ACTOR
Salim Kumar
Salim Kumar was a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He was one of the prominent comic actors of the current generation in Malayalam cinema, but has shown his versatility in the drama genre of films, such as Achanurangatha Veedu, Gramophone, Perumazhakkalam and Adaminte Makan Abu. Salim Kumar's role as Abu in Adaminte Makan Abu won him both the National Award and Kerala State…
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Oct 10, 1969
- Died
- Jun 6, 2026
- Birthplace
- Chittatukara, Kerala, India
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Salim Kumar was a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He was one of the prominent comic actors of the current generation in Malayalam cinema, but has shown his versatility in the drama genre of films, such as Achanurangatha Veedu, Gramophone, Perumazhakkalam and Adaminte Makan Abu.
Salim Kumar's 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 a Kerala State Film Award for the Second Best Actor in 2005 for his role as Samuel in Achanurangatha Veedu.
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Filmography
Movies
My Dear KuttichathanMusician
1984
SandhesamUncredited role
1991PP
Poothumbiyum PoovalanmarumGonsalvas Sayippu
1996
Gurushishyan
1997
Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta CheckanKizhi
1997NB
Newspaper BoyVenkidi
1997SS
Suvarna SimhasanamGopalan
1997CA
Chenaparambile Aanakkaryam
1998
GramapanchayathBhaskaran
1998KV
Kudumba VaarthakalKunjumon
1998
Malabaril Ninnoru ManimaaranOmallur Omanakuttan
1998
Mangalya PallakkuPhalgunan
1998
Mattupetti MachanManoharan
1998
MayajalamEzhupunna Mathai
1998MK
Meenakshi KalyanamAdv. Sivan Mullassery
1998S
SooryavanamThamarathoppu
1998
My Dear KaradyConstable Ujwallan
1999TN
Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal
1999
Udayapuram SulthanSalim
1999
Darling DarlingTelephone Booth Owner
2000KT
Kinnara Thumbikal
2000MM
Melevaryathe MalakhakkuttikalBhaskaran
2000MN
Mera Naam Joker
2000
Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum
2000
ThenkasipattanamMuthuraman
2000B
Bhadra
2001B
BharthavudyogamPushpan
2001EN
Ee Nadu Ennalevare
2001
Ee Parakkum ThalikaKoshy
2001
Naranathu ThamburanShivan
2001
NarimanBalan
2001
One Man ShowBhaskaran
2001SJ
Sathyameva Jayathe
2001
SoothradharanLeela Krishnan
2001
SundarapurushanBalan
2001
Bamboo BoysChamba
2002
KalyanaramanPyari
2002KalyanaramanPlayback Singer
2002
KunjikkoonanChandran
2002
MazhathullikkilukkamMayandi
2002
Meesa MadhavanAdv. Mukundanunny
2002
PakalpooramManikyan
2002P
PranayamanithoovalSundaran
2002SA
Savithriyude AranjanamOlympion Bhootham Appachan
2002
ThandavamBasheer
2002
ValkannadiSatheeshan
2002
VasanthamalikaKomalan
2002
C.I.D. MoosaThe Insane Man
2003
Ente Veedu... AppuvinteyumMoonga Varkey
2003
Gramophone'Tabla' Bhaskaran
2003
Hariharan Pilla Happy AanuSundaran
2003
Kilichundan MambazhamUsman
2003
PattalamGabbar Kesavan
2003
Pattanathil SundaranAdv. Bhuvanachandran
2003
Pulival KalyanamManavalan
2003
Sadanandante SamayamGopalan
2003
ThilakkamOmanakkuttan
2003VT
Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduSuryaprakashan
2003
VellithiraSurendran
2003
AparichithanTribal Helper
2004
Chathikkatha ChanthuVikram
2004
GreetingsVaidyanathan
2004
KadhavaseshanRenuka's brother-in-law
2004
Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuTester Kannappan
2004P
Parayam
2004
PerumazhakkalamAamu Elappa
2004
RasikanParamu
2004
ThalamelamSattappan
2004
VellinakshatramDr. Sundaresan
2004
VismayathumbathuGuhan
2004
Youth Festival
2004
ChanthupottuVareed
2005
Deepangal SakshiAdvocate
2005
Immini NalloraalKittuni
2005
Iruvattam ManavattiOchira Velu
2005
Junior SeniorSathyan
2005
KrithyamBadsha
2005
Lokanathan I. A. S.Rajappan
2005
Maanikyan
2005
NaranIdimutti Rajan
2005
PandippadaUmakanthan
2005
RajamanikyamDasappan
2005
RappakalGovindan
2005
Sarkar Dada
2005
Thaskara VeeranSuguthan
2005
Thommanum MakkalumRajakannu
2005
Udayananu TharamRafeeq
2005
AanachandamManikandan
2006
Achanurangatha VeeduSamuel
2006
Bhargavacharitham Moonam KhandamAli
2006
ChessUnnikkannan
2006
EnnittumFa.Perera Joseph
2006
Karutha PakshikalShanmughan
2006
Kilukkam KilukilukkamAppachan
2006
LionPottakkuzhy Chellappan
2006
OruvanBalan
2006
PachakuthiraChandran
2006
PrajapathiPower Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi
2006
ThuruppugulanKhadar
2006
Toys of Coconut ShellAchooti
2006
VaasthavamThrippan Namboodiri
2006
Abraham And Lincoln
2007
ArabikkathaKarim
2007
Ayur RekhaIsmail
2007
ChangathipoochaRajappan
2007
ChocolatePappan
2007
Ekantham
2007
GoalKuriakose
2007
HalloChidambaram
2007
Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan?Rajendran Vazhayila
2007
Inspector GarudLonappan
2007
July 4Sakthivel
2007
Kangaroo'Current' Kunjachan
2007
Katha ParayumbolDas Vadakkemuri
2007KM
Kichamani M.B.A.Kasim
2007
MayaviKannan Srank
2007
Mission 90 DaysAravindan
2007
Payum PuliMujeeb Rahman
2007
RomeooNaranimangalam Narayanan
2007
Speed TrackLali
2007
AandavanMayinkutti
2008
Annan ThambiSub Inspector Shyamalan
2008
Crazy GopalanLakshmanan
2008
CycleStephen
2008
Gopalapuranam
2008
LollipopFr. / Adv. Kuriakose Kuzhiyilchadi
2008
MayabazarGovindan
2008
Mulla'Thotti' Sasi
2008
One Way TicketSakkath Beeran
2008
Parthan Kanda ParalokamKarunan
2008
Shakespeare M.A. MalayalamSugunan Moothukunnam
2008
SMSSundaran
2008
Thavalam
2008
Twenty 20SP Indhuchoodan
2008
2 Harihar NagarAyyappan
2009AO
Aayirathil OruvanUsman
2009
Angel JohnMoneylender
2009
ChattambinaduMaakkri Gopalan
2009
Decent Parties
2009
DuplicateProfessional Killer Ronnie (PKR)
2009
Ee Pattanathil BhoothamSI Madhavan Chandrappinn
2009
Gulumaal: The EscapeBhai
2009
Kappalu MuthalaliOmanakuttan
2009
Kerala CafeManikandan
2009KM
Keralotsavam Mission 2009
2009
LoudspeakerKP
2009
Love in SingaporeShukkoor
2009
Makante AchanKrishnan Kutty
2009
My Big FatherUnnikkuttan
2009
Robin HoodNassar
2009
Samastha Keralam PO
2009
Swa LeChandramohan
2009
3 Char Sau BeesChandran
2010
Again Kasarkode KhaderbaiKalaam
2010
AnwarAshraf
2010
Best ActorVadival Pranchi
2010
Cheriya Kallanum Valiya PoleesumGopalan
2010
Fiddle
2010
Four FriendsKochaouseppe
2010
Happy HusbandsSatyapalan/Dharmapalan
2010
KaaryasthanKalidas
2010
Malarvaadi Arts ClubKattappuram Sashi
2010
Marykkundoru KunjaaduLolappan
2010
Oridathoru PostmanChandrappan
2010
Plus TwoLalappan
2010
Pokkiri RajaManoharan Mangalodayam
2010
PramaniSalim Hassan
2010
PuthumukhangalVillu Velayudhan
2010
Senior MandrakeBalan
2010
Swantham Bharya ZindabadT.K. Vipin Kumar
2010
Thaskara LahalaAyyappan
2010
TournamentKaruppayya
2010
YugapurushanManiyan
2010
Adaminte Makan AbuAbu
2011
Arjunan SaakshiMechanic Jackson
2011
Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku
2011
Christian BrothersPurushothaman
2011
Doctor LoveNovelist
2011
DoublesS.I Mayyazhi
2011
JanapriyanKannappan
2011
Makeup ManLawrance
2011
ManikyakalluKunjraaman / Thampuraan
2011M
Mohabbath
2011
NaayikaGracy's father
2011
Nadakame UlakamVasu
2011
Orma MathramLawrence
2011
Swapna SanchariSugathan
2011
Teja Bhai and FamilyDivakaran Nair
2011
The FilmstaarFilm producer
2011
The TrainRamu
2011
Three KingsK. S. Prashanthan
2011
Ulakam Chuttum ValibanGuru
2011
Venicile VyapariKamalasanan
2011
101 WeddingsKhader
2012
Ayalum Njanum ThammilThomachan
2012
Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam
2012
CobraGopalan
2012ES
Ezham Suryan
2012
MastersMonachan
2012
Mr. MarumakanSankaranunni
2012
OrangeAshan
2012
OrdinaryAshan
2012
Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj KumarRafeek
2012
Prabhuvinte Makkal
2012
Vadhiyar
2012
Abhiyum NjanumJose
2013
Annum Innum EnnumLopez Chencherry
2013
Bicycle ThievesJose Prakash
2013
ImmanuelSuku
2013
KQ
2013
Kunjananthante Kada
2013
Lisammayude VeeduSamuel
2013
Maad DadGiridhar
2013
MaryanThomayya
2013
NadodimannanRavi
2013
OongaKunja / Tramp
2013
Players
2013
Bhaiyya BhaiyyaKorah
2014
My Dear Mummy
2014
NedunchaalaiMattum Shekar
2014
Ohm Shanthi OshaanaSelf - Narrator (voice)
2014
SecondsJeevan
2014
Thekku Thekkoru Deshathu
2014
Compartment
2015CompartmentDirector
2015CompartmentWriter
2015CompartmentProducer
2015
Elanjikavu P.O.
2015
Female UnnikrishnanThamarakulam Dravian
2015
FiremanNarendan Achari
2015
PathemariNarayanan's father
2015
The Reporter
2015
Utopiayile RajavuCrow (voice)
2015
Valiya Chirakulla PakshikalSchool Head Master
2015
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'Naxalite' Chandran
2016
Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha
2016Moonam Naal NjayarazhchaProducer
2016
Thoppil JoppanFather Isaac Vaalambarambil
2016
AlamaraAlamara (voice)
2017
Chippy
2017
Clint
2017
Hello Dubaikkaran
2017
RamaleelaSumesh Venjara
2017
Sherlock TomsChauro
2017
The Black JewAaron Eliyahu
2017The Black JewProducer
2017The Black JewDirector
2017The Black JewWriter
2017
Velipadinte PusthakamProf. Premraj Idikkattutharayil
2017
Chalakkudikkaran ChangathiRamappan
2018
Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar AkanamKarimannur Gopi
2018Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar AkanamDirector
2018Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar AkanamWriter
2018Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar AkanamScreenplay
2018Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar AkanamDialogue
2018
Kuttanadan MarpappaPhilipose
2018
Laughing Apartment Near GirinagarThankarajan
2018
Mangalyam ThanthunanenaKuriyakose Tharayill
2018
Mohanlal'Sathan' Jose
2018
PanchavarnathathaJimmy
2018
QueenAdv.Mukundan
2018
RosapooV.T. Shankar
2018
Sakhavinte PriyasakhiVasanthan
2018
Shikkari ShambhuSI Jimmy
2018
VikadakumaranBinu's Father (Photo Presence Only)
2018
A for Apple
2019
Aakashaganga 2
2019
Allu RamendranSI Sinto Simon
2019
An International Local StoryMLA Joseph Manavalan
2019
And The Oscar Goes To...Sakhav Moidu
2019
Childhood FriendsSK Sir
2019
Driving LicenceAgusti
2019
GanagandharvanRajaji
2019
Ittymaani: Made In ChinaMapranam Varkey
2019
Madura RajaManoharan Mangalodayam
2019
MASK
2019
Munthiri MonchanThavala (Frog)
2019
My Great Grandfather
2019
Oru Adaar LoveManavalan
2019
Oru Kadath Naadan KathaMammali
2019
Oru Yamandan PremakadhaPaanjikuttan
2019
Porinju Mariam Jose'Beedi' Joy
2019
ShibuDr. Thomas
2019
The GamblerEapan
2019
DhamakaDr. Gopinath
2020
VarkeyAshan
2020
Keshu Ee Veedinte NadhanSelf - Narrator (voice)
2021
MalikMoosakka
2021
MeowUsthad
2021
OneDasappan
2021
Sumesh & RameshIndhukaladharan
2021
Mei Hoom Moosa
2022
Mukundan Unni Associates™Unni's Grandfather (voice)
2022
PadaJustice Thankappan Achari
2022
ThallumaalaSinger
2022ThallumaalaPlayback Singer
2022
ThirimaliAvarachan
2022
Aaromalinte Adyathe PranayamRafi
2023
Kallanum BhagavathiyumPriest
2023
KirkkanKusumakumar Warrier (Kuku)
2023
VanithaRajan
2023
Vellari PattanamKunjikannan Master
2023
Idiyan Chandhu
2024
Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum
2024
Malayalee from IndiaHamsa
2024
Marivillin GopurangalThomas
2024
Panchayat JettyMLA
2024
Bha. Bha. Ba.Adv. Mukundan Unni
2025
Koodothram
2026
Appavin Meesai
I
Indira
Koodothram 2
Ullasa Poothirikal
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