Salim Kumar
October 10, 1969 (55 years old) in Chittatukara, Kerala, India
Salim Kumar is a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He is one of the prominent comic actors of the current generation in Malayalam cinema, but has shown his versatility in the drama genre of films, such as Achanurangatha Veedu, Gramophone, Perumazhakkalam and Adaminte Makan Abu. Salim Kumar's role as Abu in Adaminte Makan Abu won him both the National Award and Kerala State award for Best Actor for the year 2010. Earlier he had won a Kerala State Film Award for the Second Best Actor in 2005 for his role as Samuel in Achanurangatha Veedu.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Panchayat Jetty as MLA
- 2024 · Idiyan Chandhu as
- 2024 · Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum as
- 2024 · Malayalee from India as Hamsa
- 2022 · Mei Hoom Moosa as
- 2022 · Thirimali as Avarachan
- 2019 · Munthiri Monchan as Thavala (Frog)
- 2019 · MASK as
- 2019 · An International Local Story as
- 2018 · Chalakkudikkaran Changathi as
- 2018 · Mangalyam Thanthunanena as Kuriyakose Tharayill
- 2018 · Rosapoo as V.T. Shankar
- 2015 · The Reporter as
- 2013 · Nadodimannan as Ravi
- 2012 · 101 Weddings as Khader
- 2012 · Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar as Rafeek
- 2011 · Ulakam Chuttum Valiban as Guru
- 2011 · Three Kings as K. S. Prashanthan
- 2011 · Abu, Son of Adam as Abu
- 2011 · Arjunan Saakshi as Mechanic Jackson
- 2010 · Malarvaadi Arts Club as Kattappuram Sashi
- 2009 · My Big Father as Unnikkuttan
- 2007 · Goal as Kuriakose
- 2007 · Changathipoocha as Rajappan
- 2006 · Aanachandam as Manikandan
- 2006 · Chess as Unnikkannan
- 2005 · Sarkar Dada as
- 2005 · Thaskara Veeran as Suguthan
- 2005 · Deepangal Sakshi as Advocate
- 2005 · Iruvattam Manavatti as Ochira Velu
- 2005 · Udayananu Tharam as Rafeeq
- 2001 · Soothradharan as Leela Krishnan
- 2001 · Sathyameva Jayathe as
- 1999 · My Dear Karady as Constable Ujwalan
- Future · Appavin Meesai as
- 2024 · Marivillin Gopurangal as Thomas
- 2023 · Oru Kadath Naadan Katha as Mammali
- 2020 · Dhamaka as Dr. Gopinath
- 2019 · Aakashaganga 2 as
- 2019 · Ganagandharvan as Rajaji
- 2019 · Shibu as
- 2019 · The Gambler as Eapan
- 2018 · Kuttanadan Marpappa as Philipose
- 2018 · Shikkari Shambhu as SI Jimmy
- 2018 · Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar Akanam as Karimannur Gopi
- 2017 · Sherlock Toms as Chauro
- 2017 · Clint as
- 2014 · My Dear Mummy as
- 2013 · Bicycle Thieves as Jose Prakash
- 2013 · Abhiyum Njanum as Jose
- 2012 · Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam as
- 2012 · Vadhiyar as
- 2012 · Orange as Ashan
- 2011 · The Filmstaar as
- 2011 · Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku as
- 2009 · Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Nassar
- 2009 · Samastha Keralam PO as
- 2009 · Gulumaal: The Escape as
- 2008 · Mulla as 'Thotti' Sasi
- 2007 · Kangaroo as 'Current' Kunjachan
- 2007 · The Speed Track as Lali
- 2007 · Abraham And Lincoln as
- 2007 · Payum Puli as Mujeeb Rahman
- 2004 · Greetings as Vaidyanathan
- 2003 · Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu as Sundaran
- 2002 · Mazhathullikkilukkam as Mayandi
- 2001 · Naranathu Thamburan as Shivan
- 2000 · Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal as Bhaskaran
- 2000 · Darling Darling as Telephone Booth Owner
- 1998 · Meenakshi Kalyanam as Adv. Sivan Mullassery
- 1997 · Gurushishyan as
- 1996 · Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum as Gonsalvas Sayippu
- Future · Ullasa Poothirikal as
- 2023 · Vellari Pattanam as Kunjikannan Master
- 2019 · Childhood Friends as
- 2017 · Hello Dubaikkaran as
- 2016 · Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha as
- 2014 · Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan as
- 2014 · Nedunchaalai as
- 2014 · Thekku Thekkoru Deshathu as
- 2013 · KQ as
- 2013 · Players as
- 2013 · Annum Innum Ennum as Lopez Chencherry
- 2013 · Lisammayude Veedu as Samuel
- 2012 · Prabhuvinte Makkal as
- 2011 · Mohabbath as
- 2010 · Oridathoru Postman as Chandrappan
- 2010 · Plus Two as Lalappan
- 2009 · Decent Parties as
- 2008 · Cycle as Stephen
- 2007 · Kichamani M.B.A. as Kasim
- 2006 · Vaasthavam as Thripran Namboodhiri
- 2006 · Ennittum as Fa.Perera Joseph
- 2006 · Toys of Coconut Shell as Achooti
- 2005 · Junior Senior as Sathyan
- 2005 · Lokanathan I. A. S. as Rajappan
- 2004 · Youth Festival as
- 2004 · Thalamelam as Sattappan
- 2004 · Parayam as
- 2003 · Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu as Suryaprakashan
- 2002 · Valkannadi as Satheeshan
- 2002 · Pakalpooram as Manickan
- 1998 · Mayajalam as Ezhupunna Mathai
- 1998 · Mangalya Pallakku as Phalgunan
- 1998 · Chenaparambile Aanakkaryam as
- 1997 · Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan as Kizhi
- Future · Koodothram 2 as
- 2018 · Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar as
- Future · Indira as
- 2023 · Aaromalinte Adyathe Pranayam as Rafi
- 2023 · Kallanum Bhagavathiyum as Priest
- 2023 · Vanitha as
- 2022 · Mukundan Unni Associates™ as Unni's Grandfather (voice)
- 2022 · Thallumaala as Singer
- 2022 · Pada as Justice Thankappan Achari
- 2021 · Meow as Usthad
- 2021 · Sumesh & Ramesh as Indhukaladharan
- 2021 · Malik as Moosakka
- 2021 · One as Dasappan
- 2019 · Driving Licence as Agusti
- 2019 · Ittymaani: Made In China as Mapranam Varkey
- 2019 · Porinju Mariam Jose as 'Beedi' Joy
- 2019 · A for Apple as
- 2019 · And The Oscar Goes To... as Sakhav Moidu
- 2019 · My Great Grandfather as
- 2019 · Oru Yamandan Premakadha as Paanjikuttan
- 2019 · Madura Raja as Manoharan Mangalodayam
- 2019 · Oru Adaar Love as Manavalan
- 2019 · Allu Ramendran as SI Sinto Simon
- 2018 · Mohanlal as 'Sathan' Jose
- 2018 · Panchavarnathatha as Jimmy
- 2018 · Queen as Adv.Mukundan
- 2018 · Sakhavinte Priyasakhi as
- 2017 · Chippy as
- 2017 · Ramaleela as Sumesh Venjara
- 2017 · Velipadinte Pusthakam as Prof. Premraj
- 2017 · The Black Jew as Aaron Eliyahu
- 2017 · Alamara as Alamara (Voice)
- 2016 · Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan as 'Naxalite' Chandran
- 2016 · Thoppil Joppan as Father Isaac Vaalambarambil
- 2015 · Female Unnikrishnan as
- 2015 · Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal as School Head Master
- 2015 · Pathemari as Narayanan's father
- 2015 · Utopiayile Rajavu as Crow (Voice)
- 2015 · Compartment as
- 2015 · Fireman as Narendan Achari
- 2014 · Seconds as Jeevan
- 2014 · Bhaiyya Bhaiyya as Korah
- 2014 · Ohm Shanthi Oshaana as Narrator
- 2013 · Kunjananthante Kada as
- 2013 · Maryan as Thomayya
- 2013 · Immanuel as Suku
- 2013 · Maad Dad as Giridhar
- 2012 · Ayalum Njanum Thammil as Thangachan
- 2012 · Mr. Marumakan as Sankaranunni
- 2012 · Ezham Suryan as
- 2012 · Cobra as Gopalan
- 2012 · Masters as Monachan
- 2012 · Ordinary as Ashan
- 2011 · Venicile Vyapari as Kamalasanan
- 2011 · Swapna Sanchari as
- 2011 · Christian Brothers as Purushothaman
- 2011 · Teja Bhai and Family as Divakaran Nair
- 2011 · Orma Mathram as
- 2011 · The Train as Ramu
- 2011 · Janapriyan as Kannappan
- 2011 · Manikyakallu as Kunjraaman / Thampuraan
- 2011 · Doubles as Mayyazhi
- 2011 · Makeup Man as Lawrance
- 2010 · Puthumukhangal as
- 2010 · Marykkundoru Kunjaadu as Lolappan
- 2010 · Tournament as Karuppayya
- 2010 · Best Actor as Vadival Pranchi
- 2010 · Again Kasarkode Khaderbai as Kalam
- 2010 · Swantham Bharya Zindabad as T.K. Vipin Kumar
- 2010 · Kaaryasthan as Kalidas
- 2010 · Four Friends as Kochaouseppe
- 2010 · Anwar as Ashraf
- 2010 · 3 Char Sau Bees as Chandran
- 2010 · Canvas as
- 2010 · Pokkiri Raja as Manoharan Mangalodayam
- 2010 · Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Poleesum as Gopalan
- 2010 · Yugapurushan as Maniyan
- 2010 · Happy Husbands as Satyapalan/Dharmapalan
- 2009 · Chattambinadu as Maakkri Gopalan
- 2009 · Keralotsavam Mission 2009 as
- 2009 · Swa Le as Chandramohan
- 2009 · Angel John as Moneylender
- 2009 · Kerala Cafe as
- 2009 · Loudspeaker as KP
- 2009 · Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Madhavan Chandrappilli IPS
- 2009 · 2 Harihar Nagar as Ayyappan
- 2009 · Hailesa as
- 2009 · Makante Achan as Krishnan Kutty
- 2009 · Love in Singapore as Shukkoor
- 2008 · SMS as Sundaran
- 2008 · Crazy Gopalan as Laxmanan
- 2008 · LolliPop as Priest Kuriakose
- 2008 · Thavalam as
- 2008 · Mayabazar as Govindan
- 2008 · Parthan Kanda Paralokam as Karunan
- 2008 · One Way Ticket as Sakkath Beeran
- 2008 · Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam as Sugunan Moothukunnam
- 2008 · Aandavan as Mayinkutti
- 2008 · Twenty 20 as SP Indhuchoodan
- 2008 · Gopalapuranam as
- 2007 · Katha Parayumbol as Das Vadakkemuri
- 2007 · Ayur Rekha as Ismail
- 2007 · Romeoo as Naranimangalam Narayanan
- 2007 · Chocolate as Pappan
- 2007 · Arabikkatha as Karim
- 2007 · Hallo as Chidambaram
- 2007 · July 4 as Sakthivel
- 2007 · Mission 90 Days as Aravindan
- 2007 · Ekantham as
- 2007 · Mayavi as Kannan Srank
- 2006 · Oruvan as Balan
- 2006 · Karutha Pakshikal as
- 2006 · Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam as Ali
- 2006 · Prajapathi as Film Actor
- 2006 · Pachakuthira as Chandran
- 2006 · Thuruppugulan as Khadar and Khadar
- 2006 · Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as Appachan
- 2006 · Lion as Pottakkuzhy Chellappan
- 2006 · Achanurangatha Veedu as Samuel
- 2005 · Maanikyan as
- 2005 · Rajamanikyam as Dasappan
- 2005 · Chanthupottu as Vareed
- 2005 · Pandippada as Umagandhan
- 2005 · Rappakal as Govindan
- 2005 · Krithyam as Badsha
- 2005 · Thommanum Makkalum as Rajakannu
- 2005 · Immini Nalloraal as Kittuni
- 2004 · Rasikan as
- 2004 · Perumazhakkalam as Aamu Elappa
- 2004 · Kadhavaseshan as Renuka's brother-in-law
- 2004 · Aparichithan as Tribal Helper
- 2004 · Chathikkatha Chanthu as Vikram
- 2004 · Vismayathumbathu as Guhan
- 2004 · Vellinakshatram as Dr. Sundaresan
- 2004 · Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku as Tester Kannappan
- 2003 · Pulival Kalyanam as Manavalan
- 2003 · Pattanathil Sundaran as Bhuvanachandran
- 2003 · Pattalam as Gabbar Kesavan
- 2003 · Ente Veedu... Appuvinteyum as Moonga Varkey
- 2003 · C.I.D. Moosa as The Insane Man
- 2003 · Vellithira as Surendran
- 2003 · Sadanandante Samayam as Gopalan
- 2003 · Thilakkam as Omanakkuttan
- 2003 · Kilichundan Mampazham as Usman
- 2003 · Gramophone as 'Tabla' Bhaskaran
- 2002 · Vasanthamalika as Komalan
- 2002 · Savithriyude Aranjanam as Olympion Bhootham Appachan
- 2002 · Kalyanaraman as Pyari
- 2002 · Pranayamanithooval as Sundaran
- 2002 · Thandavam as Basheer
- 2002 · Meesa Madhavan as Adv. Mukundanunny
- 2002 · Kunjikkoonan as Chandran
- 2002 · Bamboo Boys as Chamba
- 2001 · One Man Show as Bhaskaran
- 2001 · Nariman as
- 2001 · Sundarapurushan as Balan
- 2001 · Ee Nadu Ennalevare as
- 2001 · Ee Parakkum Thalika as Koshy
- 2001 · Bharthavudyogam as Pushpan
- 2000 · Thenkasipattanam as Muthuraman
- 2000 · Mera Naam Joker as
- 2000 · Kinnara Thumbikal as
- 2000 · Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum as
- 1999 · Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal as
- 1998 · Mattupetti Machan as Manoharan
- 1998 · Kudumba Vaarthakal as Kunjumon
- 1998 · Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran as Omallur Omanakuttan
- 1998 · Gramapanchayath as Bhaskaran
- 1997 · Suvarna Simhasanam as Gopalan
- 1997 · Newspaper Boy as Venkidi
- 1991 · Sandhesam as Uncredited role
- 1984 · My Dear Kuttichathan as
- Future · Koodothram as