Indrajith Sukumaran

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 (2009).

His debut Hindi film The Waiting Room, directed by Maneej Premnath was released in 2010.

Personal life

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

Awards + List of Awards and Nominations Year Award Category Film Result Ref. 2006 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Special Award Classmates 2011 58th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor – MalayalamElsamma Enna Aankutty 2013 Asiavision Awards Outstanding Performance of the Year Left Right Left, Amen 2014 61st Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Malayalam Left Right Left Best Supporting Actor – MalayalamAmen Jaihind Film Awards The Second Best Actor Left Right Left

Filmography

Malayalam films

Other language films

Voiceover All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Television Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Network(s) Notes Ref 2019Queen GMR Tamil MX Player Debut web series 2024 Brinda Dr. Satya/Prof.Kabir Anand Telugu SonyLIV Manorathangal Keshav Malayalam ZEE5 Anthology series Segment: Kadalkkaattu

Discography

As singer Year Songs Albums Music Director Notes 2003 "Anthinilaa"Mullavalliyum Thenmavum Ouseppachan 2007 "Manjin"Daya --- TV Serial 2010 "Happy Husbands"Happy Husbands M. Jayachandran "Ranadheera" Nayakan Prashant Pillai "Poril Theyyaram"Chekavar Rahul Raj 2013 "Hey Ithuvazhi"Arikil Oraal Gopi Sundar Co Sing With Chithra Iyer 2014 "Kalichiri"Masala Republic Jassie GiftCo Sing With Sumi Aravind "Ee Mizhiyimakal"Angels Jakes Bejoy 2015 "Premamennaal"Amar Akbar Anthony" Nadirshah Co Sing With Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Kalabhavan Shajon, Nadirsha. 2018 "Naadum vitte"Mohanlal Tony Joseph Pallivathukal 2021 "Vali Oru Aaha"Aaha Sooraj S. Kurup Promo Song