Sunday 16 October 2016

PRITHIVIRAJ ,THE MALAYALAM POPULAR YOUNG ACTOR BORN ON 1982 OCTOBER 16



PRITHIVIRAJ ,THE MALAYALAM 
POPULAR YOUNG ACTOR
BORN ON 1982 OCTOBER 16




Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982)[1] is an Indian film actor, producer, and playback singer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.[2] He has also acted in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films.[3]


Prithviraj Sukumaran
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Prithviraj in SIIMA 2016
BornPrithviraj Sukumaran
16 October 1982 (age 34)34
TrivandrumKeralaIndia
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Film actor
  • Producer
  • Playback singer
  • Director
Years active2002 – present
Spouse(s)Supriya Menon (m. 2011)
ChildrenAlankrita Menon
RelativesSukumaran (father)
Mallika Sukumaran (mother)
Indrajith Sukumaran (brother)
Poornima Indrajith (sister-in-law)
AwardsKerala State Film Awards

The son of actors Sukumaran and Mallika, Prithviraj was first spotted by director Fazil. Fazil's screen test of Prithviraj prompted director Ranjith to cast him in Nandanam, Prithviraj's first film, a 2002 romantic drama film.[4] In a career spanning over a decade, Prithviraj has starred in over 80 films.[5] Prithviraj produces films under his production company, August Cinema.[6] He has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor and a National Film Award (as producer)

Early life[edit]

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.[9] Later when the family shifted to Kerala he had his education from The NSS Public School Perunthanni,[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[11] It was Fazil, a well known Malayalam film director, who introduced him to Ranjith.

[11] After his performance in Nandanam, he decided to take a break from studies to concentrate on his film career. Prithviraj's elder brother Indrajith Sukumaran and sister-in-law Poornima Indrajith are also film actors.

Career[edit]
Malayalam cinema[edit]

Prithviraj with Mamta Mohandas 
and Praksh Raj at a function for Anwar in 2010

Prithviraj with Mamta Mohandas and Praksh Raj at a function for Anwar in 2010

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.[13]

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,[14] and became the youngest actor to win the award.[15] The same year he starred in Lal Jose's Classmates. In 2007, he starred in Chocolate, directed by Shafi.[16] 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.[17] The Sify review of Thirakkatha describes it as a "genuine attempt that keeps the viewer engaged until the end".[18] 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"[19][20] 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.[21] 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.[7]

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.[22][23] His role as Moideen in the film is regarded as one of the best in his career.[24] 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.After Pavada's success he worked in Darwindey parinamam,James and Alice, Oozham.Darwindey parinamam responded an average review and James and Alice was a disaster.But he got several comments and applause from the audience for his performance in James and Alice.Then his next release was Oozham on Sep 8 directed by Jeethu Joseph.The team memories again joined there hands and It was another commercial success.Upcoming release is Ezra in December.

Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema[edit]

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".[25] 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.[26] 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[27] released on 12 October 2012. His second film Aurangzeb directed by Athul Sabharwal .[28] released on 17 May 2013.His performance was highly praised.He will be next seen in Naam Shabana in 2017

Personal life[edit]

On 25 April 2011, Prithviraj married Supriya Menon, a BBC India reporter, in a private ceremony at Palakkad.[29][30][31] They have a daughter, Alankrita, born in 2014.



Malayalam[edit]

2010 onwards[edit]

1012018Aadu JeevithamNajeebBlessyAnnounced
1002018KarnanKarnanRS VimalPre-Production
992017Detroit CrossingTBANirmal SahadevPre-Production
982017Beautiful GameTBAJamesh KottakkalPre-Production
962017TiyaanMohammad AslamJiyen KrishnakumarFilming
952017My StoryJayRoshni DinakerFilming
942016EzraRanjanJayKPost Production
932016OozhamSoorya KrishnamurthyJeethu Joseph
922016James & AliceJamesSujith Vaassudev
912016Darvinte ParinamamAnil AntoJijo Antony
902016PavadaJoyG.Marthandan
892015AnarkaliShantanuSachy
882015KanalNarrator
(Voice Only)
Padmakumar
872015Amar Akbar AnthonyAmarNadirshah
862015Ennu Ninte MoideenMoideenRS Vimal
852015Double BarrelPanchoLijo Jose Pellissery
842015IvideVarun BlakeShyamaprasad
832015Picket 43Havildar Hareendran NairMajor Ravi
812014Tamaar PadaarACP PouranDileesh Nair
802014Sapthamashree ThaskarahaKrishnanunniAnil Radhakrishnan Menon
792014MunnariyippuChackochanVenuCameo
7820147th DayDavid AbrahamSyamdhar
772014London BridgeVijay DasAnil C Menon
762013MemoriesSam AlexJeethu Joseph
742013Mumbai PoliceAntony MosesRosshan Andrrews
732013CelluloidJ.C. Daniel
Harris Daniel
Kamal
722012Ayalum Njanum ThammilDr.Ravi TharakanLal Jose
702012Molly Aunty Rocks!Pranav RoyRanjith Sankar
692012SimhasanamArjun MadhavShaji Kailas
682012Aakashathinte NiramDoctorDr. BijuCameo
672012Bachelor PartyOfficer
(Special Protection Force)
Amal NeeradExtended Cameo
662012HeroTarzan AntonyDeepan
652012ManjadikuruVickyAnjali MenonCameo
642012MastersSreeramakrishnanJohny Antony
632011Indian RupeeJP
(Jaya Prakash)
Ranjith
622011Teja Bhai & FamilyTeja Bhai
Roshan Varma
Deepu Karunakaran
612011Veettilekulla VazhiDoctorDr. Biju
602011ManushyamrugamDavidBaburajCameo
592011ManikyakalluVinayachandranM. Mohanan
582011City of GodJyothilalLijo Jose Pellissery
572011UrumiChirakkal Kelu Nayanar / Krishna DasSantosh Sivan
562011Makeup ManHimselfShafiCameo
552011Arjunan SaakshiRoy MathewRanjith Sankar
542010The ThrillerNiranjanB. Unnikrishnan
532010AnwarAnwarAmal Neerad
512010Pokkiri RajaSooryaVyshakh
492010ThanthonniVadakanveetil KochukunjuGeorge Varghese
482010Punyam AhamNarayanan UnniRaj Nair

2002 to 2009[edit]

Movie #YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
472009Kerala CafeLeonShankar Ramakrishnan
462009Robinhood
Venkatesh /
Siddhaarth
Joshiy
442009Puthiya MukhamKrishna KumarDeepanDebut as a Playback singer
432009CalendarOllikkara SojappanMahesh
422009Nammal ThammilVickyViji Thampi
412008LollyPopFrancoShafi
392008Twenty:20TonyJoshiyCameo
382008ThirakkathaAkbar AhmedRanjith
372008ThalappavuNaxal JosephMadhupal
362008One Way TicketKunjaappu
(Jehangir)
Bipin Prabhakar
342007KangarooJosekuttyRaj Babu
332007ChocolateShyam BalagopalShafi
322007Nadiya Kollappetta RathriZia MusafirK. MadhuCameo
292007VeeralipattuHariKukku Surender
282007KaakkiUnnikrishnanBipin Prabhakar
272007Avan Chandiyude MakanKurian ChandyThulasidas
252006OruvanJeevanVinoo AnandCameo
242006PakalNandakumarM A Nishad
222006VaasthavamBalachandran AdigaPadmakumar
212006ClassmatesSukumaranLal Jose
202006VargamSolomon Joseph mPadmakumar
192005Achanurangatha VeeduHarikrishnanLal JoseCameo
182005AnanthabhadramAnandanSanthosh Sivan
172005DaivanamathilAnwarJayaraj
162005PoliceShekarV. K. Prakash
152005KrithyamSatya,
Christy Lopez
Viji Thampi
132005AlbudhadweepHariVinayan
122004AkaleNeilShyamaprasad
112004SatyamSanjeev KumarVinayan
102004KadhaNandhan MenonSundar Das
92004VellinakshatramVinod Varma,
Chandrachoodan
Vinayan
82003ChakramChandrahaasanLohithadas
72003AmmakilikkooduVivekPadmakumar
62003SwapnakooduKunjoonju
(Alex Chandy)
Kamal
52003Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte SwapnavumMuthuVinayan
42003VellithiraStyle Raj
(Raghuram)
Bhadran
32002Stop ViolenceSaathanA. K. Sajan
22002Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru RajakumariAnanthuRajasenanDebut film in Malayalam
12002NandanamManu NandakumarRanjith

Tamil[edit]

Movie #YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
822014Kavya ThalaivanGomathinayagam PillaiVasanthabalan
522010RaavananDevMani Ratnam
502010KuttrappirivuRavikanthManmohan
452009Ninaithale InikkumShivaKumaravel
402008Abhiyum NaanumSudhakarRadha MohanCameo
352008VellithiraiSaravananViji
312007Kannamoochi YenadaHarish VenkatramanV. Priya
302007Satham PodatheyRavichandranVasanth
262007MozhiKarthikRadha Mohan
232006ParijathamSurendhar,
Sreedhar
Bhagyaraj
142005Kana KandaenMadhanK V AnandDebut in Tamil

Telugu[edit]

Movie #YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
502010Police PoliceRavikanthManmohanDebut in Telugu

Hindi[edit]

Movie #YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
972017Naam ShabanaCameo AppearanceShivam NairFilming
752013AurangzebACP Arya PhogatAtul Sabharwal
712012AiyyaaSurya IyerSachin Kundalkar

As director[edit]

No.YearFilmCastLanguageNotes
12017LuciferMohanlalKunchako BobanMalayalam

As producer[edit]


YearFilmLanguage
2011UrumiMalayalam
Tamil
Telugu
2011Indian RupeeMalayalam
2013Kadal Kadannoru MathukkuttyMalayalam
2014Sapthamashree ThaskarahaMalayalam
2015Double BarrelMalayalam
2016Darvinte ParinamamMalayalam
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamMalayalam
2016The Great FatherMalayalam



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