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Narain (actor)

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Narain
Narain in 2015
Born
Sunil Kumar
Alma materSt. Thomas College, Thrissur, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Manju Haridas
(m. 2007)
Children2
Parents
  • Ramakrishnan Nair
  • Shantha Kumari

Sunil Kumar, known by his stage name Narain, is an Indian actor, who has starred in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu 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 and Telugu debuts were in Mysskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006) and Jayaraj's Yuvasena (2004).

Acting career

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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 on the 2008 film Anjaathe and 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] In 2022, Vikram who bridges two films occurring in the same universe starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil.[3]

Early and personal life

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Narain completed his pre-degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and graduated from Sree Kerala Varma College. He did his diploma in cinematography at the MGR Government Film And Television Institute. He joined ace cinematographer Rajiv Menon and later resigned to try for chances in acting. On 26 August 2007, he married Malayalam television host Manju Haridas. Manju had hosted shows like Superstar Junior and sang in Chithiram Pesuthadi, a Tamil film in which Narain acted.[4][5] The couple has two children, a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2022.

Filmography

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2002 Nizhalkuthu Muthu Malayalam Credited as Sunil Kumar
2004 4 the People Rajan Mathew IPS Malayalam
Yuvasena Sharat Chandra Telugu Credited as Suresh Menon
2005 Achuvinte Amma Adv. Emmanuel John Malayalam Credited as Sunil Kumar
Annorikal Benny Malayalam
By the People Rajan Mathew IPS Malayalam
Sheelabathi Dr. Jeevan Malayalam
2006 Chithiram Pesuthadi Thiru Tamil
Classmates Murali Malayalam
Nenjirukkum Varai Ganesan Tamil
2007 Panthaya Kozhi Nandagopal Malayalam
Pallikoodam Vetrivel IAS Tamil
2008 Anjathe SI Sathyavan Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Ore Kadal Jayakumar Malayalam
Minnaminnikoottam Abhilash Malayalam
2009 Bhagyadevatha Sajan Joseph Malayalam
Robin Hood CID Alexander Felix Malayalam
2011 Thambikottai Azhagiri Sundaram Tamil
Ko Himself Tamil Special appearance
Veeraputhran Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Malayalam
2012 Grandmaster Kishore IPS 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 Hitlist Dr. Lewis Malayalam Cameo
2013 Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath IRS officer Suresh Malayalam Guest appearance
3 Dots Dr. Isaac Samuel Malayalam
Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha Sreekumar Malayalam
Red Rain Jay Malayalam
2014 Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal Raj Menon 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 Inspector Praveen 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 Cameo
Marconi Mathai Un­known Malayalam
Kaithi Inspector Bejoy Tamil [6]
Champion Santha Tamil
2022 Vikram Inspector Bejoy Tamil [7]
Ente Mazha Un­known Malayalam
Yugi Nandakumar Tamil Bilingual film
Adrishyam Malayalam
2023 2018 Winston Malayalam [8]
Gandeevadhari Arjuna Ajit Chandra Telugu
800 Master Tamil
Iraivan ACP Andrew Tamil
Queen Elizabeth Alex Malayalam [9]
2024 Devara: Part 1 Irfan Telugu
Kural TBA Tamil Delayed
Nodikku Nodi TBA Tamil [10]
2025 Thalapathy 69 TBA Tamil Filming[11]

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile of Malayalam Actor Narain". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Busy days ahead for Narain". Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Narain ties the knot". IndiaGlitz. 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Celebs at Dileep, Kavya Madhavan wedding". The Times of India. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. ^ The Hindu (21 October 2019). "'Kaithi' should pick me up from where 'Anjathe' left me: Narain". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Mammootty heaps praise on '2018' trailer. True depiction of Kerala's worst tragedy, add netizens". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Meera Jasmine and Narain's Queen Elizabeth gets a release date". Cinema Express. 13 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Ashwin Kumar's next 'Nodikku Nodi' begins with a pooja". TimesofIndia.com. 15 July 2024.
  11. ^ Manu, Hridyambika A (5 October 2024). "Thalapathy 69: Vijay kickstarts shooting for H Vinoth's film with a song sequence | Deets inside". Desimartini.
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