Salim Kumar
Known for acting · Born 10 October 1969 · Died 6 June 2026 · aged 56 · Chittatukara, Kerala, India
304 credits
Salim Kumar was a National Award winning Indian film actor and mimic predominantly acting in Malayalam cinema. He was one of the prominent comic actors of the current generation in Malayalam cinema, but has shown his versatility in the drama genre of films, such as Achanurangatha Veedu, Gramophone, Perumazhakkalam and Adaminte Makan Abu. Salim Kumar's role as Abu in Adaminte Makan Abu won him both the National Award and Kerala State award for Best Actor for the year 2010. Earlier he had won a Kerala State Film Award for the Second Best Actor in 2005 for his role as Samuel in Achanurangatha Veedu.
Known for
Malik
2021
Adaminte Makan Abu
2011
Velipadinte Pusthakam
2017
Bicycle Thieves
2013
Crazy Gopalan
2008
Maryan
2013
Meow
2021
Udayananu Tharam
2005
Ee Parakkum Thalika
2001
Pathemari
2015
Sumesh & Ramesh
2021
2 Harihar Nagar
2009
Acting (298)
2026KoodothramFilm
2025Bha. Bha. Ba.Adv. Mukundan UnniFilm
2024Malayalee from IndiaHamsaFilm
2024Idiyan ChandhuFilm
2024Panchayat JettyMLAFilm
2024Kudumba Sthreeyum KunjadumFilm
2024Marivillin GopurangalThomasFilm
2023Vellari PattanamKunjikannan MasterFilm
2023VanithaRajanFilm
2023Kallanum BhagavathiyumPriestFilm
2023Aaromalinte Adyathe PranayamRafiFilm
2023KirkkanKusumakumar Warrier (Kuku)Film
2022ThallumaalaSingerFilm
2022Mukundan Unni Associates™Unni's Grandfather (voice)Film
2022PadaJustice Thankappan AchariFilm
2022ThirimaliAvarachanFilm
2022Mei Hoom MoosaFilm
2021MalikMoosakkaFilm
2021OneDasappanFilm
2021MeowUsthadFilm
2021Keshu Ee Veedinte NadhanSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2021Sumesh & RameshIndhukaladharanFilm
2020DhamakaDr. GopinathFilm
2020VarkeyAshanFilm
2019Driving LicenceAgustiFilm
2019Porinju Mariam Jose'Beedi' JoyFilm
2019Oru Adaar LoveManavalanFilm
2019Oru Yamandan PremakadhaPaanjikuttanFilm
2019Ittymaani: Made In ChinaMapranam VarkeyFilm
2019Madura RajaManoharan MangalodayamFilm
2019Allu RamendranSI Sinto SimonFilm
2019Aakashaganga 2Film
2019GanagandharvanRajajiFilm
2019And The Oscar Goes To...Sakhav MoiduFilm
2019My Great GrandfatherFilm
2019The GamblerEapanFilm
2019MASKFilm
2019An International Local StoryMLA Joseph ManavalanFilm
2019Childhood FriendsSK SirFilm
2019Munthiri MonchanThavala (Frog)Film
2019Oru Kadath Naadan KathaMammaliFilm
2019ShibuDr. ThomasFilm
2019A for AppleFilm
2018QueenAdv.MukundanFilm
2018Shikkari ShambhuSI JimmyFilm
2018PanchavarnathathaJimmyFilm
2018Kuttanadan MarpappaPhiliposeFilm
2018Mohanlal'Sathan' JoseFilm
2018VikadakumaranBinu's Father (Photo Presence Only)Film
2018RosapooV.T. ShankarFilm
2018Mangalyam ThanthunanenaKuriyakose TharayillFilm
2018Chalakkudikkaran ChangathiRamappanFilm
2018Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar AkanamKarimannur GopiFilm
2018Sakhavinte PriyasakhiVasanthanFilm
2018Laughing Apartment Near GirinagarThankarajanFilm
2017RamaleelaSumesh VenjaraFilm
2017Sherlock TomsChauroFilm
2017AlamaraAlamara (voice)Film
2017Velipadinte PusthakamProf. Premraj IdikkattutharayilFilm
2017The Black JewAaron EliyahuFilm
2017ClintFilm
2017ChippyFilm
2017Hello DubaikkaranFilm
2016Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'Naxalite' ChandranFilm
2016Thoppil JoppanFather Isaac VaalambarambilFilm
2016Moonam Naal NjayarazhchaFilm
2015PathemariNarayanan's fatherFilm
2015FiremanNarendan AchariFilm
2015Utopiayile RajavuCrow (voice)Film
2015Valiya Chirakulla PakshikalSchool Head MasterFilm
2015Female UnnikrishnanThamarakulam DravianFilm
2015Elanjikavu P.O.Film
2015The ReporterFilm
2015CompartmentFilm
2014Ohm Shanthi OshaanaSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2014SecondsJeevanFilm
2014Bhaiyya BhaiyyaKorahFilm
2014NedunchaalaiMattum ShekarFilm
2014My Dear MummyFilm
2014Thekku Thekkoru DeshathuFilm
2013MaryanThomayyaFilm
2013ImmanuelSukuFilm
2013Bicycle ThievesJose PrakashFilm
2013Kunjananthante KadaFilm
2013NadodimannanRaviFilm
2013Maad DadGiridharFilm
2013Annum Innum EnnumLopez ChencherryFilm
2013KQFilm
2013Lisammayude VeeduSamuelFilm
2013Abhiyum NjanumJoseFilm
2013PlayersFilm
2013OongaKunja / TrampFilm
2012Ayalum Njanum ThammilThomachanFilm
2012OrdinaryAshanFilm
2012Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj KumarRafeekFilm
2012MastersMonachanFilm
2012101 WeddingsKhaderFilm
2012CobraGopalanFilm
2012Mr. MarumakanSankaranunniFilm
2012Bhoopadathil Illatha OridamFilm
2012Prabhuvinte MakkalFilm
2012VadhiyarFilm
2012Ezham SuryanFilm
2012OrangeAshanFilm
2011Christian BrothersPurushothamanFilm
2011ManikyakalluKunjraaman / ThampuraanFilm
2011Adaminte Makan AbuAbuFilm
2011Teja Bhai and FamilyDivakaran NairFilm
2011Swapna SanchariSugathanFilm
2011Arjunan SaakshiMechanic JacksonFilm
2011Makeup ManLawranceFilm
2011Three KingsK. S. PrashanthanFilm
2011Ulakam Chuttum ValibanGuruFilm
2011DoublesS.I MayyazhiFilm
2011Venicile VyapariKamalasananFilm
2011JanapriyanKannappanFilm
2011Doctor LoveNovelistFilm
2011The TrainRamuFilm
2011The FilmstaarFilm producerFilm
2011Orma MathramLawrenceFilm
2011Bhakthajanangalude SradhakkuFilm
2011Nadakame UlakamVasuFilm
2011NaayikaGracy's fatherFilm
2011MohabbathFilm
2010AnwarAshrafFilm
2010Marykkundoru KunjaaduLolappanFilm
2010Pokkiri RajaManoharan MangalodayamFilm
2010Best ActorVadival PranchiFilm
2010KaaryasthanKalidasFilm
2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubKattappuram SashiFilm
2010Happy HusbandsSatyapalan/DharmapalanFilm
2010Four FriendsKochaouseppeFilm
2010Again Kasarkode KhaderbaiKalamFilm
2010Oridathoru PostmanChandrappanFilm
2010YugapurushanManiyanFilm
2010TournamentKaruppayyaFilm
20103 Char Sau BeesChandranFilm
2010Swantham Bharya ZindabadT.K. Vipin KumarFilm
2010Cheriya Kallanum Valiya PoleesumGopalanFilm
2010CanvasFilm
2010Plus TwoLalappanFilm
2010PuthumukhangalFilm
2010FiddleFilm
20092 Harihar NagarAyyappanFilm
2009Kerala CafeManikandanFilm
2009ChattambinaduMaakkri GopalanFilm
2009LoudspeakerKPFilm
2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamSI Madhavan ChandrappinnFilm
2009Robin HoodNassarFilm
2009Gulumaal: The EscapeBhaiFilm
2009Angel JohnMoneylenderFilm
2009Love in SingaporeShukkoorFilm
2009Swa LeChandramohanFilm
2009Makante AchanKrishnan KuttyFilm
2009My Big FatherUnnikkuttanFilm
2009Kappalu MuthalaliOmanakuttanFilm
2009Samastha Keralam POFilm
2009DuplicateProfessional Killer Ronnie (PKR)Film
2009Decent PartiesFilm
2009Keralotsavam Mission 2009Film
2009Aayirathil OruvanUsmanFilm
2008Twenty 20SP IndhuchoodanFilm
2008Annan ThambiSub Inspector ShyamalanFilm
2008Crazy GopalanLakshmananFilm
2008LollipopFr. / Adv. Kuriakose KuzhiyilchadiFilm
2008CycleStephenFilm
2008Mulla'Thotti' SasiFilm
2008MayabazarGovindanFilm
2008Shakespeare M.A. MalayalamSugunan MoothukunnamFilm
2008Parthan Kanda ParalokamKarunanFilm
2008One Way TicketSakkath BeeranFilm
2008GopalapuranamFilm
2008SMSSundaranFilm
2008ThavalamFilm
2008AandavanMayinkuttiFilm
2007ArabikkathaKarimFilm
2007ChocolatePappanFilm
2007Katha ParayumbolDas VadakkemuriFilm
2007MayaviKannan SrankFilm
2007HalloChidambaramFilm
2007July 4SakthivelFilm
2007Speed TrackLaliFilm
2007RomeooNaranimangalam NarayananFilm
2007Kangaroo'Current' KunjachanFilm
2007Inspector GarudLonappanFilm
2007Mission 90 DaysAravindanFilm
2007ChangathipoochaRajappanFilm
2007Ayur RekhaIsmailFilm
2007GoalKuriakoseFilm
2007Kichamani M.B.A.KasimFilm
2007Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan?Rajendran VazhayilaFilm
2007EkanthamFilm
2007Abraham And LincolnFilm
2007Payum PuliMujeeb RahmanFilm
2006ThuruppugulanKhadarFilm
2006Kilukkam KilukilukkamAppachanFilm
2006AanachandamManikandanFilm
2006VaasthavamThrippan NamboodiriFilm
2006LionPottakkuzhy ChellappanFilm
2006Karutha PakshikalShanmughanFilm
2006Bhargavacharitham Moonam KhandamAliFilm
2006ChessUnnikkannanFilm
2006PrajapathiPower Star Manohar/ Manoharan KumbalangiFilm
2006PachakuthiraChandranFilm
2006Achanurangatha VeeduSamuelFilm
2006OruvanBalanFilm
2006Toys of Coconut ShellAchootiFilm
2006EnnittumFa.Perera JosephFilm
2005Udayananu TharamRafeeqFilm
2005RajamanikyamDasappanFilm
2005NaranIdimutti RajanFilm
2005RappakalGovindanFilm
2005ChanthupottuVareedFilm
2005Thommanum MakkalumRajakannuFilm
2005PandippadaUmakanthanFilm
2005Thaskara VeeranSuguthanFilm
2005Junior SeniorSathyanFilm
2005Immini NalloraalKittuniFilm
2005KrithyamBadshaFilm
2005Sarkar DadaFilm
2005Iruvattam ManavattiOchira VeluFilm
2005Lokanathan I. A. S.RajappanFilm
2005MaanikyanFilm
2005Deepangal SakshiAdvocateFilm
2004Chathikkatha ChanthuVikramFilm
2004VismayathumbathuGuhanFilm
2004KadhavaseshanRenuka's brother-in-lawFilm
2004AparichithanTribal HelperFilm
2004VellinakshatramDr. SundaresanFilm
2004RasikanParamuFilm
2004PerumazhakkalamAamu ElappaFilm
2004Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuTester KannappanFilm
2004Youth FestivalFilm
2004GreetingsVaidyanathanFilm
2004ThalamelamSattappanFilm
2004ParayamFilm
2003C.I.D. MoosaThe Insane ManFilm
2003ThilakkamOmanakkuttanFilm
2003Pulival KalyanamManavalanFilm
2003Kilichundan MambazhamUsmanFilm
2003Gramophone'Tabla' BhaskaranFilm
2003PattalamGabbar KesavanFilm
2003Hariharan Pilla Happy AanuSundaranFilm
2003Pattanathil SundaranAdv. BhuvanachandranFilm
2003Sadanandante SamayamGopalanFilm
2003Ente Veedu... AppuvinteyumMoonga VarkeyFilm
2003VellithiraSurendranFilm
2003Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduSuryaprakashanFilm
2002Meesa MadhavanAdv. MukundanunnyFilm
2002KalyanaramanPyariFilm
2002KunjikkoonanChandranFilm
2002MazhathullikkilukkamMayandiFilm
2002Bamboo BoysChambaFilm
2002ThandavamBasheerFilm
2002PakalpooramManikyanFilm
2002VasanthamalikaKomalanFilm
2002ValkannadiSatheeshanFilm
2002Savithriyude AranjanamOlympion Bhootham AppachanFilm
2002PranayamanithoovalSundaranFilm
2001Ee Parakkum ThalikaKoshyFilm
2001SoothradharanLeela KrishnanFilm
2001One Man ShowBhaskaranFilm
2001NarimanBalanFilm
2001SundarapurushanBalanFilm
2001Sathyameva JayatheFilm
2001Naranathu ThamburanShivanFilm
2001Ee Nadu EnnalevareFilm
2001BharthavudyogamPushpanFilm
2001BhadraFilm
2000ThenkasipattanamMuthuramanFilm
2000Darling DarlingTelephone Booth OwnerFilm
2000Nadan Pennum NatupramaniyumFilm
2000Kinnara ThumbikalFilm
2000Mera Naam JokerFilm
2000Melevaryathe MalakhakkuttikalBhaskaranFilm
1999Udayapuram SulthanSalimFilm
1999My Dear KaradyConstable UjwallanFilm
1999Tokyo Nagarathile ViseshangalFilm
1998Mattupetti MachanManoharanFilm
1998Kudumba VaarthakalKunjumonFilm
1998Mangalya PallakkuPhalgunanFilm
1998Meenakshi KalyanamAdv. Sivan MullasseryFilm
1998MayajalamEzhupunna MathaiFilm
1998GramapanchayathBhaskaranFilm
1998Chenaparambile AanakkaryamFilm
1998Malabaril Ninnoru ManimaaranOmallur OmanakuttanFilm
1998SooryavanamThamarathoppuFilm
1997Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta CheckanKizhiFilm
1997GurushishyanFilm
1997Suvarna SimhasanamGopalanFilm
1997Newspaper BoyVenkidiFilm
1996Poothumbiyum PoovalanmarumGonsalvas SayippuFilm
1991SandhesamUncredited roleFilm
1984My Dear KuttichathanMusicianFilm
—Ullasa PoothirikalFilm
—IndiraFilm
—Appavin MeesaiFilm
—Koodothram 2Film
Directing (2)
2018Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar AkanamDirector, Writer, Screenplay, DialogueFilm
2015CompartmentDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
Production (1)
2016Moonam Naal NjayarazhchaProducerFilm
Sound (2)
2022ThallumaalaPlayback SingerFilm
2002KalyanaramanPlayback SingerFilm
Writing (1)
2017The Black JewWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm