Sudheesh Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Sudheesh is a well-known Indian actor and director who is known for his work in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in many notable films including ‘Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam’ (2020), ‘Minnal Murali’ (2021), and ‘Ennivar’ (2023).

Wiki/Biography

Sudheesh Nair was born on Thursday, 7 December 1972 (age 51 years; as of 2023) in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He completed his school education at St. Joseph’s Boys’ Higher Secondary School in Kozhikode. Later, he completed his higher studies at St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala.

Physical Appearance

Hair Colour: Salt and Pepper

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

His father, T. Sudhakaran Nair, was a retired deputy collector. T. Sudhakaran Nair was also a respected Indian actor who appeared in several Malayalam films such as ‘Gulmohar’ (2008), ‘Khaki’ (2007), ‘Pattabhishekam’ (1999), ‘Bharatham’ (1991), ‘Sadayam’ (1992), and ‘Indian Rupee.’ T. Sudhakaran died in 2016. His mother, Suryaprabha Nair, is a homemaker.

He is the only son of his parents.

Wife & Children

On 30 March 2005, Sudheesh got married to a teacher named Dhanya Nair.

The couple has two sons named Rudraksh Nair (actor) and Madhav Nair.

Sudheesh’s elder son, Rudraksh Nair, appeared as a child artist in the 2016 Malayalam film ‘Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho.’

Career

Film

Sudheesh made his acting debut with the 1987 Malayalam film ‘Anantaram’ as teenage Ajayakumar.

Sudheesh has played various roles in numerous films including ‘Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman’ (1995), ‘Ee Puzhayum Kadannu’ (1996), ‘Oral Mathram’ (1997), ‘Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam’ (1998), ‘Ee Snehatheerathu’ (2004), ‘Bharathan Effect’ (2007), ‘Oru Black and White Kudumbam’ (2009), and ‘Nallavan’ (2010).

Sudheesh played Shajahan in the film ‘Sahasram’ in 2011 and Sreekandan in ‘Bavuttiyude Namathil’ in 2012.

Sudheesh portrayed Kottathil Ramachandran in the film ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’ in 2015 and Ammavan in ‘Theevandi’ in 2018.

Sudheesh acted in the films ‘Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham’ (2021) as Sivakumar, ‘Gold’ and ‘Heaven’ (2022) as Gold Musthafa and Philip, respectively, and ‘Nadikalil Sundari Yamuna’ (2023) as Bhaskaran.

In 2023, he played the role of Varghese in the Malayalam film ‘2018,’ which made its official entry for Oscars 2024.

Television

Sudheesh made his television debut with the television serial ‘Parudeesayilekkulla Patha’ telecasted on Doordarshan in 1994. He then appeared as a judge on the television reality show ‘Comedy Stars Season 2’ aired on Asianet.

Dubbing Artist

Sudheesh worked as a dubbing artist in the 1993 film O’Faby for the actor Roque Tharakan who played the character of Sandy in the film.

Awards

• In 2021, he received the Kerala State Film Award for ‘Best Character Actor’ for the films Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam and Ennivar.

• In 2020, he won the Kerala Film Critics Award for ‘Second Best Actor’ for the film Ennivar.

Car Collection

He owns a Jeep.

Facts/Trivia

• According to him, he likes travelling to distant places, dancing, and swimming in his leisure time.

  Sudheesh while on vacation with his family

• During a media interview, Sudheesh once shared that he learned acting from his father, who started acting in plays and solo performances when he was very young. When Sudheesh won an award for his solo performance in acting at the state level, his father encouraged him to apply for a movie audition after seeing an advertisement in a newspaper. Sudheesh said,
  

  I was fourteen years old. I was going to the interview with my father. They were looking for a face to portray actor Ashokan Chetan’s childhood. Adoor Sir was looking for a face that was not a replica of Ashoka Chetan. That is how I became Ajay Kumar in the 1987 film Anantaram.”

  Sudheesh with his father