Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian actor and playback singer. He primarily works in Malayalam cinema, along with acting in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Hindi cinema and English to his credit. Indrajith, who began his acting career as a child artist, went on to play supporting and villain roles in Malayalam cinema. His first lead role as an actor was in the 2003 film Mizhi Randilum, directed by Ranjith.
Indrajith made his acting debut in the 1986 film Padayani as a child artist, and has gone on to star in more than 90 films. His breakthrough came with his role as the villain Eapen Pappachi in the blockbuster film Meesa Madhavan, followed by critical acclaim for his portrayal of Pious George in Classmates. He went on to appear in several lead and supporting roles, including Runway (2004), Vesham (2004), (2006), Chotta Mumbai (2007), Arabikkatha (2007), Twenty:20 (2008), Nayakan (2010), Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram (2010), Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012), Amen (2013), Left Right Left (2013), Ezhamathe Varavu (2013), Angels (2014), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Virus (2019), Lucifer (2019), Halal Love Story (2020) and Kurup (2021).
Early life and family
Indrajith was born as the elder son of actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran on 17 December 1979. His brother Prithviraj Sukumaran is also a well-known actor and director in Indian cinema.
Indrajith's initial schooling was at Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, T. Nagar, Chennai and St. Joseph's Boys School, Coonoor, since his family was settled in Tamil Nadu at the 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. He completed the rest of his schooling from Sainik School Kazhakoottam, along with his brother Prithviraj. He was the captain of the tennis team while studying there. He also participated in music and acting competitions. He pursued his bachelor's with distinction in computer science engineering from Rajaas Engineering College in Tirunelveli district and was working as a trainee in a software company when he started his film career. Later, he quit his job and became busy with movies.
Acting career
He started his career in Malayalam movies as a child artist in "Padayani" in 1986. He was noted for his villain role Eappen Pappachi in the blockbuster Meesa Madhavan, directed by Lal Jose.
He acted alongside Mohanlal in Anwar Rasheed's Chotta Mumbai and Shaji Kailas's Baba Kalyani. His performance as the villain in Baba Kalyani was acclaimed by critics.Indrajith in heights . Weblokam. Retrieved on 19 August 2012. He acted with Mammootty in the movie Vesham.
He also acted in Lal Jose's film Arabikkatha and Santhosh Sivan's Before the Rains. He paired with his brother Prithviraj Sukumaran in several films, including the 2006's hit film Classmates. He starred in the lead role with Vineeth in Hariharan's Film Ezhamathe Varavu, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair after the success of Pazhassi Raja (2009).
His debut Hindi film The Waiting Room, directed by Maneej Premnath was released in 2010.
Personal life
On 13 December 2002, Indrajith married actress Poornima Mohan.. The Hindu (2002-12-13) They have two daughters.
Awards + List of Awards and Nominations Year Award Category Film Result Ref. 2006 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Special Award Classmates 2011 58th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor – MalayalamElsamma Enna Aankutty 2013 Asiavision Awards Outstanding Performance of the Year Left Right Left, Amen 2014 61st Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Malayalam Left Right Left Best Supporting Actor – MalayalamAmen South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Left Right Left Vanitha Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Amen Jaihind Film Awards The Second Best Actor Left Right Left
Filmography Malayalam films
Year Title Role(s) Notes 1986Padayani Young Ramesh Child artist 2001 Annie Television film 2002Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan Shyam Gopal Varma Meesa Madhavan Eapen Pappachi 2003 Pattalam Nandakumar Cameo appearance Mizhi Randilum Dr. ArunMullavalliyum Thenmavum Andrew 2004Runway Balu Damodar Vesham Hariprasad 2005 Finger Print Kishore Varma Police Anand Deepangal Sakshi Rishikesh Chanthupottu Komban Kumaran Krithyam Ramdas Menon Cameo appearance 2006Achanurangatha Veedu Police Officer Classmates Pious George Oruvan SivanBaba Kalyani Babu 2007 Chotta Mumbai Tomichan Arabikatha Anwar Ayur Rekha Anand Heart Beats Binoy Idikkula Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan Hareendra Varma Flash Priyan 2008 Calcutta News Hari Malabar Wedding Manu Kuttan Soorya Kireedam Sivaram Minnaminnikoottam Sidharth Twenty:20 Arun Kumar 2009 Nammal Thammil Johnny Seetha Kalyanam Ambi Kanneerinu Madhuram Krishnan Unni 2010 Happy Husbands Rahul Valiyathan Nayakan Varadhanunni Elsamma Enna Aankutty Eby Chekavar Kasinathan College Days Rohit Menon Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram Anoop Chandran 2011Race Niranjan City of God Swarnavel Three Kings Bhaskaranunni Raja Veettilekulla Vazhi Rassaq Cameo appearanceVellaripravinte Changathi Manikunju 2012 Ee Adutha Kaalathu Vishnu Karmayogi Rudran Gurukkal Outsider Mukundan 50th filmBachelor Party Geevarghese Mullamottum Munthiricharum Churatta JoseAkasathinte Niram Young Man Husbands in Goa Jerry Poppins Kanthan 2013Amen Father Vincent Vattolli and St. George Double roleUp & Down - Mukalil Oralundu ThampuranLeft Right Left JayanPaisa Paisa Kishore Arikil Oraal Siddharth Ezhamathe Varavu Gopinath Menon Kaanchi Madhavan Vedivazhipadu Joseph Special appearance 101 Chodyangal Mugundan 2014Masala Republic S.I. Shambu Naku Penta Naku Taka VinaySapthamashree Thaskaraha Krishnanunni Cameo appearanceAngels Hameem Hyder Cousins Joji 2015Rasam Balu Double Barrel VinciKohinoor Haider Special appearance Amar Akbar Anthony Anthony 2016Vettah ACP Xylex Abraham 2017Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Police officer Lakshyam Vimal Tiyaan Pattabhirama Giri and Ramaraja-1 Double role 2018Mohanlal Sethumadhavan 2019Lucifer Govardhan Virus Dr. BaburajThakkol Fr. Ambrose Vas Pochampalli 2020 Halal Love Story Shereef 2021 Aanum Pennum Madhavan Cameo appearance Kurup SP Krishnadas IPS Aaha Kochu 2022 Night Drive Bennie Moopan Pathaam Valavu Sethu 19(1)(a) Anand Theerppu Kalyan Menon 2023 Thuramukham Santo Gopalan Cameo appearance Kunjamminis Hospital Dr. Lyon Ilanjikkaran Otta Raju 2024 Marivillin Gopurangal Shinto Njan Kandatha Sare Joekuttan 2025 L2: Empuraan Govardhan Mr & Mrs BachelorSiddharth Narayanan alias Siddhu Dheeram ACP Stalin Joseph IPS 2026 scope="row" Peethambran Completed scope="row" Filming
Other language films Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes 2002En Mana Vaanil Murali Tamil 2008Before the Rains Manas English2009Sarvam Noushad TamilKavya's Diary Raj Telugu 2010The Waiting Room Police officer Hindi 2025Bandar Lijo
Voiceover All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted. Year Title Voice Role Notes 2010Nayakan Narrator 2013Nee Kho Njaa ChaAmenZachariyaude Garbhinikal 2017Ezra 2018Janaki Janaki’s HusbandShort film
Television Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Network(s) Notes Ref 2019Queen GMR Tamil MX Player Debut web series 2024 Brinda Dr. Satya/Prof.Kabir Anand Telugu SonyLIV Manorathangal Keshav Malayalam ZEE5 Anthology series Segment: Kadalkkaattu
Discography
As singer Year Songs Albums Music Director Notes 2003 "Anthinilaa"Mullavalliyum Thenmavum Ouseppachan 2007 "Manjin"Daya --- TV Serial 2010 "Happy Husbands"Happy Husbands M. Jayachandran "Ranadheera" Nayakan Prashant Pillai "Poril Theyyaram"Chekavar Rahul Raj 2013 "Hey Ithuvazhi"Arikil Oraal Gopi Sundar Co Sing With Chithra Iyer 2014 "Kalichiri"Masala Republic Jassie GiftCo Sing With Sumi Aravind "Ee Mizhiyimakal"Angels Jakes Bejoy 2015 "Premamennaal"Amar Akbar Anthony" Nadirshah Co Sing With Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Kalabhavan Shajon, Nadirsha. 2018 "Naadum vitte"Mohanlal Tony Joseph Pallivathukal 2021 "Vali Oru Aaha"Aaha Sooraj S. Kurup Promo Song
References
External links
Indrajith at MSI
Official website of Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala Indrajith's movies in Malayalam Movies