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Salim Kumar

Salim Kumar

Acting

Born: October 10, 1969Chittatukara, Kerala, India

Salim Kumar is a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He is 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.

Known For
Filmography
Koodothram

Koodothram

2026
Bha. Bha. Ba.

Bha. Bha. Ba.

Adv. Mukundan Unni

2025
Panchayat Jetty

Panchayat Jetty

MLA

2024
Idiyan Chandhu

Idiyan Chandhu

2024
Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum

Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum

2024
Marivillin Gopurangal

Marivillin Gopurangal

Thomas

2024
Malayalee from India

Malayalee from India

Hamsa

2024
Oru Kadath Naadan Katha

Oru Kadath Naadan Katha

Mammali

2023
Aaromalinte Adyathe Pranayam

Aaromalinte Adyathe Pranayam

Rafi

2023
Kirkkan

Kirkkan

Kusumakumar Warrier (Kuku)

2023
Kallanum Bhagavathiyum

Kallanum Bhagavathiyum

Priest

2023
Vellari Pattanam

Vellari Pattanam

Kunjikannan Master

2023
Vanitha

Vanitha

Rajan

2023
Mukundan Unni Associates™

Mukundan Unni Associates™

Unni's Grandfather (voice)

2022
Mei Hoom Moosa

Mei Hoom Moosa

2022
Thallumaala

Thallumaala

Singer

2022
Pada

Pada

Justice Thankappan Achari

2022
Thirimali

Thirimali

Avarachan

2022
Meow

Meow

Usthad

2021
Sumesh & Ramesh

Sumesh & Ramesh

Indhukaladharan

2021
Malik

Malik

Moosakka

2021
One

One

Dasappan

2021
Varkey

Varkey

Ashan

2020
Dhamaka

Dhamaka

Dr. Gopinath

2020
Driving Licence

Driving Licence

Agusti

2019
Munthiri Monchan

Munthiri Monchan

Thavala (Frog)

2019
Aakashaganga 2

Aakashaganga 2

2019
Ittymaani: Made In China

Ittymaani: Made In China

Mapranam Varkey

2019
Ganagandharvan

Ganagandharvan

Rajaji

2019
Porinju Mariam Jose

Porinju Mariam Jose

'Beedi' Joy

2019
A for Apple

A for Apple

2019
Shibu

Shibu

Dr. Thomas

2019
And The Oscar Goes To...

And The Oscar Goes To...

Sakhav Moidu

2019
My Great Grandfather

My Great Grandfather

2019
MASK

MASK

2019
The Gambler

The Gambler

Eapan

2019
Oru Yamandan Premakadha

Oru Yamandan Premakadha

Paanjikuttan

2019
Madura Raja

Madura Raja

Manoharan Mangalodayam

2019
Childhood Friends

Childhood Friends

SK Sir

2019
An International Local Story

An International Local Story

MLA Joseph Manavalan

2019
Oru Adaar Love

Oru Adaar Love

Manavalan

2019
Allu Ramendran

Allu Ramendran

SI Sinto Simon

2019
Chalakkudikkaran Changathi

Chalakkudikkaran Changathi

2018
Mangalyam Thanthunanena

Mangalyam Thanthunanena

Kuriyakose Tharayill

2018
Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar

Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar

2018
Panchavarnathatha

Panchavarnathatha

Jimmy

2018
Mohanlal

Mohanlal

'Sathan' Jose

2018
Kuttanadan Marpappa

Kuttanadan Marpappa

Philipose

2018
Rosapoo

Rosapoo

V.T. Shankar

2018
Shikkari Shambhu

Shikkari Shambhu

SI Jimmy

2018
Queen

Queen

Adv.Mukundan

2018
Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar Akanam

Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar Akanam

Karimannur Gopi

2018
Sakhavinte Priyasakhi

Sakhavinte Priyasakhi

2018
Hello Dubaikkaran

Hello Dubaikkaran

2017
Chippy

Chippy

2017
Sherlock Toms

Sherlock Toms

Chauro

2017
Ramaleela

Ramaleela

Sumesh Venjara

2017
Velipadinte Pusthakam

Velipadinte Pusthakam

Prof. Premraj

2017
The Black Jew

The Black Jew

Aaron Eliyahu

2017
Clint

Clint

2017
Alamara

Alamara

Alamara (Voice)

2017
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan

'Naxalite' Chandran

2016
Thoppil Joppan

Thoppil Joppan

Father Isaac Vaalambarambil

2016
Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha

Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha

2016
Female Unnikrishnan

Female Unnikrishnan

Thamarakulam Dravian

2015
Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal

Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal

School Head Master

2015
Pathemari

Pathemari

Narayanan's father

2015
Utopiayile Rajavu

Utopiayile Rajavu

Crow (Voice)

2015
Elanjikavu P.O.

Elanjikavu P.O.

2015
Compartment

Compartment

2015
Fireman

Fireman

Narendan Achari

2015
The Reporter

The Reporter

2015
Seconds

Seconds

Jeevan

2014
Bhaiyya Bhaiyya

Bhaiyya Bhaiyya

Korah

2014
Nedunchaalai

Nedunchaalai

Mattum Shekar

2014
My Dear Mummy

My Dear Mummy

2014
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

Narrator

2014
Thekku Thekkoru Deshathu

Thekku Thekkoru Deshathu

2014
Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves

Jose Prakash

2013
Nadodimannan

Nadodimannan

Ravi

2013
KQ

KQ

2013
Kunjananthante Kada

Kunjananthante Kada

2013
Maryan

Maryan

Thomayya

2013
Abhiyum Njanum

Abhiyum Njanum

Jose

2013
Immanuel

Immanuel

Suku

2013
Players

Players

2013
Annum Innum Ennum

Annum Innum Ennum

Lopez Chencherry

2013
Maad Dad

Maad Dad

Giridhar

2013
Lisammayude Veedu

Lisammayude Veedu

Samuel

2013
101 Weddings

101 Weddings

Khader

2012
Prabhuvinte Makkal

Prabhuvinte Makkal

2012
Ayalum Njanum Thammil

Ayalum Njanum Thammil

Thomachan

2012
Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam

Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam

2012
Mr. Marumakan

Mr. Marumakan

Sankaranunni

2012
Vadhiyar

Vadhiyar

2012

Ezham Suryan

2012
Cobra

Cobra

Gopalan

2012
Masters

Masters

Monachan

2012
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ashan

2012
Orange

Orange

Ashan

2012
Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar

Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar

Rafeek

2012
Venicile Vyapari

Venicile Vyapari

Kamalasanan

2011
Swapna Sanchari

Swapna Sanchari

Sugathan

2011
Naayika

Naayika

Gracy's father

2011
Christian Brothers

Christian Brothers

Purushothaman

2011
Doctor Love

Doctor Love

Novelist

2011
Ulakam Chuttum Valiban

Ulakam Chuttum Valiban

Guru

2011
Teja Bhai and Family

Teja Bhai and Family

Divakaran Nair

2011
Orma Mathram

Orma Mathram

Lawrence

2011
The Filmstaar

The Filmstaar

Film producer

2011
Three Kings

Three Kings

K. S. Prashanthan

2011
Adaminte Makan Abu

Adaminte Makan Abu

Abu

2011
The Train

The Train

Ramu

2011
Janapriyan

Janapriyan

Kannappan

2011
Manikyakallu

Manikyakallu

Kunjraaman / Thampuraan

2011
Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku

Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku

2011

Mohabbath

2011
Doubles

Doubles

S.I Mayyazhi

2011
Nadakame Ulakam

Nadakame Ulakam

Vasu

2011
Makeup Man

Makeup Man

Lawrance

2011
Arjunan Saakshi

Arjunan Saakshi

Mechanic Jackson

2011

Puthumukhangal

2010
Tournament

Tournament

Karuppayya

2010
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu

Marykkundoru Kunjaadu

Lolappan

2010
Best Actor

Best Actor

Vadival Pranchi

2010
Again Kasarkode Khaderbai

Again Kasarkode Khaderbai

Kalam

2010

Swantham Bharya Zindabad

T.K. Vipin Kumar

2010
Kaaryasthan

Kaaryasthan

Kalidas

2010
Four Friends

Four Friends

Kochaouseppe

2010
Anwar

Anwar

Ashraf

2010
Oridathoru Postman

Oridathoru Postman

Chandrappan

2010
3 Char Sau Bees

3 Char Sau Bees

Chandran

2010
Plus Two

Plus Two

Lalappan

2010
Malarvaadi Arts Club

Malarvaadi Arts Club

Kattappuram Sashi

2010
Canvas

Canvas

2010
Pokkiri Raja

Pokkiri Raja

Manoharan Mangalodayam

2010

Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Poleesum

Gopalan

2010
Yugapurushan

Yugapurushan

Maniyan

2010
Happy Husbands

Happy Husbands

Satyapalan/Dharmapalan

2010
My Big Father

My Big Father

Unnikkuttan

2009
Chattambinadu

Chattambinadu

Maakkri Gopalan

2009

Keralotsavam Mission 2009

2009
Kappalu Muthalali

Kappalu Muthalali

Omanakuttan

2009
Swa Le

Swa Le

Chandramohan

2009
Angel John

Angel John

Moneylender

2009
Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe

Manikandan

2009
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Nassar

2009
Loudspeaker

Loudspeaker

KP

2009
Duplicate

Duplicate

Professional Killer Ronnie (PKR)

2009
Decent Parties

Decent Parties

2009
Ee Pattanathil Bhootham

Ee Pattanathil Bhootham

SI Madhavan Chandrappinn

2009
Samastha Keralam PO

Samastha Keralam PO

2009
2 Harihar Nagar

2 Harihar Nagar

Ayyappan

2009
Gulumaal: The Escape

Gulumaal: The Escape

Bhai

2009
Makante Achan

Makante Achan

Krishnan Kutty

2009
Love in Singapore

Love in Singapore

Shukkoor

2009
SMS

SMS

Sundaran

2008
Crazy Gopalan

Crazy Gopalan

Lakshmanan

2008
Lollipop

Lollipop

Fr. / Adv. Kuriakose Kuzhiyilchadi

2008
Thavalam

Thavalam

2008
Mayabazar

Mayabazar

Govindan

2008
Parthan Kanda Paralokam

Parthan Kanda Paralokam

Karunan

2008
One Way Ticket

One Way Ticket

Sakkath Beeran

2008
Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam

Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam

Sugunan Moothukunnam

2008
Aandavan

Aandavan

Mayinkutti

2008
Twenty 20

Twenty 20

SP Indhuchoodan

2008
Annan Thambi

Annan Thambi

Sub Inspector Shyamalan

2008
Mulla

Mulla

'Thotti' Sasi

2008
Gopalapuranam

Gopalapuranam

2008
Cycle

Cycle

Stephen

2008
Kangaroo

Kangaroo

'Current' Kunjachan

2007
Katha Parayumbol

Katha Parayumbol

Das Vadakkemuri

2007
Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan?

Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan?

Rajendran Vazhayila

2007
Ayur Rekha

Ayur Rekha

Ismail

2007

Kichamani M.B.A.

Kasim

2007
Romeoo

Romeoo

Naranimangalam Narayanan

2007
Chocolate

Chocolate

Pappan

2007
Arabikkatha

Arabikkatha

Karim

2007
Hallo

Hallo

Chidambaram

2007
July 4

July 4

Sakthivel

2007
Mission 90 Days

Mission 90 Days

Aravindan

2007
Goal

Goal

Kuriakose

2007
Speed Track

Speed Track

Lali

2007
Abraham And Lincoln

Abraham And Lincoln

2007
Ekantham

Ekantham

2007
Mayavi

Mayavi

Kannan Srank

2007
Inspector Garud

Inspector Garud

Lonappan

2007
Changathipoocha

Changathipoocha

Rajappan

2007
Payum Puli

Payum Puli

Mujeeb Rahman

2007
Oruvan

Oruvan

Balan

2006
Karutha Pakshikal

Karutha Pakshikal

Shanmughan

2006
Vaasthavam

Vaasthavam

Thrippan Namboodiri

2006
Ennittum

Ennittum

Fa.Perera Joseph

2006
Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam

Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam

Ali

2006
Aanachandam

Aanachandam

Manikandan

2006
Chess

Chess

Unnikkannan

2006
Prajapathi

Prajapathi

Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi

2006
Pachakuthira

Pachakuthira

Chandran

2006
Thuruppugulan

Thuruppugulan

Khadar

2006
Kilukkam Kilukilukkam

Kilukkam Kilukilukkam

Appachan

2006
Toys of Coconut Shell

Toys of Coconut Shell

Achooti

2006
Lion

Lion

Pottakkuzhy Chellappan

2006
Achanurangatha Veedu

Achanurangatha Veedu

Samuel

2006
Maanikyan

Maanikyan

2005
Sarkar Dada

Sarkar Dada

2005
Rajamanikyam

Rajamanikyam

Dasappan

2005
Junior Senior

Junior Senior

Sathyan

2005
Naran

Naran

Idimutti Rajan

2005
Lokanathan I. A. S.

Lokanathan I. A. S.

Rajappan

2005
Chanthupottu

Chanthupottu

Vareed

2005
Pandippada

Pandippada

Umakanthan

2005
Rappakal

Rappakal

Govindan

2005
Thaskara Veeran

Thaskara Veeran

Suguthan

2005
Krithyam

Krithyam

Badsha

2005
Deepangal Sakshi

Deepangal Sakshi

Advocate

2005
Iruvattam Manavatti

Iruvattam Manavatti

Ochira Velu

2005
Thommanum Makkalum

Thommanum Makkalum

Rajakannu

2005
Immini Nalloraal

Immini Nalloraal

Kittuni

2005
Udayananu Tharam

Udayananu Tharam

Rafeeq

2005
Rasikan

Rasikan

Paramu

2004
Perumazhakkalam

Perumazhakkalam

Aamu Elappa

2004
Youth Festival

Youth Festival

2004
Kadhavaseshan

Kadhavaseshan

Renuka's brother-in-law

2004
Aparichithan

Aparichithan

Tribal Helper

2004

Thalamelam

Sattappan

2004
Chathikkatha Chanthu

Chathikkatha Chanthu

Vikram

2004
Vismayathumbathu

Vismayathumbathu

Guhan

2004
Vellinakshatram

Vellinakshatram

Dr. Sundaresan

2004
Greetings

Greetings

Vaidyanathan

2004
Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku

Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku

Tester Kannappan

2004

Parayam

2004
Pulival Kalyanam

Pulival Kalyanam

Manavalan

2003
Pattanathil Sundaran

Pattanathil Sundaran

Adv. Bhuvanachandran

2003

Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu

Suryaprakashan

2003
Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu

Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu

Sundaran

2003
Pattalam

Pattalam

Gabbar Kesavan

2003
Ente Veedu... Appuvinteyum

Ente Veedu... Appuvinteyum

Moonga Varkey

2003
C.I.D. Moosa

C.I.D. Moosa

The Insane Man

2003
Vellithira

Vellithira

Surendran

2003
Sadanandante Samayam

Sadanandante Samayam

Gopalan

2003
Thilakkam

Thilakkam

Omanakkuttan

2003
Kilichundan Mampazham

Kilichundan Mampazham

Usman

2003
Gramophone

Gramophone

'Tabla' Bhaskaran

2003
Vasanthamalika

Vasanthamalika

Komalan

2002

Savithriyude Aranjanam

Olympion Bhootham Appachan

2002
Kalyanaraman

Kalyanaraman

Pyari

2002
Valkannadi

Valkannadi

Satheeshan

2002

Pranayamanithooval

Sundaran

2002
Pakalpooram

Pakalpooram

Manikyan

2002
Thandavam

Thandavam

Basheer

2002
Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan

Adv. Mukundanunny

2002
Mazhathullikkilukkam

Mazhathullikkilukkam

Mayandi

2002
Kunjikkoonan

Kunjikkoonan

Chandran

2002
Bamboo Boys

Bamboo Boys

Chamba

2002
Soothradharan

Soothradharan

Leela Krishnan

2001
One Man Show

One Man Show

Bhaskaran

2001
Nariman

Nariman

Balan

2001
Sundarapurushan

Sundarapurushan

Balan

2001

Ee Nadu Ennalevare

2001
Ee Parakkum Thalika

Ee Parakkum Thalika

Koshy

2001
Naranathu Thamburan

Naranathu Thamburan

Shivan

2001

Sathyameva Jayathe

2001

Bhadra

2001

Bharthavudyogam

Pushpan

2001
Thenkasipattanam

Thenkasipattanam

Muthuraman

2000

Mera Naam Joker

2000

Kinnara Thumbikal

2000

Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal

Bhaskaran

2000
Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum

Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum

2000
Darling Darling

Darling Darling

Telephone Booth Owner

2000

Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal

1999
My Dear Karady

My Dear Karady

Constable Ujwallan

1999
Udayapuram Sulthan

Udayapuram Sulthan

Salim

1999

Meenakshi Kalyanam

Adv. Sivan Mullassery

1998
Mayajalam

Mayajalam

Ezhupunna Mathai

1998
Mangalya Pallakku

Mangalya Pallakku

Phalgunan

1998
Mattupetti Machan

Mattupetti Machan

Manoharan

1998

Chenaparambile Aanakkaryam

1998

Kudumba Vaarthakal

Kunjumon

1998
Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran

Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran

Omallur Omanakuttan

1998
Gramapanchayath

Gramapanchayath

Bhaskaran

1998

Suvarna Simhasanam

Gopalan

1997
Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan

Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan

Kizhi

1997
Gurushishyan

Gurushishyan

1997

Newspaper Boy

Venkidi

1997

Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum

Gonsalvas Sayippu

1996
Sandhesam

Sandhesam

Uncredited role

1991
My Dear Kuttichathan

My Dear Kuttichathan

Musician

1984