Kithu | |
29 | 2008 | Minnaminnikoottam | Sidharth | Kamal | |
30 | 2008 | Twenty:20 | Arun Kumar | Joshy | |
31 | 2009 | Nammal Thammil | Johnny | Viji Thampi | |
32 | 2009 | Seetha Kalyanam | Ambi | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | |
34 | 2010 | Happy Husbands | Rahul Valiyathan | Saji Surendran | |
35 | 2010 | Nayakan | Varadhanunni | Lijo Jose Pellissery | |
36 | 2010 | Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Eby | Lal Jose | |
37 | 2010 | Chekavar | Kasinathan | Sajeevan | |
38 | 2010 | College Days | Rohit Menon | G. N. Krishnakumar | |
39 | 2010 | Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram | Anoop Chandran | Vinod Mankara | |
40 | 2011 | Race | Niranjan | Kukku Surendran | |
41 | 2011 | City of God | Swarnavel | Lijo Jose Pellissery | |
42 | 2011 | Three Kings | Bhaskaranunni Raja | V. K. Prakash | |
43 | 2011 | Veettilekulla Vazhi | Rassaq | Biju | |
44 | 2011 | Vellaripravinte Changathi | Manikunju | Akku Akbar | |
45 | 2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Vishnu | Arun Kumar | |
46 | 2012 | Karmayogi | Rudran Gurukkal | V. K. Prakash | |
47 | 2012 | Outsider | Mukundan | Premlal | |
48 | 2012 | Bachelor Party | Geevarghese | Amal Neerad | |
49 | 2012 | Mullamottum Munthiricharum | Churatta Jose | Aneesh Anwar | |
50 | 2012 | Akasathinte Niram | Young Man | Dr.Biju | |
51 | 2012 | Husbands in Goa | Jerry | Saji Surendran | |
52 | 2012 | Poppins | Kanthan | V. K. Prakash | |
53 | 2013 | Amen | Father Vincent Vattolli | Lijo Jose Pellissery | |
54 | 2013 | Up & Down - Mukalil Oralundu[13] | Thampuran | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | |
55 | 2013 | Left Right Left | Jayan | Arun Kumar Aravind | |
56 | 2013 | Paisa Paisa | Kishore | Prashanth Murali | |
57 | 2013 | Arikil Oraal | Siddharth | Sunil Ibrahim | |
58 | 2013 | Ezhamathe Varavu | Gopinath Menon | Hariharan | |
59 | 2013 | Kaanchi | Madhavan | G.N Krishnakumar | |
60 | 2013 | Vedivazhipadu | Joseph | Shambu Purushothaman | |
61 | 2013 | 101 Chodyangal | Mugundan | Sidhartha Siva | |
62 | 2013 | Zachariayude Garbhinikal | Narrator | Voice over | |
63 | 2014 | Masala Republic | S.I. Shambu | Visakh G.S | |
64 | 2014 | Naku Penta Naku Taka | Vinay | Vayalar Madhankutty | |
65 | 2014 | Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Krishnanunni | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | Cameo |
66 | 2014 | Angels | Hameem Hyder | Jean Marcose | |
67 | 2014 | Cousins | Joji | Vyshak | |
68 | 2015 | Rasam | Balu | Rajeev Nath | |
69 | 2015 | Double Barrel[14] | Vinci | Lijo Jose Pellissery | |
70 | 2015 | Kohinoor[15] | Haider | Vinay Govind | |
71 | 2015 | Amar Akbar Anthony | Anthony | Nadirshah | |
72 | 2016 | Vettah | ACP Xylex Abraham | Rajesh Pillai | |
73 | 2017 | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Dr.Biju | ||
74 | 2017 | Ezra | Narrator | Jay K | Voice Over |
75 | 2017 | Lakshyam | Vimal | Anzar Khan | |
76 | 2017 | Tiyaan | Pattabhirama Giri | Jiyen Krishnakumar | |
77 | 2018 | Mohanlal | Sethumadhavan | Sajid Yahiya | |
78 | 2018 | Thakkol | Filming | ||
79 | 2019 | Lucifer | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Filming |
Other languages
Year | Title | Role | Language | Director | Notes |
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2002 | En Mana Vaanil | Tamil | Vinayan | Remake of Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | |
2008 | Before the Rains | Manas | English | Santosh Sivan | |
2009 | Kavya's Diary | Raj | Telugu | Karuna Prakash | |
2009 | Sarvam | Naushad | Tamil | Vishnuvardhan | |
2010 | The Waiting Room | Cop | Hindi | Maneej Premnath | |
2018 | Naragasooran | Tamil | Karthick Naren |
As singer
Year | Song | Film | Co-singers | Music | Notes |
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2003 | "Anthinilaa" | Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | – | Ousepachan | |
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. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "പ്രിത്വിക്കു നൊന്ത്തൽ ഇന്ദ്രന് വേദനിക്കും:Interview with Mallika Sukumaran". nanaonline.in. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Indrajith Car
- ^ [1] Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Double celebration. The Hindu (2002-12-13)
- ^ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=15015435&programId=3982928&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3
- ^ Indrajith in heights. Weblokam. Retrieved on 2012-08-19.
- ^ It's been a fabulous onscreen year for Indrajith and Prithviraj
- ^ Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Indrajith To Team Up Again?
- ^ Prithviraj’s brother, Indrajith Sukumaran gets a Hindi film offer
- ^ http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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- ^ "Double Barrel Teaser". PrimeGlitz Media. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/17404/malayalam/kohinoor/
External links
- Indrajith Sukumaran at IMDb
- Indrajith Sukumaran on Facebook
- Indrajith at MSI
- webindia123.com. "Video Interview".
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- Indrajith's movies in Malayalam Movies
- Indian male film actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram
- Male actors in Malayalam cinema
- Sainik School alumni
- 1979 births
- Indian male child actors
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Male actors in Tamil cinema
- Male actors in Hindi cinema
- Male actors in Telugu cinema
- Indian male film singers
- Malayalam playback singers
- Singers from Kochi
- Malayalam cinema