Padmaraj Ratheesh

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Padmaraj Ratheesh
Born1989 (1989)
Other namesPappan
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Parent(s) Ratheesh (Father)
Diana (Mother)
RelativesM.K. Hemachandran (Grandfather)
Parvathy Ratheesh(Sister)
Padma Ratheesh(Sister)
Pranav Ratheesh(Brother)

Padmaraj Ratheesh is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of the late popular Malayalam actor, Ratheesh. His sister Parvathy Ratheesh is also an actress. [1]

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He made his cinematic debut with Deepu Karunakaran's Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role. [2] Then he starred in G. Marthandan's directorial Acha Dhin . [3]

Personal life

Padmaraj was born to actor Ratheesh and Diana. He has an elder sister Parvathy, younger sister Padma and a younger brother Pranav. Padmaraj graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management degree [4] and was working as a floor manager in a retail company at Coimbatore for a couple of years before he quit to look after his ailing mother. His elder sister Parvathy has also stepped into the film industry and acted as the lead heroine opposite Kunchacko Boban in director Sugeeth's movie Madhura Naranga . [5]

Film career

Padmaraj made his debut with the Malayalam film Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role opposite Mammootty. His second film is director G. Marthandan's Acha Dhin and the second time with Mammootty. [6] He got a golden opportunity of starring with Mammootty, Mohanlal, Madhu, Biju Menon, Nivin Pauly, Sunny Wayne, Unni Mukundan and Manju Warrier within his first 10 films.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Fireman PrisonerDebut Film
Acha Dhin Muneer
2016 Karinkunnam 6S Mousin
Dum Kishor
2017 1971: Beyond Borders Commando
Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Chandran
2018 Parole
Theetta RappaiThommikunju
Kayamkulam KochunniJewish Trader
2019Thenkashikattu
Soothrakkaran CI Harish Kurup
Vishudha Pusthakam
2021IllamBhadran Thampuran
Neeravam
Kaaval Fr. David Varghese
Bheeshma Parvam Abda
2022 Heaven DYSP Kishore
2023 Antony Johnykkutty [7]
2024 DNA DYSP Aanand Raj [8]
Pushpaka Vimanam [9]

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