Indrajith Sukumaran
Indian actor and playback singer (born 1979)
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Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian actor and playback singer. He primarily works in Malayalam cinema, along with acting in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Hindi Cinema and English to his credit. Indrajith, who began his acting career as a child artist, went on to play supporting and villain roles in Malayalam cinema. His first lead role as an actor was in the 2003 film Mizhi Randilum, directed by Ranjith.
2002–present
Indrajith Sukumaran | |
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Indrajith in 2014 | |
| Born | 17 December 1979 |
| Alma mater | Sainik School, Kazhakootam |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1986 (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. His breakthrough came with his role as the villain Eapen Pappachi in the blockbuster film Meesa Madhavan, followed by critical acclaim for his portrayal of Pious George in Classmates. He went on to appear in several lead and supporting roles, including Runway (2004), Vesham (2004), (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).
Early life and family
Indrajith 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 and director in 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 his family was settled in Tamil Nadu at the 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 schooling from Sainik School Kazhakoottam, along with his brother Prithviraj. He was the captain of the 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 started his film career. Later, he quit his job and became busy with movies.[citation needed]
Acting career
He 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 2010.[6]
Personal life
On 13 December 2002, Indrajith married actress Poornima Mohan.[7][8] They have two daughters.[9]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Special Award | Classmates | Won | |
| 2011 | 58th Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam | Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Asiavision Awards | Outstanding Performance of the Year | Left Right Left, Amen | Won | [10] |
| 2014 | 61st Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor – Malayalam | Left Right Left | Nominated | [11] |
| Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam | Amen | Nominated | [12] | ||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Left Right Left | Nominated | ||
| Vanitha Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Amen | Won | [13] | |
| Jaihind Film Awards | The Second Best Actor | Left Right Left | Won |
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Malayalam films
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Padayani | Young Ramesh | Child artist |
| 2001 | Annie | Television film | |
| 2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Shyam Gopal Varma | |
| 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 and St. George(dual role) | |
| 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 | SP Krishnadas IPS | ||
| Aaha | Kochu | ||
| 2022 | Night Drive | Bennie Moopan | |
| Pathaam Valavu | Sethu | ||
| 19(1)(a) | Anand | ||
| Theerppu | Kalyan Menon | ||
| 2023 | Thuramukham | Santo Gopalan | Cameo appearance |
| Kunjamminis Hospital | Dr. Lyon Ilanjikkaran | ||
| Otta | Raju | [14] | |
| 2024 | Marivillin Gopurangal | Shinto | [15] |
| Njan Kandatha Sare | Joekuttan | [16] | |
| 2025 | L2: Empuraan | Govardhan | |
| Mr & Mrs Bachelor | Siddharth Narayanan alias Siddhu | [17] | |
| Dheeram | ACP Stalin Joseph IPS | [18] | |
| 2026 | Anuradha Crime No.59/2019 † | Peethambran | Completed |
| TBA | Ram † | TBA | Filming |
Other language films
| 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 | Police officer | Hindi |
Voiceover
- All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Voice Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nayakan | Narrator | |
| 2013 | Nee Kho Njaa Cha | ||
| Amen | |||
| Zachariyaude Garbhinikal | |||
| 2017 | Ezra | ||
| 2018 | Janaki | Janaki’s Husband | Short film |
Television
Discography
As singer
| 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 |