Published 15:30 IST, September 20th 2020
Prithviraj Sukumaran trivia: Lesser-known facts about the actor
Apart from being an actor, Prithviraj Sukumaran is also a singer and producer. Read more such trivia about this acclaimed Malayalam actor.
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Prithviraj Sukumaran is considered to be one of most acclaimed Malayalam actors of his generation. Memories actor has also appeared in or regional films as well as Bollywood. Here are some interesting facts about Prithviraj Sukumaran’s journey. Re on:
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Prithviraj Sukumaran trivia
- Prithviraj Sukumaran was born in Trivandrum, Kerala on October 16, 1986. He was born to Malayalam actor Sukumaran and veteran actress Mallika Sukumaran. His bror, Indrajith Sukumaran, and sister-in-law, Poornima Indrajith are also popular Malayalam actors.
- Prithviraj’s initial studies were at Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, T. Nagar, Chennai. He did schooling at St.Joseph’s Boys’ Hr.Sec.School, Cooor. Later, family moved to Kerala after Sukumaran died in 1997.
- Prithviraj was an outstanding student during his school days. He even won title of “Mr LA Fest” in Annual Inter-School arts festival hosted by Loyola School, in Kerela. Also, he was only person from school to date to win that title twice.
- Prithviraj got his Bachelor’s Degree in IT from University of Tasmania, Australia. Meanwhile, director Ranjith asked him to play le role in his movie Nandanam. After his acclaimed performance in film, Prithviraj Sukumaran decided to take a break from studies and started concentrating on his film career.
- Prithviraj me his debut in Tamil film industry in year 2005 film with Kana Kandaen as main antagonist. Since n, he has acted in nine Tamil movies including Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan alongside Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In 2010, he even me his Telugu debut with Manmohan-directorial Police Police.
- In year 2006, Prithviraj broke record of Mohanlal of 20 years, after receiving Kerala State Award for Best Actor. actor has even won most of major awards in 2006 for his portrayal of Balachandran iga in movie Vaasthavam.
- Prithviraj started his singing career with his 2009-released movie Puthiya Mugham. Helmed by Deepan, film was a sleeper hit at box-office, and title track which was sung by actor become a hit among youth. Later, he even sang in movies like Thanthonni, Anwar, Urumi, and Amar Akbar Anthony.
- On April 25, 2011, Prithviraj tied kt with Supriya Men. She is a BBC India reporter and y both got married in a private ceremony at Palakk. couple became proud parents of a daughter, Alankrita, in 2014.
- In year 2011, Prithviraj Sukumaran turned joint producer. He became a partner with Santhosh Sivan, Tamil actor Arya and actor Shaji Neshan under banner August Cinemas. ir first venture was Urumi and was a success at Box-Office. Soon, y delivered ar film, named Indian Rupee, which won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.
- In year 2012, Prithviraj Sukumaran me his Bollywood debut with Aiyya opposite Rani Mukherjee. He h to sport a six-pack body for this movie. following year, Prithviraj bagged Yash Raj films' Aurangzeb, alongside Arjun Kapoor and late Rishi Kapoor.
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15:30 IST, September 20th 2020