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Salim Kumar

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Salim Kumar is an actor, producer and director in Hindi and Tamil cinema, credited on Badal - The Manifesto (2024).

Salim Kumar (10 October 1969 – 6 June 2026) was an Indian actor, director and writer who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Widely regarded as one of the most prominent and influential actors in the history of Malayalam cinema, he appeared in over 300 films across a career spanning three decades. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 2010 for his performance in Adaminte Makan Abu.

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Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2025Bha. Bha. Ba.Actor (Adv. Mukundan Unni)Malayalam
2024Badal - The ManifestoActorMalayalam
2024Idiyan ChandhuActor (CI Balan)Malayalam
2024Malayalee From IndiaActor (Hamsa / Hamsakka)Malayalam
2024Panchayath JettyActor (MLA Radha Ramanan)Malayalam
2023Aaromalinde Adhyathe PranayamActorMalayalam
2023Kallanum BhagavathiyumActor (Sathyan, the Priest)Malayalam
2023KenkemamActorMalayalam
2023KirkkanActorMalayalam
2023VanithaActorMalayalam
2023Vellari PattanamActor (Kunjikannan Mash)Malayalam
2022Koshichayante ParambuActorMalayalam
2022Mei Hoom MoosaActor (Adv. Manoharan)Malayalam
2022Mukundan Unni AssociatesActor (Adv. Mukundan Unni Sr., Mukundan's grandfather)Malayalam
2022NeepaActorMalayalam
2022PadaActor (Justice Thankappan Achari)Malayalam
2022ThirimaliActor (Avarachan)Malayalam
2021Kesu Ee Veedinte NadhanActor (the narrator)Malayalam
2021MeowActorHindi
2021MālikActor (Moosakka)Malayalam
2021OneActor (Dassappan, Seena and Sanal's father)Malayalam
2021Sumesh and RameshActorMalayalam
2020DhamakaActor (Dr. Gopinath)Malayalam
2020VarkeyActorMalayalam
2019A for AppleActor (Muhammed)Malayalam
2019Aakasha Ganga 2Actor (Joseph/ Anatomy Professor)Malayalam
2019Allu RamendranActor (SI Sinto Simon)Malayalam
2019An International Local StoryActor (MLA Joseph Manavalan)Malayalam
2019And the Oscar Goes To...Actor (Moidukka)Malayalam
2019Driving LicenceActor (Agasthi)Malayalam
2019Edakkad Battalion 06Actor (Santhosh, School NCC Master)Malayalam
2019GanagandharvanActor (Rajaji)Malayalam
2019Ittymaani: Made in ChinaActor (Mapranam Varkey)Malayalam
2019Madhura RajaActor (Manoharan Mangalodayam)Malayalam
2019MaskActor (Cheguevara alias Jaggu Varapuzha)Malayalam
2019Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja KadhaActor (Thavala)Malayalam
2019My Great GrandfatherActor (Illiyas)Malayalam
2019Oru Adaar LoveActor (Manavalan)Malayalam
2019Oru Kadath Naadan KathaActorMalayalam
2019Oru Yamandan PremakadhaActor (Paanchikuttan)Malayalam
2019Porinju Mariam JoseActor (Beedi Joy, Porinju's father)Malayalam
2019ShibuActor (Dr. Thomas)Malayalam
2019The GamblerActorMalayalam
2019UltaActor (Pattelar Dopanna)Malayalam
2018Chalakkudykkaran ChangathyActor (Mani's father Ramappan)Malayalam
2018Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar AkanamActor (Karimannur Gopi) · Writer · DirectorMalayalam
2018KarinkannanActorMalayalam
2018Kuttanadan MarpappaActor (Philipose)Malayalam
2018Laughing Apartment Near GirinagarActor (Thankarajan)Malayalam
2018Mangalyam ThanthunanenaActor (Father Kuriyakose Tharayill)Malayalam
2018MohanlalActor (Sathan Jose)Malayalam
2018Oru Pazhaya Bomb KadhaActor (Manavalan, Bhavyan's Okhi Brother-in-law)Malayalam
2018PanchavarnathathaActor (Adv. Jimmy)Malayalam
2018RosapooActor (V.T. Shankar)Malayalam
2018Sakhavinte PriyasakhiActorMalayalam
2018Shikkari ShambhuActor (SI Jimmi Micheal)Malayalam
2018The VoterActorMalayalam
2018VikadakumaranActor (Binu's Father)Malayalam
2017AlamaraActor (the soul of the wooden wardrobe)Malayalam
2017ChippyActorMalayalam
2017ClintActorMalayalam
2017Hello DubaikkaranActorMalayalam
2017Karutha JoothanActor · Writer · DirectorMalayalam
2017QueenActorMalayalam
2017RamaleelaActor (Sumesh Venjara)Malayalam
2017Sherlock TomsActor (Chavaro Ashan)Malayalam
2017Velipadinte PusthakamActor (Prof.Premraj Idikkattutharayil)Malayalam
2016Kattappanayile Hrithik RoshanActor ('Naxalite' Chandran, Kani's father and Sura's best friend)Malayalam
2016Moonam Naal NjyayarazhchaActorMalayalam
2016Thoppil JoppanActor (Fr. Issac Vaalamparambil)Malayalam
2015Birds With Large WingsActor (School Head Master)Malayalam
2015CompartmentDirectorMalayalam
2015Elanjikkavu P.OActorMalayalam
2015Female UnnikrishnanActor (Thamarakulam Dravian)Malayalam
2015FiremanActor (Narendan Achari)Malayalam
2015PathemariActor (Narayanan's father)Malayalam
2015Utopiayile RajavuActor (Crow)Malayalam
2014Bhaiyya BhaiyyaActor (Korah)Malayalam
2014Ohm Shanthi OshaanaActor (Narrator)Malayalam
2014SecondsActor (Jeevan)Malayalam
2013Abhiyum NjanumActor (Jose)Malayalam
2013Bicycle ThievesActor (Bose Prakash alias Bossettan)Malayalam
2013ImmanuelActor (Suku)Malayalam
2013Kunjananthante KadaActorMalayalam
2013Lisammayude VeeduActor · ProducerMalayalam
2013Maad DadActor (Giridhar)Malayalam
2013NadodimannanActor (Ravi, Padmanabhan's brother-in-law)Malayalam
2013Once Upon a TimeActorMalayalam
2012101 WeddingsActor (Khader, Rukhiya's father)Malayalam
2012Ayalum Njanum ThammilActor (Thomachan)Malayalam
2012Bhoopadathil Illatha OridamActor (Anto)Malayalam
2012CobraActor (Gopalan)Malayalam
2012Ezham SuryanActorMalayalam
2012KoodaramActorMalayalam
2012MastersActorMalayalam
2012Mazhavillinattam VareActor (the cook)Malayalam
2012Mr. MarumakanActor (Shankaranunni, Ashok Raj's childhood friend and left-hand man)Malayalam
2012OrangeActor (Ashan)Malayalam
2012OrdinaryActor (Ashaan: A drunken bus mechanic)Malayalam
2012Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj KumarActor (Rafeeq)Malayalam
2012Prabhuvinte MakkalActorMalayalam
2012Pulival PattanamActorMalayalam
2012Theruvu NakshatrangalActorMalayalam
2012VaadhyarActor (Brother)Malayalam
2011Adaminte Makan AbuActor (Abu)Malayalam
2011Arjunan SaakshiActor (Jackson, a mechanic)Malayalam
2011Bombay MittayiActorMalayalam
2011Christian BrothersActor (Purushothaman, Minister's personal assistant)Malayalam
2011DoublesActor (SI P.P Joseph)Malayalam
2011JanapriyanActor (Kannappan)Malayalam
2011Makeup ManActor (Lawrence)Malayalam
2011ManikiakkalluActor (Kunjiraman/Thamburan)Malayalam
2011MohabbathActorMalayalam
2011NaayikaActor (Gracy's father)Malayalam
2011Nadakame UlakamActor (Vasu, Omanakuttan's Brother-in-Law)Malayalam
2011Orma MathramActorMalayalam
2011Swapna SanchariActor (Sugathan)Malayalam
2011Teja Bhai & FamilyActor (Divakaran Nair)Malayalam
2011The FilmstaarActorMalayalam
2011The TrainActor (Ramu)Malayalam
2011Three KingsActor (K. S. Prashanthan)Malayalam
2011Ulakam Chuttum ValibanActor (Benjamin D. Franklin)Malayalam
2011Venicile VyapariActor (Kamalasanan / Al-Kamalasanan)Malayalam
20103 Char Sau BeesActor (Chandran Muthalaali)Malayalam
2010Again Kasargod Khader BhaiActor (Kaalam)Malayalam
2010AnwarActor (Ashraf)Malayalam
2010Best ActorActor (Vadival Pranchi)Malayalam
2010CanvasActorMalayalam
2010Cheriya Kallanum Valiya PolicumActor (Gopalan)Malayalam
2010FiddleActorMalayalam
2010Four FriendsActor (Kochaousepp, a staff in Pratheeksha)Tamil
2010Happy HusbandsActorMalayalam
2010KaaryasthanActor (Kalidas, Kizakakkedathu Family's Karyasthan)Malayalam
2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubActor (Kattappuram Sashi)Malayalam
2010Marykkundoru KunjaaduActor (Lolappan, the coffin dealer and Solomon's friend)Malayalam
2010Oridathoru PostmanActor (Chandrappan)Malayalam
2010Oru Small FamilyActorMalayalam
2010Plus TwoActor (Lalappan/Lalettan)Malayalam
2010Pokkiri RajaActor (Novelist Manoharan Mangalodayam)Malayalam
2010PramaniActor (Advocate Salim Hassan)Malayalam
2010PullimanActorMalayalam
2010PuthumukhangalActor (Villu Velayudhan)Malayalam
2010Senior MandrakeActorMalayalam
2010Swantham Bharya ZindabadActor (T.K Vipin Kumar)Malayalam
2010Thaskara LahalaActor (Ayyappan)Malayalam
2010Tournament – Play & ReplayActor (Karuppayya)Malayalam
2010YugapurushanActorMalayalam
20092 Harihar NagarActor (Ayyappan)Malayalam
2009Aayirathil OruvanActor (Usman)Malayalam
2009Angel JohnActor (Rajan, a Moneylender)Malayalam
2009ChattambinaduActor (Maakri Gopalan)Malayalam
2009Decent PartiesActor (Rafeeq)Malayalam
2009DuplicateActor (Professional Killer Ronnie)Malayalam
2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamActor (SI Madhavan Chandrappinni)Malayalam
2009Gulumaal: The EscapeActor (Bhai)Malayalam
2009Kappal MuthalaaliActor (Omanakuttan)Malayalam
2009Kerala CafeActorMalayalam
2009Keralotsavam 2009ActorMalayalam
2009LoudspeakerActor (KP)Malayalam
2009Love In SingaporeActor (Shukkoor)Malayalam
2009Makante AchanActor (Krishnan Kutty)Malayalam
2009MalayaliActor (Mohanakrishnan)Malayalam
2009My Big FatherActor (Unnikkuttan)Malayalam
2009NizhalActorMalayalam
2009Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesActor (Nassar)Malayalam
2009Samastha Keralam POActor (Subramanian)Malayalam
2009Swantham LekhakanActor (Chandramohan)Malayalam
2008AandavanActor (Mayinkutty)Malayalam
2008Annan ThambiActor (SI Shyamalan)Malayalam
2008Crazy GopalanActor (Lakshmanan)Malayalam
2008CycleActor (Stephen, Roy's uncle)Malayalam
2008GopalapuranamActor (Ramanan)Malayalam
2008LollyPopActor (Fr. / Adv. Kuriakose Kuzhiyilchadi)Malayalam
2008MayabazarActor (Govindan Achari)Malayalam
2008MullaActor ('Thotti' Sasi)Malayalam
2008One Way TicketActor (Sakkath Beeran)Malayalam
2008Parthan Kanda ParalokamActor (Karunan, Falgunan Thambi's associate)Malayalam
2008Shakespeare M.A. MalayalamActor (Sugunan Moothukunnam)Malayalam
2008SultanActorMalayalam
2008Twenty:20Actor (SP Indhuchoodan/Appache, a chef at Devan's home.)Malayalam
2007Abraham & LincolnActor (Constable Marcos)Malayalam
2007ArabikkathaActor (Karim)Malayalam
2007Ayur RekhaActor (PC Ismail)Malayalam
2007ChangathipoochaActor (Ayyappan)Malayalam
2007ChocolateActor (Pappan)Malayalam
2007GoalActor (Kuriakose)Malayalam
2007HalloActor (Chidambaram)Malayalam
2007Hareendran Oru NishkalankanActor (Rajendran Vazhayila)Malayalam
2007Inspector GarudActor (Lonappan Chakkacham Parambil)Malayalam
2007July 4Actor (Sakthivel/Sakthi)Malayalam
2007KangarooActor ('Current' Kunjachan, Josekutty's, Susanna's and Maathukutty's brother-law)Malayalam
2007Katha ParayumpolActor (Das Vadakkemuri)Malayalam
2007Kichamani MBAActor (Kasim, Devanarayanan's right hand)Malayalam
2007KombanActorMalayalam
2007MayaviActor (Kannan Srank)Malayalam
2007Mission 90 DaysActor (Aravindan)Malayalam
2007NagaramActor (Lalkuzhi Nanappan)Malayalam
2007Payum PuliActor (Mujeeb Rahman)Malayalam
2007RomeooActor (Naranimangalam Narayanan)Malayalam
2007Speed TrackActor (Lali)Malayalam
2006AanachandamActor (Aana Paappan Pappan)Malayalam
2006Achanurangatha VeeduActorMalayalam
2006Bhargavacharitham Moonam KhandamActor (Ali, Assistant of Shantharam)Malayalam
2006ChessActor (Unnikannan)Malayalam
2006EakanthamActor (Velayudhan)Malayalam
2006Karutha PakshikalActor (Shanmughan)Malayalam
2006NarakasuranActor (CBI Officer Govind)Malayalam
2006OruvanActor (Balan)Malayalam
2006PachakuthiraActorMalayalam
2006PrajapathiActor (Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi)Malayalam
2006VaasthavamActor (Thrippan Namboodiri)Malayalam
2005Bus ConductorActorMalayalam
2005NaranActorMalayalam
2005RajamanikyamActorMalayalam
2005Sarkar DadaActorMalayalam
2005Thommanum MakkalumActorMalayalam
2004Chathikkatha ChanthuActorMalayalam
2003C.I.D. MoosaActorMalayalam
2003Kilichundan MampazhamActorMalayalam
2003Pulival KalyanamActorMalayalam
2002Meesa MadhavanActorMalayalam
2002PakalppooramActorMalayalam
2002VasanthamalikaActorMalayalam
2001BharthavudyogamActor (Pushpan, Unnikrishnan's neighbour)Malayalam
2001Ee Nadu Innale VaareActorMalayalam
2001Ee Parakkum ThalikaActor (Koshi)Malayalam
2000Kinnara ThumbikalActorMalayalam
2000Mera Naam JokerActorMalayalam
2000ThenkasipattanamActorMalayalam
2000UnnimayaActorMalayalam
1999My Dear KaradiActorMalayalam
1998Chenapparambile AanakkariyamActorMalayalam
1997AncharakalyanamActorMalayalam
1997IshtadanamActorMalayalam
1997Moonu Kodiyum Munnooru PavanumActorMalayalam
1997Poothumbiyum PoovalanmarumActorMalayalam
1996Ishtamanu Nooru VattamActorMalayalam
1984My Dear KuttichathanActorMalayalam

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