Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian actor and playback singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran.
Indrajith Sukumaran | |
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 Indrajith in 2022 | |
| Born | 17 December 1979 |
| Alma mater | Sainik School, Kazhakootam |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1984 (child artist); 2002–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 (including Prarthana Indrajith) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Prithviraj Sukumaran (brother) |
| Family | See Sukumaran family |
Indrajith made his acting debut in the 1986 film Padayani as a child artist, and has gone on to star in more than 90 films, notably Meesa Madhavan (2002), Runway (2004), Vesham (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), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Virus (2019), Lucifer (2019), Halal Love Story (2020) and Kurup (2021).
Indrajith has also starred in a few Tamil, English, Telugu and Hindi films, such as En Mana Vaanil (2002), Before the Rains (2007), Sarvam (2009), Kavya's Diary (2009), and The Waiting Room (2010).
Early life and family
editIndrajith was born as the elder son of actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran on 17 December 1979. His brother Prithviraj Sukumaran is also a well-known actor in south Indian cinema.[2]
Indrajith's initial schooling was at Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, T. Nagar, Chennai and St. Joseph's Boys 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 his bachelor's 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.[citation needed]
Acting career
editHe started his career in malayalam movie as a child artist in "Padayani" in 1986. He was noted for his villain role Eappen Pappachi 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.[3] He acted with Mammootty in the movie Vesham
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.[4][5] 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.[6]
Personal life
editOn 13 December 2002, he married actress Poornima Mohan.[7][8] They have two daughters.[9]
Awards
edit- 2013 - Asiavision Awards - Outstanding Performance of the Year[11]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Malayalam films
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Padayani | Young Ramesh | Child artist |
| 2001 | Annie | Tele film | |
| 2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Shyam Gopal Varma | Career debut |
| Meesa Madhavan | Eapen Pappachi | ||
| 2003 | Pattalam | Nandakumar | Cameo appearance |
| Mizhi Randilum | Dr. Arun | ||
| Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Andrew | ||
| 2004 | Runway | Balu Damodar | |
| Vesham | Hariprasad | ||
| 2005 | Finger Print | Kishore Varma | |
| Police | Anand | ||
| Deepangal Sakshi | Rishikesh | ||
| Chanthupottu | Komban Kumaran | ||
| Krithyam | Ramdas Menon | Cameo appearance | |
| 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Police Officer | |
| Classmates | Pious George | ||
| Oruvan | Sivan | ||
| Baba Kalyani | Babu | ||
| 2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Tomichan | |
| Arabikatha | Anwar | ||
| Ayur Rekha | Anand | ||
| Heart Beats | Binoy Idikkula | ||
| Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan | Hareendra Varma | ||
| Flash | Priyan | ||
| 2008 | Calcutta News | Hari | |
| Malabar Wedding | Manu Kuttan | ||
| Soorya Kireedam | Sivaram | ||
| Minnaminnikoottam | Sidharth | ||
| Twenty:20 | Arun Kumar | ||
| 2009 | Nammal Thammil | Johnny | |
| Seetha Kalyanam | Ambi | ||
| Kanneerinu Madhuram | Krishnan Unni | ||
| 2010 | Happy Husbands | Rahul Valiyathan | |
| Nayakan | Varadhanunni | ||
| Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Eby | ||
| Chekavar | Kasinathan | ||
| College Days | Rohit Menon | ||
| Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram | Anoop Chandran | ||
| 2011 | Race | Niranjan | |
| City of God | Swarnavel | ||
| Three Kings | Bhaskaranunni Raja | ||
| Veettilekulla Vazhi | Rassaq | Cameo appearance | |
| Vellaripravinte Changathi | Manikunju | ||
| 2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Vishnu | |
| Karmayogi | Rudran Gurukkal | ||
| Outsider | Mukundan | 50th film | |
| Bachelor Party | Geevarghese | ||
| Mullamottum Munthiricharum | Churatta Jose | ||
| Akasathinte Niram | Young Man | ||
| Husbands in Goa | Jerry | ||
| Poppins | Kanthan | ||
| 2013 | Amen | Father Vincent Vattolli | |
| Up & Down - Mukalil Oralundu | Thampuran | ||
| Left Right Left | Jayan | ||
| Paisa Paisa | Kishore | ||
| Arikil Oraal | Siddharth | ||
| Ezhamathe Varavu | Gopinath Menon | ||
| Kaanchi | Madhavan | ||
| Vedivazhipadu | Joseph | special appearance | |
| 101 Chodyangal | Mugundan | ||
| 2014 | Masala Republic | S.I. Shambu | |
| Naku Penta Naku Taka | Vinay | ||
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Krishnanunni | Cameo appearance | |
| Angels | Hameem Hyder | ||
| Cousins | Joji | ||
| 2015 | Rasam | Balu | |
| Double Barrel | Vinci | ||
| Kohinoor | Haider | special appearance | |
| Amar Akbar Anthony | Anthony | ||
| 2016 | Vettah | ACP Xylex Abraham | |
| 2017 | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Police officer | |
| Lakshyam | Vimal | ||
| Tiyaan | Pattabhirama Giri and Ramaraja-1 | Double role | |
| 2018 | Mohanlal | Sethumadhavan | |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Govardhan | |
| Virus | Dr. Baburaj | ||
| Thakkol | Fr. Ambrose Vas Pochampalli | ||
| 2020 | Halal Love Story | Shereef | |
| 2021 | Aanum Pennum | Madhavan | Cameo appearance |
| Kurup | Retd SP Krishnadas IPS, former DYSP | ||
| Aaha | Kochu | ||
| 2022 | Night Drive | Bennie Moopan | |
| Pathaam Valavu | Sethu | ||
| 19(1)(a) | Anand | ||
| Theerppu | Kalyan Menon | ||
| 2023 | Thuramukham | Santo Gopalan | Special appearance |
| Kunjamminis Hospital | Dr. Lyon Ilanjikkaran | ||
| Otta | Raju | [12] | |
| 2024 | Marivillin Gopurangal | Shinto | [13] |
| Mr & Mrs Bachelor | [14] | ||
| TBA | Anuradha Crime No.59/2019 † | Peethambran | Completed |
| Ram † | Shyam Balachandran IPS | Filming | |
| L2: Empuraan † | Govardhan | Filming |
Other language films
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | En Mana Vaanil | Murali | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Before the Rains | Manas | English | |
| 2009 | Sarvam | Noushad | Tamil | |
| Kavya's Diary | Raj | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | The Waiting Room | Cop | Hindi |
As voice over
edit- All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Voice Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nayakan | Narrator | Also Actor |
| 2013 | Nee Kho Njaa Cha | ||
| Amen | Also Actor | ||
| Zachariyaude Garbhinikal | |||
| 2017 | Ezra | ||
| 2018 | Janaki (short film) | Janaki’s Husband |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Network(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Queen | GMR | Tamil | MX Player | Web Debut | |
| 2024 | Brinda | Dr. Satya/Prof.Kabir Anand | Telugu | SonyLIV | [15] | |
| Manorathangal | Keshav | Malayalam | ZEE5 | Anthology series Segment: Kadalkkaattu |
[16] |
Discography
editAs singer
edit| Year | Songs | Albums | Music Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Anthinilaa" | Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Ouseppachan | |
| 2007 | "Manjin" | Daya | --- | TV Serial |
| 2010 | "Happy Husbands" | Happy Husbands | M. Jayachandran | |
| "Ranadheera" | Nayakan | Prashant Pillai | ||
| "Poril Theyyaram" | Chekavar | Rahul Raj | ||
| 2013 | "Hey Ithuvazhi" | Arikil Oraal | Gopi Sundar | Co Sing With Chithra Iyer |
| 2014 | "Kalichiri" | Masala Republic | Jassie Gift | Co Sing With Sumi Aravind |
| "Ee Mizhiyimakal" | Angels | Jakes Bejoy | ||
| 2015 | "Premamennaal" | Amar Akbar Anthony" | Nadirshah | Co Sing With Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Kalabhavan Shajon, Nadirsha. |
| 2018 | "Naadum vitte" | Mohanlal | Tony Joseph Pallivathukal | |
| 2021 | "Vali Oru Aaha" | Aaha | Sooraj S. Kurup | Promo Song |
References
edit- ^ a b "പൃഥ്വിയ്ക്ക് എന്തെങ്കിലും വിഷമമുണ്ടായാല് ഇന്ദ്രനാണ് ദുഃഖം :Interview with Mallika Sukumaran". malayalam.oneindia.com. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Prithviraj Sukumaran calls his mom Mallika Sukumaran 'the strongest woman' he has ever seen". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Indrajith in heights Archived 8 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Weblokam. Retrieved on 19 August 2012.
- ^ "It's been a fabulous onscreen year for Indrajith and Prithviraj". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Indrajith To Team Up Again?". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Prithviraj's brother, Indrajith Sukumaran gets a Hindi film offer". Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Poornima to tie knot with Indrajith". India Info. 19 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007.
- ^ Double celebration[usurped]. The Hindu (2002-12-13)
- ^ "Manorama Online | Movies | News |". Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards - Kerala9.com". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards". Asiavision Awards. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Otta trailer: Resul Pookutty's star-studded directorial debut promises some intense drama". Cinema Express. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Marivillin Gopurangalgets a release date". Cinema Express. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Indrajith Sukumaran and Anaswara Rajan to star in 'Mr & Mrs Bachelor'". The Hindu. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Trailer Of Trisha Krishnan's Telugu Crime Series Brinda Out". News18. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Ann Augustine to make her comeback through Indrajith, Rathish Ambat's segment Kadalkaattu in Netflix anthology". OTTPlay. 9 November 2021.
External links
edit- Indrajith at IMDb
- Indrajith Sukumaran on Facebook
- Indrajith at MSI
- webindia123.com. "Video Interview". Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
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- Indrajith's movies in Malayalam Movies