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Salim Kumar is a National Award
winning India
n film actor and mimicry artist
predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema
.
Salim Kumar is one of the prominent comedian
actors of the current generation in Malayalam cinema
, but has shown his acting versatility in drama-centered films such as Achanurangatha Veedu
, Gramophone
, Perumazhakkalam
and Adaminte Makan Abu
. His 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 Kerala State Film Award
for the Second Best Actor in 2005 for his role as Samuel in Achanurangatha Veedu
.
from Maharajas College
, Ernakulam
. He won the University title in Mimicry
three times. He chose Cochin Kalabhavan, and later moved on to Cochin Sagar to further cultivate his skills in mimicry. He was also a performer in Comicola, a hit comedy program on Asianet
. For about four years, he was associated with professional drama in Arathi Theatres, Cochin.
. For his performance in this film, he won the Kerala State Film Award
for the second best actor in 2007. He has also handled serious roles in films such as Gramophone
and Perumazhakkalam. He has also done a very commendable performance in Kerala Cafe
( Segment: The Bridge). Salim featured in a hip-hop number in Album "Coffee @ MG Road"-palavattam in 2008 which was well received.His comic timing in movies like Pulival Kalyanam,Mayavi,Kilichundan Mampazham, Kalyanaraman left the Audiences in full splits.
The performance of Salim in Adaminte Makan Abu
directed by debutante Salim Ahmed, won critical acclaim and fetched him the First national award.
“Those days (early 1990s), I would get Rs250 per programme,” says Salim Kumar who, friends remember, survived with just a couple of shirts because he could not afford more. Subsequently, he was chosen as host for a comedy programme in a private Malayalam television channel. In 1997, his first breakthrough in cinema came with Ishtamanu Nooruvattam, a family drama directed by Sidhik Shameer. Salim Kumar fondly remembers that his friend and mimicry artiste Nadir Shah was instrumental in getting him the break in the movies.
Kerala State Film Awards
Other Awards
party in Kerala, especially with the late political leader K. Karunakaran. He has written his memoirs in a book named Ishwara Vazhakkillello.
National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...
winning India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film actor and mimicry artist
Impressionist (entertainment)
An impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating the voice and mannerisms of others. The word usually refers to a professional comedian/entertainer who specializes in such performances and has developed a wide repertoire of impressions, including adding to them, often to...
predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
.
Salim Kumar is one of the prominent comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
actors of the current generation in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
, but has shown his acting versatility in drama-centered films such as Achanurangatha Veedu
Achanurangatha Veedu
Achanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....
, Gramophone
Gramaphone (film)
Gramaphone is a 2003 Malayalam film by Kamal starring Dileep, Meera Jasmine and Navya Nair.-Plot:Sachidanandan runs an antique shop in the Jewish street at Kochi. He is famous for old Gramaphone records. Jeniffer , Luyi uncle , ‘Saigal’ Yousuf and Bhaskarettan are Sachi's close friends...
, Perumazhakkalam
Perumazhakkalam
Perumazhakkalam is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by Kamal. The film stars Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan, Dileep and Vineeth. The film was adapted to Hindi by Nagesh Kukunoor as Dor....
and Adaminte Makan Abu
Adaminte Makan Abu
Adaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was...
. His role as Abu in Adaminte Makan Abu
Adaminte Makan Abu
Adaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was...
won him both the National Award
National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...
and Kerala State award
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded annually in India since 1969. The Kerala State Film Awards were managed directly by the Government of Kerala's Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997; they are now given by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit...
for Best Actor for the year 2010. Earlier he had won Kerala State Film Award
Kerala State Film Award
The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India....
for the Second Best Actor in 2005 for his role as Samuel in Achanurangatha Veedu
Achanurangatha Veedu
Achanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....
.
Early life
He attended the Govt. LP School,Chittattukara North Paravur and did further studies in the Govt. Boys High School, North Paravur. He passed his Pre-Degree from Sree Narayana Mangalam College Malyankara,Moothakunnam. He graduated with a BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Maharajas College
Maharajas College
The Maharaja's College is one of the biggest centres of learning and higher education in Kerala, India. Located in the heart of Cochin city, it is spread over a campus of on the banks of Vembanad Lake...
, Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
. He won the University title in Mimicry
Impressionist (entertainment)
An impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating the voice and mannerisms of others. The word usually refers to a professional comedian/entertainer who specializes in such performances and has developed a wide repertoire of impressions, including adding to them, often to...
three times. He chose Cochin Kalabhavan, and later moved on to Cochin Sagar to further cultivate his skills in mimicry. He was also a performer in Comicola, a hit comedy program on Asianet
Asianet
Asianet Communications Limited is an Indian media conglomerate jointly owned by STAR TV and Jupiter Entertainment. Formed in 1991 and headquartered in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala, the company owns several television channels including Asianet, the first...
. For about four years, he was associated with professional drama in Arathi Theatres, Cochin.
Career
Salim Kumar's first film was Ishtamaanu Nooru Vattam, a family entertainer directed by Sidhik Shameer. Further he got numerous opportunities. After establishing himself as an essential part of Malayalam comedy film, he earned the reputation of a character actor by becoming hero in Achanurangatha Veedu, directed by Lal JoseLal Jose
Lal Jose is an Indian film director. His debut film as a director is Oru Maravathoor Kanavu . His popular films include Meesa Madhavan , Classmates and Arabikkatha .- Biography :...
. For his performance in this film, he won the Kerala State Film Award
Kerala State Film Award
The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India....
for the second best actor in 2007. He has also handled serious roles in films such as Gramophone
Gramaphone (film)
Gramaphone is a 2003 Malayalam film by Kamal starring Dileep, Meera Jasmine and Navya Nair.-Plot:Sachidanandan runs an antique shop in the Jewish street at Kochi. He is famous for old Gramaphone records. Jeniffer , Luyi uncle , ‘Saigal’ Yousuf and Bhaskarettan are Sachi's close friends...
and Perumazhakkalam. He has also done a very commendable performance in Kerala Cafe
Kerala Cafe
Kerala Cafe is a Malayalam anthology film produced by Ranjith and directed by a team of ten directors including Lal Jose, Shaji Kailas, Anwar Rasheed, Shyamaprasad, B. Unnikrishnan, Revathy, Anjali Menon, M. Padmakumar, Shankar Ramakrishnan, and Uday Ananthan. For the first time in the history of...
( Segment: The Bridge). Salim featured in a hip-hop number in Album "Coffee @ MG Road"-palavattam in 2008 which was well received.His comic timing in movies like Pulival Kalyanam,Mayavi,Kilichundan Mampazham, Kalyanaraman left the Audiences in full splits.
The performance of Salim in Adaminte Makan Abu
Adaminte Makan Abu
Adaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was...
directed by debutante Salim Ahmed, won critical acclaim and fetched him the First national award.
“Those days (early 1990s), I would get Rs250 per programme,” says Salim Kumar who, friends remember, survived with just a couple of shirts because he could not afford more. Subsequently, he was chosen as host for a comedy programme in a private Malayalam television channel. In 1997, his first breakthrough in cinema came with Ishtamanu Nooruvattam, a family drama directed by Sidhik Shameer. Salim Kumar fondly remembers that his friend and mimicry artiste Nadir Shah was instrumental in getting him the break in the movies.
Awards
National Film AwardsNational Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
- 2010 : Best ActorNational Film Award for Best ActorThe National Film Award for Best Actor is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actor who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.-Background:The Directorate of Film Festivals makes awards annually in several categories...
- Adaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was...
Kerala State Film Awards
- 2010 : Best ActorKerala State Film Award for Best ActorThe Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded annually in India since 1969. The Kerala State Film Awards were managed directly by the Government of Kerala's Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997; they are now given by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit...
- Adaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was... - 2005 : Second Best ActorKerala State Film Award for Second Best ActorThe Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor winners:- Best Comedy Artist :The Kerala State Film Award for Best Comedy Artist winners:-References:**...
- Achanurangatha VeeduAchanurangatha VeeduAchanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....
Other Awards
- 2010 : Jaihind TVJaiHind TVJaihind TV is a Malayalam channel , based in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala. It was launched on August 17 , 2007 in Delhi by Indian National Congress President and UPA chairperson Smt.Sonia Gandhi....
Film Award for Best Actor - Adaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was... - 2010 : AmritaAmrita TVAmrita TV, launched in 2005, as a 24-hour Malayalam, general entertainment & news satellite channel with a global footprint, has been honoured with 54 State Awards for Excellence in Television—the only channel in India to be bestowed with such a recognition in just two years since inception...
-FEFKA Film Award's Special Jury Award - Adaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was... - 2010 : Kerala Film Critics Association AwardKerala Film Critics Association AwardsThe Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instituted in 1977....
's Special Jury Award - Adaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan Abu is a 2011 Indian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed in his debut film. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab in the lead roles along with Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani, and Suraj Venjarammoodu in other supporting roles. The cinematography was... - 2008 : Asianet Film Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Annan ThambiAnnan ThambiAnnan Thambi is a 2008 Malayalam film by Anwar Rasheed, starring Mammootty, Lakshmi Rai and Gopika. Mammootty did a double role in the film by playing twin brothers. Rahulraj composed the music of this movie.-Plot:...
- 2005 : Sathyan Award - Achanurangatha VeeduAchanurangatha VeeduAchanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....
- 2005 : BharathanBharathanBharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...
Award - Achanurangatha VeeduAchanurangatha VeeduAchanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....
Personal life
He is settled in North Paravur-Ernakulam District.He is married to Sunitha and the couple have two sons, Chandu and Aromal. He allies with the UDFUnited Democratic Front (India)
United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....
party in Kerala, especially with the late political leader K. Karunakaran. He has written his memoirs in a book named Ishwara Vazhakkillello.