Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in Mayookham (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he has starred in over 100 films as the main lead, villain and supporting role. His role as Arackal Abu in the 2015 comedy movie Aadu developed into a cult following along with the movie.[1]
Kurup married Anupama on 12 February 2005. The couple have a daughter and a son.[2]
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Mayookham | Unni | Debut Film[3] |
2006 | Lion | Prasad | |
Ashwaroodan | Divakaran | ||
Baba Kalyani | Tahir Mohammad | ||
2007 | Chocolate | Manuel Abraham | |
Hallo | Praveen | ||
Indrajith | Zaheer Mustafa | ||
Sketch | Shivahari Iyer | ||
2008 | Mulla | Bharathan | |
Parunthu | Vineet | ||
Jubilee | Jubilee/Joji | ||
Anthiponvettam | Nitin | ||
Novel | Lekshmanan | ||
2009 | Pramukhan | Ramesh Nambiar | |
College Kumaran | Raghu | ||
Paribhavam | |||
Brahmasthram | Indrajeeth | ||
2010 | Koottukar | Antony Alex IPS | |
2011 | Makaramanju | Raja Raja Varma | |
Scene No: 001 | Chandramohan | ||
Doubles | Sameer | ||
Makeup Man | Sorrya's fiancé | ||
2012 | Poppins | Job | |
Trivandrum Lodge | Shibu Vellayani | ||
Karmayogi | Kandhaa | ||
2013 | Vedivazhipadu | Sanjay | [4] |
Bicycle Thieves | Rameshan | ||
Tourist Home | |||
Left Right Left | Mathew | ||
Thank You | Arun | ||
Hotel California | Tarun Singh Deol/Rafeeq Ahammed | ||
Kutteem Kolum | Sreehari | ||
Red Wine | Navas Paramban | ||
My Fan Ramu | Ramu | ||
2014 | The Dolphins | Kandi | |
Njaan | V P Kunjikannan | ||
Munnariyippu | Rajeev Thomas | ||
Medulla Oblongata | Appachan | ||
Konthayum Poonoolum | Johny | ||
1983 | Pappan | ||
2015 | Rockstar | Unnamed Registrar | |
Chirakodinja Kinavukal | Commissioner K P Benny | ||
Rajamma @ Yahoo | Yohanan | ||
Salt Mango Tree | Praveen Nambiar | ||
Nirnayakam | Ravi Shankar | ||
Kohinoor | Mohan Raghav (Cameo) | ||
KL 10 Patthu | Ajmal | ||
Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeeviyanu | Arakkal Abu | [5] | |
Mathruvandanam | Eli | ||
Lukka Chuppi | Father Xavier | ||
2016 | Kavi Uddheshichathu..? | DYSP Noble Jacob | |
Kolumittayi | Satheeshan Puzhakkara | ||
IDI | Mr. X | [6] | |
Sivapuram | |||
Ann Maria Kalippilaanu | Dr Roy | ||
Happy Wedding | Dhanendran | ||
Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti | Bajaranghan | [7] | |
Action Hero Biju | C.I Manoj Mathew | ||
Maalgudi Days | Manu Varma | ||
Aakashvani | Jamal | [8] | |
Sahapadi 1975 | Oola | ||
2017 | Vimaanam | Ananthan | |
Aadu 2 | Arakkal Abu | [9] | |
Tharangam | Siju | ||
Mannamkattayum Kariyilayum | |||
Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela | Dr. Saiju | ||
Pokkiri Simon | Beemapally Noushad | ||
Kadam Kadha | Srikanth | ||
Careful | |||
Adventures of Omanakuttan | PP | ||
Alamara | Prakasan | ||
1971: Beyond Borders | Nathan | [10] | |
2018 | Dakini | Vikraman | |
Iblis | Sukumaran | ||
Padayottam | Sreekuttan | ||
Kalyanam | Kishore | ||
Theevandi | Vijith | ||
Naam | Masthan Sebastian | ||
B.Tech | Prasanthan | ||
Captain | Gupta IPS | ||
Kala Viplavam Pranayam | Rameshan | ||
2019 | Thrissurpooram | Doctor | Cameo Appearance |
Driving License | Johny Peringodan | ||
Prathi Poovankozhi | Sreenath | ||
Android Kunjappan ver 5.25 | Prasannan | [11] | |
Vaarthakal Ithuvare | Haneef | ||
Jack & Daniel | Dysp Philip | ||
Pranayaa Meenukalude Kadal | SI Eldho | ||
Kalki | Sooraj | ||
Janamaithri | Samyukthan | [12] | |
Sathyam Paranja Vishwasikuvo | Kuriyan | ||
Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel | Vidhyadharan | ||
2020 | C U Soon | Dr. Prashanth | Released on Amazon Prime |
Forensic | Xavier John Kattookkaran | [13] | |
2021 | Nizhal | Chief Judicial Magistrate Ajith | [14] |
Guardian | Dr Arun Jacob | OTT Release | |
Mohan Kumar Fans | Shobi | ||
Aarkkariyam | Vyshak | [15] | |
Pidikittapulli | Disney | Direct OTT release - Jio Cinemas | |
Kurup | ASP Praveen Chandran (cameo) | Released on 12th November 2021 | |
2022 | Meppadiyan | Varkey (Philip) | Released on 14th January 2022 |
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan | Gunda Jayan | [16] | |
Lalitham Sundaram | Sandeep | OTT Release on Disney+Hotstar[17] | |
Antakshari | Yesudas | OTT Release on SonyLiv[18] | |
Oruthee | |||
12th Man | Mathew | [19] | |
Prakashan Parakkatte | Kozhi Kuttan | ||
Theerppu | Potti | ||
Bermuda | |||
''Saturday Night | TBA | ||
Mei Hoom Moosa | TBA | ||
TBA | Pallotti | TBA | [20] |
Rajni | TBA |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Siddhu +2 | ||
2012 | Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal | Jeeva | |
2013 | Aadhi Bhagavan | ACP Ranadev Patel | |
2015 | Thani Oruvan | Charles Chelladurai | |
Year | Film | Dubbed for | Character |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | @Andheri | Atul Kulkarni | Rajan Pillai |
2014 | Mr. Fraud | Dev Gill | Nikhil Adharva |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Night Muller | The Husband | Malayalam Comedy Short Film | [21] |
2016 | Purakathumbol | Prabhakaran M. L. A. | Malayalam Short Film | |
2017 | Invisible Actor | The Film Star | Malayalam Short Film | [22] |
2018 | Sunnath Kalyanam | Abu | Malayalam Short Film | [23] |
2020 | Kaazhchakkappuram | Circle Inspector | Kerala Police Awareness Movie | [24] |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 6 Piece Pizza | Malayalam | Asianet | ||
Annie's Kitchen | Guest | Malayalam | Amrita TV | [25] | |
2021 | Swantham Sujatha | Himself | Malayalam | Surya TV | [26] |