Narain (actor)


Sunil Kumar, known by his stage name Narain, is an Indian actor, who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. He debuted as an actor in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Nizhalkuthu, followed by the Malayalam films 4 the People, Achuvinte Amma, and Classmates. Narain's Tamil and Telugu debuts were in Mysskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi and Jayaraj's Yuvasena.

Career

Narain's first film was Nizhalkuthu. His first commercial film, 4 The People, was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. He portrayed a struggling lawyer, Emmanuel John, in Achuvinte Amma and also played a doctor, Jeevan, in Sheelabathi. He also played roles in Annorikal and Classmates. His debut Tamil movie was Chithiram Pesuthadi. Through Panthaya Kozhi, produced by director Lal, he has been re-launched as an independent action hero in the Malayalam film industry. In 2008, he did another youth-oriented Malayalam movie Minnaminnikoottam. He has acted in more than 20 Malayalam movies.
Narain worked with director Sathyan Anthikkad in the 2005 movie Achuvinte Amma and again in 2009 in Bhagyadevatha.
Narain played the lead role in P. T. Kunju Muhammed's Veeraputhran. He collaborated with director Mysskin on the 2008 film Anjaathe and the 2012 superhero film Mugamoodi where he portrayed a villain. However his career high came through the 2019, Lokesh Kanagaraj directed venture Kaithi, co starring with Karthi. In 2022, Vikram who bridges two films occurring in the same universe starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil.

Early and personal life

Narain completed his pre-degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and graduated from Sree Kerala Varma College. He did his diploma in cinematography at the MGR Government Film And Television Institute. He joined cinematographer Rajiv Menon and later resigned to try for chances in acting. On 26 August 2007, he married Malayalam television host Manju Haridas. Manju had hosted shows like Superstar Junior and sang in Chithiram Pesuthadi, a Tamil film in which Narain acted. The couple has two children, a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2022.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2002NizhalkuthuMuthuMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
20044 the PeopleRajan Mathew IPSMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
2004YuvasenaSharat ChandraTeluguCredited as Suresh Menon
2005Achuvinte AmmaAdv. Emmanuel JohnMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
2005AnnorikalBennyMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
2005By the PeopleRajan Mathew IPSMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
2005SheelabathiDr. JeevanMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
2006Chithiram PesuthadiThiruTamil
2006ClassmatesMuraliMalayalam
2006Nenjirukkum VaraiGanesanTamil
2007Panthaya KozhiNandagopalMalayalam
2007PallikoodamVetrivel IASTamil
2008 AnjatheSI SathyavanTamilNominated Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
2008Ore KadalJayakumarMalayalam
2008MinnaminnikoottamAbhilashMalayalam
2009BhagyadevathaSajan JosephMalayalam
2009Robin HoodCID Alexander FelixMalayalam
2011ThambikottaiAzhagiri SundaramTamil
2011KoHimselfTamilSpecial appearance
2011VeeraputhranMohammed Abdul RahimanMalayalam
2012GrandmasterKishore IPSMalayalam
2012MugamoodiAnguchamy / DragonTamilNominated SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Nominated Vijay Award for Best Villain
2012Ayalum Njanum ThammilDr. VivekMalayalam
2012The HitlistDr. LewisMalayalamCameo appearance
2013Proprietors: Kammath & KammathIRS officer SureshMalayalamCameo appearance
20133 DotsDr. Isaac SamuelMalayalam
2013Aaru Sundarimaarude KathaSreekumarMalayalam
2013Red RainJayMalayalam
2014Njangalude Veettile AthidhikalRaj MenonMalayalam
2015KaththukkuttiArivazhaganTamil
2016HallelooyaDr. RoyMalayalam
2016Angane Thanne Nethave Anchettennam PinnaleKarthika PerumalMalayalam
2016Kavi Uddheshichathu..?Vattathil BoscoMalayalam
2017RumInspector Praveen ThomasTamil
2017Adam JoanCyriacMalayalam
2018Police JuniorSai RamMalayalam
2018U TurnRiteshTamil
Telugu
2018OdiyanPrakashanMalayalam
2019PengalilaVinodMalayalam
2019Madhura RajaSI BalachandranMalayalamCameo appearance
2019Marconi MathaiCI Eesho TharakanMalayalam
2019KaithiInspector Bejoy
2019ChampionSantha
2022VikramInspector Bejoy
2022Ente MazhaMalayalam
2022YugiNandakumarTamilBilingual film
2022AdrishyamNandakumarMalayalamBilingual film
20232018WinstonMalayalam
2023Gandeevadhari ArjunaAjit ChandraTelugu
2023800MasterTamil
2023IraivanACP AndrewTamil
2023Queen ElizabethAlexMalayalam
2024Devara: Part 1IrfanTelugu
ManorathangalPrabhakaranMalayalamAnthology series; segment: Kazhcha-
2025EkoMalayalamNavykkaran
2025PharmaMalayalamDr. VIjayJioHotstar series
2025AghoshamMalayalamSooraj Samuel
2026TamilPost-production
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