Saiju Kurup

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Saiju Kurup
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Born (1979-03-12) 12 March 1979 (age 45)
Panavally, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation Actor
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Anupama Nambiar
​
(m. 2005)​
Children2
Parents
  • N. Govinda Kurup
  • Sobhana Kurup

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.

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Personal life

Kurup married Anupama on 12 February 2005. The couple have a daughter and a son. [1]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Malayalam

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Mayookham UnniDebut Film [2]
2006 Lion Prasad
Ashwaroodan Divakaran
Baba Kalyani Tahir Mohammad
2007 Chocolate Manuel Abraham
Hallo Praveen
IndrajithZaheer Mustafa
Sketch Shivahari Iyer
2008 Mulla Bharathan
Parunthu Vineet
JubileeJubilee/Joji
AnthiponvettamNitin
Novel Lekshmanan
2009PramukhanRamesh Nambiar
College Kumaran Raghu
Paribhavam
BrahmasthramIndrajeeth
2010 Koottukar ACP Antony Alex
2011 Makaramanju Raja Raja Varma
Scene No: 001Chandramohan
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 AhammedDual 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]
MathruvandanamEli
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
AakashvaniJamal [7]
Sahapadi 1975Oola
2017 Vimaanam Ananthan
Aadu 2 Arakkal Abu [8]
Tharangam Siju
Mannamkattayum Kariyilayum
Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Dr. Saiju
Pokkiri Simon Beemapally Noushad
Kadam KadhaSrikanth
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 DoctorCameo Appearance
Driving License Johny Peringodan
Prathi Poovankozhi Sreenath
Android Kunjappan ver 5.25 Prasannan [10]
Vaarthakal IthuvareHaneef
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. PrashanthOTT Release on Amazon Prime
2021 Nizhal Chief Judicial Magistrate Ajith [13]
Guardian Dr Arun JacobOTT Release
Mohan Kumar Fans Shobi
Aarkkariyam Vyshak [14]
Pidikittapulli DisneyOTT Release on JioCinema
Kurup CI Praveen Chandran
2022 Meppadiyan Varkey (Philip) [15]
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan Gunda Jayan [16]
Lalitham Sundaram SandeepOTT Release on Disney+ Hotstar [17]
Antakshari YesudasOTT Release on SonyLIV [18]
Oruthee Sreekumar [19]
12th Man MathewOTT 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]
TBAPallotti†TBA [33]
Anand Sreebala†TBA [34]
Gu†TBA [35]

Tamil

YearTitleRoleNotes
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

As dubbing artist

YearFilmDubbed forCharacter
2014 @Andheri Atul Kulkarni Rajan Pillai
2014 Mr. Fraud Dev Gill Nikhil Adharva

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Jai Mahendran†TBA [36]

Short films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015Night MullerThe HusbandMalayalam Comedy Short Film [37]
2016PurakathumbolPrabhakaran M. L. A.Malayalam Short Film
2017Invisible ActorThe Film StarMalayalam Short Film [38]
2018Sunnath KalyanamAbuMalayalam Short Film [39]
2020KaazhchakkappuramCircle InspectorKerala Police Awareness Movie [40]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelRef.
20166 Piece Pizza Malayalam Asianet
Annie's KitchenGuestMalayalam Amrita TV [41]
2021 Swantham Sujatha Himself Malayalam Surya TV [42]

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