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Happy Birthday Prithviraj Sukumaran: Lesser known facts about the Khalifa actor

| October 16, 2025 / 14:13 IST
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A School Background: From Engineer to Movie Star  Before he became an actor, Prithviraj went to the University of Tasmania in Australia to study engineering and information technology. On this academic tour, he learned about different views and ways of looking at things from all across the world. This provided him the opportunity to make creative decisions in movies.
A School Background: From Engineer to Movie Star
Before he became an actor, Prithviraj went to the University of Tasmania in Australia to study engineering and information technology. On this academic tour, he learned about different views and ways of looking at things from all across the world. This provided him the opportunity to make creative decisions in movies.
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Born in the Movies  Prithviraj's family has been making movies for a long time. His mom and dad are both famous Malayalam actors: Mallika Sukumaran and Sukumaran. Indrajith Sukumaran, his older brother, is also a well-known actor. When Prithviraj was young, he liked movies since he was always around tales and performances. But he didn't give up and worked hard to get where he wanted to go.
Born in the Movies
Prithviraj's family has been making movies for a long time. His mom and dad are both famous Malayalam actors: Mallika Sukumaran and Sukumaran. Indrajith Sukumaran, his older brother, is also a well-known actor. When Prithviraj was young, he liked movies since he was always around tales and performances. But he didn't give up and worked hard to get where he wanted to go.
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The youngest person to win the Best Actor award  Prithviraj got the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Vaasthavam when he was 24 years old. He was the youngest person to ever win the award, beating the record set by superstar Mohanlal. That milestone showed that he was a serious performer.
The youngest person to win the Best Actor award
Prithviraj got the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Vaasthavam when he was 24 years old. He was the youngest person to ever win the award, beating the record set by superstar Mohanlal. That milestone showed that he was a serious performer.
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A Voice That Goes Beyond Acting  Prithviraj is more than just an actor. He is also a singer in Malayalam cinema and has many songs as a playback singer. Fans enjoy this aspect of him because his rich, expressive voice has made many songs more emotive.
A Voice That Goes Beyond Acting
Prithviraj is more than just an actor. He is also a singer in Malayalam cinema and has many songs as a playback singer. Fans enjoy this aspect of him because his rich, expressive voice has made many songs more emotive.
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Renaissance Turn: Getting Lucifer Under Control  Prithviraj directed the 2019 movie Lucifer, which stars the well-known Mohanlal. The movie made a lot of money at the box office, which proved that he could make movies on a number of different things that made a lot of money. It also allowed him more possibilities to help out behind the scenes.
Renaissance Turn: Getting Lucifer Under Control
Prithviraj directed the 2019 movie Lucifer, which stars the well-known Mohanlal. The movie made a lot of money at the box office, which proved that he could make movies on a number of different things that made a lot of money. It also allowed him more possibilities to help out behind the scenes.
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The Six-Pack Milestone: A New Body  Prithviraj made headlines in 2012 when he got a six-pack for the Hindi movie Aiyyaa. He was the first Malayalam actor to modify his body that much on screen, which proved how dedicated he was to changing for different parts.
The Six-Pack Milestone: A New Body
Prithviraj made headlines in 2012 when he got a six-pack for the Hindi movie Aiyyaa. He was the first Malayalam actor to modify his body that much on screen, which proved how dedicated he was to changing for different parts.
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What's Next: Projects in the Works  Prithviraj plays a soldier in the new movie Sarzameen who had to deal with problems at home. He is also getting ready to helm the much-anticipated sequel to Lucifer, which shows that his creative goals are getting bigger.
What's Next: Projects in the Works
Prithviraj plays a soldier in the new movie Sarzameen who had to deal with problems at home. He is also getting ready to helm the much-anticipated sequel to Lucifer, which shows that his creative goals are getting bigger.

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