Thomas James (born 2 March 1986), better known by his stage name Manikuttan, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Malayalam films. He is known for his role as Kayamkulam Kochunni in the 2004 television serial of the same title. He was also a part of the Kerala Strikers team in Celebrity Cricket League for several years. In 2021, he participated and won the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss.
Early life Thomas James was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He attended St. Mary's Higher Secondary School in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Mahatma Gandhi College.
Career Manikuttan debuted as a child artist in Varnachirakukal (1999). He made his debut as a lead actor in the film Oru Peelekanenta Oormakke (2004). His first film appearance was in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd (2005), directed by Vinayan. He has since acted in films such as Mamangam (2019), and Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021).
Filmography
All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted. Film + Year Title Role Note1999VarnachirakukalBalu Child artist 2005 Boyy Friennd Ramesh Prasad 2006 Bada Dosth Nandu 2007 Mayavi Satheesh Black Cat Himself Special appearance Chotta Mumbai Sainu Heart Beats Manu Idikkula Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan Alex Flash Kalabham Parthasarathy2008 Kurukshetra Naik Prakash Twenty:20 Reji Special appearance in the song "Hey Dil Deewana" Minnaminnikoottam Minister's son Cameo appearance Positive Udayan 2009 Passenger Sudheendran Dr. Patient Rafeeq Meghatheertham Young Balunarayanan Swantham Lekhakan Vinod Raghavan 2010 Valiyangadi Ananthu Thathwamasi Lord Rama Chaverpada Ameer Sulthan Elsamma Enna Aankutty Jerry Four Friends Vishnu 2011 Doctor Love Venkidi Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj KumarCadet Rajesh 2012 Kunjaliyan Vinayan Karmayogi GrandmasterEby Kuriakose Thattathin Marayathu Najaf Simhasanam Suresh Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu Rafique 2013 Hotel CaliforniaSharath Crocodile Love StorySreeraj 2014 God's Own Country Zakir Snehamulloral Koodeyullappol Sabarinath 2015 Loham Jayan's brother 2016PavadaSI Suresh Kumar Karinkunnam 6'SVishnu Oppam Devayani's brother 20171971: Beyond Borders Soldier Masterpiece Singer Cameo appearance 2018 Kammara Sambhavam Thilakan Nimir Shenbaghavalli's husband Tamil filmIrumbu Thirai Kathir's colleague Tamil film 2019 Mamangam Moyin Thrissur Pooram Ali An International Local Story Himself Special appearance 2021 Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Mayinkutty 2023 Divorce Ramdas 2024 Kuruvipappa Dance Master Nadikar David's co-actor in a film Cameo appearance Sree Muthappan Muthappan Secret Harishankar 2025 Empuraan Mani The Protector Sreekuttan 2026 Sukhamano Sukhamanu Sony
Television +YearTitle RoleChannelNotes 2004 Black and WhiteAsianet2004-2007Kayamkulam KochunniKayamkulam KochunniSurya TV2008Devi MathathmyamAsianet2009Idea Star SingerGuestAsianet2016Asianet Comedy AwardsHostAsianet2018Super JodiHostSurya TVRana MaharaniHostSurya TV2021 Navarasa Shanmugam NetflixTamil television seriesBigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)Contestant AsianetWinner2023 Comedy Stars (season 3)Celebrity Judge AsianetKatturumbu (season 2)Judge Flowers TV2026Drama Juniors (season 2)JudgeZee Keralam
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