Sukumaran

Sukumaran
Born
Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair

(1948-06-10)10 June 1948
Edappal, Malabar District, Madras State, India (Present-day Malappuram, Kerala, India)
Died16 June 1997(1997-06-16) (aged 49)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1973–1997
Spouse
(m. 1978)
Children
Relatives

E. P. P. Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films.[1][2] Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He was considered one of the superstar trios of Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s along with Soman and Jayan.[3]

Later, he became known for his character roles and antagonistic roles during the 1980s and 1990s, notably the villain in CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.(1994) and Onnaam Muhurtham(1991), playing character roles in films like Souhrudam(1990). In 1978, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's Bandhanam. As a producer, he produced such films as Irakal and Padayani.

On 16 June 1997, Sukumaran suffered a massive heart attack and died. He was 49 at the time of his death.

  1. ^ "അനശ്വരമായ സുകുമാര ഭാവം". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Sukumaran Malayalam Actor 20th Death Anniversary". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ Sukumaran: The ‘arrogant, defiant, rebellious’ Malayalam superstar https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/sukumaran-the-arrogant-defiant-rebellious-malayalam-superstar-9375886/