Prithviraj Sukumaran filmography
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Prithviraj Sukumaran is an Indian actor, director, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam language films. He also appears in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. He has worked in both mainstream and in parallel films. Prithviraj made his acting debut in 2002 with the Malayalam film, Nandanam. It was released after his second work Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari. Since then, he has acted in more than 100 films.[1]
His Tamil debut was in Kana Kandaen in 2005, and his other acclaimed film in that language include Parijatham, Mozhi, and Raavanan. He made Telugu and Bollywood (Hindi) debuts with Police Police (2010) and Aiyyaa (2012), respectively. Prithviraj has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor—in 2006 for Vaasthavam, becoming the youngest recipient at age 24,[2] and in 2012 for Ayalum Njanum Thammil and Celluloid.[3] Since 2012, he was associated with and has co-produced films under the company August Cinema, before leaving them in 2017. In 2018, Prithviraj launched his own production house, Prithviraj Productions, debuting with 9 (2019) starring himself. He made his directorial debut with Lucifer starring Mohanlal, released in 2019. He made his second directorial with Bro Daddy, again starring Mohanlal. He starred in successful films such as Driving Licence (2019), Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020), Jana Gana Mana (2022), Kaduva (2022) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023).
As actor
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Malayalam
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari | Ananthu | ||
| Stop Violence | Saathaan | |||
| Nandanam | Manu Nandakumar | Debut Film; Released as Third Film | ||
| 2003 | Vellithira | Style Raj (Raghuram) | ||
| Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum | Muthu | |||
| Swapnakoodu | Kunjoonju (Alex Chandy) | |||
| Ammakilikkoodu | Vivek | |||
| Chakram | Chandrahaasan | |||
| 2004 | Vellinakshatram |
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| Akale | Neil D'Costa | |||
| Sathyam | Sanjiv Kumar | |||
| 2005 | Albudhadweep | Hari | ||
| Krithyam |
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Double Role | ||
| Police | Shekar Varma | |||
| Daivanamathil | Anwar | |||
| Kadha | Nandhan Menon | Direct TV Release (Onam) | ||
| Ananthabhadram | Anandan | |||
| 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Harikrishnan | Cameo | |
| Vargam | Solomon Joseph | |||
| Classmates | P. Sukumaran (Suku) | |||
| Vaasthavam | Balachandran Adiga | Won—Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor | [4][5] | |
| Pakal | Nandakumar | |||
| Oruvan | Jeevan | Cameo | ||
| 2007 | Avan Chandiyude Makan | Kurian Chandy | ||
| Kaakki | Unnikrishnan | |||
| Veeralipattu | Hari | |||
| Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri | Zia Musafir | Cameo | ||
| Chocolate | Shyam Balagopal | |||
| Kangaroo | Josekutty | |||
| 2008 | One Way Ticket | Kunjaappu (Jehangir) | ||
| Thalappavu | Naxal Joseph | |||
| Thirakkatha | Akbar Ahmed | |||
| Twenty:20 | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| Lollipop | Franko | |||
| 2009 | Nammal Thammil | Vicky | ||
| Calendar | Ollikkara Sojappan | Extended Cameo | ||
| Puthiya Mukham | Krishna Kumar | |||
| Robin Hood | Venkatesh / Siddhaarth | |||
| Kerala Cafe | Leon | Segment: Island Express | ||
| 2010 | Punyam Aham | Narayanan Unni | ||
| Thanthonni | Vadakanveetil Kochukunju | |||
| Pokkiri Raja | Surya Narayan | |||
| Anwar | Anwar | |||
| The Thriller | Niranjan | |||
| 2011 | Arjunan Saakshi | Roy Mathew | ||
| Makeup Man | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| Urumi | Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar / Krishna Das | |||
| City of God | Jyothilal | |||
| Manikiakkallu | Vinayachandran | |||
| Manushyamrugam | Crime Branch S.P. David.J.Mathew I.P.S | Extended Cameo | ||
| Veettilekulla Vazhi | Doctor | |||
| Teja Bhai & Family | Teja Bhai / Roshan Varma | |||
| Indian Rupee | Jayaprakash / JP | |||
| 2012 | Masters | Sreeramakrishnan | ||
| Manjadikuru | Vicky | |||
| Hero | Tarzan Antony | |||
| Bachelor Party | John Karim | Cameo | ||
| Aakashathinte Niram | Doctor | |||
| Simhasanam | Arjun Madhav | |||
| Molly Aunty Rocks! | Pranav Roy | Extended Cameo | ||
| Ayalum Njanum Thammil | Dr. Ravi Tharakan | Won—Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor[3] | ||
| 2013 | Celluloid | J.C. Daniel / Harris Daniel | ||
| Won—Critics Award for Best Actor – South | [6] | |||
| Mumbai Police | Antony Moses | |||
| Memories | Sam Alex | |||
| 2014 | London Bridge | Vijay Das | ||
| 7th Day | David Abraham IPS / Christopher Moriarty | |||
| Munnariyippu | Chacko | Cameo | ||
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Krishnanunni | |||
| Tamaar Padaar | ACP Pouran | |||
| 2015 | Picket 43 | Havildar Hareendran Nair | ||
| Ivide | Varun Blake | |||
| Double Barrel | Pancho | |||
| Ennu Ninte Moideen | B. P. Moideen | |||
| Amar Akbar Anthony | Amarnath | |||
| Anarkali | Shantanu | |||
| 2016 | Paavada | Joy | ||
| Darvinte Parinamam | Anil Anto | |||
| James & Alice | James | |||
| Oozham | Surya | |||
| 2017 | Ezra | Ranjan Mathew | [7] | |
| Tiyaan | Aslan Mohammad and Ramaraja-2 | |||
| Adam Joan | Adam Joan Pothen | |||
| Vimaanam | Venkidi/Venkideshwaran | |||
| 2018 | My Story | Jayakrishnan/Jay | ||
| Koode | Joshua Thomas | 100th Film | [1] | |
| Ranam | Aadhi | |||
| 2019 | 9 | Dr. Albert Lewis / Lewis | ||
| Lucifer | Zayed Masood | |||
| Pathinettam Padi | Ashwin Vasudev | Cameo | ||
| Brother's Day | Ronnie | [8] | ||
| Driving Licence | Hareendran | [9] | ||
| 2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Koshy Kurian | ||
| 2021 | Cold Case | ACP M. Sathyajith IPS | ||
| Kuruthi | Laiq | |||
| Bhramam | Ray Mathews | |||
| Star | Dr. Derick | Cameo | ||
| 2022 | Bro Daddy | Eesho John Kattadi | ||
| Jana Gana Mana | Adv./DCP Aravind Swaminathan | |||
| Kaduva | Kaduvakunnel Kuriyachan | |||
| Theerppu | Abdulla Marakkar | |||
| Gold | Joshi S. Kunjan | |||
| Kaapa | P. N. Madhukumar (Kotta Madhu) | |||
| 2024 | The Goat Life | Najeeb Muhammed | Won—Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor | [10] |
| Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil | Anandan | [11] | ||
| 2025 | L2: Empuraan † | Zayed Masood | Post-production | [12] |
| Vilayath Buddha † | Double Mohanan | Filming | [13] | |
| Nobody † | Pre-production | |||
| Santhosh Trophy † | Santhosh | Pre-production |
Other languages
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kana Kandaen | Madhan | Tamil | Dubbed into Telugu as Karthavyam and Malayalam as Kana Kandaen | |
| 2006 | Parijatham |
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| 2007 | Mozhi | Karthik | Dubbed in Telugu as Maatarani Mounamidi (2012) | ||
| Satham Podathey | Ravichandran | Dubbed in Malayalam as Kelkaatha Shabdham | |||
| Kannamoochi Yenada | Harish Venkatraman | Dubbed in Malayalam as Aarodum Parayathe | |||
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | Saravanan | Remake of Udayananu Tharam | ||
| Abhiyum Naanum | Sudhakar | Cameo | |||
| 2009 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Shiva | Remake of Classmates | ||
| 2010 | Police Police | Ravikanth | Telugu | Dubbed in Tamil as Kutrappirivu | [14] |
| Raavanan | Dev Prakash Subramaniam | Tamil | |||
| 2012 | Aiyyaa | Surya Iyer | Hindi | ||
| 2013 | Aurangzeb | ACP Arya Phogat | |||
| 2014 | Kavya Thalaivan | Gomathinayagam Pillai | Tamil | Dubbed in Malayalam as Prathinayakan | |
| Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain | [15] | ||||
| 2017 | Naam Shabana | Tony Cake / Mikhail Warli | Hindi | ||
| 2023 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Vardharaja Mannaar / Siva Mannaar[a] | Telugu | [16] | |
| 2024 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | Kabir / Ekalavya[a] | Hindi | [17] | |
| 2025 | Sarzameen † | Vijay Menon | Post-production |
As director
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| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lucifer | ||
| 2022 | Bro Daddy | Disney+ Hotstar film | [18] |
| 2025 | L2: Empuraan † | [19] |
As playback singer
[edit]| Year | Song | Title | Music | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Kaane Kaane" | Puthiya Mukham | Deepak Dev | Malayalam | ||
| 2010 | "Kaattu Paranjathum" | Thanthonni | Thej Mervin | Not featured in the film | [clarification needed] | |
| "Kettille Kettille" | Pokkiri Raja | Jassie Gift | ||||
| "Njan" | Anwar | Gopi Sundar | ||||
| 2011 | "Vadakku Vadakku" | Urumi | Deepak Dev | |||
| 2012 | "Tarzan Antony Coming Back To Cinema" | Hero | Gopi Sundar | |||
| 2014 | "Oru Kadha Parayunnu Lokam" | 7th Day | Deepak Dev | |||
| 2015 | "Ivide" | Ivide | Gopi Sundar | Theme song | ||
| "Premamennaal" | Amar Akbar Anthony | Nadirshah | ||||
| 2017 | "Arikil Ini Njan Varaam" | Adam Joan | Deepak Dev | |||
| 2020 | "Adakachakko" | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Jakes Bejoy | Promo Song | ||
| 2021 | "Lokam – Who Wants it" | Bhramam | Joe Paul | |||
| 2022 | "Thathaka Theithare" | Hridayam | Hesham Abdul Wahab | |||
| "Vannu pokum" | Bro Daddy | Deepak Dev |
As voice actor
[edit]| Year | Title | Dubbed For |
Character | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Urumi | Arya | Kothuwal of Chirakkal | Malayalam | ||
| 2023 | Alone | Himself | Hari | [20] |
As narrator
[edit]| Year | Title | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Manjadikuru | Malayalam | ||
| 2015 | Oru Second Class Yathra | |||
| Ivide | ||||
| Kanal | ||||
| 2022 | Mohanlal | |||
| Ranam | ||||
| Radhe Shyam | dubbed version | [21] | ||
| Jack N' Jill | ||||
| Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | dubbed trailer only | |||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | dubbed trailer only | |||
| 2024 | Anweshippin Kandethum |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Jayaram, Deepika (14 July 2018). "Koode is actor Prithviraj's 100th film". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Vasudevan, Aishwarya (14 September 2015). "Prithviraj: Lesser known facts". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Celluloid actor Prithviraj bags the Kerala State Film Awards". IBNLive.in.com. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
While Prithviraj won the award for his performances in 'Celluloid' and 'Ayalum Njanum Thammil' [...]
- ^ "State film awards announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ Sukumaran, Prithviraj (16 February 2007). "Portrait of a winner". The Hindu (Interview). Interviewed by George, Vijay. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ "Winners list: 61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Kannan, Arathi (10 February 2017). "Ezra review: Almost 'dybbuk'ed, but not debunked". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Sudhish, Navamy (7 September 2019). "'Brother's Day' review: just another mass entertainer". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Prithviraj's Driving Licence launched". The New Indian Express. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (16 October 2022). "Prithviraj Sukumaran on His Role in 'Salaar,' Starring Prabhas, Directed by 'K.G.F.' Filmmaker Prashanth Neel(EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "'Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil', starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Basil Joseph, goes on floors". The Hindu. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Prithviraj's Mohanlal-starrer Empuraan, a sequel to Lucifer, goes on floors". The Indian Express. 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Madhu, Vignesh (2 March 2023). "Prithviraj's Kaaliyan to go on floors in June". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Sun Pictures acquires Prithviraj- Srikanth starrer". IndiaGlitz. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009.
- ^ "TN Govt announces Tamil film awards for six years". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Prithviraj on Salaar: 'It's not like Prabhas is the hero and I am the villain'". The Indian Express. 20 December 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Trailer Twitter Review: Internet Declares Prithviraj Sukumaran As 'Clear Standout' In Akshay Kumar-Tiger Shroff Actioner". Times Now News. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Palisetty, Ramya (18 June 2021). "Prithviraj Sukumaran announces his second directorial Bro Daddy with Mohanlal". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Mohanlal-Prithviraj's 'Lucifer' sequel 'Empuraan', goes on floors". The Hindu. 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Alone Movie Review: A daring experiment that becomes a tiring experience". Cinema Express. 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Not just Big B, SS Rajamouli and Prithviraj Sukumaran also turn narrators for Prabhas' Radhe Shyam". India Today. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.