Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan at the 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013
Born Kochi, Kerala, India
Other names Dulquer Salmaan Muhammadkutty Panaparambil, DQ[1]
Alma mater Purdue University
Occupation Film actor, playback singer
Years active 2012–present
Spouse(s) Amal Sufiya (m.2011–present)
Parent(s) Mammootty
Sulfath

Dulquer Salmaan is an Indian film actor working predominantly in Malayalam Cinema.

Son of acclaimed actor Mammootty, Dulquer made his debut with the Malayalam film Second Show (2012) and later starred in the film Ustad Hotel (2012) which won the National Award for Best Popular Film. He made his Tamil debut with Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014) directed by Balaji Mohan. He was awarded with Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant for the performance in the film Second Show and nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Ustad Hotel.[2][2] Dulquer Salmaan has voted as the Kochi Times Most Desirable Men 2014 online polls conducted by the Indiatimes Group.[3] He has ranked 7th in Chennai Times Most Desirable Men 2014[4] and ranked 45th in Times Most Desirable Men 2014 in India. He is the only Malayalam actor to achieve this feat.[5]

Early and personal life

Dulquer Salmaan was born to actor Mammootty and Sulfath. He has an elder sister, Surumi. He studied in Toc-H Public School, Kochi, Kerala, till primary classes, after which he joined Sishya School in Chennai. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administraion from Purdue University, U.S.[6]

He married Chennai-based architect Amal Sufiya on 22 December 2011.[7][8]

Film career

Director Shyamaprasad offered Salmaan a role in the film Ritu. Later, Tamil director N. Linguswamy also offered him a role in his first Malayalam film. But Salmaan says he rejected the offers because he felt he had to study the various aspects of cinema in detail before venturing further and for that did a short term course in film.[6]

In 2011, Salmaan signed his friend Srinath Rajendran's debut project Second Show in which he played the role of a gangster. Second Show, released on 3 February 2012, was according to Sify, "well appreciated by both the viewers and also by the critics" and completed a 100 days run.[9] His second project was Ustad Hotel with director Anwar Rasheed. The film earned critical acclaim and was one of the major commercial successes in Malayalam cinema in the year 2012.[10][11] Both films were in the list of "Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012" compiled by Oneindia.in.[12]

His third film was Theevram, a crime thriller directed by Roopesh Peethambaran which released on 16 November 2012. Salmaan signed on to appear in Martin Prakkat's ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi scheduled for release in 2013 as his fourth film where he made his debut as a singer.[13] He worked his fifth movie with Sameer Thahir on a film named Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi. .[14] He has also acted in Amal Neerad's segment in the anthology film Anchu Sundharikal.[15] The film Pattam Pole, directed by Azhagappan, was released on 11 October 2013 and it received mixed reviews.[16] He appeared in Salala Mobiles was which released on 23 January 2014.

He made his debut in Tamil in Vaayai Moodi Pesavum and its Malayalam version Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram, being a bilingual film simultaneously directed by Balaji Mohan.[17] His next release was Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days which got positive reviews from critics and a box office collection of ₹8.5 crore in its first week.[18] His next film was Vikramadithyan which received mostly mixed reviews from the critics but eventually turned a super hit at the box office. He also performed the most challenging character of his career in Renjith's Njaan, which was based on T. P. Rajeevan's book named K.T.N Kottur Ezhuthum Jeevithavum. The movie was received well by the critics but the movie was a complete dud at the box office.

His next release Jenuse Mohamed's 100 Days of Love. The bilingual film OK Kanmani opposite Nithya Menen under the director Mani Ratnam released with positive reviews.[19] He has signed on for upcoming projects by Martin Prakkat, Rajeev Ravi and Amal Neerad.[20]

Other work

Salmaan's first business venture was a web portal for trading cars. He heads a dental business chain in Chennai and is also the director of Bangalore based Motherhood Hospital.[6]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Director(s) Language Notes/Ref(s)
2012 Second Show Harilal (Lalu) Srinath Rajendran Malayalam
2012 Ustad Hotel Faizal Abdul Razak (Faizy) Anwar Rasheed Malayalam
2012 Theevram Harsha Vardhan (Harshan) Roopesh Peethambaran Malayalam
2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi Johns Martin Prakkat Malayalam Also playback singer on the song "Johny Mone Johny"[21]
2013 5 Sundarikal (Kullante Bharya segment) Photographer/Narrator Amal Neerad Malayalam
2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Kassi Sameer Thahir Malayalam
2013 Pattam Pole Karthik (Karthi) Alagappan Malayalam
2014 Salalah Mobiles Afsal Sharath. A. Haridasan Malayalam
2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Arvind Balaji Mohan Tamil
2014 Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram Malayalam
2014 Bangalore Days Arjun (Aju) Anjali Menon Malayalam
2014 Koothara — Srinath Rajendran Malayalam Narrator (voice only)[22]
2014 Vikramadithyan Adithyan Lal Jose Malayalam
2014 Manglish — Salam Bappu Malayalam Playback singer on the song "Njan Poneanutta"[21]
2014 Njaan K.T.N Koottur Ranjith Malayalam
2015 100 Days of Love Balan K Nair Jenuse Mohamed Malayalam
2015 O Kadhal Kanmani Aadi Mani Ratnam Tamil
2015 Untitled Martin Prakkat filmFilms that have not yet been released Martin Prakkat Malayalam Scheduled for Onam release[20]

Awards

Award Year Category Film Result Notes
Filmfare Awards 2012 Best Actor Ustad Hotel Nominated[23]
Best Debut (Male) Second Show Won[2]
Asiavision Awards 2013 Youth Icon Various Won[24]
2014 Performer of the Year Various Won[25]
Vanitha Film Awards 2012 Best Debut (Male) Second Show Won[26]
Best Star Pair Ustad Hotel Won[26] With Nithya Menon
2014 Best Star Pair Vikramadithyan Won[27] With Namitha Pramod
South Indian International Movie Awards 2012 Best Debut (Male) Second Show Won[28]
Asianet Film Awards 2014 Star of the Year Various Won[29]
Thikkurissy Award 2014 Best Actor Njaan, Bangalore Days Won[30]
Ramu Kariat Movie Awards 2014 Best Actor Njaan Won[31]
Producers Association Awards 2014 Best Actor Njaan Won[32] Shared with Fahadh Faasil (Bangalore Days, Iyobinte Pustakam)
Vikatan Awards 2014 Best Debut (Male) Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Won[33]
Vijay Awards 2014 Best Debut (Male) Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Won[34]
Audi RITZ Icon Awards 2015 Debonair - Won[35]

References

  1. ↑ Dulquar Salman, the next Mammootty in the making? – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 December 2011). Retrieved on 16 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of winners. Ibnlive.in.com (21 July 2013). Retrieved on 22 July 2013.
  3. ↑ http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls/kochi-times-most-desirable-men-2014-malayalam
  4. ↑ http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls/chennai-times-most-desirable-men-2014-tamil
  5. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Times-50-Most-Desirable-Men-2014/articleshow/47071834.cms
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Like father, like son" at the Wayback Machine (archived March 28, 2013). Malayala Manorama 26 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Kurian, Shiba (15 January 2012) "Mollywood celebs's honeymoon diaries". The Times of India. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Mammootty's son gets married". Rediff.com 23 December 2011. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Second Show celebrates 100 days. Sify.com (19 June 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Singh, L Romal M (9 October 2012) I prefer being behind the camera: Littil Swayamp – Entertainment – DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Malayalam films strike gold at the National Awards – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (20 March 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  12. ↑ Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012 – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 September 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Giri Giri in Dulquer Salmaan's ABCD. Sify.com (24 October 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  14. ↑ Dulquer, Sunny Wayne starts another journey together. Sify.com (30 January 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  15. ↑ Zachariah, Ammu (9 February 2013) Dulquer, Reenu in Amal Neerad's 'Anju Sundarikal' – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  16. ↑ Review: Pattam Pole is old wine in new bottle. Rediff.com (14 October 2013). Retrieved on 10 November 2013.
  17. ↑ Dulquar Salman's Tamil Debut Opposite Nazriya Nazim. Entertainment.oneindia.in (9 September 2013). Retrieved on 10 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "Box Office Update: Bangalore Days First Week Collections". IB Times India. 6 June 2014.
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Dulquer on a roll!". The Times of India. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Dulquer Salmaan Sings 'Njan Poneanutta' for Mammootty's 'Manglish'". International Business Times. 17 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan turns narrator in Mohanlal starrer 'Koothara'". Deccan Chronicle. 2 June 2014.
  23. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2013 (South): Complete List of Nominees". International Business Times. 6 July 2013.
  24. ↑ "Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  25. ↑ "Asiavision Awards 2014 - Winners". Asiavision Awards. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "TTK Prestige-Vanitha film award declared". FilmiBeat. 13 February 2013.
  27. ↑ "Vanitha-Cera Film Awards: Mammootty, Manju Warrier Win Best Actor Awards; '1983' Best Film". International Business Times. 17 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan". Metro Matinee. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "17th Asianet Film Awards: Mammootty, Manju Warrier Win Best Actor Awards". International Business Times. 12 January 2015.
  30. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan, Bhamaa and 'Ottamandaram' Wins Thikkurissy Award". International Business Times. 3 January 2015.
  31. ↑ "Ramu Kariat Movie Awards: 'Njaan', Dulquer Salmaan, Asha Sarath Win Awards". International Business Times. 22 January 2015.
  32. ↑ "2014 Producers Association Awards Announced". IndiaGlitz. 20 March 2015.
  33. ↑ "Vikatan Awards 2014: Dhanush, Dulquer Salmaan, 'Sathuranga Vettai' Honoured". International Business Times. 9 January 2015.
  34. ↑ "Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor 2014".
  35. ↑ "Audi RITZ Icon Awards 2015: Chiyaan Vikram, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu Honoured". International Business Times. 2 February 2015.

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