Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan at the 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013
Born 28 July 1986 (1986-07-28) (age 29)[1]
Kochi, Kerala, India
Other names DQ
Alma mater Purdue University
Occupation Film actor, playback singer, Businessman
Years active 2012–present
Spouse(s) Amal Sufiya (m.2011)
Parent(s) Mammootty
Sulfath

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

Son of 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 two times in 2012 and 2014 for his performance in Malayalam film Second Show and Tamil film Vaayai Moodi Pesavum.[2] He was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Ustad Hotel.[3][3] Dulquer Salmaan has been voted as the Kochi Times Most Desirable Men 2014 based on online polls conducted by the Indiatimes Group.[4] He has ranked 7th in Chennai Times Most Desirable Men 2014[5] and ranked 15th in Times Most Desirable Men 2014 in India.[6][6]

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 Administration from Purdue University, U.S.[7]

He married Chennai-based architect Amal Sufiya on 22 December 2011.[8][9]

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.[7]

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.[10] 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.[11][12] Both films were in the list of "Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012" compiled by Oneindia.in.[13]

His third film was Theevram, a crime thriller directed by Roopesh Peethambaran in which he had the role of a killer avenging his wife's death,was 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.[14] He worked his fifth movie with Sameer Thahir on a film named Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi. .[15] He has also acted in Amal Neerad's segment in the anthology film Anchu Sundharikal.[16] The film Pattam Pole, directed by Azhagappan, was released on 11 October 2013 and it received mixed reviews.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] 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 was Jenuse Mohamed's 100 Days of Love. The bilingual film O Kadhal Kanmani opposite Nithya Menen under the director Mani Ratnam released with positive reviews.[20] O Kadhal Kanmani was released on 17 April 2015, alongside its Telugu version OK Bangaram, and won highly positive reviews from critics, praising the lead pair's performances and the quality of the film's technical aspects.[21] The film went on to become a financial success at the box office, performing extremely well in multiplexes in India and overseas.[22]

As of September 2015, Salmaan has completed filming for Martin Prakkat's Charlie.[23] He is currently shooting for Rajeev Ravi[23] and Sameer Thahir's Kali.[24] In addition, Salmaan has committed to star in projects by Pratap Pothen[25] and Amal Neerad.[26]

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.[7]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes/Ref.
2012 Second Show Harilal 'Lalu' Srinath Rajendran
2012 Ustad Hotel Faizal 'Faizy' Abdul Razak Anwar Rasheed
2012 Theevram Harsha 'Harshan' Vardhan Roopesh Peethambaran
2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi Johns Isaac Martin Prakkat Also playback singer ("Johnny Mone Johnny")[27]
2013 5 Sundarikal (Kullante Bharya segment) Photographer/Narrator Amal Neerad
2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Kassi Sameer Thahir
2013 Pattam Pole Karthikeyan 'Karthi' Alagappan
2014 Salalah Mobiles Afsal Sharath. A. Haridasan
2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Arvind Balaji Mohan Tamil film
2014 Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram
2014 Bangalore Days Arjun 'Aju' Anjali Menon
2014 Koothara Narrator Srinath Rajendran Narration (voice only)[28]
2014 Vikramadithyan Adhithya Menon Lal Jose
2014 Manglish Salam Bappu Playback singer ("Njan Poneanutta")[27]
2014 Njaan K.T.N Koottur Ranjith
2015 100 Days of Love Balan K. Nair
Rocky K. Nair		 Jenuse Mohamed Dual role
2015 O Kadhal Kanmani Aditya 'Adhi' Varadarajan Mani Ratnam Tamil film
2015 Charlie Charlie Martin Prakkat Also playback singer ("Chundari Penne")[27]
2016 Kammatti PaadamFilms that have not yet been released — Rajeev Ravi Filming[23]
2016 KaliFilms that have not yet been released Siddharth Sameer Thahir Post-Production [24]
2016 Love In AnjengoFilms that have not yet been released Pratap Pothen Pre-Production [29]

Awards

Year Award Category Title Result Ref(s)
2015 Asianet Film Awards Star of the Year Various Won [30]
2013 Asiavision Awards Youth Icon Various Won [31]
2014 Performer of the Year Various Won [32]
2015 Audi RITZ Icon Awards Debonair — Won [33]
2013 Filmfare Awards Best Actor Ustad Hotel Nominated [34]
Best Debut (Male) Second Show Won [3]
2015 Best Actor Njaan Nominated [35]
Best Debut (Male) Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Won [2]
2015 Producers Association Awards Best Actor Njaan Won [36]
2015 Ramu Kariat Movie Awards Best Actor Njaan Won [37]
2013 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut (Male) Second Show Won [38]
2015 Best Actor Njaan Nominated [39]
Best Debut (Male) Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Nominated [39]
2015 Thikkurissy Award Best Actor Njaan, Bangalore Days Won [40]
2013 Vanitha Film Awards Best Debut (Male) Second Show Won [41]
Best Star Pair Ustad Hotel Won [41]
2015 Best Star Pair Vikramadithyan Won [42]
2015 Vijay Awards Best Debut (Male) Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Won [43]
2015 Vikatan Awards Best Debut (Male) Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Won [44]
2015 WtzupKochi City Awards City’s Favorite Actor(Kochi) O Kadhal Kanmani, 100 Days of Love Won [45]

References

  1. ↑ Happy Birthday Dulquer Salmaan: 'OK Kanmani' Actor Thanks Fans For Wishes. International Business Times (28 July 2015). Retrieved on 11 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. 27 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of winners. Ibnlive.in.com (21 July 2013). Retrieved on 22 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Kochi Times Most Desirable Men 2014 – Malayalam | Times Polls. Ww.itimes.com (1 October 2012). Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Chennai Times Most Desirable Men 2014 – Tamil | Times Polls. Ww.itimes.com (1 October 2012). Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2014 – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (28 April 2015). Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Like father, like son" at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 March 2013). Malayala Manorama 26 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Kurian, Shiba (15 January 2012) "Mollywood celebs's honeymoon diaries". The Times of India. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Mammootty's son gets married". Rediff.com 23 December 2011. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Second Show celebrates 100 days. Sify.com (19 June 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Singh, L Romal M (9 October 2012) I prefer being behind the camera: Littil Swayamp – Entertainment – DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  12. ↑ Malayalam films strike gold at the National Awards – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (20 March 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012 – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 September 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  14. ↑ Giri Giri in Dulquer Salmaan's ABCD. Sify.com (24 October 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  15. ↑ Dulquer, Sunny Wayne starts another journey together. Sify.com (30 January 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Review: Pattam Pole is old wine in new bottle. Rediff.com (14 October 2013). Retrieved on 10 November 2013.
  18. ↑ Dulquar Salman's Tamil Debut Opposite Nazriya Nazim. Entertainment.oneindia.in (9 September 2013). Retrieved on 10 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Box Office Update: Bangalore Days First Week Collections". IB Times India. 6 June 2014.
  20. ↑ O Kadhal Kanmani (aka) OK Kanmani review. Behindwoods.com (17 April 2015). Retrieved on 18 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Mani Ratnam's OK Kanmani on April 17th!". The Times of India. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "`Kanchana 2` and `OK Kanmani` are super hits!". Sify.
  23. 1 2 3 "Dulquer Salmaan wraps up 'Charlie', starts shooting for Rajeev Ravi's next". International Business Times. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  24. 1 2 "ദുല്‍ക്കറും സായി പല്ലവിയും 'ദമ്പതി'മാരായി". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 25 November 2015. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 5 (help)
  25. ↑ "Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan signs Pratap Pothen's film scripted by Anjali Menon". Daily News and Analysis. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  26. ↑ "Amal Neerad's next with Dulquer!". The Times of India. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  27. 1 2 3 "Dulquer Salmaan Sings 'Njan Poneanutta' for Mammootty's 'Manglish'". International Business Times. 17 July 2014.
  28. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan turns narrator in Mohanlal starrer 'Koothara'". Deccan Chronicle. 2 June 2014.
  29. ↑ "http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/dulquer-salmaan-pair-up-dhansika-in-prathap-pothen-movie-213691.html". External link in |title= (help);
  30. ↑ "17th Asianet Film Awards: Mammootty, Manju Warrier Win Best Actor Awards". International Business Times. 12 January 2015.
  31. ↑ "Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  32. ↑ "Asiavision Awards 2014 – Winners". Asiavision Awards. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  33. ↑ "Audi RITZ Icon Awards 2015: Chiyaan Vikram, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu Honoured". International Business Times. 2 February 2015.
  34. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2013 (South): Complete List of Nominees". International Business Times. 6 July 2013.
  35. ↑ "62nd Filmfare Awards South 2015: Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Mammootty, Biju Menon, Suresh Gopi Nominated". International Business Times. 4 June 2015.
  36. ↑ "2014 Producers Association Awards Announced". IndiaGlitz. 20 March 2015.
  37. ↑ "Ramu Kariat Movie Awards: 'Njaan', Dulquer Salmaan, Asha Sarath Win Awards". International Business Times. 22 January 2015.
  38. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan". Metro Matinee. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  39. 1 2 "South Indian International Movie Awards". South Indian International Movie Awards. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
  40. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan, Bhamaa and 'Ottamandaram' Wins Thikkurissy Award". International Business Times. 3 January 2015.
  41. 1 2 "TTK Prestige-Vanitha film award declared". FilmiBeat. 13 February 2013.
  42. ↑ "Vanitha-Cera Film Awards: Mammootty, Manju Warrier Win Best Actor Awards; '1983' Best Film". International Business Times. 17 February 2015.
  43. ↑ "Vijay Awards 2015 – Complete list of winners". Sify. 26 April 2015.
  44. ↑ "Vikatan Awards 2014: Dhanush, Dulquer Salmaan, 'Sathuranga Vettai' Honoured". International Business Times. 9 January 2015.
  45. ↑ "Wtzapp kochi favourite actor". Filmibeat. 1 December 2015.

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