Appani Sarath

Sarath Kumar (born 15 April 1992), professionally known as Appani Sarath, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He rose to prominence for portraying Appani Ravi in Angamaly Diaries, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery.

Career Sarath began acting as a child artist at the age of five, performing in professional theatre productions and festivals across Kerala. He was also associated with the Thiruvananthapuram Kalamandiram Nataka Sangham, and participated in mono acting, drama, music, and dance.

After completing his higher secondary education, he was active in Kerala's theatre scene, performing with organisations including Thiruvananthapuram Abhinaya and Kavalam Narayana Panicker's Sopanam. Following his graduation from Indira Gandhi National Open University, he worked as a mime and drama instructor in schools and colleges. He was also a founding member of the Thiruvananthapuram Comedians theatre troupe.

Sarath became known through his involvement in left-wing political and street theatre movements, including performances with the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad. One of his notable stage productions, Cyclist, was first performed at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit and was subsequently staged at venues across Kerala. He later pursued a postgraduate degree in drama at the university, where he acted in and directed several plays.

In addition to his film work, Sarath portrayed the serial killer Auto Shankar in the Auto Shankar web series on ZEE5, and played Kannan in the pan-Indian web series Sundari for HR OTT.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Language Notes 2017 Angamaly Diaries Appani Ravi Malayalam Velipadinte Pusthakam Franklin Pokkiri Simon Love today Ganesh Paipin Chuvattile Pranayam Keedam 2018 Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Chinnappadasan's son-in-law Tamil Sandakozhi 2 Pechi's brother Tamil Contessa Chandu Malayalam 2019 Sachin Kudiyan Jose Ikkayude Sakadam Auto driver 2020 Love FM Ghazal 2021 Malik Shibu Naan Mirugamaai Maara Durai Tamil 2022 Kakkipada Ameer Malayalam 2023 Lovefully Yours Veda Kanimangalam Stephen Thugs Tamil Amala Basil Malayalam Kirkkan Sharon Regina Rajesh Tamil Antony Keecheri Simon Malayalam 2024 Swargathile Katturumbu Alangu Philip Tamil 2026 Ananthan Kaadu Jackson Malayalam Tamil Bilingual film

Web series

Year Title Role Language Notes 2019 Auto Shankar Auto Shankar Tamil ZEE5 2024 Pan Indian Sundari Kannan Malayalam Highrich OTT

Television

Awards