Director

Salim Kumar

Acting

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 111672

IMDb ID: nm1368581

Known for: Acting

Born: October 10, 1969

Died: June 6, 2026

Age: 56

Place of birth: Chittatukara, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2026

Years active: 43

Average TMDB rating: 6.96

Wikidata: Q7404571

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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.

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