Saikumar (actor)

Saikumar, also credited as Sai Kumar, is an Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of Malayalam actor late Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair.

Saikumar
Saikumar in 2015
Born
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1977 – present
Spouse(s)
  • Prasanna Kumari
    (m. 1986; div. 2007)
  • (m. 2009)
ChildrenVaishnavi
Parent(s)

Personal life

Saikumar is the only son of actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi Amma. He has seven sisters, five elder and two younger. Actress Shobha Mohan is his elder sister and actor Vinu Mohan is his nephew. He was first married to Prasanna Kumari, but their marriage collapsed. They have a daughter named Vaishnavi from this marriage. He later married actress Bindu Panicker.[1]

Career

Saikumar started his career in theatre. He was offered the lead role in the film Swathi Thirunal (film), but it was later done by Anant Nag. He made his debut in the blockbuster Ramji Rao Speaking (1989). It was directed by two debutantes, Siddique and Lal (Siddique-Lal), and had debutant actors Saikumar and Rekha in the lead. Saikumar debuted in cinema in the 1977 film Vidarunna Mottukal as a child artist. He started his career with comedy roles, and gradually moved to character roles. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his performance in the 2007 film Anandabhairavi.

The success of the film helped him to earn a lot of opportunities in the next few years. He has done leading roles in a few films such as Sauhradam, Thudarkkatha, Khoshayathra, Anantha Vrithantham, and Thooval Sparsam. But in that age of comedy, he could not make an impact as a hero, while Mukesh, Jagadeesh and Siddique were cast in low-budget movies. Saikumar remained active in the industry with supporting, character and negative roles in films including In Harihar Nagar, Saandram, Makkal Mahalmyam, Griha Pravesam and Ayushkalam. The sequel to Ramji Rao Speaking; Mannar Mathai Speaking was a blockbuster of 1995. This time Mukesh played the lead role. His villain role in Mammootty's 1996 blockbuster Hitler was noted. This earned him the reputation of acting the intelligent villain. Saikumar's real talent was shown once again in the year 2004 in the film Sethuramayyar CBI. He wisely recreated the sound modulation and mannerisms of actor Sukumaran, because the character which Saikumar had done was the son of "Inspector Devadas" in the film Oru CBI Diary Kurippu.

Saikumar's golden period started in the late 1990s. He was cast in the super hit Aaraam Thampuran by Shaji Kailas where he played the close friend of hero acted by the Malayalam film star Mohanlal. Then he became the inevitable ingredient of all the superstar movies. He played villain to Mohanlal in Narasimham (2000), Thandavam (2001) and Chathurangam (2001). His prominence was evident from the posters of Thandavam, where his pictures were printed the same size as Mohanlal's. In movies such as Valliettan and Vesham he played villain to Mammootty. In the Dileep movie Kunjikkoonan (2002), he appeared in a completely different get-up of a cruel Goonda called Keeri Vasu, which was much acclaimed.

2005 was a very good year for Saikumar in which he acted in Rajamanikyam, Mammootty's mega-hit where he played an older man. This made the directors rethink his range of characters. In Suresh Gopi's comeback film Bharathchandran I.P.S., he played the villain. He described the role as an anti-hero, not a villain, since he leads the story in the first 45 minutes until Suresh Gopi appears. He also played the supporting role as DYSP Pothen in the Suresh Gopi hit The Tiger.

He lent his voice for Sathyaraj in Aagathan and also dubbed for Thiagarajan in Thilakkam.

In 2007, he won accolades for his performance as a Kathakali artist and the father of a highly talented but ailing son in Anandabhairavi. Director Vinayan described him as talented as Mohanlal, which is the best compliment for his acting abilities.

Awards

Partial filmography

As an actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977Vidarunna MottukalVikramanChild Artiste
1980Ithum Oru Jeevitham
1981BalanShaji
1989 Ramji Rao SpeakingBalakrishnanDebut Film as Lead Role
Nagapanchami
1990Purappad
Annakutty Kodambakkam VilikunnuChandi Kunju
Sunday 7.P.MWilliams
RajavazhchaVijayaraghavan
OrukkamFreddy
In Harihar NagarAndrews
Ee KannikoodiRavindran
Anantha VruthanthamAnanthan
OliyambukalThampi
ThoovalsparshamVinod
SaandhramUnni
1991KadalorakattuVijayan
Kakkathollayiram
Maydinam
Agni NilavuDileep
Oru Tharam Randu Tharam Moonu TharamSuresh
Bhoomika
Thudar KathaVishnu Narayanan
Amma RajinamaTelugu Film
Khanta Kavyam
Souhridham
Arangu
Vasudha
Apoorvam Chilar
May DinamMartin
KilukkampettiRaju
Irikku M. D. Akathundu
1992Maanthrika CheppuSabu Cheriyan
Makkal Mahatmiyam
Satyaprathinja
Kasarkode Kadarbhai
Neelakurukkan
Ezhara PonnanaBalan
Pramanikal
Sooryachakram
Vasudha
Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon
Ellarum Chollanu
AayushkalamAlex
Oru Kochu Bhoomikulukkam
1993GhoshayathraAbdu
Kulapathy
JournalistVenu
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
ChamayamCharlie
1994KambolamRoyachan
PaalayamArun
Pidakkozhi Koovunna NoottanduBinoy Vishwam
Gothram
1995Mannar Mathai SpeakingBalakrishnan
ThriumanassuNandan
1996Kireedamillatha RajakkanmarMathews
HitlerNandakumar
Easwaramoorthy INSI Ramesh/Hari
1997BhoopathiSasi Varma
RajathanthramRameshan
AsuravamsamBobby
VamsamKurishinkal Vavachan
JanadhipathyamK. Gopinatha Menon
Aaram ThampuranNandakumar
1998Samantharagal
Alibabayum ArarakallanmarumMLA Jose Parakkan
The TruthJohn DySP
Ayushman Bava
1999UstaadGiri
Stalin SivadasCommissioner Sarath
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
VazhunnorAloshi
The GodmanMP Jayadevan
Pallavur DevanarayananZachariah
IndependenceRaghavan (CM)
Aayiram MeniBharathan
Jananayakan Eliyas
2000NarasimhamManappally Sudheeran IPS
Life Is Beautiful
Neelathadakathile Nizhalpakshikal
Punaradivasam
ValliettanPatteri Sivaraman Nair
Summer Palace
VaravaiVijayachandran
Dada SahibMohammad Kutty
2001Karumadikkuttan
Rakshasa RajavADGP Gomas Alexander
RavanaprabhuUnni
NagaravadhuNarendra Babu
Agraharam
Suryachakram
UnnathangalilAntony
2002Oomappenninu UriyadappayyanRajasekhara Varma
Krishnapakshakilikal
DevanChetta RaghuTamil film
KunjikoonanVasu
ShivamMedayil Devarajan
ThandavamSankar Das
Videsi Nair Swadesi NairSivapal
ChathurangamK.C. Korah
NandanamDasan
Ente Hridhayathinte UdamaRajeevan
2003VasanthamallikaVaradarajan
ArasuSabapathyTamil film
PattalamVishwanathan
Mizhi RandilumR. P
The Kingmaker LeaderVarghese
JanakeeyamRavi
War & LoveMaj. Prabhakaran
AmmakilikkooduSidharth
2004Sethurama Iyer CBISathya Das
Sasneham Sumithra
Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuMahendran Kondody
UdayamKochu Varkey
KoottuVishwambharan
Agninakshathram
ThalamelamC.R. Dasan
Mayilattam
ThudakkamJacob Mathew I.A.S
VeshamSivan
2005Finger Print
ChandrolsavamKarunakaran
PauranGopalji
Bharathchandran I.P.S.Haidar Ali Hassan
Naran
OK Chacko Cochin MumbaiCI Ramanathan
Manikyan
RajamanikyamRajarathnam Pillai
MayookhamIndira's father
The TigerJoseph Pothan
2006LionPavithran
Parayam
The Speed Track
Achante Ponnumakkal
RashtramNooruddin
Chinthamani KolacaseKannai Parameshwaran
Balram vs. Tharadas
AshwaroodanManikoth Marthandan
PrajapathiM. L. A. Kuttikrishnan
ChessKrishnadas
Keerthi ChakraDutta
Aanachandam
Bhargavacharitham Moonnam KhandamRamanathan
Mahha SamudramSeban
PathakaFaruk Sha
The DonSubrahmaniam Swamy
Pothan VavaSivankutty
Chakkara Muthu
Yes Your HonourIsaac Samuel
Baba KalyaniIsa Muhammad Haji
2007MaayaviAaranimuttom Sivasankaran Pillai
DetectiveJames Joseph
Payumpuli
AnandabhairaviVasudeva Panikker
Chotta MumbaiPhylwan Michael Ashan
TimeKoshi Ebraham Koshi
SooryanHarinarayanan
AyurrekhaVenugopal
Flash
2008RoudramSethu Madhavan/Sethu Mohan Das
Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu
Cycle
Kanichukulangarayil CBIAjith
Positive
MadambiMadhava Menon
MinnaminnikkoottamCharulatha's father
MayakazhchaNarendran
MayabazarSimon Joseph
Twenty:20Minister Mathai
2009Black Dahlia
VaigaiMandakalaiTamil film
Daddy Cool
Puthiya MukhamSudhi's brother
MeghatheerthamBalunarayana Swamy
Shudharil ShudhanJoseph
Sanmanasullavan AppukuttanDr Mukerji
DalamarmarangalPratapan
Utharaswayamvaram
2010Drona
Yugapurushan
Ringtone
ThanthonniDavid
SimhaVeerakesavuduTelugu film
Alexander The Great
Kutti SrankuUnnithan
Inganeyum OralBalachandra Menon
Sakudumbam ShyamalaVasudevan
Anwar
Nizhal
Thoovalkattu
2011TrafficDr. Saifudeen
Ithu Nammude Katha
Christian BrothersCaptain Varghese Mappila
August 15
Manikyakkallu
Lucky Jokers
Kunjettan
Azhakkadal
Veeraputhran
Kathayile Nayika
Innanu aa Kalyanam
2012MastersAdvocate Narayanan Thambi
The King & the CommissionerVeerabhadra Chandramousilurn
Mallu SinghGovindan kutty
Ezham Sooryan
Nadabrahmam
Cinema Company
SimhasanamMadhava Menon
Run Baby RunBharathan Pillai
VaidooryamBhadran
My BossThekkepurakkal Prabhakara Varma,Manu' father
Face 2 Face
Ardhanaari
Karmayodha
2013LokpalManuel
Black TicketGabriel
Cowboy (2013 film)
Sound ThomaPlapparambil Paulo
Mazhavillinattam Vare
Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala
Blackberry Kurian Joseph
Caribbeans Natarajan
For SaleJoseph
NadodimannanCM Thomas Chacko
2014Mannarmathai Speaking 2Balakrishanan
RingmasterElizabeth's husband
Mr. FraudIntelligence DySP Sajan
Parayan Bakki Vechathu
Mylanchi Moonchulla VeeduNarayana Kurup
GarbhasreemanDr.Ravishankar
2015MiliPrabhakaran Nair
Ammakkoru Tharattu
Ennu Ninte MoideenUnni Moideen Sahib
2016PavadaJoseph
Sahapadi 1975
Jacobinte SwargarajyamPhilip
Dooram
2017Puthan PanamChandrababu
History of JoyAndrews
RamaleelaSakhavu P. Sugathan
VillainDr.Ram
2018Neerali
2019Mr & Ms RowdyVarghese Mapla
LuciferMahesha Varma
Moonam Pralayam
Pattabhiraman
SubharathriUmmer
My Santa

As dubbing artist

Television serials

  • Neelaviriyitta Jalakam (Doordarshan)
  • Sathi (Dooradarshan)
  • Amma (Dooradarshan)
  • Vajram (Asianet)
  • Silence (Asianet)
  • Snehadooram (Asianet)
  • Swantham (Asianet)
  • Kayamkulam Kochunni (surya TV)
  • Omanathinkal Pakshi (Asianet)
  • Sahadharmini (Asianet)
  • Srimahabhagavatham (Asianet)
  • Vishudha Thomasleeha (Asianet)
  • Pazhassiraaja (Surya TV)
  • Jagratha (Amritha TV)
  • Vedanayude Viralppaadukal (Kairali TV)
  • Pournami Thinkal (Asianet)

References

  1. "Famous controversies of Malayalam film celebrities". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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