
Salim Kumar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 10, 1969
- Died
- June 6, 2026 (aged 56)
- Birthplace
- Chittatukara, Kerala, India
Biography
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
Filmography

Ullasa Poothirikal
Movie
Indira
Movie

Appavin Meesai
Movie

Koodothram 2
Movie

Koodothram
Movie

Bha. Bha. Ba.
Movie · as Adv. Mukundan Unni

Malayalee from India
Movie · as Hamsa

Marivillin Gopurangal
Movie · as Thomas

Idiyan Chandhu
Movie

Panchayat Jetty
Movie · as MLA

Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum
Movie

Vellari Pattanam
Movie · as Kunjikannan Master

Kallanum Bhagavathiyum
Movie · as Priest

Aaromalinte Adyathe Pranayam
Movie · as Rafi

Vanitha
Movie · as Rajan

Kirkkan
Movie · as Kusumakumar Warrier (Kuku)

Thirimali
Movie · as Avarachan

Thallumaala
Movie · as Singer

Mei Hoom Moosa
Movie

Mukundan Unni Associates™
Movie · as Unni's Grandfather (voice)

Pada
Movie · as Justice Thankappan Achari

Meow
Movie · as Usthad

Malik
Movie · as Moosakka

Sumesh & Ramesh
Movie · as Indhukaladharan

One
Movie · as Dasappan

Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

Dhamaka
Movie · as Dr. Gopinath

Varkey
Movie · as Ashan

Oru Kadath Naadan Katha
Movie · as Mammali

And The Oscar Goes To...
Movie · as Sakhav Moidu

Oru Adaar Love
Movie · as Manavalan

MASK
Movie

Allu Ramendran
Movie · as SI Sinto Simon

Madura Raja
Movie · as Manoharan Mangalodayam

An International Local Story
Movie · as MLA Joseph Manavalan

Childhood Friends
Movie · as SK Sir

Oru Yamandan Premakadha
Movie · as Paanjikuttan

The Gambler
Movie · as Eapan

My Great Grandfather
Movie

Aakashaganga 2
Movie

Shibu
Movie · as Dr. Thomas

A for Apple
Movie

Porinju Mariam Jose
Movie · as 'Beedi' Joy

Ittymaani: Made In China
Movie · as Mapranam Varkey

Ganagandharvan
Movie · as Rajaji

Driving Licence
Movie · as Agusti

Munthiri Monchan
Movie · as Thavala (Frog)

Sakhavinte Priyasakhi
Movie · as Vasanthan

Daivame Kaithozham K.Kumar Akanam
Movie · as Karimannur Gopi

Shikkari Shambhu
Movie · as SI Jimmy

Rosapoo
Movie · as V.T. Shankar

Queen
Movie · as Adv.Mukundan

Kuttanadan Marpappa
Movie · as Philipose

Mohanlal
Movie · as 'Sathan' Jose

Panchavarnathatha
Movie · as Jimmy

Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar
Movie · as Thankarajan

Mangalyam Thanthunanena
Movie · as Kuriyakose Tharayill

Chalakkudikkaran Changathi
Movie · as Ramappan

Vikadakumaran
Movie · as Binu's Father (Photo Presence Only)

Alamara
Movie · as Alamara (voice)

Velipadinte Pusthakam
Movie · as Prof. Premraj Idikkattutharayil

The Black Jew
Movie · as Aaron Eliyahu

Sherlock Toms
Movie · as Chauro

Clint
Movie

Ramaleela
Movie · as Sumesh Venjara

Chippy
Movie

Hello Dubaikkaran
Movie

Thoppil Joppan
Movie · as Father Isaac Vaalambarambil

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan
Movie · as 'Naxalite' Chandran

Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha
Movie

Pathemari
Movie · as Narayanan's father

Fireman
Movie · as Narendan Achari

Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal
Movie · as School Head Master

Utopiayile Rajavu
Movie · as Crow (voice)

The Reporter
Movie

Compartment
Movie

Female Unnikrishnan
Movie · as Thamarakulam Dravian

Elanjikavu P.O.
Movie

Bhaiyya Bhaiyya
Movie · as Korah

Nedunchaalai
Movie · as Mattum Shekar

My Dear Mummy
Movie

Seconds
Movie · as Jeevan

Thekku Thekkoru Deshathu
Movie

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

Maryan
Movie · as Thomayya

Immanuel
Movie · as Suku

Players
Movie

Kunjananthante Kada
Movie

Bicycle Thieves
Movie · as Jose Prakash

Annum Innum Ennum
Movie · as Lopez Chencherry

KQ
Movie

Maad Dad
Movie · as Giridhar

Lisammayude Veedu
Movie · as Samuel

Abhiyum Njanum
Movie · as Jose

Nadodimannan
Movie · as Ravi

Oonga
Movie · as Kunja / Tramp

Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar
Movie · as Rafeek

Masters
Movie · as Monachan

Ordinary
Movie · as Ashan

101 Weddings
Movie · as Khader

Ayalum Njanum Thammil
Movie · as Thomachan

Cobra
Movie · as Gopalan

Prabhuvinte Makkal
Movie
Ezham Suryan
Movie

Orange
Movie · as Ashan

Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam
Movie

Vadhiyar
Movie

Mr. Marumakan
Movie · as Sankaranunni

Christian Brothers
Movie · as Purushothaman

Makeup Man
Movie · as Lawrance

Swapna Sanchari
Movie · as Sugathan

Adaminte Makan Abu
Movie · as Abu

Doubles
Movie · as S.I Mayyazhi

Arjunan Saakshi
Movie · as Mechanic Jackson

Venicile Vyapari
Movie · as Kamalasanan

Ulakam Chuttum Valiban
Movie · as Guru

Three Kings
Movie · as K. S. Prashanthan

The Train
Movie · as Ramu

The Filmstaar
Movie · as Film producer

Teja Bhai and Family
Movie · as Divakaran Nair

Orma Mathram
Movie · as Lawrence

Manikyakallu
Movie · as Kunjraaman / Thampuraan

Janapriyan
Movie · as Kannappan

Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku
Movie
Mohabbath
Movie

Doctor Love
Movie · as Novelist

Nadakame Ulakam
Movie · as Vasu

Naayika
Movie · as Gracy's father

Kaaryasthan
Movie · as Kalidas

Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
Movie · as Lolappan

Oridathoru Postman
Movie · as Chandrappan

Best Actor
Movie · as Vadival Pranchi

Anwar
Movie · as Ashraf

Happy Husbands
Movie · as Satyapalan/Dharmapalan

Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Poleesum
Movie · as Gopalan

Four Friends
Movie · as Kochaouseppe

Swantham Bharya Zindabad
Movie · as T.K. Vipin Kumar

Malarvaadi Arts Club
Movie · as Kattappuram Sashi

Yugapurushan
Movie · as Maniyan

3 Char Sau Bees
Movie · as Chandran

Again Kasarkode Khaderbai
Movie · as Kalaam

Plus Two
Movie · as Lalappan

Tournament
Movie · as Karuppayya

Pokkiri Raja
Movie · as Manoharan Mangalodayam

Puthumukhangal
Movie · as Villu Velayudhan

Fiddle
Movie

Thaskara Lahala
Movie · as Ayyappan

Pramani
Movie · as Salim Hassan

Senior Mandrake
Movie · as Balan

2 Harihar Nagar
Movie · as Ayyappan

Decent Parties
Movie

Ee Pattanathil Bhootham
Movie · as SI Madhavan Chandrappinn

Chattambinadu
Movie · as Maakkri Gopalan

Robin Hood
Movie · as Nassar

Love in Singapore
Movie · as Shukkoor

Swa Le
Movie · as Chandramohan

Loudspeaker
Movie · as KP

Gulumaal: The Escape
Movie · as Bhai
Keralotsavam Mission 2009
Movie

Makante Achan
Movie · as Krishnan Kutty

Samastha Keralam PO
Movie

My Big Father
Movie · as Unnikkuttan

Kerala Cafe
Movie · as Manikandan

Angel John
Movie · as Moneylender

Duplicate
Movie · as Professional Killer Ronnie (PKR)

Kappalu Muthalali
Movie · as Omanakuttan
Aayirathil Oruvan
Movie · as Usman

SMS
Movie · as Sundaran

Crazy Gopalan
Movie · as Lakshmanan

Lollipop
Movie · as Fr. / Adv. Kuriakose Kuzhiyilchadi

Mulla
Movie · as 'Thotti' Sasi

Mayabazar
Movie · as Govindan

Thavalam
Movie

Parthan Kanda Paralokam
Movie · as Karunan

One Way Ticket
Movie · as Sakkath Beeran

Gopalapuranam
Movie

Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam
Movie · as Sugunan Moothukunnam

Twenty 20
Movie · as SP Indhuchoodan

Cycle
Movie · as Stephen

Aandavan
Movie · as Mayinkutti

Annan Thambi
Movie · as Sub Inspector Shyamalan

Ayur Rekha
Movie · as Ismail

Mission 90 Days
Movie · as Aravindan

Goal
Movie · as Kuriakose

Katha Parayumbol
Movie · as Das Vadakkemuri

Ekantham
Movie

Abraham And Lincoln
Movie

Mayavi
Movie · as Kannan Srank

Chocolate
Movie · as Pappan

Arabikkatha
Movie · as Karim

Speed Track
Movie · as Lali

Hallo
Movie · as Chidambaram

Romeoo
Movie · as Naranimangalam Narayanan
Kichamani M.B.A.
Movie · as Kasim

Kangaroo
Movie · as 'Current' Kunjachan

Changathipoocha
Movie · as Rajappan

July 4
Movie · as Sakthivel

Payum Puli
Movie · as Mujeeb Rahman

Inspector Garud
Movie · as Lonappan

Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan?
Movie · as Rajendran Vazhayila

Aanachandam
Movie · as Manikandan

Chess
Movie · as Unnikkannan

Karutha Pakshikal
Movie · as Shanmughan

Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam
Movie · as Ali

Prajapathi
Movie · as Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi

Thuruppugulan
Movie · as Khadar

Kilukkam Kilukilukkam
Movie · as Appachan

Vaasthavam
Movie · as Thrippan Namboodiri

Chiratta Kalippattangal
Movie · as Achooti

Achanurangatha Veedu
Movie · as Samuel

Lion
Movie · as Pottakkuzhy Chellappan

Ennittum
Movie · as Fa.Perera Joseph

Pachakuthira
Movie · as Chandran

Oruvan
Movie · as Balan

Udayananu Tharam
Movie · as Rafeeq

Thaskara Veeran
Movie · as Suguthan

Thommanum Makkalum
Movie · as Rajakannu

Rappakal
Movie · as Govindan

Maanikyan
Movie

Lokanathan I. A. S.
Movie · as Rajappan

Chanthupottu
Movie · as Vareed

Rajamanikyam
Movie · as Dasappan

Pandippada
Movie · as Umakanthan

Sarkar Dada
Movie

Iruvattam Manavatti
Movie · as Ochira Velu

Deepangal Sakshi
Movie · as Advocate

Immini Nalloraal
Movie · as Kittuni

Junior Senior
Movie · as Sathyan

Krithyam
Movie · as Badsha

Naran
Movie · as Idimutti Rajan

Youth Festival
Movie

Kadhavaseshan
Movie · as Renuka's brother-in-law

Perumazhakkalam
Movie · as Aamu Elappa

Aparichithan
Movie · as Tribal Helper

Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku
Movie · as Tester Kannappan

Greetings
Movie · as Vaidyanathan

Chathikkatha Chanthu
Movie · as Vikram

Vismayathumbathu
Movie · as Guhan

Vellinakshatram
Movie · as Dr. Sundaresan

Thalamelam
Movie · as Sattappan
Parayam
Movie

Rasikan
Movie · as Paramu

Vellithira
Movie · as Surendran

Pattalam
Movie · as Gabbar Kesavan

Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu
Movie · as Sundaran

Kilichundan Mambazham
Movie · as Usman

C.I.D. Moosa
Movie · as The Insane Man

Gramophone
Movie · as 'Tabla' Bhaskaran

Pattanathil Sundaran
Movie · as Adv. Bhuvanachandran

Pulival Kalyanam
Movie · as Manavalan

Thilakkam
Movie · as Omanakkuttan

Sadanandante Samayam
Movie · as Gopalan
Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu
Movie · as Suryaprakashan

Ente Veedu... Appuvinteyum
Movie · as Moonga Varkey

Valkannadi
Movie · as Satheeshan

Thandavam
Movie · as Basheer
Savithriyude Aranjanam
Movie · as Olympion Bhootham Appachan

Kalyanaraman
Movie · as Pyari

Pakalpooram
Movie · as Manikyan

Kunjikkoonan
Movie · as Chandran

Mazhathullikkilukkam
Movie · as Mayandi

Bamboo Boys
Movie · as Chamba

Vasanthamalika
Movie · as Komalan

Meesa Madhavan
Movie · as Adv. Mukundanunny
Pranayamanithooval
Movie · as Sundaran

Ee Parakkum Thalika
Movie · as Koshy
Ee Nadu Ennalevare
Movie

Soothradharan
Movie · as Leela Krishnan

One Man Show
Movie · as Bhaskaran
Sathyameva Jayathe
Movie
Bharthavudyogam
Movie · as Pushpan

Nariman
Movie · as Balan

Sundarapurushan
Movie · as Balan

Naranathu Thamburan
Movie · as Shivan
Bhadra
Movie

Thenkasipattanam
Movie · as Muthuraman

Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum
Movie
Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal
Movie · as Bhaskaran
Mera Naam Joker
Movie
Kinnara Thumbikal
Movie

Darling Darling
Movie · as Telephone Booth Owner

My Dear Karady
Movie · as Constable Ujwallan
Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal
Movie

Udayapuram Sulthan
Movie · as Salim
Kudumba Vaarthakal
Movie · as Kunjumon

Mayajalam
Movie · as Ezhupunna Mathai

Mangalya Pallakku
Movie · as Phalgunan
Meenakshi Kalyanam
Movie · as Adv. Sivan Mullassery

Mattupetti Machan
Movie · as Manoharan

Gramapanchayath
Movie · as Bhaskaran

Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran
Movie · as Omallur Omanakuttan
Chenaparambile Aanakkaryam
Movie
Sooryavanam
Movie · as Thamarathoppu

Gurushishyan
Movie

Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan
Movie · as Kizhi
Suvarna Simhasanam
Movie · as Gopalan
Newspaper Boy
Movie · as Venkidi
Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum
Movie · as Gonsalvas Sayippu

Sandhesam
Movie · as Uncredited role

My Dear Kuttichathan
Movie · as Musician