Sukumaran

Acting

Sukumaran

Born — Died

1945-03-18 — 1997-06-16

Place of birth

Edappal, Malappuram, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 titles

Sukumaran was born in Edappal, Malappuram, India, as the eldest son of Parameshwaran Nair and Subhadramma.  He had a brother and two sisters. He had his primary education from St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Pala.  After completing his master's degree in English Literature from University College, Thiruvananthapuram with gold medal, he began a job as a college lecturer for three years at Government College Kasaragod and Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 13 titles

Mukham poster
7.3

A police officer tries to uncover and stop an unknown serial killer who sniped three victims and plans for a fourth one.

Mukham

1990

Souhrudam poster
6.0

Sridevi and Shiny, two college friends, lead a peaceful married life. However, things take a turn when their husbands suspect them of infidelity.

Souhrudam

1991

C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed poster
7.1

Unnikrishan wants to become a secret agent like his idol, Prem Nazir. His parents and his girlfriend support him but Unnikrishan still cannot find a job. He later gets selected as a trainee in a private detective agency called Secret Files. He is given the task of investigating a businessman's daughter's record. He faces two rivals, Premshankar who pretends to love Arundathi, and Oomen Koshy is a working as a gardener in her house. They are from the same detective agency investigating the same case. Things go wrong and the 3 decide to investigate the case as a group.

C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed

1994

No artwork available
9.0

Balachandran follows in his father's footsteps and becomes a politician to help people. But when he is framed for a crime and sent to jail by some corrupt politicians, he decides to take revenge.

Janam

1993

Pingami poster
6.7

Captain Vijay forms a bond with Kumaran, a severely injured man. However, when he dies, Vijay decides to investigate and ends up finding answers related to his life.

Pingami

1994

Bharanakoodam poster
9.0

After murdering the Chief Minister of Kerala, Damodara Menon, by hiring a dangerous contract killer, Lawrence, Devaraj, a political kingmaker, forces Aravindaksha Menon into testifying against Dany, leader Alexander's nephew. He is helped by a corrupt Circle Inspector Sojan. Dany manages to somehow escape from his custody and convinces Damodara Menon's daughter, Manju, that he is not the real killer. With the help of Manju, P.K. Raghavan and the honest Police Commissioner Venugopal, Dany sets out to prove his innocence.

Bharanakoodam

1994

Vasavadatta poster
9.0

Vasavadatta is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by KS Gopalakrishnan

Vasavadatta

1990

Kottayam Kunjachan poster
7.1

Kottayam Kunjachan, a small-time thug, gets out of jail after serving a term of seven years for killing a person. Once out, he tries to lead a good life but gets embroiled with a family feud.

Kottayam Kunjachan

1990

Sainyam poster
7.2

The story involves the life of Indian Air force officer (Group captain Eashwar) who engages himself into a project called "Red Alert" which involves the renovation of condemned Aircraft. He is 35 unmarried and interested in Research wing of Indian Air force. Eshwar is assisted by Wing Commander Zakir (Mukesh).

Sainyam

1993

No artwork available
6.3

Marupuram is a 1990 Malayalam film directed by Viji Thampi and jointly written by Renjith and Kaloor Dennis . The film stars Jayaram, Mukesh, Urvashi, Sukumaran, Ashokan, M. G. Soman, Mahesh and Devan in the lead roles.

Marupuram

1990

No artwork available
9.0

Jayakumar is a senior officer in Air India. The movie revolve around his fight against drug Mafia

Randam Varavu

1990

Rajadhani poster
9.0

Nadar, a local businessman, tries to demolish an orphanage to start a distillery. Pillai, who runs the orphanage, attempts to stop Nadar from doing so.

Rajadhani

1994

Vyooham poster
7.0

Tony (Raghuvaran) is an eccentric young narcotics control officer whose methods are unconventional but effective. His ways don't fit well with the establishment, but they are reluctant to take action because of his successes. Instead he is teamed up with Mohan (Sukumaran) an experienced and mature officer to mend his ways. Together they investigate the operations of the drug mafia in Kochi led by Khalid (Capt. Raju).

Vyooham

1990

1980s · 44 titles

Kurukkante Kalyanam poster
8.0

Sivasubrahmania, a 32-year-old unhappy bachelor, shifts to another city in order to escape from his religious father. Desperate for affection, he falls in love with a girl 14 years younger than him.

Kurukkante Kalyanam

1982

No artwork available
7.0

Hari, from a labour class family, and Subhadra, from a rich family, are in love. However, when Subhadra's family learns about her relationship with Hari, they try to separate them.

Bhadrachitta

1989

Irakal poster
8.4

Mathews, a ruthless rubber baron, is involved in various criminal activities. Baby, Mathews' son, begins to turn violent due to the environment he has grown up in, causing Mathews to repent his deeds.

Irakal

1985

Aa Divasam poster
8.0

Aa Divasam is an action film where lead players hunger for revenge.

Aa Divasam

1982

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dooram Arike

1980

Adhipan poster
7.0

Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.

Adhipan

1989

Aavanazhi poster
6.2

Balram, an honest police inspector, turns to drinking and womanizing after facing several hardships in life. However, when a criminal he nabs gets acquitted by the court, he decides to fight again.

Aavanazhi

1986

Jagratha poster
6.4

A renowned actress, Aswathi, is murdered. When a CBI officer, Sethurama Iyer, investigates the case, he unravels a dark secret about Aswathi which brings forth several complexities.

Jagratha

1989

Dhruvasangamam poster
10.0

Dhruvasangamam is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Manavalan Joseph, Shubha and Sukumaran in lead roles.

Dhruvasangamam

1981

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vamban

1987

Angaadi poster
5.0

Babu, a laborer works for the welfare of the people and fights against injustice in the society. However, he faces many challenges when he encounters an evil businessman.

Angaadi

1980

Sarvakalashala poster
6.8

It tells the story of a college student Lal played by Mohanlal, who takes on 3 Masters degree in college and continues as a student in the college as he was an orphan. He lives in a home nearby college made from the money of his unknown father. From time of his memory he lives in an orphanage, now he is in college and he do not want to leave the college. The story revolves around the college and various events happening in the college.

Sarvakalashala

1987

Padayani poster
8.0

A remake of the 1973 Bollywood classic 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat', the movie stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Devan as long-lost brothers. In the end, they reunite to take revenge for their parents's death.

Padayani

1986

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu poster
6.3

Prabhakar Varma is appointed by the police to investigate the suicide of Omana, the daughter-in-law of a businessman. Varma decides to investigate further when all the clues reveal it was a murder.

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu

1988

Thakilu Kottampuram poster
7.0

When Urmila gets a job, her father persuades her to move to Rajakrishnan's house. However, her past with him creates complications in Rajakrishnan's marital life.

Thakilu Kottampuram

1981

Ulsavapittennu poster
6.5

The story revolves around Aniyan Thampuran (Mohanlal), a naive and innocent prince of an erstwhile royal family, and his household in a village of Kerala. His family is heavily indebted by the wayward lifestyle of his elder brother Chettan Thampuran (Sukumaran). Chettan Thampuran's untimely death forces Aniyan to take responsibility for the family. He loses his house and all properties to pay his brother's debts and is led to financial ruin. He realizes that his wife (Parvathy) had an affair with his friend Balan and married him only because of the poverty in her family. This realization devastates him further and culminates in his suicide in a heart-breaking scene.

Ulsavapittennu

1989

No artwork available
4.8

Ayitham movie becomes a part of the history of Malayalam cinema by creating two unforgettable characters Vasudeva Bhagavatar , the musician and his son Sankaran (Mohanlal). Bhagavatar is an alcoholic and leads a careless life. He fails to express his love and affection to his son, though he is a loving father. Bhama (Ambika) who is daughter of Periyasamy, falls in love with Sankaran, but unfortunately she is married off to another man ,Kacheri Mani Ayyer. She becomes his second wife and thus her life becomes a tragedy.This musical film displays family relationships and Mohanlal plays the leading role and Ambika as Bhama.

Ayitham

1988

Dasharatham poster
6.8

Rajiv, a chronic bachelor and a business tycoon, decides to have a child. Annie, who has financial needs, agrees to help him and give birth to Rajiv's child through artificial insemination.

Dasharatham

1989

Mudra poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mudra

1989

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sphodanam

1981

August 1 poster
6.9

After a keenly fought election, MKR becomes the new chief minister. When the opponents hire a psychotic killer to assassinate him, Perumal, a crime branch officer, is assigned to stop him.

August 1

1988

No artwork available
9.0

Venu's wife accidentally comes across Indrajith, whom she had slapped while in college for misbehaving with her. She loses her peace of mind as Indrajith begins to pester her again.

Annoru Ravil

1986

Carnivel poster
6.8

Bharathan (Mammootty) and his friends (Mala Aravindan, Siddique and Bobby Kottarakkara) earn money by gambling in the streets. But Bharathan is forced to close down his business when a carnival is organised in the village. Bharathan manages to get a job in the carnival company and soon becomes the most trusted person of its owner Chandrappan, who is fondly called as Bhai. James, another worker at the company is envious about the growth of Bharathan.

Carnivel

1989

Kolilakkam poster
8.0

Three brothers, who get separated at birth, face several trials and tribulations when they try to make an effort to reunite.

Kolilakkam

1981

Adikkurippu poster
6.4

Basheer (Jagathy) is rescued by a cargo ship while lost at sea. Basheer has had a partial memory loss and he struggles to find out what has happened to him. The captain of the ship (Lalu Alex) tries to get him back to land, but he runs into several legal troubles due to the lack of documents with Basheer to prove his identity. Bhaskara Pillai (Mamootty), a lawyer decides to help out Basheer seeing his plight. The plot thickens when there's an attempted murder on Basheer.

Adikkurippu

1989

Aarathi poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aarathi

1981

Venal poster
7.0

Ramani, an introvert, falls in love with her roommate's cousin, Pradeep, who shares her love for literature. However, she struggles to overcome the traumatising memories of her past.

Venal

1981

Kinnaram poster
6.0

Unni (Nedumudi Venu) and Sethu (Sukumaran) are two bachelor friends staying together in Chennai. Though irritating at sometimes, with his music talents, the house owner Varma (Jagathi Sreekumar), a music director is always ready to financially support them at times. The arrival of Radha (Poornima Jayaram) creates a friction in the friendship between Unni and Sethu.

Kinnaram

1983

No artwork available
10.0

Nimmi falls in love with a married man. When the man and his wife meet an untimely death, Nimmi decides to look after their daughter, Binutty.

Onnum Mindatha Bharya

1984

Witness poster
6.0

Two friends, Balagopalan (Jayaram) and Jayakumar (Jagathy Sreekumar), own a call service called "We Help" to help people with the assistance of lawyer Madhavan Thampi (Madhu). Balu gets a call from Indu R. Nair, who is the daughter of a businessman. Later, Indu asks Balagoapan to be her bodyguard. But when Jayakumar and Balagopalan visit her home, they discover that Indu has been murdered. Officer Thomas Mathew takes charge of the case. Madhavan tries to find her killer to save Balagopalan and Jayakumar, before it is too late.

Witness

1988

Bharya Oru Manthri poster
9.0

The film stars Menaka, Sukumaran, Anuradha and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles.

Bharya Oru Manthri

1986

Moonnam Mura poster
6.9

A group of high-ranking political officials are on a trip when their bus is hijacked by a group of terrorists headed by Charles (Lalu Alex). They demand the release of their old colleagues languishing in prison in exchange for safe release of the politicians. An ex-cop is hired to free the officials from the group of terrorists.

Moonnam Mura

1988

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aayiram Abilashangal

1984

Vilkkanundu Swapnangal poster
6.5

Rajgopal decides to go to Dubai as an illegal immigrant hoping to find a secure job. There, he makes friends with others who are in a similar position.

Vilkkanundu Swapnangal

1980

Postmortem poster
7.0

Post Mortem is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Pushparajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mammootty, Sukumaran and Balan K Nair in lead roles.

Postmortem

1982

NH 47 poster
9.0

Sudhakaran hatches a sinister plan in order to receive the compensation from his company which he is entitled to receive after his death.

NH 47

1984

Utharam poster
6.9

Saleena is happily married to Mathew , a wealthy estate owner. Inexplicably she commits suicide much to the shock of Mathew. He firmly believes that there existed no reason for her to do the act and asks his journalist friend Balu to investigate why. Balu, who was also close to Saleena, tries to piece together clue from her past to figure out the answer.

Utharam

1989

Anthiveyilile Ponnu poster
8.0

Anthiveyilile Ponnu is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Radhakrishnan and produced by Panchami Enterprises. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Lakshmi, Jagathy Sreekumar and Kalpana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Salil Chowdhury.

Anthiveyilile Ponnu

1982

No artwork available
4.0

Sophia has an argument with her parents over her marriage and leaves the house. Her parents seek the help of her close friend, Unnikrishnan, in getting her back in the house.

Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas

1988

Unaru poster
7.0

Social drama realistically traces the trials and travails in the life of sincere men from impoverished backgrounds, who find themselves unable to get employment due to the stranglehold of powerful trade unions in Kerala.

Unaru

1984

New Year poster
7.0

A businessman (Prathapachandran) gets murdered by his driver. His daughter Rekha (Urvashi) is married to Vinod (Suresh Gopi) who is more interested in taking over the business than taking care of his wife. Rekha's erstwhile boyfriend Ajith (Jayaram) who's now in the army is more sympathetic to her, but Vinod gets suspicious about their relationship.

New Year

1989

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vaarikuzhi

1982

Sandharbham poster
8.0

Ravi (Mammootty) and Indu (Saritha) are happily married. Then Indu learns that her husband is involved in immoral trafficking.

Sandharbham

1984

Achuvettante Veedu poster
8.0

Achuvettante Veedu (Malayalam : അച്ചുവേട്ടന്റെ വീട്) is a film released in Malayalam in 1987, directed by Balachandra Menon and starring Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Rohini Hattangadi in the leading roles. The lyrics is by S. Ramesan Nair with music by Vidyadharan. The background score is done by Mohan Sithara.

Achuvettante Veedu

1987

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