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