Person Details
Birthday: 1969-10-10 21:47:11
Aliases: സലിം കുമാര് , സലീം കുമാർ
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Chittatukara, Kerala, India
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Movie Involvements: 109
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Salim Kumar is a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He is 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.
Most Famous Work
Nedunchaalai
(2014) Mattum ShekarDriving Licence
(2019) AgustiAnwar
(2010) AshrafImmanuel
(2013) SukuRappakal
(2005) GovindanEnnittum
(2006) Fa.Perera JosephOrange
(2012) AshanAyalum Njanum Thammil
(2012) ThomachanActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sasidharan | |
| 2024 | MLA | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Thomas | ||
| Hamsa | ||
| 2023 | Mammali | |
| Rafi | ||
| Priest | ||
| Kunjikannan Master | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2022 | Unni's Grandfather (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| Singer | ||
| Justice Thankappan Achari | ||
| Avarachan | ||
| 2021 | Usthad | |
| Indhukaladharan | ||
| Moosakka | ||
| Dasappan | ||
| 2020 | Dr. Gopinath | |
| 2019 | Agusti | |
| Thavala (Frog) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mapranam Varkey | ||
| Rajaji | ||
| 'Beedi' Joy | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sakhav Moidu | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Eapan | ||
| Paanjikuttan | ||
| Manoharan Mangalodayam | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Manavalan | ||
| SI Sinto Simon | ||
| 2018 | N/A | |
| Kuriyakose Tharayill | ||
| N/A | ||
| 'Sathan' Jose | ||
| Jimmy | ||
| Philipose | ||
| V.T. Shankar | ||
| SI Jimmy | ||
| Karimannur Gopi | ||
| Adv.Mukundan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2017 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Chauro | ||
| Sumesh Venjara | ||
| Prof. Premraj | ||
| Aaron Eliyahu | ||
| N/A | ||
| Alamara (Voice) | ||
| 2016 | 'Naxalite' Chandran | |
| Father Isaac Vaalambarambil | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2015 | N/A | |
| School Head Master | ||
| Narayanan's father | ||
| Crow (Voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narendan Achari | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2014 | Jeevan | |
| Korah | ||
| Mattum Shekar | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2013 | Jose Prakash | |
| Ravi | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Thomayya | ||
| Jose | ||
| Suku | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lopez Chencherry | ||
| Giridhar | ||
| Samuel | ||
| 2012 | Khader | |
| N/A | ||
| Thomachan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sankaranunni | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Gopalan | ||
| Monachan | ||
| Ashan | ||
| Ashan | ||
| Rafeek | ||
| 2011 | Kamalasanan | |
| Sugathan | ||
| Purushothaman | ||
| Guru | ||
| Novelist | ||
| Divakaran Nair | ||
| Lawrence | ||
| N/A | ||
| K. S. Prashanthan | ||
| Abu | ||
| Ramu | ||
| Kannappan | ||
| Kunjraaman / Thampuraan | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mayyazhi | ||
| Lawrance | ||
| Mechanic Jackson | ||
| 2010 | N/A | |
| Lolappan | ||
| Karuppayya | ||
| Vadival Pranchi | ||
| Kalam | ||
| T.K. Vipin Kumar | ||
| Kalidas | ||
| Kochaouseppe | ||
| Ashraf | ||
| Chandrappan | ||
| Chandran | ||
| Lalappan | ||
| Kattappuram Sashi | ||
| N/A | ||
| Manoharan Mangalodayam | ||
| Gopalan | ||
| Maniyan | ||
| Satyapalan/Dharmapalan | ||
| 2009 | Unnikkuttan | |
| Maakkri Gopalan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Omanakuttan | ||
| Chandramohan | ||
| Moneylender | ||
| Manikandan | ||
| Nassar | ||
| KP | ||
| Professional Killer Ronnie (PKR) | ||
| N/A | ||
| SI Madhavan Chandrappinn | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ayyappan | ||
| Bhai | ||
| Shukkoor | ||
| Krishnan Kutty | ||
| 2008 | Sundaran | |
| Lakshmanan | ||
| Fr. / Adv. Kuriakose Kuzhiyilchadi | ||
| N/A | ||
| Govindan | ||
| Karunan | ||
| Sakkath Beeran | ||
| Sugunan Moothukunnam | ||
| Mayinkutti | ||
| SP Indhuchoodan | ||
| Sub Inspector Shyamalan | ||
| 'Thotti' Sasi | ||
| N/A | ||
| Stephen | ||
| 2007 | 'Current' Kunjachan | |
| Das Vadakkemuri | ||
| Rajendran Vazhayila | ||
| Ismail | ||
| Naranimangalam Narayanan | ||
| Kasim | ||
| Pappan | ||
| Karim | ||
| Chidambaram | ||
| Sakthivel | ||
| Aravindan | ||
| Kuriakose | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lali | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kannan Srank | ||
| Lonappan | ||
| Rajappan | ||
| Mujeeb Rahman | ||
| 2006 | Balan | |
| Shanmughan | ||
| Thrippan Namboodiri | ||
| Fa.Perera Joseph | ||
| Ali | ||
| Manikandan | ||
| Unnikkannan | ||
| Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi | ||
| Khadar | ||
| Chandran | ||
| Appachan | ||
| Achooti | ||
| Pottakkuzhy Chellappan | ||
| Samuel | ||
| 2005 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Dasappan | ||
| Sathyan | ||
| Idimutti Rajan | ||
| Rajappan | ||
| Vareed | ||
| Umakanthan | ||
| Govindan | ||
| Suguthan | ||
| Badsha | ||
| Advocate | ||
| Ochira Velu | ||
| Rajakannu | ||
| Kittuni | ||
| Rafeeq | ||
| 2004 | Paramu | |
| Aamu Elappa | ||
| N/A | ||
| Renuka's brother-in-law | ||
| Tribal Helper | ||
| Sattappan | ||
| Vikram | ||
| Guhan | ||
| Dr. Sundaresan | ||
| Vaidyanathan | ||
| Tester Kannappan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2003 | Adv. Bhuvanachandran | |
| Manavalan | ||
| Suryaprakashan | ||
| Sundaran | ||
| Gabbar Kesavan | ||
| Moonga Varkey | ||
| The Insane Man | ||
| Surendran | ||
| Gopalan | ||
| Usman | ||
| Omanakkuttan | ||
| 'Tabla' Bhaskaran | ||
| 2002 | Komalan | |
| Olympion Bhootham Appachan | ||
| Pyari | ||
| Satheeshan | ||
| Sundaran | ||
| Manikyan | ||
| Basheer | ||
| Adv. Mukundanunny | ||
| Mayandi | ||
| Chandran | ||
| Chamba | ||
| 2001 | Leela Krishnan | |
| Bhaskaran | ||
| Balan | ||
| Balan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Koshy | ||
| Shivan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pushpan | ||
| 2000 | Muthuraman | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bhaskaran | ||
| N/A | ||
| Telephone Booth Owner | ||
| 1999 | N/A | |
| Constable Ujwallan | ||
| Salim | ||
| 1998 | Adv. Sivan Mullassery | |
| Ezhupunna Mathai | ||
| Phalgunan | ||
| Manoharan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kunjumon | ||
| Bhaskaran | ||
| Omallur Omanakuttan | ||
| 1997 | Gopalan | |
| Kizhi | ||
| N/A | ||
| Venkidi | ||
| 1996 | Gonsalvas Sayippu | |
| 1991 | Uncredited role | |
| 1984 | Musician | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Playback Singer | |
| 2002 | Playback Singer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Director | |
| 2017 | Director | |
| 2015 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Writer | |
| 2017 | Writer | |
| 2015 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Producer | |
| 2016 | Producer | |
| 2015 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |