sukumaran

{{Hatnote|This is an Indian name; Edappal is the name of the place and the family name is Ponnamkuzhi Veettil.}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Sukumaran

| image = sukumaran.jpg

| image_size = 215px

| caption =

| birth_name = Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1948|06|10}}

| nationality = Indian

| birth_place = Edappal, Malabar District, Madras State, India (Present-day Malappuram, Kerala, India)

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1997|06|16|1948|06|10}}

| death_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

| othername =

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|film producer}}

| years_active = 1973–1997

| spouse = {{marriage|Mallika Sukumaran|1978}}

| children = {{ubl|Indrajith Sukumaran|Prithviraj Sukumaran}}

| relatives = {{ubl|Poornima Indrajith (daughter-in-law)|Prarthana Indrajith (granddaughter)}}

| website =

| awards =

}}

E. P. P. Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films.{{Cite web | url=http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0706/16/1070616004_1.htm | title=അനശ്വരമായ സുകുമാര ഭാവം | access-date=26 November 2013 | archive-date=2 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233022/http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0706/16/1070616004_1.htm | url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=Sukumaran Malayalam Actor 20th Death Anniversary|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/sukumaran-malayalam-actor-20th-death-anniversary/articleshow/59180631.cms|access-date=2021-05-12|website=malayalam.samayam.com|language=ml}} Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He was considered one of the superstar trios of Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s along with Soman and Jayan.Sukumaran: The ‘arrogant, defiant, rebellious’ Malayalam superstar https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/sukumaran-the-arrogant-defiant-rebellious-malayalam-superstar-9375886/

Later, he became known for his character roles and antagonistic roles during the 1980s and 1990s, notably the villain in CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. (1994) and Onnaam Muhurtham (1991), playing character roles in films like Souhrudam (1990). In 1978, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's Bandhanam. As a producer, he produced such films as Irakal and Padayani.

On 16 June 1997, Sukumaran suffered a massive heart attack and died. He was 49 at the time of his death.

Early life

Sukumaran was born at Edappal, Ponnani taluk, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Malappuram District, Kerala) in the year 1948 as the eldest son of Parameshwaran Nair and Subhadra P. Nair.Weblokam – [http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/0606/16/1060616025_2.htm Profile: Page 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209115024/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/0606/16/1060616025_2.htm |date=9 December 2007 }} He had two younger brothers and a sister. (Dr. Sethumadhavan, Dr. Sivadasan, and Sathee Devi).

Sukumaran was educated at St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Pala{{Cite web | url=http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter= | title=CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal | access-date=12 November 2015 | archive-date=3 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703125136/http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter= | url-status=live }} and at Church Mission Society Higher Secondary School, Thrissur. After completing his master's degree in English literature from University College, Thiruvananthapuram, with a gold medal, he began a job as a college lecturer for three years at Government College, Kasaragod, and at Scott Christian College, Nagercoil.

Career

During his tenure teaching English at Scott Christian College in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, Sukumaran got an offer to act in the Malayalam movie Nirmalyam, directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. He accepted the role of a defiant youngster in the film. The film went on to win accolades from all over and won a couple of National Film Awards as well. Despite being noted as a talented actor, Sukumaran did not receive any offers for some time after. He was thinking of returning to the teaching profession, when he was offered a role in Shankupushpam.Weblokam – [http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/0606/16/1060616025_1.htm Profile: Page 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209112441/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/0606/16/1060616025_1.htm |date=9 December 2007 }} With that film, Sukumaran carved a niche for himself in the Malayalam film industry. He worked with director P. Venu in the film Thacholi Thankappan (1983).

Thakilu Kottampuram, directed by Balukiriyath was one of his Best films in the 80s, He then went on to act in substantial roles in films such as Avalude Ravukal, Angadi, Bandhanam, Etho Oru Swapnam, Manasa Vacha Karmana, Ahimsha, Spodanam, Shalini Ente Koottukari, Angakkuri, Kolilakkam, Theekkadal, Sandarbam, Witness and Kottayam Kunjachanan. By the year 1985, he had stopped playing hero roles.{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11795715&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Manorama Online | Movies | Nostalgia | |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015014/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11795715&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |url-status=live }} His role as a defiant police officer in Oru CBI Diary Kurippu and its sequel Jagratha, directed by K. Madhu, was noted for its characterisation and earned cult status when the third sequel in the series, Sethurama Iyer CBI, had Sai Kumar portraying the son of the police officer, with the mannerisms and voice tone of Sukumaran. Sukumaran won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in Bandhanam. Sukumaran had his own production company, called Indraraj Creations. One of his productions Irakal, directed by K. G. George, was selected for the Indian Panorama in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) had sidelined and unofficially banned Sukumaran from films for around three years during the mid-90s, for some of the comments he made on the industry and its politics.{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/baiju-kottarakkara-about-sukumaran-and-amma-ban-on-him/articleshow/59560180.cms |title="സുകുമാരന്‍ അഭിനയിച്ചാല്‍ തിയേറ്റര്‍ ലഭിക്കാതിരുന്ന 'അമ്മ'യുടെ വിലക്ക് കാലം" |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-date=18 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718175354/http://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/baiju-kottarakkara-about-sukumaran-and-amma-ban-on-him/articleshow/59560180.cms |url-status=live }} His last film was Shibiram, directed by T. S. Suresh Babu.

Personal life

Sukumaran married actress Mallika Sukumaran on 17 October 1978.{{cite web|title=പൃഥ്വിയ്ക്ക് എന്തെങ്കിലും വിഷമമുണ്ടായാല്‍ ഇന്ദ്രനാണ് ദുഃഖം :Interview with Mallika Sukumaran|date=16 October 2015|url=http://malayalam.filmibeat.com/interviews/malika-sukumaran-about-indrajith-prithviraj-025468.html|publisher=malayalam.oneindia.com|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017084051/http://malayalam.filmibeat.com/interviews/malika-sukumaran-about-indrajith-prithviraj-025468.html|url-status=live}} They have two sons who both work in Malayalam film industry; Indrajith Sukumaran and Prithviraj Sukumaran. Actress Poornima Mohan and journalist Supriya Menon are his daughters-in-law.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/123071 |title=അച്ഛന്‍ എന്ന പച്ച മനുഷ്യന്‍ | mangalam.com |access-date=29 November 2013 |archive-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202074047/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/123071 |url-status=live }} His grand daughter Prarthana Indrajith is a playback singer. Sukumaran died due to a massive heart attack on 16 June 1997.

Awards

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor – 1978 – Bandhanam (directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair)

Filmography

= 1970s =

Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1973	Nirmalyam	Appu
1974	Neelakannukal	Sreedharan
rowspan=7 \| 1975	Ayodhya		Guest role
\| Chumaduthangi	Reghu
\| Omanakkunju
\| Priye Ninakku Vendi
\| Ullasa Yaathra
\| Utsavam	Nanu
\| Utharayanam	Premkumar
1976	Lakshmi Vijayam
rowspan=6 \| 1977	Amme Anupame
\| Angeekaaram	Ravi
\| Innale Innu
\| Santha Oru Devatha
\| Sankhupushpam	Venu
\| Sooryakanthi
rowspan=18 \| 1978	Aazhi Alayaazhi
\| Bandhanam	Unnikrishnan Menon
\| Bhrashtu
\| Ee Manohara Theeram	Chandrashekhara Menon
\| Etho Oru Swapnam	Divakaran Nair
\| Gaandharvam
\| Ini Aval Urangatte
\| Jayikkaanaay Janichavan
\| Kalpavriksham	Ajayan/Vasu
\| Kaathirunna Nimisham	Raghu
\| Madaalasa	Pattalam Vasu
\| Mannu	Rajan
\| Pichipoo
\| Rajan Paranja Kadha
\| Randilonnu	Mohan
\| Randu Penkuttikal
\| Sathrathil Oru Raathri
\| Soothrakkaari
rowspan=18 \| 1979	Agnivyooham
\| Angakkuri	Balakrishnan
\| Ente Neelakaasham	Shekharan
\| Ente Sneham Ninakku Mathram
\| Hridayathil Nee Mathram
\| Ival Oru Naadody
\| Kannukal	Damu
\| Kazhukan	Gopi
\| Lilly Pookkal
\| Lovely
\| Maalika Paniyunnavar	Kuttappan
\| Manasa Vacha Karmana	Sukumaran
\| Mochanam	Soman
\| Neeyo Njaano	Prasad
\| Radha Enna Pennkutti
\| Sandhyaragam
\| Thuramukham
\| Vadaka Veedu

= 1980s =

Year	Title	Role
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=23 \| 1980	Aagamanam	George Thomas
\| Adhikaram	Rajendran
\| Aambal Poovu
\| Angaadi	Gopi
\| Aniyatha Valakkal	Ganesh
\| Chaakara	Devarajan
\| Dooram Arike	James
\| Idi Muzhakkam	Krishnan Thirumeni
\| Ishtamanu Pakshe
\| Ithile Vannavar	Venu
\| Ivar	Raghavan Nair
\| Kalika	Joseph
\| Kaavalmaadam	Rajasekharan Thampi
\| Kochu Kochu Thettukal
\| Pralayam	Vishwan
\| Shalini Ente Koottukari	Jayadevan
\| Sishirathil Oru Vasantham
\| Soorya Daaham
\| Thaliritta Kinakkal
\| Theekkadal	Varghese
\| Theeram Thedunnavar
\| Vedikkettu	Jayan
\| Vilkkanundu Swapnangal	Rajagopal
rowspan=28 \| 1981	Aarathi	Simon Peter
\| Agni Saram
\| Agni Yudham
\| Ahimsa	Devan
\| Aambal Poovu
\| Anthiveyilile Ponnu
\| Arangum Aniyarayum	Raghu
\| Arayannam	Madhu
\| Asthamikkatha Pakalukal	Suku
\| Avatharam	Shivan
\| Dantha Gopuram
\| Dhruvasangamam
\| Ellam Ninakku Vendi	Mohan
\| Enne Snehikkoo Enne Maathram
\| Greeshma Jwala	Hari
\| Itha Oru Dhikkari	Suku
\| Ithihasam
\| Kathayariyathe	Vishnu
\| Kaattu Kallan	Ravindran
\| Kolilakkam
\| Nizhalyudham
\| Orikkal Koodi	Soman
\| Sankharsham	Jagadeesh
\| Sneham Oru Pravaaham
\| Sphodanam	Gopi
\| Thakilu Kottampuram	Unnikrsihna Kurup
\| Swarnappakshikal
\| Valarthumrugangal	Daredevil Bhaskaran
rowspan=18 \| 1982	Aa Divasam	Dr. Rajan
\| Anguram	Babu
\| Ayudham	Rajan
\| Dheera	Vinod
\| Aarambham	Rajan
\| Ethiraalikal	Gopi
\| Ivan Oru Simham	Gopi
\| Kazhumaram
\| Kurukkante Kalyanam	Sivasubrahmania Hariramachandran
\| Marupacha	Sukumaran
\| Mazhu
\| Ponnum Poovum	Balan Nair
\| Post Mortem	Peter
\| Sara Varsham	Dr. K. Sumesh
\| Sharam	Sunil
\| Sooryan	Gopinadhan Nair
\| Thuranna Jail	Gopi
\| Varikuzhi
rowspan=10 \| 1983	Belt Mathai	Belt Mathai/Mathews
\| Ee Yugam	Soman
\| Kattaruvi	Munni
\| Kinnaram	Sethu
\| Mandanmmar Londanil	Raghu
\| Pourusham	Sreeni
\| Sandhya Vandanam	Ramachandran
\| Thacholi Thankappan	Thankappan
\| Vaashi
\| Swapname Ninakku Nandi	Madhavankutty
rowspan=16 \| 1984	Attahaasam
\| Aayiram Abhilashangal
\| Inakkilly	The Priest
\| Ivide Ingane	Raju
\| Karimbu
\| Kudumbam Oru Swargam Bharya Oru Devatha	Aravindan
\| Mainakam	Sathyan
\| NH 47	Rahim
\| Nethavu
\| Nishedhi	Raju
\| Onnum Mindatha Bharya	Sethu Pilla
\| Oru Sumangaliyude Katha	Rajendran
\| Rakshassu	Sukumaran
\| Sandarbham
\| Shabadham	Sathyaseelan
\| Unaroo	Janardanan
rowspan=5 \| 1985	Aarodum Parayaruthu
\| Choodatha Pookal	Mohan
\| Irakal	Sibi Mathews
\| Janakeeya Kodathi	Chennikal Velayudhan
\| Mounanombaram
rowspan=4 \| 1986	Aavanazhi	Jayachandran
\| Annoru Ravil	Indrajith
\| Nyayavidhi	Makforce Saayippu
\| Padayani	Sahadevan
rowspan=2 \| 1987	Achuvettante Veedu	Prabhakaran
\| Sarvakalashala	Jayadevan/Kurup Sir
rowspan=9 \| 1988	August 1	K G Ramachandran
\| Ayitham	Abukka
\| Moonnam Mura	D. I. G. Menon
\| Oozham
\| Oru CBI Diary Kurippu	Dy SP Devadas
\| Oru Muthassi Katha	Rajasekharan
\| Ulsavapittennu	Ravi
\| Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas	Paul Kallookkaran
\| Witness	Thomas Mathew
rowspan=14 \| 1989	Aayiram Chirakulla Moham
\| Aazhikkoru Muthu	Prabhakaran
\| Adhipan	SP Nambiar
\| Adikkurippu	Chief Minister
\| Bhadrachitta	Sivan
\| Carnival	Chandrappan aka Bhai
\| Dasharatham	Dr. Hameed
\| Jaathakam	Somasekharan Nair
\| Jagratha	Devadas
\| Kaalal Pada	Income Tax Officer Raveendranath
\| Mudra	Sugunan
\| New Year	Circle Inspector Stephen
\| Utharam	Mathew Joseph
\| Eenam Thettatha Kattaru	Jayan

= 1990s =

Year	Title	Role
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=9 \| 1990	Crime Branch	SI Susheelan
\| Kottayam Kunjachan	Uppukandam Korah
\| Marupuram	Issac Thomas
\| Mukham	Minnal Madhavan
\| Vasavadatha
\| Naale Ennundengil	Jayan
\| Oliyampukal	M. Thomas
\| Randam Varavu	Hariprasad
\| Vyhooham	Mohan
rowspan=6 \| 1991	Arangu	Adv. Robert Pereira Vallokkaran
\| Chakravarthy	Shivaraman
\| Koodikazhca	Thommichan
\| Onnaam Muhurtham	Ananthan Nambiar
\| Souhrudam	John Samuel
\| Mahassar	MG Panikkar
1992	Police Diary
rowspan=3 \| 1993	Janam	Lukose
\| Sainyam	Air Vice Marshal Nambiar
\| Uppukandam Brothers	Uppukandam Kora
rowspan=5 \| 1994	Cabinet	Madhava Menon
\| CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.	Ananthapadmanabhan
\| Pingami	George Mathew
\| Rajadhani	C.K. Radhakrishnan
\| Bharanakoodam	Commissioner Venugopal
rowspan=4 \| 1995	Boxer	John Samuel
\| Indian Military Intelligence	Major B. Rajaraja Varma
\| Prayikkara Pappan	DFO James Antony
\| Kidilol Kidilam	Superintendent of Police
rowspan=2 \| 1997	Shibiram
\| Vamsam

Producer

Irakal (1985)
Padayani (1986)

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0837792|name=Sukumaran}}
[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Sukumaran&limit=213 Sukumaran at MSI]

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