Sunil Kumar, known by his

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Narain, is an Indian actor, who works in

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and Telugu films. He debuted as an actor in

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's '' Nizhalkuthu'' (2002), followed by the Malayalam films '' 4 the People'' (2004), '' Achuvinte Amma'' (2005), and ''

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'' (2006). Narain's Tamil and Telugu debuts were in

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's '' Chithiram Pesuthadi'' (2006) and Jayaraj's '' Yuvasena'' (2004).

Acting career

Narain's first film was '' Nizhalkuthu''. His first commercial film, '' 4 The People'', was dubbed in

and Telugu. He portrayed a struggling lawyer, Emmanuel John, in '' Achuvinte Amma'' and also played a doctor, Jeevan, in '' Sheelabathi''. He also played roles in ''Annorikal'' and ''

''. His debut

movie was '' Chithiram Pesuthadi''. Through ''

Panthaya Kozhi ''Panthaya Kozhi'' is a Malayalam movie produced by Lal under the banner of Lal Creations. It is directed by M. A. Venu, who last did the critically acclaimed '' Chakoram'' in 1994. The film stars Narain, Pooja (in her debut of Malayalam fi ...

'', produced by director Lal, he has been re-launched as an independent action hero in the Malayalam film industry. In 2008, he did another youth-oriented Malayalam movie '' Minnaminnikoottam''. He has acted in more than 20 Malayalam movies. Narain worked with director

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in the 2005 movie '' Achuvinte Amma'' and again in 2009 in '' Bhagyadevatha''. Narain played the lead role in P. T. Kunju Muhammed's ''

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'' (2011). He collaborated with director

on the 2008 film ''

Anjaathe ''Anjathe'' ( ) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Mysskin and produced by Nemichand Jhabak. The film stars Narain, Prasanna, Ajmal Ameer, and Vijayalakshmi. It was released on 15 February 2008 and b ...

'' and the 2012 superhero film ''

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'' where he portrayed a villain. However his career high came through the 2019,

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directed venture ''

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'' (2019), co starring with

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. In 2022, '' Vikram'' who bridges two films occurring in the same universe starring

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, and

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Early and personal life

Narain completed his pre-degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and graduated from

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. He did his diploma in cinematography at the MGR Government Film And Television Institute. He joined ace cinematographer

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and later resigned to try for chances in acting. On 26 August 2007, he married Malayalam television host Manju Haridas. Manju had hosted shows like Superstar Junior and sang in '' Chithiram Pesuthadi'', a Tamil film in which Narain acted. The couple has two children, a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2022.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

*;Nominations * 2007

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

– Best supporting actor – (''

'') * 2010

– Best Supporting Actor – ('' Robinhood'') * 2012 – Best Actor in a Negative Role (''Mugamoodi'') * 2021

South Indian International Movie Awards The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards) rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate and hono ...

– Best Supporting actor – (''

'')

References

External links

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