Prithviraj Sukumaran

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

Prithviraj Sukumaran
File:Images(10)(1).jpg prithviraj Prithviraj in 2009
Born	Prithviraj Sukumaran (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)	Film Actor, Producer, playback singer
Years active	2003– Present
Spouse(s)	Supriya Menon (2011 – Present)
Children	Alankrita
Relatives	Sukumaran (father) Mallika Sukumaran (mother) Indrajith Sukumaran (brother) Poornima Indrajith (sister-in-law)
Awards	Kerala State Film Awards, Filmfare Awards

Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982), credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer best known for his work in Malayalam films. He has also acted in a number of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.

Prithviraj made his debut in Nandanam (2002) at the age of 19, although it was released only after the release of his second film Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari (2002). Prithviraj has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2006 for his performance in Vaasthavam and in 2012 for Ayalum Njanum Thammil and Celluloid. Indian Rupee, co-produced by Prithviraj (under the banner of August Cinema), won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2011. He is the youngest actor to receive the Kerala State Award for the Best Actor at the age of 24.

Early life

Prithviraj Sukumaran was born in Thiruvananthapuram to actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran. His initial schooling was at Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, T. Nagar, Chennai and St.Joseph's Boys' Hr.Sec.School, Coonoor, since the family was settled at Tamil Nadu that time. Later when the family shifted to Kerala he had his education from The NSS Public School Perunthanni, St.Mary's Residential Central School, Poojappura (which was near his home at Chengallur) where he acted in various plays and skits for the school's Annual Day Celebrations. He completed the rest of his school education at Sainik School Kazhakoottam and Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Prithviraj, along with his brother Indrajith Sukumaran. He also participated in debates and elocution competitions while in school. 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.

While pursuing his bachelor's degree in Information Technology at the University of Tasmania, Australia, he was called for a shot in the movies by film director Ranjith Balakrishnan to play the lead role in his film Nandanam. It was Fazil, a well known Malayalam film director, who introduced him to Ranjith. After his performance in Nandanam, he decided to take a break from studies to concentrate on his film career.

Prithviraj Sukumaran's elder brother Indrajith Sukumaran and sister-in-law Poornima Indrajith are also film actors.

Personal life

On 25 April 2011, Prithviraj married Supriya Menon, a BBC India reporter, in a private ceremony at Palakkad. They have a daughter, Alankrita, born in 2014.

Career

Malayalam cinema

In 2001, 19-year-old Prithviraj underwent a screen-test by director Fazil for one of his projects at that time. Even though that project never materialised, Fazil recommended him to director Ranjith who was planning his second directorial venture, Nandanam. Ranjith instructed Prithviraj to grow a beard to look mature. Nandanam released in 2002. Though Nandanam is his debut film, it released after Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari. After Nandanam, Prithviraj appeared in films directed by Lohithadas, Vinayan, Kamal and Bhadran. Shyamaprasad, who cast him in lead role in his film Akale, said that Prithviraj's advantages are his talent and intelligence irrespective of his box office successes.

In 2006, he played the role of Sub Inspector Solomon Joseph in Vargam. After Vargam, Prithviraj acted in Vaasthavam with the same director, M. Padmakumar, for which he received the Kerala State Award for Best Actor of 2006, and became the youngest actor to win the award. The same year he starred in Lal Jose's Classmates. In 2007, he starred in Chocolate, directed by Shafi. In 2008, he starred in Thalappavu (directed by Madhupal) and Thirakkatha (directed by Ranjith), in which he took up roles which serve as pivotal characters. One of the reviews of Thalappavu describes it as a film which is truly the coming-of-age film for Prithviraj the actor and that there is a spartan dignity that he brings into his commanding portrayal of Naxalite Joseph. The Sify review of Thirakkatha describes it as a "genuine attempt that keeps the viewer engaged until the end". Both Thalappavu and Thirakkatha shared the award for the best film in the Film Critics Award for 2008. He also made a special appearance in Anjali Menon's Manjadikuru.

In 2009, the success of Prithviraj's Puthiya Mukham (directed by Diphan) lead the print and visual media to call him "Young Superstar" His other releases in 2009 were Robinhood (directed by Joshy) and the anthology film, Kerala Cafe. In 2010, Prithviraj's notable films were Pokkiri Raja and Anwar directed by Amal Neerad. In 2011, Prithviraj turned producer through the multilingual film Urumi. Other releases in Malayalam include City of God, Manikyakallu, Veettilekkulla Vazhi and Indian Rupee. Reviewers praised Prithviraj for his performance in Indian Rupee like the one at Nowrunning.com who described it as his career best performance. In 2012, his major releases were Hero, Molly Aunty Rocks!, and Ayalum Njanum Thammil along with cameo roles in Aakashathinte Niram and Manjadikuru. In 2013, Prithviraj had three releases, Celluloid, Mumbai Police and Memories, all of which were critical and commercial successes. He portrayed J.C. Daniel in Celluloid for which he won his second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.

In 2014, Prithviraj's first major release was London Bridge which became a disaster at boxoffice; followed by 7th Day which turned out to become a commercial success. He also did a cameo role in the Mammootty led Munnariyippu. His third release of the year,Sapthamashree Thaskaraha was praised by critics and audiences alike. His first release of 2015 was Picket 43. His second movie of 2015 was Shyamaprasad's Ivide. Even though the movie didn't match up to its expectations, Prithviraj was hugely praised for his outstanding acting in the movie. Varun Blake (Prithviraj's character in Ivide) is considered to be one of his best performances till date. He next appeared in Lijo Jose Pellissery's Double Barrel which was appreciated for its novelty. His most successful film of the year was Ennu Ninte Moideen which narrated the tragic love tale of Kanchanamala and Moideen that happened in the 1960s in Mukkam, a riverside village in Kerala. The film opened to critical acclaim, with several critics regarding it as one of the greatest romance films made in Malayalam. His role as Moideen in the film is regarded as one of the best in his career. His next releases Amar Akbar Anthony and Anarkali became back to back big hits. Thus, completing a hat-trick of hits ending the year.

In 2016, Prithviraj's first release was Pavada in January. Upcoming release is Darvinte Parinamam in March.

Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema

In 2005, Prithviraj Sukumaran debuted in Tamil through Kana Kandaen In 2006, Prithviraj co-starred with actor Bhagyaraj's daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj in Parijatham. It has acclaimed as a hit and gave the actor a turning point in his Tamil film career. In 2007, Prithviraj co-starred Mozhi. He also starred in Satham Podathey and Kannamoochi Yenada in the same year. In 2008, Prithviraj starred in Vellithirai, the Tamil remake of Udayananu Tharam. Rediff described his performance: "Prithviraj makes the best of his assets – his nose, which glint in sad, harden with angry, or brim over with frustrated life". The Tamil remake of Classmates, titled Ninaithale Inikkum, was released in 2009. He played a cop in Mani Ratnam's Raavanan in 2010 with Vikram playing the main protagonist and his performance was critically acclaimed. Prithviraj played one of the main characters in director Vasanthabalan's big budget period film Kaaviya Thalaivan in which he co-stars with Siddharth.

Prithviraj Sukumaran debuted in Telugu through Police Police which was released in 2010. Besides, Prithviraj has had many of his Malayalam films dubbed into Telugu like Sivapuram in 2006 which was the dubbing of Ananthabhadram and ATM in 2010 which was the dubbing of Robinhood. The dubbed version of Urumi released in August 2011.

Prithviraj debuted in Bollywood through Aiyyaa directed by Sachin Kundalkar. Aiyyaa which was jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18 released on 12 October 2012. His second film Aurangzeb directed by Athul Sabharwal . released on 17 May 2013.His performance was highly praised.

Filmography

As Actor & Producer

Main article: Prithviraj Sukumaran filmography

Actor (98 credits)

2017 Karnan (pre-production) 

Karnan

2016 James and Alice (filming) 

James

2016 Darvinte Parinamam (completed) 

Anil Anto

2016 Oozham (pre-production) 
2016/II The Beautiful Game (pre-production) 
2016 Ek Yodha Shoorveer 

Krishna Das

2016 Pavada 

'Paambu' Joy

2015 Anarkali 

Shanthanu Varma

2015 Amar Akbar Anthony 

Amarnath aka Amar

2015 Ennu Ninte Moideen 

B.P. Moideen aka Maanu

2015 Double Barrel 

Pancho

2015 Ivide 

Varun

2015 Picket 43 

Havildar Harindran 'Hari' Nair

2014 Kaaviya Thalaivan 

Gomathi Nayagam Pillai

2014 Tamaar Padaar 

ACP Pouran

2014 Sapthamashree Thaskaraha 

Krishnanunni

2014 Munnariyippu 

Chackochan (cameo)

2014 7th Day 

David Abraham

2014 London Bridge 

Vijay Das

2013/III Memories 

Sam Alex

2013 Aurangzeb 

Arya

2013 Mumbai Police 

ACP Antony Moses

2013 Celluloid 

J C Daniel / Harris Daniel (as Prithviraj)

2012 Aiyyaa 

Surya (as Prithviraj)

2012 Ayalum Njanum Thammil... 

Ravi Tharakan

2012 Molly Aunty Rocks 

Pranav Roy IRS

2012 Simhasanam 

Arjunan

2012 Bachelor Party 

Officer of Special Protection Force

2012/III Hero 

Tarzan Antony

2012 Masters 

SreeRamakrishnan (as Prithviraj)

2012 Akashathinte Niram 

Doctor (as Prithviraj)

2011 Veedu Theda (as Prithvi)
2011 Indian Rupee 

Jayaprakash (as Prithviraj)

2011 Teja Bhai and Family 

Teja Bhai / Roshan Varma (as Prithviraj)

2011 Veettilekkulla Vazhi 

Doctor (as Prithviraj)

2011 Manushya Mrugam 

David J. Mathew

2011 Manikyakallu 

Vinayachandran (as Prithviraj)

2011 Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama 

Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar (as Prithviraj)

2011 Makeup Man 

Guest appearance

2011 City of God 

Jyothilal (as Prithviraj)

2011 Arjunan Saakshi 

Roy Mathew (as Prithviraj)

2010 The Thriller (as Prithviraj)
2010 Anwar 

Anwar (as Prithviraj)

2010 Raavanan 

Dev Prakash Subramaniam (as Prithviraj)

2010 Pokkiri Raja 

Surya (as Prithviraj)

2010 Police Police 

Protagonist

2010 Punyam Aham 

Narayanan Unni (as Prithviraj)

2010 Thanthonni 

Kochu Kunju (as Prithviraj)

2009 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Video) 

Venkitesh Iyer / Siddharth (as Prithviraj)

2009 Kerala Cafe 

Leon (segment "Island Express") (as Prithviraj)

2009 Calendar 

Sojappan (as Prithviraj)

2009 Nammal Thammil 

Vicky (as Prithviraj)

2009 Puthiya Mugham 

Krishnakumar (as Prithviraj)

2008 Abhiyum Naanum 

Sudhakar (as Prithviraj)

2008 Manjadikuru 

Vicky Sr.

2008 Twenty:20 

Tony (as Prithviraj)

2008 Thalappavu 

Joseph (as Prithviraj)

2008 Thirakkatha 

Akbar 'Akki' Ahamed (as Prithviraj)

2008 One Way Ticket 

Kunjappu (as Prithviraj)

2008 Lollipop 

'Idiyan' Franko (as Prithviraj)

2007 Kangaroo 

Josekutty (as Prithviraj)

2007 Kannamoochi Yenada 

Harish Venkatraman (as Prithviraj)

2007 Chocolate 

Shyam Balagopal (as Prithviraj)

2007 Satham Podathey 

Ravichandran (as Prithviraj)

2007 Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri 

Zia Musafir (as Prithviraj)

2007 Veeralipattu 

Hari Narayanan (as Prithviraj)

2007 Khaki 

Unnikrishnan (as Prithviraj)

2007 Mozhi 

Karthik (as Prithviraj)

2006 Oruvan (as Prithviraj)
2006 Pakal 

Nandakumar

2006 Vasthavam 

Balachandran (as Prithviraj)

2006 Classmates 

P. Sukumaran (as Prithviraj)

2006 Parijatham 

Surendhar / Sridhar

2006 Vargam 

Solomon Joseph (as Prithviraj)

2006 Achanurangatha Veedu 

Hari (as Prithviraj)

2005 Idhaya Thirudan 
2005 Anandabhadram 

Ananthan (as Prithviraj)

2005 Police 

Shekhar Varma (as Prithviraj)

2005 Daivanamathil 

Anwar (as Prithviraj)

2005 Kanaa Kanden 

Madan (as Prithviraj)

2005 Krithyam 

Satya, Christy Lopez (as Prithviraj)

2005 Athbhutha Dweepu 

Hari (as Prithviraj)

2005 Encounter Dayanayak (as Prithviraj)
2005 Muqabla 
2005 Naye Ajoobe 
2005 Phir Wohi Darr 
2004 Akale 

Neil (as Prithviraj)

2004 Sathyam 

Sanjiv Kumar (as Prithviraj)

2004 Vellinakshatram 

Vinod (as Prithviraj)

2003 Chakram 

Chandrahasan (as Prithviraj)

2003 Ammakilikkoodu 

Vivek (as Prithvi Raj)

2003 Swapnakoodu 

Kunjoonju (as Prithviraj)

2003 Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum 

Muthu (as Prithviraj)

2003 Vellithira 

Raghuram 'Style Raj' (as Prithviraj)

2002 Nandanam 

Manu (as Prithviraj)

2002 Stop Violence 

Sathan (as Prithviraj)

2002 Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari 

Ananthu (as Prithviraj)

1999 Surya Puthrika (as Prithviraj)

As playback singer

Prithviraj debuted as a singer in Puthiya Mukham (2009) by singing the title song of the film, "Kaane Kaane".

No.	Year	Song	Film	Co-singers	Language	Music	Notes
1	2009	"Kaane Kaane"	Puthiya Mukham	–	Malayalam	Deepak Dev	Featured in the title credits of the film
2	2010	"Kaattu Paranjathum"	Thanthonni	–	Malayalam	Thej Mervin	Not featured in the film
3	2010	"Kettille Kettille"	Pokkiri Raja	Vijay Yesudas, Rijiya	Malayalam	Jassie Gift	Party song
4	2010	"Njan"	Anwar	Mamta Mohandas	Malayalam	Gopi Sundar	Featured in the end credits of the film
5	2011	"Vadakku Vadakku"	Urumi	Shaan Rahman	Malayalam	Deepak Dev	First Song in the Malayalam version of the film
6	2012	"Tarzan Antony coming back to Cinema"	Hero	Gopi Sundar	Malayalam	Gopi Sundar	Included in the film as the first song.
7	2014	"Oru Kadha Parayunnu Lokam "	7th Day	-	Malayalam	Deepak Dev	Title song
8	2015	"Ivide"	Ivide	-	Malayalam	Gopi Sundar	Film Soundtrack
9	2015	"Premamennaal"	Amar Akbar Anthony	Indrajith, Jayasurya	Malayalam	Nadirshah	Party song

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

• 2011 – Best Feature Film in Malayalam (Producer) for Indian Rupee

Kerala State Film Awards

• 2012 – Best Actor for Celluloid and Ayalum Njanum Thammil
• 2011 – Best Film (Producer) for Indian Rupee
• 2006 – Best Actor for Vaasthavam

Filmfare Awards

• 2014 - Nominated – Best Supporting Actor – Tamil for Kaaviya Thalaivan
• 2013 - Winner - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South for Celluloid
• 2012 – Nominated – Best Actor – Malayalam for Ayalum Njanum Thammil
• 2011 – Nominated – Best Actor – Malayalam for Indian Rupee
• 2010 – Nominated – Best Actor – Malayalam for Anwar
• 2010 – Nominated – Best Supporting Actor – Tamil for Raavanan

SIIMA Awards

• 2014 - Best Actor (Critics) for 7th Day
• 2013 – Nominated – Best Actor for Ayalum Njanum Thammil
• 2012 – Best Film for Indian Rupee

IIFA Utsavam Awards

• 2015 - Best Actor for Ennu Ninte Moideen

Asianet Film Awards

• 2015 – Best Actor for Ennu Ninte Moideen
• 2013 – Most Popular Actor
• 2012 – Most Popular Actor
• 2009 – Youth Icon of the Year

Zee Cine Awards

• 2013 – Nominated – Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut for Aiyyaa

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

• 2011 – Most Popular Film (Producer) for Urumi
• 2011 – Most Popular Actor
• 2008 – Youth Icon of the Year
• 2006 – Most Popular Actor
• 2004 – Special Jury Award for Akale
• 2003 – Best Onscreen Couple Award (shared with actress Navya Nair)

Asiavision Awards

• 2015 - Best Actor for Ennu Ninte Moideen
• 2013 – Man of the Year

Vanitha Film Awards

• 2015 – Best Actor for Ennu Ninte Moideen
• 2013 – Best Actor for Mumbai Police, Celluloid

Other awards

• 2011 – Surya TV Film Awards – Popular Actor
• 2011 – Vayalar Rama Varma Chalachitra Madhyama Award – Best Actor for Indian Rupee
• 2010 – Jai Hind TV Awards – Youth Icon of the Year
• 2008 – Jai Hind TV Awards – Best Actor for Thalappavu and Thirakkatha
• 2007 – Sathyan Memorial Award – Best Actor for Vaasthavam
• 2005 – Thikkurushi Award – Best Actor for Akale
• 2003 – Film Critics Award – Best Actor for Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum and Chakram

External links

• Prithviraj Sukumaran at IMDb
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