Prithviraj Sukumaran

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In this Indian name, the name Sukumaran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Prithviraj.

Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj in 2012
Born (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 41)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • playback singer
Years active2002–present
OrganizationPrithviraj Productions
Spouse
Supriya Menon
​
(m. 2011)​
Children1
Parents
Relatives
FamilySee Sukumaran family

Prithviraj Sukumaran (

Tamil Nadu State Film Award and a South Filmfare Award.[3]

Prithviraj made his acting debut with Nandanam (2002), a commercial success.[4] He established himself as a leading Malayalam actor with Classmates (2006), the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Vaasthavam made him its youngest recipient at 24. He played a musician in the Tamil romantic comedy Mozhi (2007) and ventured into playback singing with Puthiya Mukham (2009) before earning his second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for medical drama Ayalum Njanum Thammil and biographical film Celluloid.[5]

In 2010, Prithviraj joined the production house August Cinema to then headline and co-produce Urumi and Indian Rupee (both 2011); the latter won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Best Film.[6] He won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain for Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014) before appearing in Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015) and Ezra (2017). After leaving August Cinema in 2017, he launched Prithviraj Productions independently that firstly backed 9 (2019). Prithviraj made his directorial debut with Lucifer (2019), which was the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever until June 2023. He has since starred in Driving License (2019), Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020), Jana Gana Mana (2022) Kaduva (2022), Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and The Goat Life (2024).

Early life

Prithviraj was born 16 October 1982[7] to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran[8] at Thiruvananthapuram.[9]

His family was settled in Tamil Nadu at the time, where he attended Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School in T. Nagar, Chennai, and

Sainik School, Kazhakootam and Bhavan's Senior Secondary School, Kodunganoor. He also participated and won several debates and elocution competitions while in school.[4][12] Prithviraj won the title of "Mr LA Fest" in the Annual Inter-School arts festival hosted by Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram in successive years and is the only person to date to win that title twice.[13]

After school, he studied for a bachelor's degree in Information Technology at the University of Tasmania in Australia. During this time, he auditioned for film director Ranjith and won the lead role in the film Nandanam.[4] It was film director Fazil who introduced him to Ranjith.[4] His elder brother Indrajith Sukumaran and sister-in-law Poornima Indrajith are also film actors.

Career

Debut and career struggles (2002–2008)

In 2001, Prithviraj underwent a screen-test by director Fazil for one of his projects. Even though that project never materialised, Fazil recommended him to director Ranjith, who was planning his second directorial,

Lohithadas, Vinayan, Kamal and Bhadran. Shyamaprasad, who cast him in lead role in his film Akale, said that Prithvi's advantages are his talent and intelligence irrespective of his box office successes.[14]

Prithviraj in 2005

In 2005, Prithviraj Sukumaran debuted in

Saranya Bhagyaraj in Parijatham. It has been acclaimed as a hit and gave the actor a turning point in his Tamil film career.[16]

In 2006, he played the role of Sub Inspector Solomon Joseph in Vargam, then appeared in Vaasthavam, for which he received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.[17] He was the youngest actor to win the award.[18] The same year he starred in Lal Jose's Classmates. In 2007, he starred in Chocolate, directed by Shafi.[19] In 2007, Prithviraj co-starred in Mozhi. He also starred in Satham Podathey and Kannamoochi Yenada in the same year.

In 2008, he starred in

Vellithirai, the Tamil remake of Udayananu Tharam. Rediff described his performance: "Prithviraj ... makes the best of his assets – his expressive eyes, which glint in fury, soften with love, or brim over with frustrated tears."[22]

Established actor (2009–2012)

In 2009, the success of Prithviraj Sukumaran's Puthiya Mukham (directed by Diphan) lead to him being called a "Superstar".[23][24] His other releases in 2009 were Robin Hood (directed by Joshy) and the anthology film Kerala Cafe. In 2010, Sukumaran's notable films were Pokkiri Raja and Anwar, directed by Amal Neerad. He played a cop in Mani Ratnam's Raavanan in 2010 with Vikram playing the main protagonist and his performance was critically acclaimed.[25] Prithviraj Sukumaran debuted in Telugu through Police Police, which was released in 2010.

In 2011, Prithviraj produced his first film, the multilingual

Manikyakallu, Veettilekkulla Vazhi and Indian Rupee. Reviewers praised Prithviraj Sukumaran for his performance in Indian Rupee, the critic at Nowrunning.com, who described it as his "career best performance".[26] In 2012, his major releases were Hero, Molly Aunty Rocks! and Ayalum Njanum Thammil, along with cameo roles in Aakashathinte Niram and Manjadikuru
.

Prithviraj debuted in

Viacom 18[27]
released on 12 October 2012.

Critical acclaim and further success (2013–2018)

J.C. Daniel in Celluloid, for which he won his second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.[5] His second hindi film Aurangzeb, directed by Athul Sabharwal,[28]
released on 17 May 2013. His performance was highly praised.

In 2014, Prithviraj's first major release was London Bridge, which failed at box office; followed by 7th Day, which turned out to become a commercial success. He also did a cameo role in Munnariyippu. His third release of the year, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha was praised by critics and audiences alike. Prithviraj played one of the main characters in director Vasanthabalan's big budget period film Kaaviya Thalaivan, in which he co-stars with Siddharth.

His first release of 2015 was

Oozham, an action thriller directed by Jeethu Joseph was a commercial success, earning ₹ 15.25 crore in 25 days. He played a demolition expert.[32] In 2017, he starred in the horror film Ezra, which became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year, grossing ₹ 50 crore worldwide, with ₹ 33 crore from Kerala box office.[33] He continued the year with Tiyaan, Adam Joan and Vimaanam. Both Tiyaan and Vimaanam were moderate box office hits. Adam Joan collected around 20 crores at the box office and emerging as a superhit. His third hindi film was Naam Shabana in 2017, in which he played the antagonist.[34]

His first release of 2018 was Roshini Dinakar's romantic drama My Story, a commercial failure at the box office. His next two releases were Anjali Menon's drama Koode and Nirmal Sahadev's crime drama Ranam. Koode received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, while Ranam met with positive critical response but performed moderately at the box office. In 2018, Prithviraj launched his independent production house, Prithviraj Productions. In 2019, he produced and starred in the science fiction film 9. The film received critical praise for its novelty, actors' performance, direction and cinematography. It was a box office hit.[35]

Lucifer and beyond (2019–present)

Prithviraj made his directorial debut in 2019 with Lucifer, starring Mohanlal. The film became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever.[36] He then starred in Driving License (2019), Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020), Jana Gana Mana (2022), Kaduva (2022) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023), all of which emerged as box office successes. However, Brother's Day, Kaapa, and Gold failed at the box office.

Dubbing

Besides, Prithviraj has had many of his

Ananthabhadram and ATM in 2010, which was the dubbing of Robin Hood. The dubbed version of Urumi
released in August 2011.

Personal life

Prithviraj married

BBC India reporter Supriya Menon on 25 April 2011 in a private ceremony held in Palakkad.[37][38] They have a daughter, born in 2014. His family resides in Thevara, Kochi.[39]

Other ventures

Prithviraj Productions is an Indian

film production and distribution company based in Kochi, established in 2017 by Prithviraj and his wife Supriya Menon. Since then, it has produced and distributed over 10 films.[40][41]

Filmography

Main article: Prithviraj Sukumaran filmography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Prithviraj Sukumaran
Year Award Category Film Ref
2011 National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Malayalam Indian Rupee
2006 Kerala State Film Awards Best Actor Vaasthavam [42]
2011 Best Film
Santhosh Sivan
& Shaji Nadeshan)
2012 Best Actor Celluloid

,
Ayalum Njanum Thammil

[5]
2013 Filmfare Awards South Critics Award for Best Actor – South Celluloid [43]
2003 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum
2011 Special Jury Award (Actor)
Indian Rupee
2015 Best Actor Ennu Ninte Moideen
2019 Special Jury Award (Director) Lucifer
2020 Best Actor Ayyappanum Koshiyum
2014 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Villain Kaaviya Thalaivan [44]

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