Salim Kumar Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Actor, Director
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Actor): Ishtamanu Nooru Vattam (1997) Film (Director): ()
Awards	2010: National Film Awards 2005: Kerala State Film Awardsfor Second Best Actor 2010: Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor 2013: Kerala State Film Awards for Best Comedian 2011: Filmfare Awards South
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 October 1969 (Friday)
Birthplace	Chittatukara, North Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Date of Death	6 June 2026
Place of Death	Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Age (at the time of death)	56 Years
Death Cause	Health Related Issues
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chittatukara, North Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
School	• Government LPS, Chittattukara • Government Boys High School, North Paravur
College/University	• SNM College, Malyankara • Maharajas College, Ernakulam
Educational Qualification	A Bachelor's Degree from Maharajas College, Ernakulam
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sunitha
Children	Son(s)- Chandu Salim Kumar (Actor), Aaromal
Parents	Father- Gangadharan Mother- Kausalya

Some Lesser Known Facts About Salim Kumar

• Salim Kumar was an Indian actor, director, and writer who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema.

• His father, an atheist and a follower of the social reformer Sahodaran Ayyappan. His father named him Salim so that he would not be associated with any religion.

• He began career through mimicry at Cochin Kalabhavan before joining Cochin Sagar.

• Initially in his career he played many minor roles. Sibi Malayil offered him a role in his film Nee Varuvolam. Although, he was sent back from the location by the production controller by saying that his acting was not right. He was later replaced by Indrans to do the role.

• He also spent four years performing professional drama at Arathi Theatres in Kochi.

• He was regarded as an influential actor in the history of Malayalam cinema. He had appeared in over 300 films across a career spanning three decades.

• He has written a memoir called Ishwara Vazhakkillello.
• His film Achanurangatha Veedu (2005), directed by Lal Jose, was a major break in his acting career.
• In 2017, the film Karutha Joothan, which was written and directed by Salim Kumar and later won the award for the Best Story at the 47th Kerala State Film Awards.

Karutha Joothan (2017) film poster

• Some of his other popular films includes Thommanum Makkalum (2005) as Raajakkannu, Pandippada (2005) as Umakandan, Hallo (2007) as Chidhambaram, Annan Thampi (2008) as Inspector Shyamalan and  Chattambinaadu (2009) as Maakri Gopalan.