Baiju Santhosh Kumar is an Indian actor who works in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla''. Since then he has acted in more than 300 films.

Acting career

He began acting by debuting in

Balachandra Menon Balachandra Menon (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the Malayalam films of the 1980s, 1980s and Malayalam films of the 1990s, 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in o ...

-directed film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla'' in 1981. He has mostly done character roles and comedy roles. He got a career breakthrough with the film '' Puthan Panam'' directed by

Ranjith Ranjit or Renjith may refer to: Religion * Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo * Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Archbi ...

. His portrayal of Stephen Achayan in ''

Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal ''Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sooraj Tom. It was written by Anoop Menon who also stars in the lead role alongside Miya. The film also features an ensemble supporting ca ...

'' was critically acclaimed. In 2019, he did lead role in Nadirshah's '' Mera Naam Shaji'' along with Asif Ali and Biju Menon.

Personal life

Baiju Santhosh Kumar hails from

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

. He is born to Bhaskaran Nair and Thankamma. He married Ranjitha in 1995. The couple has a daughter, R. Aishwarya, a doctor, and a son, Loknath. Currently he resides in Thiruvananthapuram with his family.

Controversy

In 2024, actor was arrested by the

Kerala police The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament, ...

on 14 October for allegedly driving his car rashly under the influence of alcohol and hitting a two-wheeler.

Selected filmography

As child artist

As actor

As dubbing artist

Television

* ''Comedy Utsavam 3'' (2023) (Flowers) - Judge *''Star Magic'' (2021) (Flowers) - Guest *''Comedy Stars Season 2'' (Asianet) - Judge * ''Bhamini Tholkarilla'' (2009)(Asianet) * ''

Suryaputhri ''Suryaputhri'' () is a Tamil language, Tamil soap opera that aired on Kalaignar TV. The show premiered on 5 March 2012 and aired Monday through Thursday at 10:00PM Indian Standard Time, IST. Later the show was shifted to the 12:30PM and 8:30 ...

'' (2005) (Asianet) * ''Badai Bunglaw'' (2016) (Asianet) * '' Swami Ayyappan'' (2007)(Asianet) * ''Parasparam'' (2000-2001) (

Surya TV Surya TV is an Indian Malayalam language Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. which is headquartered at Kochi. Surya TV HD became the third Malayalam language high-definition channel. Current broadcas ...

) * ''

Kadamattathu Kathanar Kadamattathu Kathanar was a '' kathanar'' (priest) who, according to legends, possessed magical powers. He was an ordained deacon of Kadamattom Church in the 9th century, originally affiliated to the Syriac Orthodox Church in India, in Kada ...

'' (2004) (Asianet)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baiju Indian male film actors Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male child actors Male actors in Malayalam television 1971 births