Prithviraj Sukumaran is an Indian actor, director, playback singer, producer, distributor and action choreographer who predominantly works in Malayalam language films. He also appears in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. He has worked in both mainstream and in parallel films. Prithviraj made his acting debut in 2002 with the Malayalam film, Nandanam. It was released after his second work Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari. Since then, he has acted in more than 100 films.[1]
His Tamil debut was in Kana Kandaen in 2005, and his other acclaimed film in that language include Parijatham, Mozhi, and Raavanan. He made Telugu and Bollywood (Hindi) debuts with Police Police (2010) and Aiyyaa (2012), respectively. Prithviraj has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actorin 2006 for Vaasthavam, becoming the youngest recipient at age 24,[2] and in 2012 for Ayalum Njanum Thammil and Celluloid.[3] Since 2012, he was associated with and has co-produced films under the company August Cinema, before leaving them in 2017. In 2018, Prithviraj launched his own production house, Prithviraj Productions, debuting with 9 (2019) starring himself. He made his directorial debut with Lucifer starring Mohanlal, released in 2019. He made his second directorial with Bro Daddy, again starring Mohanlal. He starred in successful films such as Driving Licence (2019), Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020), Jana Gana Mana (2022), Kaduva (2022) and (2023).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari | Ananthu | |||
| Stop Violence | Saathaan | ||||
| Nandanam | Manu Nandakumar | Debut Film; Released As Third Film | |||
| 2003 | Vellithira | Style Raj (Raghuram) | |||
| Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum | Muthu | ||||
| Swapnakoodu | Kunjoonju (Alex Chandy) | ||||
| Ammakilikkoodu | Vivek | ||||
| Chakram | Chandrahaasan | ||||
| 2004 | Vellinakshatram | ||||
| Akale | Neil D'Costa | ||||
| Sathyam | Sanjiv Kumar | ||||
| 2005 | Albudhadweep | Hari | |||
| Krithyam | Double Role | ||||
| Police | Shekar Varma | ||||
| Daivanamathil | Anwar | ||||
| Kadha | Nandhan Menon | Direct TV Release (Onam) | |||
| Ananthabhadram | Anandan | ||||
| 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Harikrishnan | Cameo | ||
| Vargam | Solomon Joseph | ||||
| Classmates | P. Sukumaran (Suku) | ||||
| Vaasthavam | Balachandran Adiga | —Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor | [4] [5] | ||
| Pakal | Nandakumar | ||||
| Oruvan | Jeevan | Cameo | |||
| 2007 | Avan Chandiyude Makan | Kurian Chandy | |||
| Kaakki | Unnikrishnan | ||||
| Veeralipattu | Hari | ||||
| Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri | Zia Musafir | Cameo | |||
| Chocolate | Shyam Balagopal | ||||
| Kangaroo | Josekutty | ||||
| 2008 | One Way Ticket | Kunjaappu (Jehangir) | |||
| Thalappavu | Naxal Joseph | ||||
| Thirakkatha | Akbar Ahmed | ||||
| Twenty:20 | Himself | Guest appearance | |||
| Lollipop | Franko | ||||
| 2009 | Nammal Thammil | Vicky | |||
| Calendar | Ollikkara Sojappan | ||||
| Puthiya Mukham | Krishna Kumar | ||||
| Robin Hood | Venkatesh / Siddhaarth | ||||
| Kerala Cafe | Leon | Segment: Island Express | |||
| 2010 | Punyam Aham | Narayanan Unni | |||
| Thanthonni | Vadakanveetil Kochukunju | ||||
| Pokkiri Raja | Surya Narayan | ||||
| Anwar | Anwar | ||||
| The Thriller | Niranjan | ||||
| 2011 | Arjunan Saakshi | Roy Mathew | |||
| Makeup Man | Himself | Guest appearance | |||
| Urumi | Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar / Krishna Das | ||||
| City of God | Jyothilal | ||||
| Manikiakkallu | Vinayachandran | ||||
| Manushyamrugam | Crime Branch S.P. David.J.Mathew I.P.S | ||||
| Veettilekulla Vazhi | Doctor | ||||
| Teja Bhai & Family | Teja Bhai / Roshan Varma | ||||
| Indian Rupee | Jayaprakash / JP | ||||
| 2012 | Masters | Sreeramakrishnan | |||
| Manjadikuru | Vicky | ||||
| Hero | Tarzan Antony | ||||
| Bachelor Party | John Karim | Cameo | |||
| Aakashathinte Niram | Doctor | ||||
| Simhasanam | Arjun Madhav | ||||
| Molly Aunty Rocks! | Pranav Roy | ||||
| Ayalum Njanum Thammil | Dr. Ravi Tharakan | ||||
| 2013 | Celluloid | J.C. Daniel / Harris Daniel | |||
| —Critics Award for Best Actor – South | [6] | ||||
| Mumbai Police | Antony Moses | ||||
| Memories | Sam Alex | ||||
| 2014 | London Bridge | Vijay Das | |||
| 7th Day | David Abraham IPS / Christopher Moriarty | ||||
| Munnariyippu | Chacko | Cameo | |||
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Krishnanunni | ||||
| Tamaar Padaar | ACP Pouran | ||||
| 2015 | Picket 43 | Havildar Hareendran Nair | |||
| Ivide | Varun Blake | ||||
| Double Barrel | Pancho | ||||
| Ennu Ninte Moideen | |||||
| Amar Akbar Anthony | Amarnath | ||||
| Anarkali | Shantanu | ||||
| 2016 | Paavada | Joy | |||
| Darvinte Parinamam | Anil Anto | ||||
| James & Alice | James | ||||
| Oozham | Surya | ||||
| 2017 | Ezra | Ranjan Mathew | [7] | ||
| Tiyaan | Aslan Mohammad and Ramaraja-2 | ||||
| Adam Joan | Adam Joan Pothen | ||||
| Vimaanam | Venkidi/Venkideshwaran | ||||
| 2018 | My Story | Jayakrishnan/Jay | |||
| Koode | Joshua Thomas | 100th Film | |||
| Ranam | Aadhi | ||||
| 2019 | 9 | Dr. Albert Lewis / Lewis | |||
| Lucifer | Zayed Masood | ||||
| Pathinettam Padi | Ashwin Vasudev | Cameo | |||
| Brother's Day | Ronnie | [8] | |||
| Driving Licence | Hareendran | [9] | |||
| 2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Koshy Kurian | |||
| 2021 | Cold Case | ACP M. Sathyajith IPS | |||
| Kuruthi | Laiq | ||||
| Bhramam | Ray Mathews | ||||
| Star | Dr. Derick | Cameo | |||
| 2022 | Bro Daddy | Eesho John Kattadi | |||
| Jana Gana Mana | Adv./DCP Aravind Swaminathan | ||||
| Kaduva | Kaduvakunnel Kuriyachan | ||||
| Theerppu | Abdulla Marakkar | ||||
| Gold | Joshi S. Kunjan | ||||
| Kaapa | P. N. Madhukumar (Kotta Madhu) | ||||
| 2024 | Aadujeevitham | Najeeb Muhammed | —Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor | [10] | |
| Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil | Anandan | [11] | |||
| Double Mohanan | Filming | [12] | |||
| TBA | Zayed Masood | Filming | [13] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kana Kandaen | Madhan | Dubbed into Telugu as Karthavyam and Malayalam as Kana Kandaen | |||
| 2006 | Parijatham | |||||
| 2007 | Mozhi | Karthik | Dubbed in Telugu as Maatarani Mounamidi (2012) | |||
| Satham Podathey | Ravichandran | Dubbed in Malayalam as Kelkaatha Shabdham | ||||
| Kannamoochi Yenada | Harish Venkatraman | Dubbed in Malayalam as Aarodum Parayathe | ||||
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | Saravanan | ||||
| Abhiyum Naanum | Sudhakar | Cameo | ||||
| 2009 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Shiva | Remake of Classmates | |||
| 2010 | Police Police | Ravikanth | Telugu | Dubbed in Tamil as Kutrappirivu | [14] | |
| Raavanan | Dev Prakash Subramaniam | Tamil | ||||
| 2012 | Aiyyaa | Surya Iyer | ||||
| 2013 | Aurangzeb | ACP Arya Phogat | ||||
| 2014 | Kavya Thalaivan | Gomathinayagam Pillai | Tamil | Dubbed in Malayalam as Prathinayakan | ||
| [15] | ||||||
| 2017 | Naam Shabana | Tony Cake / Mikhail Warli | Hindi | |||
| 2023 | Vardharaja Mannaar / Siva Mannaar | Telugu | [16] | |||
| 2024 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | Kabir / Ekalavya | Hindi | [17] |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lucifer | Highest grossing film of 2019 in Malayalam cinema | |
| 2022 | Bro Daddy | Disney+ film[18] | |
| [19] |
| Year | Song | Title | Music | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Kaane Kaane" | Puthiya Mukham | Malayalam | ||
| 2010 | "Kaattu Paranjathum" | Thanthonni | Thej Mervin | Not featured in the film | |
| "Kettille Kettille" | Pokkiri Raja | ||||
| "Njan" | Anwar | ||||
| 2011 | "Vadakku Vadakku" | Urumi | |||
| 2012 | "Tarzan Antony Coming Back To Cinema" | Hero | |||
| 2014 | "Oru Kadha Parayunnu Lokam" | 7th Day | |||
| 2015 | "Ivide" | Ivide | Theme song | ||
| "Premamennaal" | Amar Akbar Anthony | ||||
| 2017 | "Arikil Ini Njan Varaam" | Adam Joan | |||
| 2020 | "Adakachakko" | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Promo Song | ||
| 2021 | "Lokam – Who Wants it" | Bhramam | |||
| 2022 | "Thathaka Theithare" | Hridayam | |||
| "Vannu pokum" | Bro Daddy |
| Year | Title | Character | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Urumi | Kothuwal of Chirakkal | Malayalam | ||
| 2023 | Alone | Hari | [20] |
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Manjadikuru | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Oru Second Class Yathra | ||
| Ivide | |||
| Kanal | |||
| 2022 | Mohanlal | ||
| Ranam | |||
| Radhe Shyam | dubbed version[21] | ||
| Jack N' Jill | |||
| Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | dubbed trailer only | ||
| dubbed trailer only | |||
| 2024 | Anweshippin Kandethum |