Narain (actor)

Sunil Kumar, known by his stage name Narain, is an Indian actor, who has starred in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Nizhalkuthu (2002), followed by performances in Malayalam films 4 the People (2004), Achuvinte Amma (2005), and Classmates (2006). Narain's Tamil and Telugu debuts were in Mysskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006) and Jayaraj's Yuvasena (2004).

Narain
Narain in 2015
Born
Sunil Kumar

(1979-10-07) 7 October 1979
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Thomas College, Thrissur, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur
Years active2002 - present
Spouse
Manju Haridas
​
(m. 2007)​
Children2
Parents
  • Ramakrishnan Nair
  • Shantha Kumari

Acting career

Narain's first film was Nizhalkuthu. His first commercial film, 4 The People, was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. He portrayed a struggling lawyer, Emmanuel John, in Achuvinte Amma and also played a doctor, Jeevan, in Sheelabathi. He also played roles in Annorikal and Classmates. His debut Tamil movie was Chithiram Pesuthadi. Through Panthaya Kozhi, produced by director Lal, he has been re-launched as an independent action hero in the Malayalam film industry. In 2008, he did another youth-oriented Malayalam movie Minnaminnikoottam. He has acted in more than 20 Malayalam movies.[1]

Narain worked with director Sathyan Anthikkad in the 2005 movie Achuvinte Amma and again in 2009 in Bhagyadevatha.

Narain played the lead role in P. T. Kunju Muhammed's Veeraputhran (2011). He collaborated with director Mysskin on the 2008 film Anjaathe and the 2012 superhero film Mugamoodi where he portrayed a villain. However his career high came through the 2019, Lokesh Kanagaraj directed venture Kaithi (2019), co starring with Karthi .[2] In 2022, Vikram who bridges two films occurring in the same universe starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil.[3]

Early and personal life

Narain was born on 7 October 1979 in Kolkata.[4] Narain completed his pre-degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and graduated from Sree Kerala Varma College. He did his diploma in cinematography at the MGR Government Film And Television Institute. He joined ace cinematographer Rajiv Menon and later resigned to try for chances in acting. On 26 August 2007, he married Malayalam television host Manju Haridas. Manju had hosted shows like Superstar Junior and sang in Chithiram Pesuthadi, a Tamil film in which Narain acted.[5][6] The couple has two children, a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2022.

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2002NizhalkuthuMuthuMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
20044 the PeopleRajan Mathew IPSMalayalam
YuvasenaSharat ChandraTeluguCredited as Suresh Menon
2005 Achuvinte AmmaAdv. Emmanuel JohnMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
AnnorikalBennyMalayalam
By the PeopleRajan Mathew IPSMalayalam
SheelabathiDr. JeevanMalayalam
2006 Chithiram PesuthadiThiruTamil
ClassmatesMuraliMalayalam
Nenjirukkum VaraiGanesanTamil
2007Panthaya KozhiNandagopalMalayalam
PallikoodamVetrivel IASTamil
2008 AnjatheSI SathyavanTamilNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Ore KadalJayakumarMalayalam
MinnaminnikoottamAbhilashMalayalam
2009BhagyadevathaSajan JosephMalayalam
Robin HoodCID Alexander FelixMalayalam
2011ThambikottaiAzhagiri SundaramTamil
KoHimselfTamilSpecial appearance
VeeraputhranMohammed Abdul RahimanMalayalam
2012GrandmasterKishore IPSMalayalam
MugamoodiAnguchamy / DragonTamilNominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain
Ayalum Njanum ThammilDr. VivekMalayalam
The HitlistDr. LewisMalayalamCameo appearance
2013Proprietors: Kammath & KammathIRS officer SureshMalayalamGuest appearance
3 DotsDr. Isaac SamuelMalayalam
Aaru Sundarimaarude KathaSreekumarMalayalam
Red RainJayMalayalam
2014Njangalude Veettile AthidhikalRaj MenonMalayalam
2015KaththukkuttiArivazhaganTamil
2016HallelooyaDr. RoyMalayalam
Angane Thanne Nethave Anchettennam PinnaleKarthika PerumalMalayalam
Kavi Uddheshichathu..?Vattathil BoscoMalayalam
2017RumInspector Praveen ThomasTamil
Adam JoanSyriacMalayalam
2018Police JuniorSai RamMalayalam
U TurnRiteshTamil
Telugu
OdiyanPrakashanMalayalam
2019PengalilaVinodMalayalam
Madhura RajaSI BalachandranMalayalamCameo appearance
Marconi MathaiUn­knownMalayalam
KaithiInspector BejoyTamil[7]
ChampionSanthaTamil
2022VikramInspector BejoyTamil[8]
Ente MazhaUn­knownMalayalam
YugiNandhakumarTamilBilingual film
AdrishyamMalayalam
20232018WinstonMalayalam[9]
Gandeevadhari ArjunaAjit ChandraTelugu
IraivanACP AndrewTamil
2024Devara - I †TBATeluguFilming
TBAKural †TBATamilDelayed

Awards and nominations

Best supporting actor -(Classmates)

Best Supporting actor - (Kaithi)

References
  1. "Profile of Malayalam Actor Narain". malayalasangeetham.info.
  2. "Busy days ahead for Narain". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express.
  4. "Narain: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "Narain ties the knot". IndiaGlitz. 27 August 2007.
  6. "Celebs at Dileep, Kavya Madhavan wedding". The Times of India. 25 November 2016.
  7. The Hindu (21 October 2019). "'Kaithi' should pick me up from where 'Anjathe' left me: Narain". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. "Mammootty heaps praise on '2018' trailer. True depiction of Kerala's worst tragedy, add netizens". OnManorama. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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