Padmaraj Ratheesh
{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Indian name|Padmaraj|Ratheesh}}
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| name = Padmaraj Ratheesh
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| native_name_lang = ml
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1989}}
| birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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| other_names = Pappan
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2015–present
| parents = Ratheesh (Father)
Diana (Mother)
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| children =
| relatives = M.K. Hemachandran (Grandfather)
Parvathy Ratheesh(Sister)
Padma Ratheesh(Sister)
Pranav Ratheesh(Brother)
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Padmaraj Ratheesh (born 1989) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of the late popular Malayalam actor, Ratheesh. His sister Parvathy Ratheesh is also an actress.[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-ratheeshs-daughter-parvathy-makes-her-debut-with-madhura-naranga/article7425574.ece An actor by choice]
He made his cinematic debut with Deepu Karunakaran's Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role.{{cite news|title=Padmaraj Ratheesh marks his debut with the movie Fireman|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/his-fathers-son/article6948311.ece|work=The Hindu|date=March 2015 }} Then he starred in G. Marthandan's directorial Acha Dhin.{{cite news|title=Padmaraj Ratheesh next in G. Marthandan's Acha Din|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/his-fathers-son/article6948311.ece|work=The Hindu|date=March 2015 }}
Personal life
Padmaraj was born to actor Ratheesh and Diana. He has an elder sister Parvathy, younger sister Padma and a younger brother Pranav. Padmaraj graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management degree{{cite news|title=Padmaraj Ratheesh - Graduation|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/his-fathers-son/article6948311.ece|work=The Hindu|date=March 2015 }} and was working as a floor manager in a retail company at Coimbatore for a couple of years before he quit to look after his ailing mother. His elder sister Parvathy has also stepped into the film industry and acted as the lead heroine opposite Kunchacko Boban in director Sugeeth's movie Madhura Naranga.{{cite web|title=Parvathy Ratheesh marks debut|url=http://www.cinetrooth.com/2015/01/sugeeths-next-titled-madura-naranga.html|publisher=Cinetrooth|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412050602/http://www.cinetrooth.com/2015/01/sugeeths-next-titled-madura-naranga.html|archivedate=12 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}
Film career
Padmaraj made his debut with the Malayalam film Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role opposite Mammootty. His second film is director G. Marthandan's Acha Dhin and the second time with Mammootty.{{cite web|title=Acha Din - Movie Cast|date=26 February 2015 |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/acha-din-to-start-by-march-20-malayalam-news-126496|work=indiaglitz}} He got a golden opportunity of starring with Mammootty, Mohanlal, Madhu, Biju Menon, Nivin Pauly, Sunny Wayne, Unni Mukundan and Manju Warrier within his first 10 films.
Filmography
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Category:Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram
Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema