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Salim Kumar

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 10/10/1969 (54) | Chittatukara, Kerala (India)
Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered One of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Malayalam cinema. In his later career, Salim Kumar also found success in playing character roles and won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 2010 for his role in Adaminte Makan Abu (which also won the year's Kerala State Film Award). His directorial film Karutha Joothan won the 2017 Kerala State Film Award for Best Story. He has also won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for Achanurangatha Veedu (2005) and a Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor (2013). ()
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Salim Kumar is a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He is One of the prominent comic actors of the current generation in Malayalam cinema, but has shown his versatility in the drama genre of films, such as Achanurangatha Veedu, Gramophone, Perumazhakkalam and Adaminte Makan Abu.Salim Kumar's role as Abu in Adaminte Makan Abu won him both the National Award and Kerala State award for Best Actor for the year 2010. Earlier he had won a Kerala State Film Award for the Second Best Actor in 2005 for his role as Samuel in Achanurangatha Veedu.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Salim Kumar

National Film Award for Best Actor Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Salim Kumar as Actor(227)

as Sundaran2023 SMS
as Kunjikannan Master2023 Vellari Pattanam
as Unni's Grandfather (voice)2022 Mukundan Unni Associates™
as Justice Thankappan Achari2022 Pada
as Singer2022 Thallumaala
as Avarachan2022 Thirimali
as Indhukaladharan2021 Sumesh & Ramesh
as Moosakka2021 Malik
as Dasappan2021 One
as Usthad2021 Meow
as Paanjikuttan2019 Oru Yamandan Premakadha
2019 Shibu
as Rajaji2019 Ganagandharvan
as Mapranam Varkey2019 Ittymaani: Made In China
as Sakhav Moidu2019 And The Oscar Goes To...
2019 MASK
as Agusti2019 Driving Licence
as SI Sinto Simon2019 Allu Ramendran
as Manavalan2019 Oru Adaar Love
as 'Beedi' Joy2019 Porinju Mariam Jose
as Manoharan Mangalodayam2019 Madura Raja
as Adv.Mukundan2018 Queen
as Kuriyakose Tharayill2018 Mangalyam Thanthunanena
as Karimannur Gopi2018 Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar Akanam
as SI Jimmy2018 Shikkari Shambhu
as Philipose2018 Kuttanadan Marpappa
as Jimmy2018 Panchavarnathatha
as V.T. Shankar2018 Rosapoo
as 'Sathan' Jose2018 Mohanlal
2017 Clint
as Prof. Premraj2017 Velipadinte Pusthakam
as Aaron Eliyahu2017 The Black Jew
2017 Chippy
as Alamara (Voice)2017 Alamara
as Sumesh Venjara2017 Ramaleela
as 'Naxalite' Chandran2016 Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan
as Father Isaac Vaalambarambil2016 Thoppil Joppan
as School Head Master2015 Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal
as Narendan Achari2015 Fireman
as Narayanan's father2015 Pathemari
as Crow (Voice)2015 Utopiayile Rajavu
as Jeevan2014 Seconds
2013 Pigman
as Thomayya2013 Maryan
as Suku2013 Immanuel
as Lopez Chencherry2013 Annum Innum Ennum
as Giridhar2013 Maad Dad
as Jose Prakash2013 Bicycle Thieves
as Samuel2013 Lisammayude Veedu
as Gopalan2012 Cobra
as Monachan2012 Masters
as Khader2012 101 Weddings
as Ashan2012 Orange
as Ashan2012 Ordinary
as Thangachan2012 Ayalum Njanum Thammil
as Purushothaman2011 Christian Brothers
as Lawrance2011 Makeup Man
as Divakaran Nair2011 Teja Bhai and Family
as Mechanic Jackson2011 Arjunan Saakshi
as Mayyazhi2011 Doubles
as Kamalasanan2011 Venicile Vyapari
as K. S. Prashanthan2011 Three Kings
as Kunjraaman / Thampuraan2011 Manikyakallu
as Kannappan2011 Janapriyan
as Satyapalan/Dharmapalan2010 Happy Husbands
as Kalidas2010 Kaaryasthan
as Kochaouseppe2010 Four Friends
as T.K. Vipin Kumar2010 Swantham Bharya Zindabad
as Maniyan2010 Yugapurushan
2010 Canvas
as Lolappan2010 Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
as Lalappan2010 Plus Two
as Chandrappan2010 Oridathoru Postman
as Ashraf2010 Anwar
as Manoharan Mangalodayam2010 Pokkiri Raja
as Vadival Pranchi2010 Best Actor
as Kattappuram Sashi2010 Malarvaadi Arts Club
2009 Hailesa
as Moneylender2009 Angel John
as Shukkoor2009 Love in Singapore
as KP2009 Loudspeaker
as Ayyappan2009 2 Harihar Nagar
as Unnikkuttan2009 My Big Father
as Chandramohan2009 Swa Le
as Madhavan Chandrappilli IPS2009 Ee Pattanathil Bhootham
as Maakkri Gopalan2009 Chattambinadu
as Krishnan Kutty2009 Makante Achan
as Sugunan Moothukunnam2008 Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam
as Sakkath Beeran2008 One Way Ticket
as SP Indhuchoodan2008 Twenty 20
2008 Cycle
as 'Thotti' Sasi2008 Mulla
as Priest Kuriakose2008 LolliPop
as Laxmanan2008 Crazy Gopalan
as Govindan2008 Mayabazar
as Pappan2007 Chocolate
as Lali2007 The Speed Track
as Das Vadakkemuri2007 Katha Parayumbol
as Sakthivel2007 July 4
as Chidambaram2007 Hallo
as Naranimangalam Narayanan2007 Romeoo
as Kasim2007 Kichamani M.B.A.
as Mujeeb Rahman2007 Payum Puli
as Karim2007 Arabikkatha
as Kannan Srank2007 Mayavi
as Ismail2007 Ayur Rekha
as 'Current' Kunjachan2007 Kangaroo
as Aravindan2007 Mission 90 Days
as Rajappan2007 Changathipoocha
as Unnikkannan2006 Chess
as Film Actor2006 Prajapathi
as Appachan2006 Kilukkam Kilukilukkam
as Chandran2006 Pachakuthira
as Pottakkuzhy Chellappan2006 Lion
as Thripran Namboodhiri2006 Vaasthavam
as Balan2006 Oruvan
as Khadar and Khadar2006 Thuruppugulan
as Samuel2006 Achanurangatha Veedu
as Ochira Velu2005 Iruvattam Manavatti
as Advocate2005 Deepangal Sakshi
as Rajakannu2005 Thommanum Makkalum
as Sathyan2005 Junior Senior
as Badsha2005 Krithyam
as Umagandhan2005 Pandippada
as Rafeeq2005 Udayananu Tharam
as Kittuni2005 Immini Nalloraal
as Dasappan2005 Rajamanikyam
as Vareed2005 Chanthupottu
as Suguthan2005 Thaskara Veeran
as Govindan2005 Rappakal
as Tribal Helper2004 Aparichithan
as Renuka's brother-in-law2004 Kadhavasheshan
as Vikram2004 Chathikkatha Chanthu
as Dr. Sundaresan2004 Vellinakshatram
as Sattappan2004 Thalamelam
as Vaidyanathan2004 Greetings
as Aamu Elappa2004 Perumazhakkalam
as Guhan2004 Vismayathumbathu
as Tester Kannappan2004 Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku
as Surendran2003 Vellithira
as Omanakkuttan2003 Thilakkam
as The Insane Man2003 C.I.D. Moosa
as 'Tabla' Bhaskaran2003 Gramophone
as Manavalan2003 Pulival Kalyanam
as Moonga Varkey2003 Ente Veedu... Appuvinteyum
as Gabbar Kesavan2003 Pattalam
as Gopalan2003 Sadanandante Samayam
as Bhuvanachandran2003 Pattanathil Sundaran
as Komalan2002 Vasanthamalika
as Adv. Mukundanunny2002 Meesa Madhavan
as Pyari2002 Kalyanaraman
as Olympion Bhootham Appachan2002 Savithriyude Aranjanam
as Mayandi2002 Mazhathullikkilukkam
as Basheer2002 Thandavam
as Manickan2002 Pakalpooram
as Sundaran2002 Pranayamanithooval
as Chandran2002 Kunjikkoonan
as Chamba2002 Bamboo Boys
as Balan2001 Sundarapurushan
as Leela Krishnan2001 Soothradharan
2001 Nariman
as Pushpan2001 Bharthavudyogam
as Koshy2001 Ee Parakkum Thalika
as Bhaskaran2001 One Man Show
as Telephone Booth Owner2000 Darling Darling
as Constable Ujwalan1999 My Dear Karady
as Adv. Sivan Mullassery1998 Meenakshi Kalyanam
as Phalgunan1998 Mangalya Pallakku
as Manoharan1998 Mattupetti Machan
as Bhaskaran1998 Gramapanchayath
as Ezhupunna Mathai1998 Mayajalam
as Gopalan1997 Suvarna Simhasanam
as Venkidi1997 Newspaper Boy
as Gonsalvas Sayippu1996 Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum

Movies with Salim Kumar as Crew(8)

Sound/Playback Singer2022 Thallumaala
Directing/Director2018 Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar Akanam
Directing/Director2017 The Black Jew
Production/Producer2017 The Black Jew
Writing/Writer2017 The Black Jew
Production/Producer2016 Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha
Sound/Playback Singer2002 Kalyanaraman

Additional Information

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Citizenship: India
Born: Friday, 10/10 1969 (October) in Chittatukara, Kerala (India) (current age: 54 years + 171 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Malayalam (ML)
Educated at: Maharaja's College
Other names for Salim Kumar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"സലിം കുമാര്‍"
"സലീം കുമാർ"
Salim Kumar frequently works together with these people:
Jagathy Sreekumar (93x, Actor)
Suraj Venjaramoodu (52x, Actor)
Harisree Ashokan (44x, Actor)
Siddique (44x, Actor)
Cochin Haneefa (43x, Actor)
Dileep (42x, Actor)
Mammootty (37x, Actor)
Vijayaraghavan (37x, Actor)
Innocent (35x, Actor)
Janardhanan (35x, Actor)
Indrans (34x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:484781, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024