# Indrajith Sukumaran

Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian actor and playback singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran.
Indrajith made his acting debut in the 1986 film Padayani as a child artist, and has gone on to star in more than 90 films, notably Meesa Madhavan (2002), Runway (2004), Vesham (2004), Classmates (2006), Chotta Mumbai (2007), Arabikkatha (2007), Twenty:20 (2008), Nayakan (2010), Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram (2010), Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012), Amen (2013), Left Right Left (2013), Ezhamathe Varavu (2013), Angels (2014), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Virus (2019), Lucifer (2019), Halal Love Story (2020) and Kurup (2021).
Indrajith has also starred in a few Tamil, English, Telugu and Hindi films, such as En Mana Vaanil (2002), Before the Rains (2007), Sarvam (2009), Kavya's Diary (2009), and The Waiting Room (2010).

## 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 in south Indian cinema.
Indrajith's initial schooling was at Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, T. Nagar, Chennai and St. Joseph's Boys School, Coonoor, since the family was settled at Tamil Nadu at that 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 school education at Sainik School Kazhakoottam, along with his brother Prithviraj. He was the captain of 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 entered into the film career. Later, he dropped 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 January 2010.

## Personal life

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

## Awards

* 2013 - TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards - Best Supporting Actor - Amen
Asiavision Awards
* 2013 - Asiavision Awards - Outstanding Performance of the Year

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

### Malayalam films

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1986 | Padayani | Young Ramesh | Child artist |
| 2001 | Annie | | Television film |
| 2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Shyam Gopal Varma | |
| 2002 | Meesa Madhavan | Eapen Pappachi | |
| 2003 | Pattalam | Nandakumar | Cameo appearance |
| 2003 | Mizhi Randilum | Dr. Arun | |
| 2003 | Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Andrew | |
| 2004 | Runway | Balu Damodar | |
| 2004 | Vesham | Hariprasad | |
| 2005 | Finger Print | Kishore Varma | |
| 2005 | Police | Anand | |
| 2005 | Deepangal Sakshi | Rishikesh | |
| 2005 | Chanthupottu | Komban Kumaran | |
| 2005 | Krithyam | Ramdas Menon | Cameo appearance |
| 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Police Officer | |
| 2006 | Classmates | Pious George | |
| 2006 | Oruvan | Sivan | |
| 2006 | Baba Kalyani | Babu | |
| 2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Tomichan | |
| 2007 | Arabikatha | Anwar | |
| 2007 | Ayur Rekha | Anand | |
| 2007 | Heart Beats | Binoy Idikkula | |
| 2007 | Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan | Hareendra Varma | |
| 2007 | Flash | Priyan | |
| 2008 | Calcutta News | Hari | |
| 2008 | Malabar Wedding | Manu Kuttan | |
| 2008 | Soorya Kireedam | Sivaram | |
| 2008 | Minnaminnikoottam | Sidharth | |
| 2008 | Twenty:20 | Arun Kumar | |
| 2009 | Nammal Thammil | Johnny | |
| 2009 | Seetha Kalyanam | Ambi | |
| 2009 | Kanneerinu Madhuram | Krishnan Unni | |
| 2010 | Happy Husbands | Rahul Valiyathan | |
| 2010 | Nayakan | Varadhanunni | |
| 2010 | Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Eby | |
| 2010 | Chekavar | Kasinathan | |
| 2010 | College Days | Rohit Menon | |
| 2010 | Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram | Anoop Chandran | |
| 2011 | Race | Niranjan | |
| 2011 | City of God | Swarnavel | |
| 2011 | Three Kings | Bhaskaranunni Raja | |
| 2011 | Veettilekulla Vazhi | Rassaq | Cameo appearance |
| 2011 | Vellaripravinte Changathi | Manikunju | |
| 2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Vishnu | |
| 2012 | Karmayogi | Rudran Gurukkal | |
| 2012 | Outsider | Mukundan | 50th film |
| 2012 | Bachelor Party | Geevarghese | |
| 2012 | Mullamottum Munthiricharum | Churatta Jose | |
| 2012 | Akasathinte Niram | Young Man | |
| 2012 | Husbands in Goa | Jerry | |
| 2012 | Poppins | Kanthan | |
| 2013 | Amen | Father Vincent Vattolli and St. George(dual role) | |
| 2013 | Up & Down - Mukalil Oralundu | Thampuran | |
| 2013 | Left Right Left | Jayan | |
| 2013 | Paisa Paisa | Kishore | |
| 2013 | Arikil Oraal | Siddharth | |
| 2013 | Ezhamathe Varavu | Gopinath Menon | |
| 2013 | Kaanchi | Madhavan | |
| 2013 | Vedivazhipadu | Joseph | Special appearance |
| 2013 | 101 Chodyangal | Mugundan | |
| 2014 | Masala Republic | S.I. Shambu | |
| 2014 | Naku Penta Naku Taka | Vinay | |
| 2014 | Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Krishnanunni | Cameo appearance |
| 2014 | Angels | Hameem Hyder | |
| 2014 | Cousins | Joji | |
| 2015 | Rasam | Balu | |
| 2015 | Double Barrel | Vinci | |
| 2015 | Kohinoor | Haider | Special appearance |
| 2015 | Amar Akbar Anthony | Anthony | |
| 2016 | Vettah | ACP Xylex Abraham | |
| 2017 | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Police officer | |
| 2017 | Lakshyam | Vimal | |
| 2017 | Tiyaan | Pattabhirama Giri and Ramaraja-1 | Double role |
| 2018 | Mohanlal | Sethumadhavan | |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Govardhan | |
| 2019 | Virus | Dr. Baburaj | |
| 2019 | Thakkol | Fr. Ambrose Vas Pochampalli | |
| 2020 | Halal Love Story | Shereef | |
| 2021 | Aanum Pennum | Madhavan | Cameo appearance |
| 2021 | Kurup | SP Krishnadas IPS | |
| 2021 | Aaha | Kochu | |
| 2022 | Night Drive | Bennie Moopan | |
| 2022 | Pathaam Valavu | Sethu | |
| 2022 | 19(1)(a) | Anand | |
| 2022 | Theerppu | Kalyan Menon | |
| 2023 | Thuramukham | Santo Gopalan | Cameo appearance |
| 2023 | Kunjamminis Hospital | Dr. Lyon Ilanjikkaran | |
| 2023 | Otta | Raju | |
| 2024 | Marivillin Gopurangal | Shinto | |
| 2024 | Mr & Mrs Bachelor | | |
| 2024 | Njan Kandatha Sare | Joekuttan | |
| 2025 | L2: Empuraan † | Govardhan | Post-production |
| TBA | Anuradha Crime No.59/2019 † | Peethambran | Completed |
| TBA | Ram † | TBA | Filming |

### Other language films

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) |
| 2002 | En Mana Vaanil | Murali | Tamil |
| 2008 | Before the Rains | Manas | English |
| 2009 | Sarvam | Noushad | Tamil |
| 2009 | Kavya's Diary | Raj | Telugu |
| 2010 | The Waiting Room | Police officer | Hindi |

### Voiceover

* All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Voice Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Nayakan | Narrator | |
| 2013 | Nee Kho Njaa Cha | Narrator | |
| 2013 | Amen | Narrator | |
| 2013 | Zachariyaude Garbhinikal | Narrator | |
| 2017 | Ezra | Narrator | |
| 2018 | Janaki | Janaki’s Husband | Short film |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Network(s) | Notes |
| 2019 | Queen | GMR | Tamil | MX Player | Web Debut |
| 2024 | Brinda | Dr. Satya/Prof.Kabir Anand | Telugu | SonyLIV | |
| 2024 | 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 | |
| 2010 | "Ranadheera" | Nayakan | Prashant Pillai | |
| 2010 | "Poril Theyyaram" | Chekavar | Rahul Raj | |
| 2013 | "Hey Ithuvazhi" | Arikil Oraal | Gopi Sundar | Co Sing With Chithra Iyer |
| 2014 | "Kalichiri" | Masala Republic | Jassie Gift | Co Sing With Sumi Aravind |
| 2014 | "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 |