Indrajith Sukumaran is an Indian film actor and playback singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and occasionally acts in Tamil, English, Telugu, and Hindi films. He has acted in nearly 90 films. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and elder brother of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran. Indrajith made his acting debut in the 2002 romantic dramaOomappenninu Uriyadappayyan in an antagonistic role. And has gone on to star in over 80 films, notably Meesa Madhavan, Runway, Vesham, Classmates, Chotta Mumbai, Arabikkatha, , Nayakan, Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram, Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Amen, Left Right Left, Ezhamathe Varavu, Angels, Amar Akbar Anthony and Lucifer. Indrajith has also starred in a few Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu films, such as Before the Rains, Sarvam, Kavya's Diary, and The Waiting Room.
Early life
Indrajith was born as the elder son of actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran at Thiruvananthapuram on 17 December 1979. His brother Prithviraj Sukumaran is also a well-known actor in south Indian cinema. Indrajith's initial schooling was at Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, T. Nagar, Chennai and St. Joseph's Boys' Hr. Sec. School, Coonoor, since the family was settled at Tamil Nadu at that time. Later, when the family shifted to Kerala, he had his education from The NSS Public School Perunthanni, St.Mary's Residential Central School, Poojappura. He completed the rest of his school education at Sainik School Kazhakoottam, along with his brother Prithviraj. He was the captain of Tennis team while studying there. He also participated in music and acting competitions. He pursued his bachelor's with distinction in Computer science engineering from Rajaas Engineering College in Tirunelveli district and was working as a trainee in a software company when he entered into the film career. Later, he dropped his job and became busy with movies.
Film career
His first cinematic role was in New Delhi, directed by Akku. He was noted for his villain role in the blockbuster Meesa Madhavi, directed by Ambili. He acted alongside Mohanlal in Anwar Rasheed's Chotta Mumbai and Shaji Kailas's Baba Kalyani. His performance as the villain in Baba Kalyani was acclaimed by critics. He acted with Mammootty in the movie Vesham He also acted in Lal Jose's film Arabikkatha and Santhosh Sivan's Before the Rains. He paired with his brother Prithviraj Sukumaran in several films, including the 2006's hit film Classmates. He starred in the lead role with Vineeth in Hariharan's Film Ezhamathe Varavu, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair after the success of Pazhassi Raja. His debut Hindi filmThe Waiting Room, directed by Maneej Premnath was released in January 2010.
