Prithviraj Sukumaran is one of the most esteemed actors of the Indian film industry. The Malayalam actor has acted in over hundred films, including ‘Nandanam’ (2002), ‘Vaasthavam’ (2006), ‘Urumi’ (2011), ‘Mumbai Police’ (2013), ‘Memories’ (2013), ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’ (2015), ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ (2020), ‘Jana Gana Mana’ (2022) and lots more. He has won several prestigious awards like ond National Film Award and three Kerala State Awards.
Prithviraj is also a successful director of films like ‘Lucifer’ (2019), ‘Bro Daddy’ (2022) and producer of ‘Driving Licence’ (2019), ‘Kuruthi’ (2021) and also a distributor and playback singer. Meanwhile, several of his hit films have been remade in other languages, such as the recent Chiranjeevi-starrer ‘GodFather’, based on ‘Lucifer’ and the upcoming ‘Selfiee’, featuring Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi based on ‘Driving Licence’.
Prithviraj has not only worked in Malayalam films, but also made his mark in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He made his Bollywood debut opposite Rani Mukerji in the comedy ‘Aiyyaa’ (2012), where he impressed as a Tamil art student with an intoxicating smell. This was followed by two more power-packed roles – as a tough cop in Arjun Kapoor-starrer ‘Aurangzeb’ (2012) and a deadly arms dealer in Taapsee Pannu-starrer ‘Naam Shabana’ (2017).
Since then, fans across India have greatly missed Prithviraj’s presence in a big Hindi film. They have been craving for the actor to end his five-year hiatus and return to Bollywood. His performances in ‘Aiyyaa’, ‘Aurangzeb’ and ‘Naam Shabana’ are still widely talked about – proof of the impact they left on Hindi audiences.
Furthermore, Prithviraj is one of those actors who champions both massy and content-driven cinema. He is adept at action, comedy, horror, gritty drama, thriller and romance. He is known for his enthralling screen presence as well as terrific acting chops. This makes him a perfect fit for a modern Hindi commercial potboiler.
Recently, South Indian stars like Vijay Deverakonda, Dulquer Salmaan, Naga Chaitanya, Prabhas and Vijay Sethupathi have all made or announced their Bollywood debuts. With pan Indian films becoming all the rage and setting the box-office on fire, it will be great to see the OG crossover superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran join the fray.
Fans will certainly accept nothing less. Here’s wishing their prayers are heard soon.
