Sukumari

Acting

Sukumari

Born — Died

1940-10-06 — 2013-03-26

Place of birth

Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Sukumari was an Indian film actress who primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She had been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be more than 3000. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts. And she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Namma Gramam(2010).

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha poster
6.1

Madhavan Nair has over the years, finally managed to start leading a comfortable life in Abudhabi, when Meenakshi drops into his life from heaven. Love strikes, and in no time breaks, and a disheartened Nair finds himself lost in the desert along with Abdu, who spells disaster. The duo runs into Eliana , who has been kidnapped, and together they devise a new plan to mint some easy money.

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

2011

3 Char Sau Bees poster
1.0

Three college friends get involved in robberies to make money. However, their lives turn upside down when they find the dead body of a man in the house they were going to rob.

3 Char Sau Bees

2010

Chattakaari poster
4.5

Chattakaari (English: The Anglo Indian Girl) is a 2012 Malayalam romantic drama film written by Thoppil Bhasi based on Pamman's famous novel of the same name and directed by Santosh Sethumadhavan. It is the remake of the 1974 film of the same name, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.[2] The film was produced by Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandir. It stars Shamna Kasim in the title roles.

Chattakaari

2012

Kausthubham poster
NR

Kausthubham is a 2010 Malayalam-language movie by Sajeev Kilikulam starring Karthika and Vijayaraghavan. The film is the story of Yamuna whose life is filled with worries and sorrows. Her husband is sent to jail on a false count of murder. Her three-year-old son gets lost during a temple festival and that increases her problems. She prays to Lord Krishna and once the lord appears miraculous things take place.

Kausthubham

2010

Ponnar Shankar poster
4.8

Ponnar Shankar is based on historical novel written by Kalangir M. Karunanidhi. Story is about the two warriors, both are brothers named Ponner and Sankar living in Kongu Nadu (present day Coimbatore, Erode etc..). This is a historical movie and these two warriors are even worshipped today at most of the above mentioned part of Tamil Nadu.

Ponnar Shankar

2011

2000s · 17 titles

Alaipayuthey poster
7.4

Karthik and Shakthi marry against the wishes of their families and start their new life. However, they soon realize that marriage is not the bed of roses they had imagined it would be.

Alaipayuthey

2000

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NR

A woman haunted by visions of a murder from 1965 undergoes hypnotic therapy, uncovering a possible past life and a connection to the original crime. As the investigation deepens, buried secrets reveal a shocking truth behind the decades-old murder.

Sila Nerangalil

2008

Classmates poster
7.4

Years after graduating from college, a few friends from across the world decide to get together for a reunion. But on the night of the reunion, one of them attempts suicide and goes into a coma.

Classmates

2006

Pandippada poster
6.7

Bhuvana wishes to sell his land to clear his debts. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when he finds himself caught in the power battle between two landlords.

Pandippada

2005

Kerala Cafe poster
6.7

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Kerala Cafe

2009

Vettam poster
7.1

Petty thief Gopi steals a chain, and in order to escape a police inspector, drops it in Veena's bag. Later, he tries to take it from her, but the chain is no longer there. He becomes a part of her plan to stop her boyfriend from marrying a rich tycoon’s daughter

Vettam

2004

C.I.D. Moosa poster
8.0

Moosa, a private detective, faces many challenges while solving various cases. His only rival is his own brother-in-law, Peethambaran, who is a police officer.

C.I.D. Moosa

2003

Ravanaprabhu poster
7.2

Karthikeyan, a liquor baron, sets out to take back his ancestral house which was usurped by Shekharan. To seek revenge, Karthikeyan abducts Shekharan's daughter and ends up falling in love with her.

Ravanaprabhu

2001

Vettaikaaran poster
4.8

Police-Ravi is a student aspiring to become a police officer,becomes hunted when he helps his friend out of trouble.The hunted becomes the Hunter to secure his future.

Vettaikaaran

2009

Twenty 20 poster
6.1

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Twenty 20

2008

Shadow Kill poster
6.9

A hangman questions the moral implications of his job after learning that he executed an innocent man.

Shadow Kill

2002

Evidam Swargamanu poster
6.6

Mathews has a farm which is the envy of everyone in the village. It catches the attention of a dirty land dealer who traps him in a vicious bureaucratic web to take it from him.

Evidam Swargamanu

2009

Valliettan poster
5.8

Madhavankutty is the Valliettan (Big Brother) of the Arackal family. The long lasting rivalry between Arackal Madhavanunni and Patteri Sivaraman forms the main thread of the story. Madhavanunni, along with his four brothers he rules the village. But Sivaraman, with the help of Bava, develops their plan to trap Madhavanunni.

Valliettan

2000

Pammal K. Sambandam poster
6.7

When Sambandham gets hurt, Dr Janaki performs a surgery in order to heal him. However, during the surgery, Janaki accidentally leaves her wrist watch in Sambandham's stomach.

Pammal K. Sambandam

2002

Ammakilikkoodu poster
5.5

Saranalayam is an old age home run by Eradi. He appoints Vivek as the new manager to help him evict the inmates so that he can sell it.

Ammakilikkoodu

2003

Yaaradi Nee Mohini poster
7.0

Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.

Yaaradi Nee Mohini

2008

Murari poster
6.7

A family is haunted by a goddess's curse, claiming the life of a male every 48 years due to an ancestral sin.

Murari

2001

1990s · 8 titles

Kilukkam poster
7.5

A tourist guide (Joji) in Ooty shelters a mentally unstable woman (Nandini) in return for the reward offered by her relatives. Later, he comes to know that she is in danger from her relatives.

Kilukkam

1991

Yoddha poster
7.6

Fate brings a young man from rural Kerala to be the protector of a young Lama in Nepal, who is being chased by a dangerous cult.

Yoddha

1992

Subhakankshalu poster
6.8

The tale of two lovers from feuding families- whether they unite or not forms the crux of the story.

Subhakankshalu

1997

Ratchagan poster
7.7

A girl falls for a violent man, who keeps taking law in his hands and beats people up. She wants to marry to him and eventually even he says yes, but her father has a condition that he should control his anger and work with him in his factory.

Ratchagan

1997

Addeham Enna Iddeham poster
9.0

Benny’s (Siddique) bid to leave a life of crime, after a lengthy incarceration, goes horribly wrong. Just when all seems lost, help come in the form of an unlikely benefactor.

Addeham Enna Iddeham

1993

Poove Unakkaga poster
7.6

Raja learns that the girl he loves is in love with another man. When he comes to know about the long-standing dispute between both their families, he goes to their village to unite them.

Poove Unakkaga

1996

O' Faby poster
8.5

O'Faby was the first live action animated movie in Malayalam. It tells the story about the friendship between a boy and an animated character Faby and their adventures.

O' Faby

1993

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu poster
6.2

When a series of murders of prominent people remain a mystery, Hariharan is assigned to capture the culprit. His investigations lead to a spiritual guru who is highly revered in society.

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu

1990

1980s · 21 titles

No artwork available
9.0

Gopi spends his entire life providing for his family. However, he faces many problems and ends up living a miserable life.

Ambalavilakku

1980

Adhyathe Anuragam poster
8.0

After marriage, Suresh's wife confesses that she is pregnant with another man's child. However, Suresh tells her to keep it a secret and act in front of all as a happy married couple.

Adhyathe Anuragam

1983

Ninnishtam Ennishtam poster
8.0

Sreekuttan falls in love with Shalini. Shalini's family is in financial trouble. Sreekuttan's on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be Shalini's benefactor and suitor.

Ninnishtam Ennishtam

1986

Chithram poster
7.9

A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husband.

Chithram

1988

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NR

A young man with mental disability who is always ravenous, steals money from his father's pocket for food and falls into a bigger trouble

Enikku Vishakunnu

1983

Revathikkoru Pavakkutty poster
9.0

Revathi's parents separated when she was young, and she was raised by her mother who taught her that her father was a bad man. Years later , with her father sick, he send's a last wish to see his daughter. Revathi refuses to go , so her orphan friend goes in a her place without her knowing to fulfill his wish.

Revathikkoru Pavakkutty

1986

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sri Anjaneya Charitra

1981

No artwork available
NR

A landlord's daughter, Gayathri, falls in love with her cousin, Venu. However, they must overcome many problems before they can be together.

Agnipravesham

1989

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NR

Gopi and his brother Satyam get married but Gopi's wife is not treated well in the family. Lakshmi, Satyam's wife, realizes the same and tries to teach her mother-in-law a lesson.

Marumagale Vazhga

1982

Chakkikotha Chankaran poster
7.6

Raghavan Thampi (Thilakan) and his wife Subhadra (Sukumari) have two sons, Prabhakaran (Nedumudi) and Pradeep (Jayaram). Prabhakaran wants to become a mridungam maestro against the wishes of his parents who want him to get married. When Prabhakaran refuses, Subhadra emotionally blackmails him and gets him married off to Shailaja (Geetha). Meanwhile Pradeep falls in love with Roshni (Urvashi) and they get married secretly without their parents' knowledge.

Chakkikotha Chankaran

1989

Avidathepole Ivideyum poster
7.0

Avidathepole Ivideyum movie revolves around Anirudhan and Sugumaran who are roommates and are both pharmaceutical company executives. Sugumaran is urbane and somewhat westernized in attitude, Anirudhan is more of a son-of-the-soil type. During a trip to Anirudhan's village, Sugumaran falls in love with Sujatha who is Anirudhan's sister. Concurrently, Anirudhan takes a liking for Neelima, who is Sugumaran's sister. The two couples marry and then face the realities of marriage due to their different upbringing and lifestyles.

Avidathepole Ivideyum

1985

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu poster
7.0

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu is a 1986 Malayalam comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. Starring Mohanlal, Mukesh, Lizy, Sreenivasan, Jagathi Sreekumar, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Kuthiravattam Pappu in the main roles. This film was a huge hit in theaters and is considered as one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema.

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu

1986

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Idhayaththil Ore Idam

1980

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dooram Arike

1980

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam poster
7.6

The only way Gopalakrishnan can escape from certain bankruptcy is to sell the property he owns in the city and use the proceeds to settle his debts. To do that, he has to evict his tenants from there first. Unfortunate for him, his tenant is the feisty Meera and her family, who absolutely refuses to vacate the house. Gopalakrishnan uses an obscure clause in the contract to take up residence at the house, and tries his best to smoke his tenants out.

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam

1986

Vellanakalude Naadu poster
7.9

Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988

Ramji Rao Speaking poster
7.3

The story revolves around three unemployed people who get involved in a kidnapping saga due to a case of mistaken identity.

Ramji Rao Speaking

1989

Ente Entethu Mathram poster
8.0

Ente Entethu Mathram movie revolves around Mr.Menon (Mohanlal) who is a widower with  his daughter Sreemol (baby Shalini). When Sheela (Karthika) who enters into his life as a secretary for his office, Sreemol takes an instant liking for her, which changes their life.

Ente Entethu Mathram

1986

Poove Poochooda Vaa poster
8.3

An elderly woman who is rich lives alone in a town. However, her life changes for the better when her granddaughter comes to live with her.

Poove Poochooda Vaa

1985

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Aval Kaathirunnu Avanum

1986

T. P. Balagopalan M.A. poster
7.5

The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

1986

1970s · 8 titles