- Biography
- Personal life
- Career
- Awards
- Partial filmography As an actor As dubbing artist
- Television serials
- References
- External links
{{other people||Sai Kumar (disambiguation)}}{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}{{Infobox person | name = Saikumar | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|4|14}} | birth_place = Kottarakkara, Kerala, India | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1977–present | spouse = Prasanna Kumari (1988–2008) Bindu Panicker (2009–present) | parents = Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair Vijayalakshmi Amma | children = Vaishnavi | website = }}BiographySaikumaaar (born 14 April 1963), also credited as Sai Kumar, is a veteran Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of Malayalam actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. Personal lifeSaikumar is the only son of the yesteryear actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi Amma. He has seven sisters, five elder and two younger. 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 in 2009. Career Saikumar started his career in cinema as a child artist in Vidarunna Mottukal. He started his career in theatres. He was offered the lead role in the film Swathi Thirunal, 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 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, Thooval Sparsam etc. 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 the late 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, 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- 2007 - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for Anandabhairavi
- 2006 — Asianet Film Awards for Best Character Actor Award for Chakkara Muthu
- 2015 - Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Ennu Ninte Moideen
Partial filmographyAs an actor Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Lucifer | Mahesha Varma | 2018 | Neerali | 2017 | Villain | Dr.Ram | 2017 | History of Joy | Andrews | 2017 | Puthan Panam | Chandrababu | 2016 | Jacobinte Swargarajyam | Philip | 2016 | Pavada | Joseph | 2016 | Sahapadi 1975 | 2015 | Ennu Ninte Moideen | Muhammad Sahib | 2015 | Mili | Prabhakaran Nair | 2015 | Ammakkoru Tharattu | 2014 | Ringmaster | Elizabeth's husband | 2014 | Mannarmathai Speaking 2 | Balakrishanan | 2014 | Mylanchi Moonchulla Veedu | 2014 | Mr. Fraud | 2014 | Garbhasreeman | Dr.Ravishankar | 2014 | Parayan Bakki Vechathu | 2013 | Sound Thoma | Plapparambil Paulo | 2013 | Nadodimannan | CM Thomas Chacko | 2013 | Lokpal | Manuel | 2013 | For Sale | Joseph | 2013 | Caribbeans | Natarajan | 2013 | Blackberry | Kurian Joseph | 2013 | Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala | 2013 | Mazhavillinattam Vare | 2013 | Cowboy (2013 film) | 2013 | Black Ticket | Gabriel | 2012 | My Boss | Thekkepurakkal Prabhakara Varma,Manu' father | 2012 | Simhasanam | Madhava Menon | 2012 | Vaidooryam | Bhadran | 2012 | Masters | 2012 | Karmayodha | 2012 | Face 2 Face | 2012 | Ardhanaari | 2012 | Cinema Company | 2012 | Run Baby Run | 2012 | Nadabrahmam | 2012 | Ezham Sooryan | 2012 | Mallu Singh | Govindan kutty | 2012 | The King & the Commissioner | Veerabhadra Chandramousilurn | 2011 | Manikyakkallu | 2011 | Veeraputhran | 2011 | Kathayile Nayika | 2011 | Veeraputhran | 2011 | Azhakkadal | 2011 | Christian Brothers | Captain Varghese Mappila | 2011 | Traffic | 2011 | Kunjettan | 2011 | Lucky Jokers | 2011 | August 15 | 2011 | Innanu aa Kalyanam | 2011 | Ithu Nammude Katha | 2010 | Thoovalkattu | 2010 | Sakudumbam Shyamala | Vasudevan | 2010 | Thanthonni | David | 2010 | Nizhal | 2010 | Anwar | 2010 | Simha | Veerakesavudu | Telugu film | 2010 | Inganeyum Oral | Balachandra Menon | 2010 | Alexander The Great | 2010 | Kuttisranku | 2010 | Ringtone | 2010 | Yugapurushan | 2010 | Drona | 2009 | Puthiya Mukham | Sudhi's brother | 2009 | Dalamarmarangal | Pratapan | 2009 | Caribbean | 2009 | Sanmanasullavan Appukuttan | Dr Mukerji | 2009 | Meghatheertham | Balunarayana Swamy | 2009 | Black Dahlia | 2009 | Daddy Cool | 2009 | Shudharil Shudhan | Joseph | 2009 | Utharaswayamvaram | 2009 | Vaigai | Mandakalai | Tamil film | 2008 | Kanichukulangarayil CBI | Ajith | 2008 | Mayakazhcha | Narendran | 2008 | Positive | 2008 | Madambi | Madhava Menon | 2008 | Kutty Shranku | Unnithan | 2008 | Chitrasalabhagalude Veedu | 2008 | Twenty:20 | Minister Mathai | 2008 | Kurukshethram | 2008 | Minnaminnikkoottam | Charulatha's father | 2008 | Mayabazar | Simon Joseph | 2008 | Roudram | Sethu Madhavan/Sethu Mohan Das | 2007 | Chota Mumbai | Phylwan Michael Ashan | 2007 | Anandabhairavi | Vasudeva Panikker | 2007 | Fast Track | 2007 | Payumpuli | 2007 | Detective | 2007 | Time | Koshi Ebraham Koshi | 2007 | Ayurrekha | Venugopal | 2007 | Sooryan | 2007 | Mayavi | 2007 | Flash | 2006 | Baba Kalyani | Isa Muhammad Haji | 2006 | Chakkara Muthu | 2006 | Pothan Vava | Sivankutty | 2006 | The Don | Subrahmaniam Swamy | 2006 | Speed | 2006 | Rashtram | Nooruddin | 2006 | Balram vs. Tharadas | 2006 | Prajapathi | M. L. A. Kuttikrishnan | 2006 | Keerthi Chakra | Dutta | 2006 | Chess | Krishnadas | 2006 | Bhargavacharitham Moonnam Khandam | Ramanathan | 2006 | Achante Ponnumakkal | 2006 | Mahha Samudram | Seban | 2006 | Parayam | 2006 | Lion | 2006 | Ashwaroodan | Manikoth Marthandan | 2006 | Pathaka | Faruk Sha | 2006 | Anachantham | 2006 | Chinthamani Kolacase | Kannai Parameshwaran | 2006 | Yes Your Honour | 2005 | The Tiger | Joseph Pothan | 2005 | Mayookham | Indira's father | 2005 | Rajamanikyam | Rajarathnam Pillai | 2005 | Manikyan | 2005 | OK Chacko Cochin Mumbai | CI Ramanathan | 2005 | Videshi Nair Swadeshi Nair | 2005 | Naran | 2005 | Bharathchandran I.P.S. | Haidar Ali Hassan | 2005 | Pauran | Gopalji | 2005 | Chandrolsavam | Karunakaran | 2005 | Finger Print | 2004 | Vesham | Sivan | 2004 | Mayilattam | 2004 | Udayam | Kochu Varkey | 2004 | Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku | Mahendran Kondody | 2004 | Sasneham Sumithra | 2004 | Sethurama Iyer CBI | Sathya Das | 2004 | Agninakshathram | 2004 | Koottu | Vishwambharan | 2004 | Thudakkam | Jacob Mathew I.A.S | 2004 | Thalamelam | C.R. Dasan | 2003 | Leader | Varghese | 2003 | Janakeeyam | Ravi | 2003 | Ammakilikkoodu | Sidharth | 2003 | War & Love | Maj. Prabhakaran | 2003 | Mizhi Randilum | R. P | 2003 | Pattalam | Vishwanathan | 2003 | Vasanthamallika | Varadarajan | 2003 | Arasu | Sabapathy | Tamil film | 2002 | Devan | Chetta Raghu | Tamil film | 2002 | Nandanam | Dasan | 2002 | Chathurangam | K.C. Korah | 2002 | Ente Hridhayathinte Udama | Rajeevan | 2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Rajasekhara Varma | 2002 | Shivam | Medayil Devarajan | 2002 | Krishnapakshakilikal | 2002 | Kunjikoonan | 2002 | Thandavam | Sankar Das | 2002 | Videsi Nair Swadesi Nair | Sivapal | 2001 | Ravanaprabhu | Unni | 2001 | Suryachakram | 2001 | Agraharam | 2001 | Unnathangalil | Antony | 2001 | Karumadikkuttan | 2001 | Nagaravadhu | Narendra Babu | 2001 | Rakshasa Rajav | 2000 | Varavai | 2000 | Narasimham | 2000 | Summer Palace | 2000 | Punaradivasam | 2000 | Neelathadakathile Nizhalpakshikal | 2000 | Dada Sahib | Mohammad Kutty | 2000 | Life Is Beautiful | 2000 | Valliettan | Patteri Sivaraman Nair | 1999 | Jananayakan | Eliyas | 1999 | Aayiram Meni | Bharathan | 1999 | The Godman | 1999 | Independence | 1999 | Pallavur Devanarayanan | Zachariah | 1999 | Ustaad | Giri | 1999 | Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum | 1999 | Vazhunnor | Aloshi | 1999 | Stalin Sivadas | Commissioner Sarath | 1998 | The Truth | John DySP | 1998 | Ayushman Bava | 1998 | Alibabayum Ararakallanmarum | 1998 | Samanthragal | 1997 | Aaram Thampuran | 1997 | Rajathanthram | 1997 | Vamsam | 1997 | Asuravamsam | Bobby | 1997 | Bhoopathi | Sasi Varma | 1997 | Janadhipathyam | K. Gopinatha Menon | 1996 | Easwaramoorthy IN | SI Ramesh/Hari | 1996 | Hitler | Nandakumar | Easwaramoorthy IN | 1996 | Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar | Mathews | 1995 | Thriumanassu | Nandan | 1995 | Mannar Mathai Speaking | Balakrishnan | 1994 | Gothram | 1994 | Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu | Binoy Vishwam | 1994 | Palayam | Arun | 1994 | Kambolam | Royachan | 1993 | Chamayam | Charlie | 1993 | Injakkadan Mathai & Sons | 1993 | Journalist | Venu | 1993 | Kulapathy | 1993 | Ghoshayathra | Abdu | 1992 | Aayushkalam | Alex | 1992 | Ellarum Chollanu | 1992 | Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon | 1992 | Vasudha | 1992 | Sooryachakram | 1992 | Pramanikal | 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | Balan | 1992 | Neelakurukkan | 1992 | Kasarkode Kadarbhai | 1992 | Satyaprathinja | 1992 | MakkalMahatmiyam | 1992 | Maanthrika Cheppu | Sabu Cheriyan | 1992 | Oru Kochu Bhoomikulukkam | 1992 | Vasudha | 1991 | Arangu | 1991 | Kilukkampetti | Raju | 1991 | Souhridham | 1991 | Khanta Kavyam | 1991 | Amma Rajinama | 1991 | Apoorvam Chilar | 1991 | May Dinam | Martin | 1991 | Irikku M. D. Akathundu | 1991 | Thudar Katha | Vishnu Narayanan | 1991 | Bhoomika | 1991 | Oru Tharam Randu Tharam Moonu Tharam | Suresh | 1991 | Agni Nilavu | Dileep | 1991 | Kadalorakattu | Vijayan | 1991 | Kakkathollayiram | 1990 | Thoovalsparsham | Vinod | 1990 | Oliyambukal | Thampi | 1990 | Anantha Vruthantham | Ananthan | 1990 | Ee Kannikoodi | Ravindran | 1990 | Maydinam | 1990 | In Harihar Nagar | Andrews | 1990 | Orukkam | Freddy | 1990 | Rajavazhcha | Vijayaraghavan | 1990 | Purapad | 1990 | Sunday 7.P.M | Williams | 1990 | Annakutty Kodabhakkam Vilikunnu | Chandi Kunju | 1990 | Nagapanchami | 1990 | Saandhram | Unni | 1989 | Ramji Rao Speaking | Balakrishnan | 1981 | Balan | Shaji | 1980 | Ithum Oru Jeevitham | 1977 | Vidarunna Mottukal | Vikraman | Child Artiste |
As dubbing artist- Aagathan - voice for Sathyaraj
- Thilakkam - voice for Thiagarajan
- Kanal Kireedam- voice for Napolean
- Karumadikuttan- Voice for Suresh Krishna
Television serials- Neelaviriyitta Jalakam (Doordarshan)
- Sathi (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)
References- Weblokam profile
- Saikumar to Divorce
External links- http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Saikumar&limit=178
- {{IMDb name|0756533|name=Saikumar}}
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