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Indian actor and comedian (born 1977)

Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than 250 films. He has won a National Film Award[1] and three Kerala State Film Awards.

Throughout the 2000s and towards mid-2010s, he played comedic roles in numerous films and won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Comedian three times (2009, 2010, 2013). In his later career, he found success in playing character and leading roles. In 2013, Suraj won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his lead role in Perariyathavar. In 2019, he won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 and Vikruthi.[2]

Early life[edit]

Suraj is the youngest of the three children of Venjaramood K. Vasudevan Nair, a retired soldier from the Indian Army and Vilasini, a housewife.[3] He was called “Kuttappan” by his parents and relatives. His elder V. Saji, was also an officer in Indian Army. His other sister Sunitha V. V. is married and settled in Thiruvananthapuram. Suraj also wanted to serve the Army after completing his Secondary School Leaving Certificate, but had to give up as he broke his arm in a bicycle accident. He received his primary education from K.V.M.L.P.S, Venjaramoodu.[4] He completed his Mechanical diploma course from Government ITI, Attingal and turned to mimicry soon after. His breakthrough with Jagapoka, a comedy program which was broadcast on Kairali TV.[5]

Film career[edit]

Suraj started his career as a stand-up comedian. His mimicry shows were a success with the audience and he was noted for his artificial mockery of the Thiruvananthapuram accent. Later, he was also criticised for this from some audience during his early film career.[6] He first acted in a film named Jagapoka which was a spoof of Malayalam movies.[7] He played the role of Pachan as well as Dadasahib in this film. However the movie was a box office flop and received negative reviews. Suraj then went on to act in several minor roles in films such as Rasikan, Achuvinte Amma, Bus Conductor and Rasathanthram. Suraj grabbed the attention in Malayalam film industry after he assisted Mammootty with the Thiruvananthapuram accent in Rajamanikyam (2005). He would go on to act alongside Mammootty in many comedy films. The duo is considered one of the most memorable onscreen duos in Malayalam cinema. His first breakthrough came with Thuruppugulan (2006) where he played the sidekick role for the character of Mammootty.[8] Suraj then went on to play the comedy roles in several hit films such as Classmates, Pachakkuthira, Chotta Mumbai and Hallo. In 2007, he got his first major supporting role in Mayavi, which became another major breakthrough in his career.[9] Suraj received appreciation for his role as Peethamparan in Annan Thambi and Jabbar in Lollipop, both of which released in 2008. He played the lead role for the first time with Duplicate (2009). Suraj’s iconic comedy character Dasamoolam Damu came out with the movie Chattambinaadu (2009). The character became popular several years after the release of Chattambinaadu and eventually attained a cult status.[10][11] He won his first Kerala State Film Award in 2009, by winning the award for the Best Comedian for his performance in Ivar Vivahitharayal. He won the award again two times in 2010 and 2013 for the movies Oru Naal Varum and Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus respectively.[12] Suraj’s another popular comedy character is Idivettu Sugunan which came out with Pokkiriraja (2010). He was also praised for his role as Vadivelu in the Dileep starrer comedy movie Karyasthan. Suraj played some memorable roles in the movies China Town and Teja Bhai & family, both released in 2011. His other memorable comedy roles came out with the movies such as Mallu Singh, Mr. Marumakan, 101 Weddings, Manthrikan, Sound Thoma, Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum, Ring Master, Bhaiyya Bhaiyya, Cousins and Two Countries.[13]

Suraj’s potential to play the character and lead roles came out in 2013 as he won that year’s National Award for his performance in Perariyathavar, at the 61st National Film Awards. Noted filmmaker and jury chairman Saeed Mirza, while announcing Suraj’s award in a press meet, said: “Suraj has played a municipal sweeper [in the film] but it is an incredibly dignified performance. He excels in comedy but in this film Suraj has brilliantly played a reticent character. I would not have been able to sleep had his name not been in the list of awardees”.[14]

Suraj received critical appreciation for his acting with a potent cameo in Action Hero Biju (2016).[15] This movie was also a turning point in his career and a breakthrough performance as he underwent a complete evolution with his acting.[16] In Karinkunnam 6’s, he portrayed a ruthless police officer and in Oru Muthassi Gadha, he played the lead role. Suraj returned to do the comedy role with the 2016 blockbuster Pulimurugan. In the movie Aby (2017) he played the character of a selfish neighbour. Suraj’s another critically acclaimed performance came out with Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017), where he played a lead character alongside Fahad Fasil, who also received appreciation for his performance.[17] He went on to play lead roles in Varnyathil Aashanka and Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri (2018). He bagged the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Actor in 2019 for his performance in Vikruthi and Android Kunjappan Version 5.25, both the films in which he played a lead role alongside Soubin Shahir.[18] His performance in Driving License alongside Prithviraj also received appreciation.[19] In 2021, Suraj played the lead role in The Great Indian Kitchen which received positive reactions from various film critics and was well received by the audience.[20] In 2022, he played a pivotal role in Prithviraj starrer Jana Gana Mana which was critically acclaimed and was a commercial success.

Personal life[edit]

In 2005, Suraj married Supriya at Vaikuntam Auditorium, near Padmanabhaswamy Temple. They have three children: Kashinathan, Vasudev and Hridya. Kashinathan has acted in the films Annan Thampi and Teja Bhai & Family.[21]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Suraj Venjaramoodu awards and nominations
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Actor (Shared) Perariyathavar (Malayalam) to Shri Suraj Venjaramoodu, at the 61st National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on May 03, 2014.jpg
Wins 22
Nominations 26

Note

  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Television[edit]

As dubbing artist[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “61st National Film Awards”. Press Information Bureau. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ^ “Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kani Kusurthi and Lijo Jose Pellissery win big at 50th Kerala State Film Awards”. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ “Contact Us | Vadizen Technologies”.
  4. ^ “Archived copy”. www.mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ “Kairali Tv”. The Hindu. 9 September 2002. Archived from the original on 28 January 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (17 October 2020). “Suraj Venjaramoodu: It feels good when one’s hard work is recognised”. The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ “Review”. Sify. 20 December 2001. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ “How Suraj Venjaramoodu Went From Playing The Fool To Hero”. HuffPost. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ “From loud comedian to versatile actor: The evolution of Malayalam cinema’s Suraj Venjaramoodu”. The News Minute. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ “Shafi: Suraj and I decided to do Dasamoolam Damu because of his fans – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. ^ “ദശമൂലം ദാമു മടങ്ങി വരുമോ; ഒടുവില്‍ ആ സര്‍പ്രൈസ് പൊട്ടിച്ച് സുരാജ്”. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ “A flashback to 2013 | When Suraj was Best Comedian and Fahadh the Best Actor”. OnManorama. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  13. ^ “Happy Birthday Suraj Venjaramoodu: Interesting facts about the actor”. The Times of India. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ Tankha, Madhur (16 April 2014). “Ship of Theseus named best film at National film awards”. The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  15. ^ “Top cameos by Mollywood stars”. The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  16. ^ Madhu, Vignesh (2 August 2017). “Action Hero Bjiu was the mega bumper after which offers started pouring in: Suraj Venjaramoodu”. onlookersmedia. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  17. ^ “Suraj Venjaramoodu: I wondered why Dileesh gave me the role that he had kept for Fahadh – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  18. ^ നാരായണൻ, സംജദ്. “‘നടപ്പില്‍, നോട്ടത്തില്‍, വെറുപ്പിക്കലില്‍, മുരടന്‍സ്വഭാവത്തില്‍ ഒന്നിലും സുരാജെന്ന നടനില്ല’“. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  19. ^ Anand, Shilpa Nair (8 November 2019). “Suraj Venjaramoodu on getting selective and serious”. The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  20. ^ “Suraj Venjaramoodu: I have always wished for good roles and now by working hard, I get to play them – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  21. ^ “Happy Birthday Suraj Venjaramoodu | സുരാജ് വെഞ്ഞാറമൂടിന് പിറന്നാൾ ആശംസയുമായി താരങ്ങൾ”. News18 Malayalam. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  22. ^ “Mammootty, Shwetha Menon win best actor awards”. The Hindu. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  23. ^ “Salim Kumar, Kavya receive Kerala state film awards”. The Indian Express. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  24. ^ “Kerala State Film Awards: Mohanlal’s ‘Drishyam’, Fahadh, Lal and Suraj Bag Awards [Complete List of Winners]”. International Business Times. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  25. ^ Balach, Logesh; ChennaiOctober 13, ran. “Kerala announces 50th State Film Awards: See full list of winners”. India Today. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  26. ^ “Dhanush, Shruti Haasan win top laurels at SIIMA awards”. NDTV. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  27. ^ “Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Chetan Kumar, others: SIIMA Awards announces nominees”. The News Minute. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  28. ^ “The Winners of NAFA Awards 2018”. NAFA Website. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  29. ^ “Vanitha Film Awards 2018 : Winner’s List”. Vinodadarshan. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  30. ^ “Vanitha film awards 2020: Mohanlal wins best actor, Manju Warrier is best actress”. Onmanorama. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  31. ^ “Asiavision Movie Awards 2017:Deepika Padukone, Dulquer Salman, Manju Warrier, Tovino Thomas grace the show”. International Business Times. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  32. ^ “Asianet Comedy Awards presented”. The New Indian Express. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  33. ^ Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Review
  34. ^ “Rima Kallingal, Suraj Venjaramoodu team up for a social satire”. The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  35. ^ “‘Vikrithi’ is inspired by a true incident: Emcy Joseph”. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  36. ^ “Kaanekkaane’ gears up for OTT release, intriguing teaser launched”. Manorama News Online. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  37. ^ “Suraj Venjaramoodu to lead director Bash Mohammed’s next feature”.
  38. ^ “Basil Joseph and Suraj Venjaramoodu-starrer Enkilum Chandrike gets OTT release date”. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  39. ^ “Suraj Venjaramoodu’s Higuita gets release date”. The Indian Express. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

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