Narain (actor)

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Narain
Narain in 2015
Born
Sunil Kumar
Alma materSt. Thomas College, Thrissur, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Manju Haridas
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(m. 2007)​
Children2
Parents
  • Ramakrishnan Nair
  • Shantha Kumari

Sunil Kumar, known by his stage name Narain, is an Indian actor, who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. He debuted as an actor in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Nizhalkuthu (2002), followed by the 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).

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 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 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.[4][5] The couple has two children, a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2022.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2002NizhalkuthuMuthuMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
20044 the PeopleRajan Mathew IPS
YuvasenaSharat ChandraTeluguCredited as Suresh Menon
2005Achuvinte AmmaAdv. Emmanuel JohnMalayalamCredited as Sunil Kumar
AnnorikalBenny
By the PeopleRajan Mathew IPS
SheelabathiDr. Jeevan
2006Chithiram PesuthadiThiruTamil
ClassmatesMuraliMalayalam
Nenjirukkum VaraiGanesanTamil
2007Panthaya KozhiNandagopalMalayalam
PallikoodamVetrivel IASTamil
2008 AnjatheSI SathyavanNominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Ore KadalJayakumarMalayalam
MinnaminnikoottamAbhilash
2009BhagyadevathaSajan Joseph
Robin HoodCID Alexander Felix
2011ThambikottaiAzhagiri SundaramTamil
KoHimselfSpecial appearance
VeeraputhranMohammed Abdul RahimanMalayalam
2012GrandmasterKishore IPS
MugamoodiAnguchamy / DragonTamilNominated — SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Nominated — Vijay Award for Best Villain
Ayalum Njanum ThammilDr. VivekMalayalam
The HitlistDr. LewisCameo appearance
2013Proprietors: Kammath & KammathIRS officer Suresh
3 DotsDr. Isaac Samuel
Aaru Sundarimaarude KathaSreekumar
Red RainJay
2014Njangalude Veettile AthidhikalRaj Menon
2015KaththukkuttiArivazhaganTamil
2016HallelooyaDr. RoyMalayalam
Angane Thanne Nethave Anchettennam PinnaleKarthika Perumal
Kavi Uddheshichathu..?Vattathil Bosco
2017RumInspector Praveen ThomasTamil
Adam JoanCyriacMalayalam
2018Police JuniorSai Ram
U TurnRiteshTamil
Telugu
OdiyanPrakashanMalayalam
2019PengalilaVinod
Madhura RajaSI BalachandranCameo appearance
Marconi MathaiCI Eesho Tharakan
KaithiInspector Bejoy[6]
ChampionSantha
2022VikramInspector Bejoy[7]
Ente MazhaUnknownMalayalam
YugiNandakumarTamilBilingual film
AdrishyamMalayalam
20232018Winston[8]
Gandeevadhari ArjunaAjit ChandraTelugu
800MasterTamil
IraivanACP Andrew
Queen ElizabethAlexMalayalam[9]
2024Devara: Part 1IrfanTelugu
ManorathangalPrabhakaranMalayalamAnthology series; segment: Kazhcha[10]
2025EkoNavykkaran[11]
PharmaDr. VIjayJioHotstar series[12]
AghoshamSooraj Samuel[13]
2026 Jana Nayagan † TBA Tamil Post-production[14]
TBA Kural †TBATamil
Nodikku Nodi †TBATamil[15]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2007 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor Classmates Nominated
2010 Fimfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor Robin Hood Nominated
2012 Vijay Awards Best Villain Mugamoodi Nominated
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor Kaithi Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Malayalam Actor Narain". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Busy days ahead for Narain". Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Narain ties the knot". IndiaGlitz. 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Celebs at Dileep, Kavya Madhavan wedding". The Times of India. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mammootty heaps praise on '2018' trailer. True depiction of Kerala's worst tragedy, add netizens". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Meera Jasmine and Narain's Queen Elizabeth gets a release date". Cinema Express. 13 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Manorathangal Trailer: Film legends assemble for anthology on MT Vasudevan Nair's stories". Cinema Express. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Desk, Cinema Express (8 November 2025). "Sandeep Pradeep's Eko gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 November 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ "Nivin Pauly on his OTT debut with 'Pharma', says' This is the story of a common man's fight for the next generation". The Times of India. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Desk, Cinema Express (25 October 2025). "First look of Narain's Aghosham out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 November 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ↑ Sista, Pratyusha (26 January 2025). "Thalapathy 69 titled 'Jana Nayagan'; First look poster released". Telangana Today. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ashwin Kumar's next 'Nodikku Nodi' begins with a pooja". TimesofIndia.com. 15 July 2024.