Acting
Salim Kumar
Born October 10, 1969 · Chittatukara, Kerala, India · Died June 6, 2026
Biography
Salim Kumar was a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He was 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
7.3 TMDB
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
Self - Narrator (voice)
8.0
Malik
Moosakka
6.8 TMDB
Thallumaala
Singer, Playback Singer
7.9
Mukundan Unni Associates™
Unni's Grandfather (voice)
7.2
Driving Licence
Agusti
8.0
Ayalum Njanum Thammil
Thomachan
7.1
Maryan
Thomayya
8.1
C.I.D. Moosa
The Insane Man
6.9
Twenty 20
SP Indhuchoodan
7.9
Udayananu Tharam
Rafeeq
9.0
Sandhesam
Uncredited role
6.5
Anwar
Ashraf
7.6
Ee Parakkum Thalika
Koshy
7.8
Rajamanikyam
Dasappan
7.7 TMDB
Meesa Madhavan
Adv. Mukundanunny
8.3
Pathemari
Narayanan's father
6.5 TMDB
Porinju Mariam Jose
'Beedi' Joy
7.9
Kalyanaraman
Pyari, Playback Singer
7.3
Naran
Idimutti Rajan
6.5
2 Harihar Nagar
Ayyappan
Filmography
- 2024Malayalee from IndiaHamsaMovie
- 2022Mukundan Unni Associates™Unni's Grandfather (voice)Movie
- 2022ThallumaalaSinger, Playback SingerMovie
- 2022PadaJustice Thankappan AchariMovie
- 2021Keshu Ee Veedinte NadhanSelf - Narrator (voice)Movie
- 2021MeowUsthadMovie
- 2021MalikMoosakkaMovie
- 2021OneDasappanMovie
- 2020DhamakaDr. GopinathMovie
- 2019Driving LicenceAgustiMovie
- 2019Aakashaganga 2Movie
- 2019Ittymaani: Made In ChinaMapranam VarkeyMovie
- 2019GanagandharvanRajajiMovie
- 2019Porinju Mariam Jose'Beedi' JoyMovie
- 2019Oru Yamandan PremakadhaPaanjikuttanMovie
- 2019Madura RajaManoharan MangalodayamMovie
- 2019Oru Adaar LoveManavalanMovie
- 2019Allu RamendranSI Sinto SimonMovie
- 2018PanchavarnathathaJimmyMovie
- 2018Kuttanadan MarpappaPhiliposeMovie
- 2018Shikkari ShambhuSI JimmyMovie
- 2018QueenAdv.MukundanMovie
- 2017Sherlock TomsChauroMovie
- 2017RamaleelaSumesh VenjaraMovie
- 2017Velipadinte PusthakamProf. Premraj IdikkattutharayilMovie
- 2017AlamaraAlamara (voice)Movie
- 2016Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'Naxalite' ChandranMovie
- 2016Thoppil JoppanFather Isaac VaalambarambilMovie
- 2015PathemariNarayanan's fatherMovie
- 2015FiremanNarendan AchariMovie
- 2014Ohm Shanthi OshaanaSelf - Narrator (voice)Movie
- 2013Bicycle ThievesJose PrakashMovie
- 2013MaryanThomayyaMovie
- 2013ImmanuelSukuMovie
- 2012101 WeddingsKhaderMovie
- 2012Ayalum Njanum ThammilThomachanMovie
- 2012Mr. MarumakanSankaranunniMovie
- 2012CobraGopalanMovie
- 2012MastersMonachanMovie
- 2012OrdinaryAshanMovie
- 2012Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj KumarRafeekMovie
- 2011Swapna SanchariSugathanMovie
- 2011Christian BrothersPurushothamanMovie
- 2011Ulakam Chuttum ValibanGuruMovie
- 2011Teja Bhai and FamilyDivakaran NairMovie
- 2011Three KingsK. S. PrashanthanMovie
- 2011Adaminte Makan AbuAbuMovie
- 2011ManikyakalluKunjraaman / ThampuraanMovie
- 2011Makeup ManLawranceMovie
- 2011Arjunan SaakshiMechanic JacksonMovie
- 2010Marykkundoru KunjaaduLolappanMovie
- 2010Best ActorVadival PranchiMovie
- 2010KaaryasthanKalidasMovie
- 2010AnwarAshrafMovie
- 2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubKattappuram SashiMovie
- 2010Pokkiri RajaManoharan MangalodayamMovie
- 2010PramaniSalim HassanMovie
- 2010Happy HusbandsSatyapalan/DharmapalanMovie
- 2009ChattambinaduMaakkri GopalanMovie
- 2009Kerala CafeManikandanMovie
- 2009Robin HoodNassarMovie
- 2009LoudspeakerKPMovie
- 2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamSI Madhavan ChandrappinnMovie
- 20092 Harihar NagarAyyappanMovie
- 2009Gulumaal: The EscapeBhaiMovie
- 2008Crazy GopalanLakshmananMovie
- 2008LollipopFr. / Adv. Kuriakose KuzhiyilchadiMovie
- 2008Twenty 20SP IndhuchoodanMovie
- 2008Annan ThambiSub Inspector ShyamalanMovie
- 2007Katha ParayumbolDas VadakkemuriMovie
- 2007RomeooNaranimangalam NarayananMovie
- 2007ChocolatePappanMovie
- 2007ArabikkathaKarimMovie
- 2007HalloChidambaramMovie
- 2007July 4SakthivelMovie
- 2007Speed TrackLaliMovie
- 2007MayaviKannan SrankMovie
- 2006Karutha PakshikalShanmughanMovie
- 2006VaasthavamThrippan NamboodiriMovie
- 2006Bhargavacharitham Moonam KhandamAliMovie
- 2006AanachandamManikandanMovie
- 2006ThuruppugulanKhadarMovie
- 2006Kilukkam KilukilukkamAppachanMovie
- 2006LionPottakkuzhy ChellappanMovie
- 2005RajamanikyamDasappanMovie
- 2005NaranIdimutti RajanMovie
- 2005ChanthupottuVareedMovie
- 2005PandippadaUmakanthanMovie
- 2005RappakalGovindanMovie
- 2005Thommanum MakkalumRajakannuMovie
- 2005Udayananu TharamRafeeqMovie
- 2004RasikanParamuMovie
- 2004PerumazhakkalamAamu ElappaMovie
- 2004KadhavaseshanRenuka's brother-in-lawMovie
- 2004AparichithanTribal HelperMovie
- 2004Chathikkatha ChanthuVikramMovie
- 2004VismayathumbathuGuhanMovie
- 2004VellinakshatramDr. SundaresanMovie
- 2003Pulival KalyanamManavalanMovie
- 2003Pattanathil SundaranAdv. BhuvanachandranMovie
- 2003Hariharan Pilla Happy AanuSundaranMovie
- 2003PattalamGabbar KesavanMovie
- 2003Ente Veedu... AppuvinteyumMoonga VarkeyMovie
- 2003C.I.D. MoosaThe Insane ManMovie
- 2003VellithiraSurendranMovie
- 2003Sadanandante SamayamGopalanMovie
- 2003ThilakkamOmanakkuttanMovie
- 2003Kilichundan MambazhamUsmanMovie
- 2003Gramophone'Tabla' BhaskaranMovie
- 2002KalyanaramanPyari, Playback SingerMovie
- 2002Meesa MadhavanAdv. MukundanunnyMovie
- 2002MazhathullikkilukkamMayandiMovie
- 2002KunjikkoonanChandranMovie
- 2001SoothradharanLeela KrishnanMovie
- 2001One Man ShowBhaskaranMovie
- 2001Ee Parakkum ThalikaKoshyMovie
- 2000ThenkasipattanamMuthuramanMovie
- 2000Darling DarlingTelephone Booth OwnerMovie
- 1991SandhesamUncredited roleMovie
- 1984My Dear KuttichathanMusicianMovie