Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)

Sai Kumar, also credited as Saikumar, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of Malayalam actor late Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. He appears in both positive and negative roles. He notably plays the hero role in Ramji Rao Speaking, and the villain in Makkal Mahatmyam.

Saikumar
Born
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouses
  • Prasanna Kumari
    (m. 1986; div. 2007)
  • (m. 2009)
Children1
Parents
Relatives

Personal life

Sai Kumar is the 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 and Anu Mohan are his nephews. He was first married to Prasanna Kumari, but divorced in 2007. They have a daughter named Vaishnavi from this marriage. He later married actress Bindu Panicker.[1]

Career

Sai Kumar 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 Sai Kumar and Rekha in the lead. Sai Kumar 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. Sai Kumar 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. Sai Kumar'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 Sai Kumar had done was the son of "Inspector Devadas" in the film Oru CBI Diary Kurippu.

Sai Kumar'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 Sai Kumar 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 artist
1981KathayariyatheShaji
1982Ithum Oru JeevithamKuttan
1989 Ramji Rao SpeakingBalakrishnanDebut film as lead role
Nagapanchami
1990PurappadShivan
Annakutty Kodambakkam VilikunnuChandy Kunju
Sunday 7.P.MWilliams
RajavazhchaVijayaraghavan
OrukkamFreddy
In Harihar NagarAndrews
Kuruppinte Kanakku PustakomGirish
Ee KannikoodiRavindran
Anantha VruthanthamAnanthan
OliyambukalThampi
ThoovalsparshamVinod
SaandhramUnni
Ananthanum Appukkuttanum Aanayundu
1991KakkathollayiramRavi
BhoomikaRavi
KadalorakattuVijayan
KilukkampettiRaju
Agni NilavuDileep
Vacation
SouhridhamRajmohan
Oru Tharam Randu Tharam Moonu TharamSuresh
Thudar KathaVishnu Narayanan
Khanta Kavyam
AranguXavier Robert Pereira
Vasudha
Apoorvam ChilarDr. Suresh Warrier
May DinamMartin
Irikku M. D. AkathunduSuresh
1992Maanthrika CheppuSabu Cheriyan
Makkal MahatmiyamKrishnankutty
Satyaprathinja
Kasarkode KadarbhaiSreenivasa Menon
Neelakurukkan
Ezhara PonnanaBalan
Pramanikal
Sooryachakram
Vasudha
Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon
Ellarum ChollanuDasutty
AayushkalamAlex
Oru Kochu BhoomikulukkamAdv. Abdul Salim
1993GhoshayathraAbdu
Kulapathy
JournalistVenu
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
ChamayamCharlie
Easwaramoorthy INSI Ramesh/Hari
1994KambolamRoyachan
PaalayamArun
Pidakkozhi Koovunna NoottanduBinoy Vishwam
Gothram
1995Mannar Mathai SpeakingBalakrishnan
ThriumanassuNandan
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran NjanumMahadevan
1996Kireedamillatha RajakkanmarMathews
HitlerNandakumar
1997BhoopathiSasi Varma
Snehasindooram
RajathanthramRameshan
AsuravamsamBobby
SibiramXavier
VamsamKurishinkal Vavachan
JanadhipathyamK. Gopinatha Menon
Aaram ThampuranNandakumar
1998Samantharagala political leader
Alibabayum ArarakallanmarumMLA Jose Parakkan
NakshatratharattuJayan
MayilpeelikkavuShankaran
The TruthDYSP John
Ayushman BavaPrakash
Aaghosham
1999UstaadGiri
Stalin SivadasCommissioner Sarath
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne NjaanumThomas Chacko
VazhunnorParakkadan Aloshy
The GodmanMP Jayadevan
Angene Oru AvadhikkalathuBabu
Pallavur DevanarayananZachariah
IndependenceRaghavan (CM)
Aayiram MeniBharathan
JananayakanEliyas
2000NarasimhamManappally Sudheeran IPS
Life Is BeautifulSuraj's father
Neelathadakathile Nizhalpakshikal
Punaradivasam
ValliettanPatteri Sivaraman Nair
Summer Palace
VaravaayVijayachandran
Daivathinte MakanPeter
Dada SahibMohammad Kutty
2001KarumadikkuttanNandini's father
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
NandanamRamadasan
Ente Hridhayathinte UdamaRajeevan
2003VasanthamallikaVaradarajan
ArasuSabapathyTamil film
PattalamVishwanathan
Mizhi RandilumR. P
The Kingmaker LeaderVarghese
JanakeeyamRavi
War & LoveMaj. Prabhakaran
AmmakilikkooduSidharth
2004Sethurama Iyer CBISathya Das
Sasneham SumithraDYSP Sathyadas, son of retd. DYSP Devadas
Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuMahendran Kondody
UdayamKochu Varkey
KoottuVishwambharan
AgninakshathramSwami
ThalamelamC.R. Dasan
MayilattamThevar
ThudakkamJacob Mathew I.A.S
VeshamSivan
2005Finger PrintPrathapa Varma
ChandrolsavamKarunakaran
Viralthumbilaaro
PauranGopalji
Bharathchandran I.P.S.Haidar Ali Hassan
NaranInspector Ayyappan Menon
OK Chacko Cochin MumbaiCI Ramanathan
Manikyan
RajamanikyamRajarathnam Pillai
MayookhamIndira's father
The TigerJoseph Pothan
2006LionPavithran
Parayam
The Speed TrackDoctor
Achante Ponnumakkal
RashtramNooruddin
Chinthamani KolacaseKannai Parameshwaran
Balram vs. Tharadas
AshwaroodanManikoth Marthandan
PrajapathiM. L. A. Kuttikrishnan
ChessKrishnadas
Keerthi ChakraDutta
AanachandamAnirudhan
Bhargavacharitham Moonnam KhandamRamanathan
Mahha SamudramMLA Sebastian
PathakaFaruk Sha
The DonSubrahmaniam Swamy
Pothan VavaSivankutty
Chakkara MuthuPolice Officer
Yes Your HonourIsaac Samuel
Baba KalyaniIsa Muhammad Haji
2007MaayaviAaranimuttom Sivasankaran Pillai
DetectiveJames Joseph
PayumpuliJosettan
AnandabhairaviVasudeva Panikker
Chotta MumbaiPhylwan Michael Ashan
TimeKoshy Abraham Koshy
SooryanHarinarayanan
AyurrekhaVenugopal
FlashMr. Menon
2008RoudramSethu Madhavan/Sethu Mohan Das
Chithrasalabhangalude Veedu
Cycle DYSP Surendran
Kanichukulangarayil CBIAjith
PositiveBhaskar, City Police Commissioner
MadambiMadhava Menon
MinnaminnikkoottamCharulatha's father
MayakazhchaNarendran
MayabazarSimon Joseph
Twenty:20Minister Mathai
2009Black Dahlia Sirajuddin
VaigaiMandakalaiTamil film
Daddy CoolShiva Prasad
Puthiya MukhamMahi, Sudhi's brother
MeghatheerthamBalunarayana Swamy
Shudharil ShudhanJoseph
Sanmanasullavan AppukuttanDr. Mukerji
DalamarmarangalPratapan
UtharaswayamvaramDr. Thomas Paul
2010Drona
Yugapurushan
RingtoneKrishna Bhat
ThanthonniDavid
SimhaVeerakesavuduTelugu film
Alexander The GreatPrathapa Varma
Kutti SrankuUnnithan
Inganeyum OralBalachandra Menon
Sakudumbam ShyamalaVasudevan
AnwarAhmed Haji
Nizhal
ThoovalkattuHajiyar
2011TrafficDr. Saifudeen
Ithu Nammude Katha
Christian BrothersCaptain Varghese Mappila
August 15the Party Secretary
Manikyakkalluthe District Education Officer
Lucky JokersSurya Varma
Kunjettan
Azhakkadal
VeeraputhranHassan Koya
Kathayile Nayika
Innanu aa KalyanamSulochanan Pillai
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
Face 2 Face
ArdhanaariVinayan's Father
KarmayodhaACP Eappen Devassy
2013LokpalManuel
Black TicketGabriel
Cowboy (2013 film)Rajashekhar Menon
Sound ThomaPlapparambil Paulo
Mazhavillinattam Vare the Theyyam artist
Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala Uthup
Blackberry Kurian Joseph
Caribbeans Natarajan
For SaleJoseph
NadodimannanCM Thomas Chacko
2014Mannarmathai Speaking 2Balakrishanan
RingmasterElizabeth's husband
Mr. FraudIntelligence DySP Sajan
Parayan Bakki Vechathu
Bad Boys
Mylanchi Moonchulla VeeduNarayana Kurup
GarbhasreemanDr.Ravishankar
2015MiliPrabhakaran Nair
Ammakkoru Tharattu
Ennu Ninte MoideenUnni Moideen Sahib
2016PavadaJoseph
Sahapadi 1975
Jacobinte SwargarajyamPhilip
Dooram
Paulettante Veedu
Angane Thanne Nethave Anjettennam Pinnale
James & AliceDavis Thekkeparambil
ShikhamaniSub-Inspector P.K. Ashok
2017Puthan PanamChandrababu
Vaisakham Venu
History of JoyAndrews
RamaleelaSakhavu P. Sugathan
Vedham
VillainDr. Ram Kumar
2018Neerali
Koodasha
AanakkallanParaykal Thomas
Theetta Rappai
KrishnamAkshays father
Chanakya ThanthramRam Mohan
Orayiram KinakkalalLalaji
2019Mr & Ms RowdyVarghese Mappila
LuciferMahesha Varma
Moonam Pralayam
1948 Kaalam Paranjathu
PattabhiramanChengannur Thampuran
SubharathriUmmer
My SantaKuttoosan
2021 Drishyam 2Vinayachandran
YuvamChief Minister D.K. Srinivasan
Kaalchilambu
Karannakaran
2022 AaraattuSatyasheelan
CBI 5: The BrainDYSP Satyadas
Salute Augustine Thomas
Varaal
Bachelors
Ulkkanal
2023 Nalla Nilavulla Rathri Achayan [2]

As dubbing artist

Television serials

  • Neelaviriyitta Jalakam (Doordarshan)
  • Sathi (Dooradarshan)
  • Amma (Dooradarshan)
  • Vajram (Asianet)
  • Crime and Punishment (Asianet)
  • Silence (Asianet)
  • Snehadooram (Asianet)
  • Manthram (Surya TV)
  • Swantham (Asianet)
  • Kayamkulam Kochunni (surya TV)
  • Omanathinkal Pakshi (Asianet)
  • Sahadharmini (Asianet)
  • Srimahabhagavatham (Asianet)
  • Vishudha Thomasleeha (Asianet)
  • Pazhassiraaja (Asianet)
  • 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.
  2. "Nalla Nilavulla Rathri movie review: This Baburaj, Chemban Vinod-starrer is money down the drain". The Indian Express. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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