Saiju Kurup | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | Anupama Nambiar (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
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Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in Mayookham (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he has starred in over 100 films as the main lead, villain and supporting role.
Kurup married Anupama on 12 February 2005. The couple have a daughter and a son. [1]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Mayookham | Unni | Debut Film [2] |
2006 | Lion | Prasad | |
Ashwaroodan | Divakaran | ||
Baba Kalyani | Tahir Mohammad | ||
2007 | Chocolate | Manuel Abraham | |
Hallo | Praveen | ||
Indrajith | Zaheer Mustafa | ||
Sketch | Shivahari Iyer | ||
2008 | Mulla | Bharathan | |
Parunthu | Vineet | ||
Jubilee | Jubilee/Joji | ||
Anthiponvettam | Nitin | ||
Novel | Lekshmanan | ||
College Kumaran | Raghu | ||
2009 | Pramukhan | Ramesh Nambiar | |
Paribhavam | |||
Brahmasthram | Indrajeeth | ||
2010 | Koottukar | ACP Antony Alex | |
2011 | Makaramanju | Raja Raja Varma | |
Scene No: 001 | Chandramohan | ||
Doubles | Sameer | ||
Makeup Man | Sorrya's fiancé | ||
2012 | Poppins | Job | |
Trivandrum Lodge | Shibu Vellayani | ||
Karmayogi | Kandhaa | ||
2013 | Vedivazhipadu | Sanjay | [3] |
Bicycle Thieves | Rameshan | ||
Tourist Home | |||
Left Right Left | Mathew | ||
Thank You | Arun | ||
Hotel California | Tarun Singh Deol and Rafeeq Ahammed | Dual Role | |
Kutteem Kolum | Sreehari | ||
Red Wine | Navas Paramban | ||
My Fan Ramu | Ramu | ||
2014 | The Dolphins | Kandi | |
Njaan | V P Kunjikannan | ||
Munnariyippu | Rajeev Thomas | ||
Medulla Oblongata | Appachan | ||
Konthayum Poonoolum | Johny | ||
1983 | Pappan | ||
2015 | Rockstar | Unnamed Registrar | |
Chirakodinja Kinavukal | Commissioner K P Benny | ||
Rajamma @ Yahoo | Yohanan | ||
Salt Mango Tree | Praveen Nambiar | ||
Nirnayakam | Ravi Shankar | ||
Kohinoor | Mohan Raghav (Cameo) | ||
KL 10 Patthu | Ajmal | ||
Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeeviyanu | Arakkal Abu | [4] | |
Mathruvandanam | Eli | ||
Lukka Chuppi | Father Xavier | ||
2016 | Kavi Uddheshichathu..? | DYSP Noble Jacob | |
Kolumittayi | Satheeshan Puzhakkara | ||
IDI | Mr. X | [5] | |
Sivapuram | |||
Ann Maria Kalippilaanu | Dr Roy | ||
Happy Wedding | Dhanendran | ||
Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti | Bajaranghan | [6] | |
Action Hero Biju | C.I Manoj Mathew | ||
Maalgudi Days | Manu Varma | ||
Aakashvani | Jamal | [7] | |
Sahapadi 1975 | Oola | ||
2017 | Vimaanam | Ananthan | |
Aadu 2 | Arakkal Abu | [8] | |
Tharangam | Siju | ||
Mannamkattayum Kariyilayum | |||
Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela | Dr. Saiju | ||
Pokkiri Simon | Beemapally Noushad | ||
Kadam Kadha | Srikanth | ||
Careful | Ramesh | ||
Adventures of Omanakuttan | PP | ||
Alamara | Prakasan | ||
1971: Beyond Borders | Nathan | [9] | |
2018 | Dakini | Vikraman | |
Iblis | Sukumaran | ||
Padayottam | Sreekuttan | ||
Kalyanam | Kishore | ||
Theevandi | Vijith | ||
Naam | Masthan Sebastian | ||
B.Tech | Prasanthan | ||
Captain | Gupta IPS | ||
Kala Viplavam Pranayam | Rameshan | ||
2019 | Thrissurpooram | Doctor | Cameo Appearance |
Driving License | Johny Peringodan | ||
Prathi Poovankozhi | Sreenath | ||
Android Kunjappan ver 5.25 | Prasannan | [10] | |
Vaarthakal Ithuvare | Haneef | ||
Jack & Daniel | DySP Philip | ||
Pranayaa Meenukalude Kadal | SI Eldho | ||
Kalki | Sooraj | ||
Janamaithri | Samyukthan | [11] | |
Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo | Kuriyan | ||
Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel | Vidhyadharan | ||
2020 | Forensic | Xavier John Kattookkaran | [12] |
C U Soon | Dr. Prashanth | OTT Release on Amazon Prime | |
2021 | Nizhal | Chief Judicial Magistrate Ajith | [13] |
Guardian | Dr Arun Jacob | OTT Release | |
Mohan Kumar Fans | Shobi | ||
Aarkkariyam | Vyshak | [14] | |
Pidikittapulli | Disney | OTT Release on JioCinema | |
Kurup | CI Praveen Chandran | ||
2022 | Meppadiyan | Varkey (Philip) | [15] |
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan | Gunda Jayan | [16] | |
Lalitham Sundaram | Sandeep | OTT Release on Disney+ Hotstar [17] | |
Antakshari | Yesudas | OTT Release on SonyLIV [18] | |
Oruthee | Sreekumar | [19] | |
12th Man | Mathew | OTT Release on Disney+ Hotstar [20] | |
Prakashan Parakkatte | Kozhi Kuttan | [21] | |
Theerppu | Parameshwaran Potti | [22] | |
Bermuda | |||
Saturday Night | Justin | [23] | |
Mei Hoom Moosa | Meeran | [24] | |
Malikappuram | Ajayan / Ajayakumar | [23] | |
2023 | Enkilum Chandrike | Abhi | [25] |
Janaki Jaane | Unni Mukundan | [26] | |
Madhura Manohara Moham | Jeevan Raj | [27] | |
Valatty | Dobermann (voice) | [28] | |
Pappachan Olivilanu | Pappachan | [29] | |
Rajni | Abhijith | [30] | |
A Ranjith Cinema | Sunny | [31] | |
2024 | Abraham Ozler | Krishnadas | [32] |
Gu | [33] | ||
TBA | Pallotti† | TBA | [34] |
Anand Sreebala† | TBA | [35] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Siddhu +2 | Police Officer | |
2012 | Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal | Jeeva | |
2013 | Aadhi Bhagavan | ACP Ranadev Patel | |
2015 | Thani Oruvan | Charles Chelladurai | |
2023 | Aval Peyar Rajni | Abhijith |
Year | Film | Dubbed for | Character |
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2014 | @Andheri | Atul Kulkarni | Rajan Pillai |
2014 | Mr. Fraud | Dev Gill | Nikhil Adharva |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2024 | Jai Mahendran† | TBA | [36] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Night Muller | The Husband | Malayalam Comedy Short Film | [37] |
2016 | Purakathumbol | Prabhakaran M. L. A. | Malayalam Short Film | |
2017 | Invisible Actor | The Film Star | Malayalam Short Film | [38] |
2018 | Sunnath Kalyanam | Abu | Malayalam Short Film | [39] |
2020 | Kaazhchakkappuram | Circle Inspector | Kerala Police Awareness Movie | [40] |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Ref. |
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2016 | 6 Piece Pizza | Malayalam | Asianet | ||
Annie's Kitchen | Guest | Malayalam | Amrita TV | [41] | |
2021 | Swantham Sujatha | Himself | Malayalam | Surya TV | [42] |
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