Amith Chakalakkal

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Amith Chakalakkal
Amith Saju
Born13 August 1985 (1985-08-13) (age 38)
NationalityFlag of India.svg  India
Occupation(s) Film actor, Model
Years active2013–present

Amith Chakalakkal Saju, known as Amith Chakalakkal, is an Indian film actor in Malayalam Cinema. He lives in Kochi, Kerala. He is known for his roles in the movie Honey Bee and Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam

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Early life and education

Chakalakkal was born on 13 August 1985. He studied in Rajagiri High School, Kalamassery, Kochi (class of 2002). He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He paved his way into modeling through the TV reality show "Mammootty The Best Actor Award", in Asianet.

Career

Chakalakkal was first featured in an album, Atma, [1] in the song "Mounam Melle" along with Pushpa Mathew. He broke into films after his stint on the reality show Mammootty, the best actor award.

He first appeared in ABCD as a junior artist. His first character role in Jean Paul Lal's directorial debut, Honey Bee . He played the role of Nizam Rowther in the 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period thriller film, Iyobinte Pusthakam . The following year, he acted in Lal Bahadur Shastri and Sapthamashree Thaskaraha . [2] He was well received and appreciated for his portrayal of Prince Chakkalakkal in the movie C/O Saira Banu . [3] He made his first lead role in the movie Melle . In 2018, he performed a key role in Jayasurya-starrer Pretham 2. In 2019, he starred in the lead role in the thriller movie Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapaathakam, with his portrayal of a young hotheaded priest earning him praise.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Honey Bee MartinDebut Film
ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi Police OfficerCameo Appearance
2014 Masala Republic Ags Officer Firoz
Hi I'm Tony CI Narasimhan
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha Nobel's Son
Iyobinte Pusthakam Nizam Rawthar
Lal Bahadur Shastri Arjun
KranthiStalinUnreleased
2016 King Liar Host of Max Asian Beauty ContestCameo Appearance
Kolumittayi Vipin
2017 Honey Bee 2: Celebrations Martin
C/O Saira Banu Prince Chakkalakkal
Honeybee 2.5 As Himself
Melle Dr.RejiLead role [4]
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni Mammad
Pretham 2 Tapas Menon
2019 Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam Fr. Vincent KombanaLead role [5]
2021 Yuvam Adv. AbyLead role [6]
Djibouti LouieLead Role [7] [8]
Aaha Ani [9]
2022Theru [10]
2023 Santhosham [11]
Praavu Aravindan [12]
TBATwo StrokeTBAFilming [13]
PassportTBAFilming [14]

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