Prithviraj Sukumaran, Malayalam actor, director, producer, and playback singer, was born on October 16, 1982, in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.  His father, Sukumaran, mother, Mallika, and elder brother, Indrajith Sukumaran, are actors. Prithviraj made his acting debut in the 2002 romantic drama ‘Nandanam’ (Malayalam).  He has appeared in 100+ films, including Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. He has won awards for the following Malayalam films:  Kerala State Film Awards Best Actor for ‘Vaasthavan’ (2006), ‘Indian Rupee’ (2011), ‘Celluloid’ (2013), and ‘Ayalum Njanum Thammil’ (2013); National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Malayalam ‘Indian Rupee’; Filmfare awards South Critics Award for Best Actor – South for ‘Celluloid’, and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Villain for ‘Kaaviya Thalaivan’ (2014). Some of his well-known films are: ‘Vargam’ (2006), ‘Classmates’ (2006), ‘Puthiya Mukham’ (2009), ‘Pokkiri Raja’ and Anwar’ (2010), ‘City of God’ (2011), ‘Mumbai Police’ and ‘Memories’ (2013), ‘Ivide’ (2015), ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’ (2015), ‘Ezra’ (2016), and ‘Vimaanam’ (2017).  Prithviraj owns a production company called Prithviraj Productions.  In 2019, he made his directing debut with Mohanlal in ‘Lucifer’, which went on to become the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever.  In 2020, Prithviraj starred in a popular action-thriller ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’, as a wealthy former army officer at odds with a police chief who comes from a tribal background.  In 2021, he had three releases on Amazon Prime; ‘Cold Case’, the controversial ‘Kuruthi’, and ‘Bhramam’, a remake of ‘Andhadhum’. In 2022, Prithviraj released ‘Bro Daddy’; the critically praised ‘Jana Gana Mana’, an exploration of crime and the media; ‘Kaduva’, co-starring Vivek Oberoi, became the third-highest-grossing Malayalam film in 2022; ‘Theerppu’, an ensemble revenge thriller; ‘Gold a comedy/drama involving stolen gold; and as an upcoming politician the crime thriller ‘Kaapa’.