Sukumaran
Sukumaran | |
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Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 1973–1997 |
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Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known
Malayalam films.[1][2] Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He was considered one of the superstar trios of Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s along with Soman and Jayan
.
Later, he became known for his
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's Bandhanam. As a producer, he produced such films as Irakal and Padayani
.
On 16 June 1997, Sukumaran suffered a massive heart attack and died. He was 49 at the time of his death.
Early life
Sukumaran was born at
Malappuram District, Kerala, India) in the year 1948 as the eldest son of Parameshwaran Nair and Subhadra P Nair.[3]
He had two younger brothers and a sister. Dr Sethumadhavan, Dr Sivadasan and Smt Sathee Devi.
Sukumaran was educated at St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Pala,Government College, Kasaragod and Scott Christian College, Nagercoil.
Career
During his tenure teaching English at
Malayalam film industry. He worked with director P. Venu
in the film Thacholi Thankappan (1983).
Thakilu Kottampuram, directed by Balukiriyath was one of his Best films in the 80s, He then went on to act in substantial roles in films such as Avalude Ravukal, Angadi, Bandhanam, Etho Oru Swapnam, Manasa Vacha Karmana, Ahimsha, Spodanam, Shalini Ente Koottukari, Angakkuri, Kolilakkam, Theekkadal, Sandarbam, Witness and Kottayam Kunjachanan. By the year 1985, he had stopped playing hero roles.[6] His role as a defiant police officer in Oru CBI Diary Kurippu and its sequel Jagratha, directed by K. Madhu, was noted for its characterisation and earned cult status when the third sequel in the series, Sethurama Iyer CBI, had Sai Kumar portraying the son of the police officer, with the mannerisms and voice tone of Sukumaran. Sukumaran won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in Bandhanam.[3] Sukumaran had his own production company, called Indraraj Creations. One of his productions Irakal, directed by K. G. George, was selected for the Indian Panorama in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).[3] The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) had sidelined and unofficially banned Sukumaran from films for around three years during the mid-90s, for some of the comments he made on the industry and its politics.[7] His last film was Shibiram, directed by T. S. Suresh Babu.
Personal life
Sukumaran married actress
heart attack
on 16 June 1997.
Awards
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor – 1978 – Bandhanam (directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair)
Filmography
1970s
1980s
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Aagamanam | George Thomas | |
| Adhikaram | Rajendran | ||
| Aambal Poovu | |||
Angaadi |
Gopi | ||
Aniyatha Valakkal |
Ganesh | ||
| Chaakara | Devarajan | ||
| Dooram Arike | James | ||
| Idi Muzhakkam | Krishnan Thirumeni | ||
| Ishtamanu Pakshe | |||
| Ithile Vannavar | Venu | ||
| Ivar | Raghavan Nair | ||
| Kalika | Joseph | ||
| Kaavalmaadam | Rajasekharan Thampi | ||
| Kochu Kochu Thettukal | |||
| Pralayam | Vishwan | ||
| Shalini Ente Koottukari | Jayadevan | ||
Sishirathil Oru Vasantham |
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| Soorya Daaham | |||
| Thaliritta Kinakkal | |||
| Theekkadal | Varghese | ||
| Theeram Thedunnavar | |||
| Vedikkettu | Jayan | ||
| Vilkkanundu Swapnangal | Rajagopal | ||
| 1981 | Aarathi | Simon Peter | |
| Agni Saram | |||
| Agni Yudham | |||
| Ahimsa | Devan | ||
| Aambal Poovu | |||
| Anthiveyilile Ponnu | |||
| Arangum Aniyarayum | Raghu | ||
| Arayannam | Madhu | ||
| Asthamikkatha Pakalukal | Suku | ||
| Avatharam | Shivan | ||
Dantha Gopuram |
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| Dhruvasangamam | |||
Ellam Ninakku Vendi |
Mohan | ||
| Enne Snehikkoo Enne Maathram | |||
| Greeshma Jwala | Hari | ||
| Itha Oru Dhikkari | Suku | ||
| Ithihasam | |||
| Kathayariyathe | Vishnu | ||
| Kaattu Kallan | Ravindran | ||
| Kolilakkam | |||
Nizhalyudham |
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| Orikkal Koodi | Soman | ||
| Sankharsham | Jagadeesh | ||
| Sneham Oru Pravaaham | |||
| Sphodanam | Gopi | ||
| Thakilu Kottampuram | Unnikrsihna Kurup | ||
| Swarnappakshikal | |||
| Valarthumrugangal | Daredevil Bhaskaran | ||
| 1982 | Aa Divasam | Dr. Rajan | |
| Anguram | Babu | ||
| Ayudham | Rajan | ||
| Dheera | Vinod | ||
| Aarambham | Rajan | ||
| Ethiraalikal | Gopi | ||
| Ivan Oru Simham | Gopi | ||
| Kazhumaram | |||
| Kurukkante Kalyanam | Sivasubrahmania Hariramachandran | ||
| Marupacha | Sukumaran | ||
| Mazhu | |||
| Ponnum Poovum | Balan Nair | ||
| Post Mortem | Peter | ||
Sara Varsham |
Dr. K. Sumesh | ||
| Sharam | Sunil | ||
| Sooryan | Gopinadhan Nair | ||
| Thuranna Jail | Gopi | ||
Varikuzhi |
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| 1983 | Belt Mathai | Belt Mathai/Mathews | |
| Ee Yugam | Soman | ||
Kattaruvi |
Munni | ||
| Kinnaram | Sethu | ||
| Mandanmmar Londanil | Raghu | ||
Pourusham |
Sreeni | ||
| Sandhya Vandanam | Ramachandran | ||
| Thacholi Thankappan | Thankappan | ||
| Vaashi | |||
| Swapname Ninakku Nandi | Madhavankutty | ||
| 1984 | Attahaasam | ||
| Aayiram Abhilashangal | |||
Inakkilly |
The Priest | ||
| Ivide Ingane | Raju | ||
| Karimbu | |||
| Kudumbam Oru Swargam Bharya Oru Devatha | Aravindan | ||
| Mainakam | Sathyan | ||
| NH 47 | Rahim | ||
| Nethavu | |||
| Nishedhi | Raju | ||
| Onnum Mindatha Bharya | Sethu Pilla | ||
| Oru Sumangaliyude Katha | Rajendran | ||
| Rakshassu | Sukumaran | ||
| Sandarbham | |||
| Shabadham | Sathyaseelan | ||
| Unaroo | Janardanan | ||
| 1985 | Aarodum Parayaruthu | ||
| Choodatha Pookal | Mohan | ||
| Irakal | Sibi Mathews | ||
| Janakeeya Kodathi | Chennikal Velayudhan | ||
| Mounanombaram | |||
| 1986 | Aavanazhi | Jayachandran | |
| Annoru Ravil | Indrajith | ||
| Nyayavidhi | Makforce Saayippu | ||
| Padayani | Sahadevan | ||
| 1987 | Achuvettante Veedu | Prabhakaran | |
| Sarvakalashala | Jayadevan/Kurup Sir | ||
| 1988 | August 1 | K G Ramachandran | |
| Ayitham | Abukka | ||
| Moonnam Mura | D. I. G. Menon | ||
| Oozham | |||
| Oru CBI Diary Kurippu | Dy SP Devadas | ||
| Oru Muthassi Katha | Rajasekharan | ||
| Ulsavapittennu | Ravi | ||
| Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas | Paul Kallookkaran | ||
| Witness | Thomas Mathew | ||
| 1989 | Aayiram Chirakulla Moham | ||
| Aazhikkoru Muthu | Prabhakaran | ||
| Adhipan | SP Nambiar | ||
| Adikkurippu | Chief Minister | ||
| Bhadrachitta | Sivan | ||
Carnival |
Chandrappan aka Bhai | ||
| Dasharatham | Dr. Hameed | ||
| Jaathakam | Somasekharan Nair | ||
| Jagratha | Devadas | ||
| Kaalal Pada | Income Tax Officer Raveendranath | ||
Mudra |
Sugunan | ||
| New Year | Circle Inspector Stephen | ||
| Utharam | Mathew Joseph | ||
| Eenam Thettatha Kattaru | Jayan |
1990s
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Crime Branch | SI Susheelan | |
| Kottayam Kunjachan | Uppukandam Korah | ||
| Marupuram | Issac Thomas | ||
| Mukham | Minnal Madhavan | ||
| Vasavadatha | |||
| Naale Ennundengil | Jayan | ||
| Oliyampukal | M. Thomas | ||
| Randam Varavu | Hariprasad | ||
| Vyhooham | Mohan | ||
| 1991 | Arangu | Adv. Robert Pereira Vallokkaran | |
| Chakravarthy | Shivaraman | ||
Koodikazhca |
Thommichan | ||
| Onnaam Muhurtham | Ananthan Nambiar | ||
| Souhrudam | John Samuel | ||
Mahassar |
MG Panikkar | ||
| 1992 | Police Diary | ||
| 1993 | Janam | Lukose | |
| Sainyam | Air Vice Marshal Nambiar | ||
| Uppukandam Brothers | Uppukandam Kora | ||
| 1994 | Cabinet | Madhava Menon | |
| CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. | Ananthapadmanabhan | ||
| Pingami | George Mathew | ||
| Rajadhani | C.K. Radhakrishnan | ||
| Bharanakoodam | Commissioner Venugopal | ||
| 1995 | Boxer | John Samuel | |
| Indian Military Intelligence | Major B. Rajaraja Varma | ||
| Prayikkara Pappan | DFO James Antony | ||
| Kidilol Kidilam | Superintendent of Police | ||
| 1997 | Shibiram | ||
| Vamsam |
Producer
References
- ^ "അനശ്വരമായ സുകുമാര ഭാവം". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Sukumaran Malayalam Actor 20th Death Anniversary". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Weblokam – Profile: Page 2 Archived 9 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ Weblokam – Profile: Page 1 Archived 9 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Manorama Online | Movies | Nostalgia |". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ ""സുകുമാരന് അഭിനയിച്ചാല് തിയേറ്റര് ലഭിക്കാതിരുന്ന 'അമ്മ'യുടെ വിലക്ക് കാലം"". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "പൃഥ്വിയ്ക്ക് എന്തെങ്കിലും വിഷമമുണ്ടായാല് ഇന്ദ്രനാണ് ദുഃഖം :Interview with Mallika Sukumaran". malayalam.oneindia.com. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "അച്ഛന് എന്ന പച്ച മനുഷ്യന് | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
External links
- Sukumaran at IMDb
- Sukumaran at MSI
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