Sabumon Abdusamad, also known mononymously as Sabu, is an Indian actor and television presenter who works in Malayalam cinema. He was the winner of the first season of Bigg Boss.[1]

Personal life

Sabu hails from Kayamkulam, Alappuzha.[2] He holds three graduate degrees, in Malayalam, Journalism and in Law[3] respectively from University College, Trivandrum. He initially worked in the sales and operations division of Lufthansa Airlines in Saudi Arabia.[4] Later, he quit the job and decided to pursue his passion for acting. He is the chief executive officer of SAB productions company. He is married to Sneha Bhaskaran and has two daughters.[5][2]

Career

Sabu initially achieved success through the TV show Tharikida, which focused on pranks on unsuspecting people. Due to the success of the show, people started addressing him as Tharikida Sabu.[6] Sabu continued to do television shows, and his role as an interviewer in the TV show Midukki was widely appreciated.[7]

Sabu was the thirteenth contestant in Bigg Boss, a show hosted by Malayalam actor Mohanlal.[2][8][9] He lasted the entire duration of the 98-day show and went on to win the title, beating competition from Pearle Maaney, Shiyas Kareem, Srinish Aravind and Aristo Suresh in the grand finale.[1][10][11]

Sabu also owns a production company, SAB Productions.[12]

Television

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role
2002	Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari	Bhaskaran
2009	Kadha
2013	Punyalan Agarbattis	Idivettu Sabu
2015	Karma Cartel	Luttu
	Adi Kapyare Kootamani	Veluchammi
	Acha Dhin	Michael
	Double Barrel	Podiyadi Martin
	Fireman	Binoy
2016	Darvinte Parinamam	Jackson
	Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya	Sukumaran
2017	Godzone	Gounder
2018	Prakashante Metro
2019	Janamaithri	Police Constable Ashraf
	Jallikkattu	Kuttachan
	Thrissur Pooram	Shyam Rangan
2020	Dhamaka	Britto
	Ayyappanum Koshiyum	Kuttamani
2021	Ajagajantharam	Kachamber Das
2022	Sheshammikilfathima	TBA
2022	Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan	TBA
	Member Rameshan 9am ward	TBA
	Jinn	TBA
	Gold	Guest role
	Neelavelicham	TBA References "Bigg Boss Malayalam winner: Sabumon Abdusamad lifts the trophy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2018. Kumar R., Manoj (3 October 2018). "Bigg Boss Malayalam winner Sabumon: I'm now a changed man". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 October 2021. "Sabu". hotstar.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022. "On Jallikattu fame Sabumon's birthday, looking at his work in TV shows and Malayalam films". zoomtventertainment.com. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2022. Nair, Radhika. "Hima's strategies against Sabu have turned vulgar: Sneha Bhaskaran, wife of Bigg Boss Malayalam finalist Sabumon". Times Of India. Retrieved 20 October 2018. M, Athira. "Quick Five: Sabumon -The name of the game…". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 October 2018. "Throwback: Sabumon video from 'Midukki' is trending!..." Manorama Online. Retrieved 18 October 2018. Barua, Richa. "Good news: Superstar Mohanlal to host Bigg Boss Malayalam". Asianet Newsable. Retrieved 17 October 2018. Web Desk, Express. "Bigg Boss Malayalam: These celebrities may enter Mohanlal's show". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2018. Narayanan, Nirmal. "Bigg Boss Malayalam grand finale live updates: Sabumon wins the prestigious title". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 2 October 2018. "Sabumon Abdusamad to Gayathri Arun: Top Newsmakers of 2018". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2018. "SAB PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED". Tofler.in. Retrieved 18 October 2018. Pillai, Radhika C. "Tharikida sabu is on a roll !". Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2018. "What is the good word?". The Hindu. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2018. "Take It Easy - Mazhavil Manorama". Mazhavil Manorama. Retrieved 18 October 2018. "Bigg Boss winner Sabumon Abdusamad is all set for another game show". Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2018. UR, Arya. "Sabumon is the next guest on Comedy Stars". Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2018. External links Sabumon Abdusamad at IMDb