Indrajith Sukumaran | |
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Alma mater | Sainik School, Kazhakootam |
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Years active | 1984 (child artist); 2002–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 (including Prarthana Indrajith) |
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Relatives | Prithviraj Sukumaran (brother) |
Family | See Sukumaran family |
Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian actor and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of Prithviraj Sukumaran.
Indrajith made his acting debut in the 1986 film Padayani as a child artist, and has gone on to star in more than 80 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).
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 in south Indian cinema.
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 ]
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. [2] 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 . [3] [4] 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. [5]
On 13 December 2002, he married actress Poornima Mohan. [6] [7] They have two daughters. [8]
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Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
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1986 | Padayani | Young Ramesh | Malayalam | Child artist |
2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Shyam Gopal Varma | Malayalam | Career debut |
Meesa Madhavan | Eapen Pappachi | |||
En Mana Vaanil | Murali | Tamil | ||
2003 | Pattalam | Nandakumar | Malayalam | Cameo appearance |
Mizhi Randilum | Dr. Arun | |||
Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Andrew | |||
2004 | Runway | Balu Damodar | Malayalam | |
Vesham | Hariprasad | |||
2005 | Finger Print | Kishore Varma | Malayalam | |
Police | Anand | |||
Deepangal Sakshi | Rishikesh | |||
Chanthupottu | Komban Kumaran | |||
Krithyam | Ramdas Menon | Cameo appearance | ||
2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Police Officer | Malayalam | |
Classmates | Pious George | |||
Oruvan | Sivan | |||
Baba Kalyani | Babu | |||
2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Tomichan | Malayalam | Special appearance |
Arabikatha | Anwar | |||
Ayur Rekha | Anand | |||
Heart Beats | Binoy Idikkula | |||
Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan | Hareendra Varma | |||
Flash | Priyan | |||
2008 | Calcutta News | Hari | Malayalam | |
Malabar Wedding | Manu Kuttan | |||
Soorya Kireedam | Sivaram | |||
Minnaminnikoottam | Sidharth | |||
Before The Rain | Manas | English | ||
Twenty:20 | Arun Kumar | Malayalam | ||
2009 | Nammal Thammil | Johnny | Malayalam | |
Sarvam | Noushad | Tamil | ||
Kavya's Diary | Raj | Telugu | ||
Seetha Kalyanam | Ambi | Malayalam | ||
Kannerinu Madhuram | ||||
2010 | Happy Husbands | Rahul Valiyathan | Malayalam | |
The Waiting Room | Cop | Hindi | ||
Nayakan | Varadhanunni | Malayalam | ||
Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Eby | |||
Chekavar | Kasinathan | |||
College Days | Rohit Menon | |||
Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram | Anoop Chandran | |||
2011 | Race | Niranjan | Malayalam | |
City of God | Swarnavel | |||
Three Kings | Bhaskaranunni Raja | |||
Veettilekulla Vazhi | Rassaq | Cameo appearance | ||
Vellaripravinte Changathi | Manikunju | |||
2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Vishnu | Malayalam | |
Karmayogi | Rudran Gurukkal | |||
Outsider | Mukundan | |||
Bachelor Party | Geevarghese | 50th film | ||
Mullamottum Munthiricharum | Churatta Jose | |||
Akasathinte Niram | Young Man | |||
Husbands in Goa | Jerry | |||
Poppins | Kanthan | |||
2013 | Amen | Father Vincent Vattolli | Malayalam | |
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 | Malayalam | |
Naku Penta Naku Taka | Vinay | |||
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Krishnanunni | Cameo appearance | ||
Angels | Hameem Hyder | |||
Cousins | Joji | |||
2015 | Rasam | Balu | Malayalam | |
Double Barrel | Vinci | |||
Kohinoor | Haider | special appearance | ||
Amar Akbar Anthony | Anthony | |||
2016 | Vettah | ACP Xylex Abraham | Malayalam | |
2017 | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Police officer | Malayalam | |
Lakshyam | Vimal | |||
Tiyaan | Pattabhirama Giri | |||
2018 | Mohanlal | Sethumadhavan | Malayalam | |
2019 | Lucifer | Govardhan | Malayalam | special appearance |
Virus | Dr. Baburaj | |||
Thakkol | Fr. Ambrose Vas Pochampalli | |||
2020 | Halal Love Story | Shereef | Malayalam | |
2021 | Aanum Pennum | Madhavan | Malayalam | Cameo appearance |
Kurup | Retd SP Krishnadas IPS, former DYSP | |||
Aaha | Kochu | |||
2022 | Night Drive | Bennie Moopan | Malayalam | |
Pathaam Valavu | Sethu | |||
19(1)(a) | Anand | |||
Theerppu | Kalyan Menon | |||
2023 | Thuramukham | Santo Gopalan | Malayalam | Special appearance |
Anuradha Crime No.59/2019 ![]() | Peethambran | Completed | ||
Mohandas ![]() | TBA | Tamil | completed | |
Kunjamminis Hospital ![]() | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | |
Ram ![]() | Shyam Balachandran IPS | Filming | ||
Year | Title | Voice Role | Notes |
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2010 | Nayakan | Narrator | Also Actor |
2013 | Nee Kho Njaa Cha | Narrator | |
Amen | Narrator | Also Actor | |
Zachariyaude Garbhinikal | Narrator | ||
2017 | Ezra | Narrator | |
2018 | Janaki(short film) | Voice role | Janaki’s Husband |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
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2001 | Annie (Tele film) | Malayalam | ||
2019 | Queen | GMR | Tamil | |
2023 | Brinda | TBA | Telugu | Post Production |
Queen 2 | GMR | Tamil | Filming | |
Untitled Netflix Anthology | TBA | Malayalam | Filming |
Year | Songs | Albums | Music Director | Notes |
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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 | |
2014 | "Kalichiri" | Masala Republic | Jassie Gift | |
"Ee Mizhiyimakal" | Angels | Jakes Bejoy | ||
2015 | "Premamennaal" | Amar Akbar Anthony" | Nadirshah | |
2018 | "Naadum vitte" | Mohanlal | Tony Joseph Pallivathukal | |
2021 | "Vali Oru Aaha" | Aaha | Sooraj S. Kurup | Promo Song |
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