Appani Sarath Explained

Appani Sarath
Birth Name:	Sarath Kumar
Birth Date:	28 December 1992
Birth Place:	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Years Active:	2017–present
Children:	1

Sarath Kumar, better known by his stage name Appani Sarath (born 28 December 1992), is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.^[1]

Career

Sarath came into limelight after portraying the character of Appani Ravi in Angamaly Diaries^[2] directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, which gained him instant popularity. He later acted in Velipadinte Pusthakam directed by Lal Jose^[3] playing the role of Franklin, who appears in the famous Jimikki Kammal song.^[4] He had important roles in Pokkiri Simon and Sachin.

Sarath has also done few Tamil films, with a brief role in the 2018 Mani Ratnam movie; Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and Sandakozhi 2 with Vishal-a sequel to the 2005 movie Sandakozhi.^[5]

He played the famous notorious serial killer and criminal Auto Shankar in the ZEE5 series Auto Shankar.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2017	Angamaly Diaries	Appani Ravi	Malayalam
	Velipadinte Pusthakam	Franklin
	Pokkiri Simon	Love today Ganesh
	Paipin Chuvattile Pranayam	Keedam
2018	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Chinnappadasan's son-in-law	Tamil
	Sandakozhi 2	Pechi's brother	Tamil
	Contessa	Chandu	Malayalam
2019	Sachin	Kudiyan Jose
	Ikkayude Sakadam	Auto driver
2020	Love FM	Ghazal
2021	Malik	Shibu
	Naan Mirugamaai Maara	Durai	Tamil
2022	Kakkipada	Ameer	Malayalam	^[6]
2023	Lovefully Yours Veda	Kanimangalam Stephen		^[7]
	Thugs		Tamil
	Amala	Basil	Malayalam	^[8]
	Kirkkan	Sharon		^[9]
	Regina	Rajesh	Tamil	^[10]
	Antony	Keecheri Simon	Malayalam	^[11]
2024	Swargathile Katturumbu			^[12]

Web series

Television

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2017	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best actor in a Negative role - Malayalam	Angamaly Diaries	rowspan=4
	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Newcomer Actor	Velipadinte Pusthakam
	Asianet Film Awards	Best New Face Male
	Asiavision Awards	New Sensation in acting
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam

Notes and References

1. News: He loves the stage . Deccan Chronicle . August 2017. 2017-10-22.
2. News: Sarath Kumar marriage: Angamaly Diaries fame Sarath Kumar gets married | Malayalam Movie News . The Times of India . 2017-04-25 . 2017-10-22.
3. News: I am blown away by the response to Jimikkikammal.. . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010815/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/aug/31/i-am-blown-away-by-the-response-to-jimikkikammal-sarath-kumar-aka-appani-ravi-1650317--1.html . dead . 23 October 2017 . The New Indian Express . 2017-08-31 . 2017-10-22.
4. News: The 'Jimmi Kammal' man: Appani Sarath . The Hindu . 2017-09-21 . Menon . Anasuya . 2017-10-22.
5. Web site: Appani Sarath to enter Kollywood! . Indianmovierating.in . 2017-09-30 . 2017-10-22.
6. Web site: People with petty minds on Censor Board is destroying Malayalam cinema: 'Kakkipada' director . 2023-04-17 . OnManorama.
7. Web site: Celebration of 90's campus; Lovefully Yours Veda trailer is here . 2023-03-03 . . en.
8. News: 2023-05-09 . Anarkali Marikar starrer 'Amala' movie teaser released; promises an intriguing plot . 2024-02-13 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
9. Web site: പ്രേക്ഷകരെ ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ചും ചിന്തിപ്പിച്ചും 'കിർക്കൻ'; റിവ്യൂ . 2023-07-30 . ManoramaOnline . ml.
10. Web site: Sunainaa's Regina gets an OTT release date . 2023-09-27 . . en.
11. Web site: Antony teaser has both Joju George and Kalyani Priyadarshan flexing muscles . 2023-11-25 . . en.
12. Web site: Features . C. E. . 2024-06-16 . Dhyan Sreenivasan's Swargathile Katturumbu gets a release date . 2024-06-17 . Cinema Express . en.
13. Web site: Auto Shankar will reveal some surprising facts: Appani Sarath . 2023-03-07 . The New Indian Express.