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Prithviraj Sukumaran is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on October 16, 1982 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He was seen in the film Ayalum Njanum Thimmil with Samvrutha.

In 2001, 19-year-old Prithviraj underwent a screen-test by director Fazil for one of his projects. Even though that project never materialised, Fazil recommended him to director Ranjith, who was planning his second directorial, Nandanam (2002), Prithviraj underwent screen-test for the role and got selected. Though Nandanam was the first film that Prithviraj acted in, it was released after Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari. Prithviraj then appeared in films directed by Lohithadas, Vinayan, Kamal and Bhadran. Shyamaprasad, who cast him in lead role in his film Akale, said that Prithvi’s advantages are his talent and intelligence irrespective of his box office successes.

The son of actors Sukumaran and Mallika, Prithviraj was first spotted by director Fazil. Fazil’s screen test of Prithviraj prompted director Ranjith to cast him in the 2002 romantic-drama Nandanam, his acting debut, a commercial success. He established himself as a successful leading actor in the following years. In 2006, he starred in the coming-of-age romance film Classmates, which became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever. In the same year, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Vaasthavam, becoming the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 24. The 2009 action film Puthiya Mukham marked his debut as a playback singer, the film is considered significant in heightening his stardom. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor again in 2012 for the medical drama Ayalum Njanum Thammil and the biographical film Celluloid.

He married BBC reporter Supriya Menon in 2011.

He sang the title song from the 2009 film Puthiya Mukham as a singer.

Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian film actor, director, producer, playback singer, and distributor known for his works primarily in the Malayalam cinema. He has also appeared in the Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language films. He has appeared in more than 100 films in a variety of roles, and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, three Kerala State Film Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Filmfare Awards South.

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