Sukumaran

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Characters played by Sukumaran

Sahadevan — Padayani (1986)

Sahadevan is the owner of the bungalow and Sudhakaran's father. He witnesses Vikraman Nair's attempted assault on the widow and tries to call the police, but Vikraman kills him. His death is part of the violence that forces the servant to flee with the children and separates the three boys.

Sethu — Kinnaram (1983)

Unni's bachelor roommate in Madras. He also becomes enamored with Radha and attempts to win her affection. To help her after she loses her job, he introduces her to a manager, inadvertently causing a bitter friendship crisis and physical altercation with Unni. He later reconciles with Unni and unexpectedly receives a letter about another girl arriving.

DIG Menon — Moonnam Mura (1988)

The senior police official handling negotiations with Charles's terrorist group during the hostage crisis. When the situation escalates and hostages are killed, he makes the critical decision to recruit former cop Ali Imran to execute a covert rescue operation.

D Y S P Devadas — Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)

Police officer handling initial case before CBI takeover.

Chief Minister — Adikkurippu (1989)

The Chief Minister has been following Basheer's case and is later revealed by Pillai to be the mysterious Mr. X, who secretly helped Pillai and Basheer. He wanted to remove the corrupt Keshavan from power and secure a safer future for himself. Pillai thanks him but warns him against joining the wrong group again.

K. G. Ramachandran — August 1 (1988)

Newly elected Chief Minister of Kerala targeted by a hired assassin in the first film.

Rahim — NH 47 (1984)

A medical representative and neighbour of Thankappan, Rahim lives with his wife and father-in-law. He becomes the victim of Sudhakaran's plan: Rahim is killed and burned in a car so that the body can be mistaken for Sudhakaran's and used to support a false compensation claim. The investigator eventually discovers that Rahim, not Sudhakaran, was the person in the car.

Jayachandran — Aavanazhi (1986)

Corrupt lawyer who manipulates evidence and witnesses to protect a criminal.

Mathew — Utharam (1989)

A planter and Selina's husband, Mathew recognizes that her death was suicide, though he cannot understand her motive. Grief and confusion lead him to drink heavily. His friend Balachandran investigates Selina's past and advises Mathew to stop drinking, but withholds the painful truth he discovers.

Dr. Hameed — Dasharatham (1989)

Dr. Hameed is one of Rajiv's close friends and serves as his guide and philosopher. He advises Rajiv to pursue artificial insemination through a surrogate after Rajiv decides he wants a child without marrying or adopting. His advice leads Rajiv toward the arrangement involving Annie and Chandradas.

M. Thomas — Oliyambukal (1990)

Thomas is a forest minister and political ally of Devayyan, using his power to enable the destruction of the forest. He helps Devayyan murder John Mathew, then later tries to use Baby's wealth for the party and brings him into its youth wing. When Thomas moves to eliminate Baby, Baby kills him in Devayyan's hideout.

Hariprasad — Randam Varavu (1990)

A lawyer and former police officer, Hariprasad secures Jayakumar's release on bail and urges him to help fight the drug mafia. He explains that drugs destroyed his family, motivating his campaign against the racket. He and Jayakumar investigate together, but Hariprasad is killed in a car bomb explosion before Jayakumar can deliver the documents.

Career Overview

Sukumaran has 106 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The CBI film series with 2 titles. Signature works include Aa Divasam, Ulsavapittennu, Kinnaram. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
106
Birth Date
1945-03-18
Birth Place
Edappal, Malappuram, India

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q7635921), public domain (CC0).