Indrajith Sukumaran

Indrajith Sukumaran first drew wide notice as Eapen Pappachi, the villain of Meesa Madhavan. He was born on 17 December 1979 in Thiruvananthapuram, the elder son of actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran; his younger brother is actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran. After Sainik School, Kazhakoottam, and an engineering degree in computer science, he left a software traineeship for films. He had faced the camera as a child in Padayani (1986), and Ranjith's Mizhi Randilum (2003) gave him his first lead as an adult. Mainly a Malayalam actor and playback singer, he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English-language films. Pious George in Classmates (2006) and his antagonist in Baba Kalyani drew praise. He has appeared in more than 90 films, among them Runway, Vesham, Chotta Mumbai, Arabikkatha, Twenty:20, Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram, Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Amen, Left Right Left, Ezhamathe Varavu, Angels, Amar Akbar Anthony, Virus, Halal Love Story and Kurup. He played Govardhan in Lucifer (2019), and The Waiting Room (2010) was his Hindi debut. In Lijo Jose Pellissery's first film, Nayakan (2010), he was Varadanunni, a Kathakali artist; the film returns to theatres in restored 4K on 30 October 2026. He is married to actor and designer Poornima Indrajith.