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Prithviraj Sukumaran

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In this Indian name, the name Sukumaran is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Prithviraj.
Prithviraj Sukumaran
PrithviRaj in RobinHood.jpg
Prithviraj Sukumaran in 2009
BornPrithviraj Sukumaran
16 October 1982 (age 33)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Actor, Producer, playback singer
Years active2002 – Present
Spouse(s)Supriya Menon
(2011 – Present)
ChildrenAlankrita Menon Prithviraj (b.2014)
RelativesSukumaran (father)
Mallika Sukumaran (mother)
Indrajith Sukumaran (brother)
Poornima Indrajith (sister-in-law)
AwardsKerala State Film Awards,Filmfare Awards
Websitewww.augustcinemaindia.com
Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982),[1] 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 ofTamil, Telugu and Hindi films and has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal.[2]
Prithviraj made his debut in Ranjith's Nandanam (2002) at the age of 19. His major films include Classmates, Puthiya Mukham (2009), Anwar (2010), Indian Rupee (2011), Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012), Celluloid,Mumbai Police, Memories (2013), 7th Day, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014), Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015) and Amar Akbar Anthony (2015).
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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] Later when the family shifted to Kerala he had his education from The NSS Public School Perunthanni,[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
While pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology at the University of Tasmania, Australia, his father died and he came to Kerala. Then he was spotted by film director Ranjith Balakrishnan to play the lead role in his film Nandanam.[7] It was AM Fazil, a well known Malayalam film director, who introduced him to Ranjith.[7] 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[edit]

On 25 April 2011, Prithviraj married Supriya Menon, a BBC India reporter, in a private ceremony at Palakkad.[9][10][11] They have a daughter Alankrita born on 8 September 2014

Career[edit]

Malayalam cinema[edit]

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 Prithviraj's first film, it released after Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari and Stop Violence.
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.[12]
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,[13] and set the record of the youngest actor to win the award, which remains unbeaten till date.[14] The same year he starred in Lal Jose' Classmates. Classmates was an industry hit then and was well received by the audience. The movie still remains as one of the Best Malayalam Friendship movies till date.
In 2007, he starred in Chocolate, directed by Shafi.[15] 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.[16] The Sify review of Thirakkatha describes it as a "genuine attempt that keeps the viewer engaged until the end".[17] 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) led the print and visual media to call him "Young Superstar"[18][19] 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.[20]
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.[3]
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.[21][22] His role as Moideen in the film is regarded as one of the best in his career.[23] His upcoming projects include the film Anarkali.

Tamil 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".[24] The Tamil remake ofClassmates, 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.[25]
Prithviraj played one of the main characters in director Vasanthabalan's big budget period film Kaaviya Thalaivan in which he co-stars with Siddharth.

Telugu cinema[edit]

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.

Hindi cinema[edit]

Prithviraj debuted in Bollywood through Aiyyaa directed by Sachin Kundalkar. Aiyyaa which was jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18[26] released on 12 October 2012.
His second film Aurangzeb directed by Athul Sabharwal .[27] released on 17 May 2013.His performance was highly praised.

Filmography[edit]

Main article: Prithviraj Sukumaran filmography

As a film producer[edit]

Prithviraj formed a production and distribution company called August Cinema along with director Santosh Sivan and entrepreneur Shaji Natesan in 2009. Their first production venture, the multi-lingual film Urumi was released in 2011. August Cinema is also into distribution of films. They have distributed Manjadikuru and Molly Aunty Rocks! apart from their own productions.

Filmography as a producer[edit]

No.YearFilmLanguage
12011UrumiMalayalam
22011Indian RupeeMalayalam
32013Kadal Kadannoru MathukkuttyMalayalam
42014Sapthamashree ThaskarahaMalayalam
52015Double BarrelMalayalam
52016Aadujeevitham (film)Malayalam

As a playback singer[edit]

Prithviraj debuted as a singer in Puthiya Mukham (2009) by singing the title song of the film, "Kaane Kaane".[28]

Discography[edit]

No.YearSongFilmCo-singersLanguageMusicDurationGenreNotes
12009"Kaane Kaane"Puthiya Mukham–MalayalamDeepak Dev3:14Rock balladFeatured in the title credits of the film
22010"Kaattu Paranjathum"Thanthonni–MalayalamThej Mervin5:21Soft melodyNot featured in the film
32010"Kettille Kettille"Pokkiri RajaVijay Yesudas, RijiyaMalayalamJassie Gift3:24PopParty song
42010"Njan"AnwarMamta MohandasMalayalamGopi Sundar3:44Rap duetFeatured in the end credits of the film
52011"Vadakku Vadakku"UrumiShaan RahmanMalayalamDeepak Dev3:27PopFirst Song in the Malayalam version of the film
62012"Tarzan Antony coming back to Cinema"HeroGopi SundarMalayalamGopi Sundar4:25FusionIncluded in the film as the first song.
72014"Oru Kadha Parayunnu Lokam "7th Day-MalayalamDeepak Dev3:06RapTitle song
82015"Ivide"Ivide-MalayalamGopi Sundar6:09Regional IndianFilm Soundtrack
92015"Premamennaal"Amar Akbar AnthonyIndrajith, JayasuryaMalayalamNadirshah4:36PopParty song

Awards and nominations[edit]

  • 2013 – Most Popular Actor
  • 2012 – Most Popular Actor
  • 2009 – Youth Icon of the Year[30]
  • 2011 – Most Popular Film (Producer)Urumi
  • 2011 – Most Popular Actor
  • 2008 – Youth Icon of the Year[31]
  • 2006 – Most Popular Actor
  • 2004 – Special Jury Award for Akale[32]
  • 2003 – Best Onscreen Couple Award (shared with actress Navya Nair)
Other awards
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