Indrajith Sukumaran


Indrajith Sukumaran 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, Vesham,, Chotta Mumbai, Arabikkatha, Twenty:20, Nayakan, Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram, Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Amen, Left Right Left, Ezhamathe Varavu, Angels, Amar Akbar Anthony, Virus, Lucifer, Halal Love Story and Kurup.
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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 movie 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. 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.
His debut Hindi film The Waiting Room, directed by Maneej Premnath was released in January 2010.

Personal life

On 13 December 2002, Indrajith married actress Poornima Mohan. They have two daughters.

Filmography

Malayalam films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986PadayaniYoung RameshChild artist
2001AnnieTelevision film
2002Oomappenninu UriyadappayyanShyam Gopal Varma
2002Meesa MadhavanEapen Pappachi
2003PattalamNandakumarCameo appearance
2003Mizhi RandilumDr. Arun
2003Mullavalliyum ThenmavumAndrew
2004RunwayBalu Damodar
2004VeshamHariprasad
2005Finger PrintKishore Varma
2005PoliceAnand
2005Deepangal SakshiRishikesh
2005ChanthupottuKomban Kumaran
2005KrithyamRamdas MenonCameo appearance
2006Achanurangatha VeeduPolice Officer
2006ClassmatesPious George
2006OruvanSivan
2006Baba KalyaniBabu
2007Chotta MumbaiTomichan
2007ArabikathaAnwar
2007Ayur RekhaAnand
2007Heart BeatsBinoy Idikkula
2007Hareendran Oru NishkalankanHareendra Varma
2007FlashPriyan
2008Calcutta NewsHari
2008Malabar WeddingManu Kuttan
2008Soorya KireedamSivaram
2008MinnaminnikoottamSidharth
2008Twenty:20Arun Kumar
2009Nammal ThammilJohnny
2009Seetha KalyanamAmbi
2009Kanneerinu MadhuramKrishnan Unni
2010Happy HusbandsRahul Valiyathan
2010NayakanVaradhanunni
2010Elsamma Enna AankuttyEby
2010ChekavarKasinathan
2010College DaysRohit Menon
2010Karayilekku Oru Kadal DooramAnoop Chandran
2011RaceNiranjan
2011City of GodSwarnavel
2011Three KingsBhaskaranunni Raja
2011Veettilekulla VazhiRassaqCameo appearance
2011Vellaripravinte ChangathiManikunju
2012Ee Adutha KaalathuVishnu
2012KarmayogiRudran Gurukkal
2012OutsiderMukundan50th film
2012Bachelor PartyGeevarghese
2012Mullamottum MunthiricharumChuratta Jose
2012Akasathinte NiramYoung Man
2012Husbands in GoaJerry
2012PoppinsKanthan
2013AmenFather Vincent Vattolli and St. George
2013Up & Down - Mukalil OralunduThampuran
2013Left Right LeftJayan
2013Paisa PaisaKishore
2013Arikil OraalSiddharth
2013Ezhamathe VaravuGopinath Menon
2013KaanchiMadhavan
2013VedivazhipaduJosephSpecial appearance
2013101 ChodyangalMugundan
2014Masala RepublicS.I. Shambu
2014Naku Penta Naku TakaVinay
2014Sapthamashree ThaskarahaKrishnanunniCameo appearance
2014AngelsHameem Hyder
2014CousinsJoji
2015RasamBalu
2015Double BarrelVinci
2015KohinoorHaiderSpecial appearance
2015Amar Akbar AnthonyAnthony
2016VettahACP Xylex Abraham
2017Kaadu Pookkunna NeramPolice officer
2017LakshyamVimal
2017TiyaanPattabhirama Giri and Ramaraja-1Double role
2018MohanlalSethumadhavan
2019LuciferGovardhan
2019VirusDr. Baburaj
2019ThakkolFr. Ambrose Vas Pochampalli
2020Halal Love StoryShereef
2021Aanum PennumMadhavanCameo appearance
2021KurupSP Krishnadas IPS
2021AahaKochu
2022Night DriveBennie Moopan
2022Pathaam ValavuSethu
202219(1)(a)Anand
2022TheerppuKalyan Menon
2023ThuramukhamSanto GopalanCameo appearance
2023Kunjamminis HospitalDr. Lyon Ilanjikkaran
2023OttaRaju
2024Marivillin GopurangalShinto
2024Njan Kandatha SareJoekuttan
2025L2: EmpuraanGovardhan
2025Mr & Mrs BachelorSiddharth Narayanan alias Siddhu
2025DheeramACP Stalin Joseph IPS
2026scope="row" PeethambranCompleted
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Voiceover

  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
YearTitleVoice RoleNotes
2010NayakanNarrator
2013Nee Kho Njaa ChaNarrator
2013AmenNarrator
2013Zachariyaude GarbhinikalNarrator
2017EzraNarrator
2018JanakiJanaki’s HusbandShort film