Padmaraj Ratheesh

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.

He made his cinematic debut with Deepu Karunakaran's Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role. Then he starred in G. Marthandan's directorial Acha Dhin.

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 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.

Film career

Padmaraj made his debut in Fireman (2015), which he played a negative role opposite to Mammootty. His second film was Acha Dhin and also collaborating second time with Mammootty. 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 Year Title Role Notes 2015 Fireman Prisoner Debut Film Acha Dhin Muneer 2016 Karinkunnam 6S Mousin Dum Kishor 2017 1971: Beyond Borders Commando Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Chandran 2018 Parole Theetta Rappai Thommikunju Kayamkulam Kochunni Jewish Trader 2019 Thenkashikattu Soothrakkaran CI Harish Kurup Vishudha Pusthakam 2021 Illam Bhadran Thampuran Neeravam Kaaval Fr. David Varghese Bheeshma Parvam Abda 2022 Heaven DYSP Kishore 2023 Antony Johnykkutty 2024 DNA DYSP Aanand Raj Pushpaka Vimanam