HanuMankind Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Sooraj Cherukat
Other Name	HMK
Profession	Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Music Album: EP Kalari (2019)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 October 1992 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	32 Years
Birthplace	Malappuram, Kerala, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bengaluru
College/University	• Houston Community College, Houston, US (2011-2012) • PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore (2012-2015)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Tattoo(s)	• Left Upper Arm: A tearful eye • Back of Left Upper Arm: • Left side of the stomach: • Right Wrist: • Right Upper Arm: • Back (along the spine): Chakra • Right shoulder: • Left Index finger and pinky finger:
Controversies	• HanuMankind faces racism and mixed reviews on his album Big Dawgs HanuMankind's latest album, Big Dawgs, went viral with more than 1.2 million views on YouTube within two weeks after its release in mid of July 2024. It received mixed reviews with some comments accusing him of replicating American rapper, Project Pat's, flow in Knife Talk. He has also received several comments such as, 'Indians speak English' or 'Kamala's nephew' among others. [1]Onmanorama
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Unni Mother- Jaya Cherukat
Siblings	Brother- Sanjay Cherukat (younger) Sister- Sneha Cherukat
Favourites
Singer	Freddie Mercury and Queen

Some Lesser Known Facts About HanuMankind

• HanuMankind spent his childhood in various places such as Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Italy, and mostly in Houston, Texas as his father worked in the Oil industry.

• He started rapping freestyle with his friends at the age of fifteen, and gradually his interest increased.

• He returned to India in 2012 and completed his graduation in Business Management, Marketing, and related support services in 2015.

• During his graduation, he worked as an intern at Goldman Sachs for three months from June 2014 to August 2014.

• He also actively participated in the Innopreneurs Club at PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore and was its Board Member from October 2014 to May 2015.

• In 2016, he joined Goldman Sachs as an Operations Analyst for over a year and joined Big City Promotions in Bengaluru, as an Alliance and Partnership Specialist in April 2017.

• He also worked as a personal trainer as a side job.

• In 2019, he collaborated with musician Parimal Shais on his debut project, Kalari EP, performed at the music festival, NH7 Weekender in Pune.
  

  HanuMankind with other musicians at NH7 Weekender in 2019

• He mentioned in an interview the meaning of his stage name, HanuMankind. He combined a familiar name among Indians, Hanuman, the Hindu deity who personifies honour, courage and loyalty and the word ‘mankind’ referring to the rest of the world.

• Some of his other songs are S.L.A.B. (2020), Genghis (2021), Maadeva (2022), and Ayyayyo (2023).

• In 2021, he was one of the artists, along with Arivu, Siri, NJ (Neeraj Madhav), and Kartik Shah, featured in Namma Stories (2021) streamed on Netflix.
  

  HanuMankind (extreme right) on the poster of Namma Stories

• His latest release, Big Dawgs (2024), received international acclaim from artists like Project Pat and businessmen like Anant Mahindra.

• He smokes rolled cigarettes and consumes alcohol occasionally.