Rashin Rahman (born 23 May 1967) is an Indian actor. He has worked in around 200 films, primarily in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathaya ...

, in addition to

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and

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, and has won several awards. In Tamil and Telugu cinema, he is also known by the screen names Raghuman and Raghu. He made his acting debut in ''

Koodevide ''Koodevide?'' ( en, Where is Your Nest?) is a 1983 Malayalam drama film, written and directed by P. Padmarajan, starring Mammootty, Suhasini and Rahman, who makes his debut. The plot is loosely based on a Tamil novel by Vasanthi. The film wa ...

'' (1983), for which he won his first Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor, becoming the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 16. He was a popular

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during the 1980s, which heightened his stardom in Malayalam film industry. He eventually shifted to playing lead roles in Tamil and

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films during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He did make a comeback in Malayalam films since 2004 and has been acting in leading and supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films after the 2000s.

Film career

Malayalam films

In 1983, Rahman was attending his high school in Ooty, he was spotted by noted Malayalam director

Padmarajan P. Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian film maker, screenwriter and author who was known for his works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, a ...

who offered him the lead role in his film ''

''. The film became a big hit and he was turned out to be an instant sensation. He was well appreciated for his acting and went on to win the Kerala State Award for Second Best Actor in his debut role at the age of 16. In 1984, he acted in ''

Kaliyil Alpam Karyam ''Kaliyil Alpam Karyam'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Sathyan Anthikad, starring Mohanlal, Neelima, Rahman, Jagathy Sreekumar and Lizy in the lead roles. The film was shot in different parts of Ernakulam district. The ...

'' directed by

Sathyan Anthikad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter ...

and ''

Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove ''Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Bharathan, with story written by Thikkodiyan and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Madhu, Mammootty, K R Vijaya, Rahman, Suresh and Shobhana. ...

'' by

Bharathan Bharathan (14 November 1946 – 30 July 1998) was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in th ...

. He received critical acclaim and awards for the performance in ''

.'' In the same year, he acted in ''

Kanamarayathu ''Kanamarayathu'' () is a 1984 Malayalam film written by Padmarajan and directed by I. V. Sasi. It stars Mammootty, Shobhana, Rahman, Lalu Alex and Seema. The story was an adaptation of the 1912 novel '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' by Jean Webster. Thi ...

'' directed by

I.V. Sasi Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1947 – 24 October 2017), better known as I. V. Sasi, was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was a ...

, which went on to become a critical and commercials success. The song ''Oru Madhurakinavin'' which picturised him and

Shobana Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She acts predominantly in Malayalam films along with Telugu and Tamil films with few Hindi, Kannada and English films. She has won two National Fil ...

became very popular and was a chartbuster all over Kerala. It is considered as the iconic dance number in

even now. In the same year, he acted in

's ''

Parannu Parannu Parannu ''Parannu Parannu Parannu'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It stars Rahman, Rohini and Nedumudi Venu in pivotal roles. Plot Elizabeth ( Sukumari) is a physical education instructor at a col ...

'' alongside Rohini. He was then seen in

's thriller film ''

Uyarangalil ''Uyarangalil'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Rahman, Ratheesh, Kajal Kiran and Swapna, . The music for the film was provided ...

Adiyozhukkukal ''Adiyozhukkukal'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair; starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Seema, Balan K. Nair, Vincent and Rahman. The film was produced by Raju Mathew unde ...

'' and K. S. Sethumadhavan's family drama ''

Ariyaatha Veethikal ''Ariyaatha Veethikal'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by John Paul. It stars Madhu, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Ramachandran and Rahman. The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. S. Vi ...

.'' Then he acted in another film of

titled ''

Aduthaduthu ''Aduthaduthu'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. The film stars Rahman, Sukumari, Thilakan, KPAC Lalitha and Ahalya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raveendran. Cast *Rahman as Raju *Mohanlal as ...

,'' and

J. Sasikumar Nambiathusseril Varkey John (14 October 1927 – 17 July 2014), better known by his stage name, screen name Sasikumar, was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed more than 141 films in his career which began in ...

's ''

Ivide Thudangunnu ''Ivide Thudangunnu'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by J. Sasikumar, written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan and produced by Mohan Sharma. It is a remake of the 1983 Kannada film '' Aasha'', and stars Mohanlal, ...

'' alongside Rohini. In the first half of 1985, he acted in ''

Kandu Kandarinju ''Kandu Kandarinju'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Nadhiya, Rahman, Menaka, Lalu Alex. The film is directed by Sajan. Plot Sreedharan is struggling after the death of his father. He has an unmarried ...

,'' I. V. Sasi's ''

Angadikkappurathu ''Angadikkappurathu'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Rosamma George. The film stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Plot ...

, Upaharam'' and by that time Rahman had created a huge fan base and stardom in Malayalam film industry. He was then seen in Sajan's ''

Thammil Thammil ''Thammil Thammil'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Sajan and produced by Thomas Mathew. The film stars Mammootty, Rahman, Shobhana and Thilakan. The film has musical score by Ravindran. Cast * Mammootty as Dr. Rajago ...

'' alongside

, ''

Ee Lokam Evide Kure Manushyar ''Ee Lokam Evide Kure Manushyar'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. G. Vishwambharan and produced by Sajan. The film stars Mammooty, Rahman, Nedumudi Venu, Jayabharathi, Innocent and Thilakan in important roles. The film ...

'' and ''

Orikkal Oridathu ''Orikkal Oridathu'' ( ml, ഒരിക്കൽ ഒരിടത്ത്) is a 1985 Malayalam film directed by Jeassy, starring Madhu, Prem Naseer, Sreevidya, Rahman. Plot The film begins showing the relationship between two college mates, ...

'' alongside Rohini. In the second half of 1985, he starred in romantic film ''

Ivide Ee Theerathu ''Ivide Ee Theerathu'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. G. Vishwambharan and produced by Augustine Prakash. The film stars Rahman, Madhu, Srividya, Rohini and K. P. Ummer in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T ...

Ente Kaanakkuyil ''Ente Kaanakkuyil'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by J. Sasikumar, starring Mammootty, Rahman (actor), Rahman and Revathi, and supported by Jose Prakash and Thilakan playing other important roles. Plot Suresh and Anuradha ...

Koodum Thedi ''Koodum Thedi'' () is a 1985 Malayalam-language romantic drama film produced by Siyad Koker under the banner of Kokers Films, directed by Paul Babu and written by S. N. Swamy. It stars Mohanlal and Radhika in lead roles, along with Rahman, ...

'' and '' Katha Ithuvare.'' Then he acted in ''

Eeran Sandhya ''Eeran Sandhya'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Jeassy and produced by Rajan Joseph. The film stars Mammootty, Shobana, Rahman and Jose Prakash. Plot Cast *Mammootty as Madhavankutty *Shobana as Prabha *Rahman as ...

, Ee Thanalil Ithiri Nerum'' and Priyadarshan's ''

Punnaram Cholli Cholli ''Punnaram Cholli Cholli'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Priyadarshan. Starring Shankar (actor), Shankar and Rahman (actor), Rahman. The film was a com ...

,'' all of which went on to become commercially successful. In 1986, he acted in I. V. Sasi's super hit film ''

Vartha ''Vartha'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Rahman, Seema, Venu Nagavally, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Prathapachandran. The film has musica ...

'' along with

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...

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and Seema and a cameo appearance in ''

Aayiram Kannukal ''Aayiram Kannukal'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Rajan Prakash. The film stars Mammootty, Ratheesh, Shobhana, Jose Prakash and Rajalakshmi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Raghu Kumar. ...

.'' Then, he went on to act in the titile role of Nathan in '' Ennu Nathante Nimmi.'' Then, he acted in ''

Chilambu ''Chilampu'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film. Directed by Bharathan, this film is about the revenge by a young man against his uncle who grabbed his family properties by expelling his mother and grandfather from the house. Rahman, Th ...

'' directed by

, which is a martial art movie and it went on to become big hit at the box office. His next release of the year was ''

Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu ''Poomukhapadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Bhadran, starring Mammootty, Cecily, Rahman, and Srividya. Mohanlal appeared in a guest appearance. The film tells the story of Sanjay (Rahman) and Cecily ...

Koodanayum Kattu ''Koodanayum Kattu'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Joseph Abraham. The film stars Innocent (actor), Innocent, Rahman (actor), Rahman, Mukesh (actor), Mukesh, Rohini (actress), Rohini and Sankara ...

Pappan Priyappetta Pappan ''Pappan Priyappetta Pappan'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-Fantasy film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Siddique–Lal. It stars Mohanlal, Rahman, Thilakan, Lissy, Bahadoor, Unni Mary, Rajan P. Dev and Sankaradi. This is the ...

'' and

P. Padmarajan P. Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian film maker, screenwriter and author who was known for his works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, a ...

's crime thriller ''

Kariyilakkattu Pole ''Kariyilakkattu Pole'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It is based on the radio drama ''Sisirathil Oru Prabhatham'' by Sudhakar Mangalodayam, the plot follows DySP Achuthanku ...

.'' In 1987, he starred in I. V. Sasi's family drama ''

Ithrayum Kaalam ''Ithrayum Kaalam'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by N. G. John. The film stars Madhu, Mammootty, Ratheesh and Seema in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast * Madhu as Chackoche ...

'' and Sathyan Anthikad directorial '' Gaayathridevi Ente Amma'' along with Seema. His next release was ''

Aankiliyude Tharattu ''Aankiliyude Tharattu'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Cochin Haneefa. The film stars Mammootty, Revathi and Rahman. The film is about a love-affair between a married man and a young lady which leads to a murder. The ...

'' which was also dubbed into

language. His first release of 1988 was ''

Moonnam Pakkam ''Moonnam Pakkam'' ( en, The Third Day) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language sentimental drama film written and directed by Padmarajan. It stars Thilakan, Jayaram, Kirti Singh, Jagathi Sreekumar, Rahman, Ashokan and Ajayan. Kirti and Ajayan mad ...

,'' sentimental

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directed by

and then ''

Mukthi ''Mukthi'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Raju Mathew. The film stars Mammootty, Shobhana, Urvashi and Thilakan in the lead roles. Plot Coming from a struggling background, former tutorial college tea ...

'' by I. V. Sasi. Then, he played dual role in

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Charithram ''Charithram'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film starring Mammootty and Rahman, along with Shobana, Lizy, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardhanan, Murali and Pappu in other pivotal roles. It was written by S. N. Swamy and directed ...

'' which was commercially andcriticallly appreciated. Then, he acted in ''

Kaalal Pada ''Kaalal Pada'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Viji Thampi and written by Ranjith (director), Ranjith. The film stars Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Rahman (actor), Rahman and Ratheesh. The film has musical score ...

'' along with Jayaram and Suresh Gopi. He acted in the films of almost all the major Malayalam directors at that time including

, and I. V. Sasi. He was absent from the Malayalam film industry in the early 1990s as he concentrated on Tamil and Telugu films. He had only one release in Malayalam during 1990, which was ''Veena Meettiya Vilangukal'' directed by

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. After a long absence, he acted in ''

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'', ''King Soloman'' and ''Hitlist'' during the early 1990s. After another interval, he came back with the movie ''

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'', playing the role of a police officer. In 2004, he acted in ''

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'', alongside

. After ''Black'', during 2005 and 2006 he acted in films such as ''

Rajamanikyam ''Rajamanikyam'' is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Anwar Rasheed and written by T. A. Shahid. It stars Mammootty in the title role along with Rahman, Manoj K Jayan, Cochin Haneefa, Ranjith, Salim Kumar, Sai Kum ...

'', ''

Mahasamudram ''Mahasamudram'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by S. Janardanan and produced by G. Suresh Kumar through Revathy Kalamandhir. It stars Mohanlal, Laila Mehdin, Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Rahman. Th ...

'' and '' Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam.'' He had four Malayalam film releases in 2007, which are the lead roles in '' Abraham & Lincoln'' and ''

Nanma ''Nanma'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film, directed by Sarathchandran Wayanad, starring Kalabhavan Mani and Rahman (actor), Rahman. Plot For a living, Muthu extracts and disposes corpses from rivers. Unknown to Muthu, his ...

'', along with

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. And, he acted in director Kamal's film ''

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'' and Ranjith's '' Rock & Roll'' In 2008, he did a cameo role in '' Veruthe oru Bharya.'' In 2009, he acted in '' Moss & Cat'', directed by Fazil with

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as his co-star and ''

Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu ''Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu'' (English: ''Wife: One, Children: Three'') is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan and starring Rajasenan and Sithara. This is Rajasenan's debut film as an actor. Plot Chandramohan Thampi (Rajasenan) has n ...

''. Rahman then appeared in the film ''

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'', in the segment titled "Island Express", under the director

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. '' Musafir'', produced by Pramod Pappan, was one of Rahman's biggest productions and most expensive ventures to date. Then in 2011, he acted in ''Traffic'', a

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written by his friends Bobby and Sanjay. His next theatrical release was ''

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'' written and directed by Anjali Menon. In 2012, he acted in ''Bachelor Party'', a

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directed by Amal Neerad. He was then seen in one of the lead roles along with

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and

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in 2013 film '' Mumbai Police'' penned by Bobby and Sanjay and directed by

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was a big success in

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. In 2015, he did the lead role in ''

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'' written by

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. And, then he starred in 2016 film '' Marupadi'' directed by V.M. Vinu. Then he starred in 2018 action thriller film '' Ranam'' along with

and was appreciated for his performance as a drug don. In 2019, he starred in ''Virus''

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film directed by

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set against the backdrop of the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala.

Tamil and Telugu films

Rahman's first Tamil film was ''

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'', which was released in 1986; the director of the film was S. A. Chandrasekhar. He subsequently appeared in ''Kanne Kaniyamuthe'', ''

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'' and '' Anbulla Appa'' (with

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). In 1989, after appearing in ''

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal ''Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Rahman (credited as Raghu) and Geetha, with Sowcar Janaki, Jayachitra, Janagaraj and Sithara in support ...

'', '' Puriyaadha Pudhir'' and ''

Nee Pathi Naan Pathi ''Nee Pathi Naan Pathi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Vasanth and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Rahman, Gautami and Heera. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani under the pseudony ...

'', he shifted completely to Tamil and Telugu. He is known with the screen name Raghu in Telugu movies. '' Bharat Bandh'' is one of his big hits in Telugu. ''Rasaleela'' was the first Telugu movie Rahman acted in; it was released in 1986. In January 1987, Rahman moved from

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. In 1990, he moved from Bangalore to

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. In 1999, he acted in the Tamil film ''

Sangamam ''Sangamam'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language musical romance dance film co written and directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by V. Natarajan of Pyramid Films. The film stars Rahman and newcomer Vindhya with Manivannan, Vijayakumar, Rad ...

'', directed by Suresh Krishna, which depicted the story of a feud between classical and folk dance. The music of the film was composed by

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. The Tamil film ''

Ethiri ''Aethirree'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film starred Madhavan, Sadha, Vivek, Kanika, Rahman and Delhi Ganesh in pivotal roles, and had a musical score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. ...

'' (2004) was the first film Rahman dubbed in his own voice. In 2005, after a long gap in Telugu, Rahman acted in '' Dhairyam'' (2005), the Telugu version of the Malayalam film '' Abraham & Lincoln'' released in

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and was well received. Rahman then performed in the Tamil films '' Raam'' and ''

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'', which were released in 2005 and 2006 respectively. He was the villain in ''

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'' (2007), in which he reprised his role as the main antagonist in the Telugu film '' by the same name'', released in 2009. After his debut with

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as the heroine, he worked with her again after a long gap of 25 years for the Tamil movie, '' Balam'' (2009). His next film ''

Vaamanan ''Vaamanan'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant I. Ahmed, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Kadhir, and starring Jai, Rahman, Priya Anand, Lakshmi Rai, and Santhanam. Produced by P. Kab ...

'', directed by Ahmed (who has worked as assistant to director Kathir), did well throughout

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. Rahman's next Telugu film '' Simha'', was released worldwide on 30 April 2010. Simha went on to become the highest grosser of 2010, and the 5th highest-grossing movie in the Telugu Film Industry. He appeared in ''

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'' and '' Vanthaan Vendraan''. In 2014, he acted as the protagonist's father in the movie ''

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'', directed by

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. In 2016, he starred in the Tamil-language thriller film ''

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''.

Awards

Rahman received the State Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in his very first film; ''

''. He also received the Film Critics Award and Chamber Award for this film. In 1984, he received the Kerala Film Chamber Award for Best Actor for the film ''Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove''. Rahman received the Award for Trendsetter in the history of Malayalam cinema's 78 years at the Etisalat Everest Film awards held in Dubai in 2007. The public voted for Rahman for this award from the nominations including

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and Nadhiya. Rahman's Malayalam film ''Manjadikkuru'', directed by Anjali Menon, received two awards at the 2008 International Film Festival in Kerala. * Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Actor-1983 – ''

'' * Kerala Film Critics Award: Kerala Film Critics Award for Second Best Actor '' Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove'' - 1984 * Kerala Film Chamber Award for Best Actor for the film '' Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove'' - 1984 * Award for Trendsetter in the history of Malayalam cinema's 78 years at the Etisalat Everest Film awards held in Dubai - 2007 * Padmarajan Award for lifetime achievement - 2015 * Asianet Film Awards: Best Actor in Negative Role for '' Ranam'' -2018

Filmography

Malayalam films

Tamil films

Telugu films

TV serials

* 1996-1998 :

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- Tamil television soap - By

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) ;Reality show as Judge *Super Jodi (2010) -( Surya TV) -Malayalam

Awards

# Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor - 1983 - ''

'' #Film Federation Chamber Award - 1984 - ''

'' #

Kerala Film Critics Association Award The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...

for Best Actor - 1985 - ''

'' #Etisalat Everest Film Awards - 2007 - Trendsetter in the History of Malayalam Cinema's 78 Years #Padmarajan Award - 2015 -

Lifetime Achievement Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

#MGR Sivaji Academy Award - 2016 - ''

'' #Madras Television Award - 2017 - ''

'' #Asianet film awards -2019- '' Ranam''

Personal life

He was born on 23 May 1967 in Abu Dhabi. His family originally hails from

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

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. He is born as eldest among two children to K. M. A. Rahman and Savithri Nair. He has a younger sister Shameema. He was educated at Merryland Kindergarten, Abu Dhabi and

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, Bangalore, St Joseph's School in Abu Dhabi and Rex Higher Secondary School, Ooty and pursued a pre-university degree at

Dr. Gafoor Memorial MES Mampad College Dr. Gafoor Memorial MES Mampad College, is a general degree college located in Mampad, Malappuram district, Kerala. It was established in the year 1965. The college is autonomous. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and scie ...

Mampad Mampad is a growing town in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. located about 08 km east of Nilambur city. Nearby places include Edavanna, Areacode, Manjeri, Wandoor and Pandikkad. It is under the Wandoor Assembly Constituency. Kozhik ...

. He has two children. His wife Meherunnisa is the sister of music director

's wife Saira Banu.

References

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