Harish Uthaman Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1. 80 m in feet & inches- 5’ 11”
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 16 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Tamil): Tha (2010) as Suriya Film (Malayalam): Mumbai Police (2011) as Roy Film (Telugu): Power (2014) as Kishore Vardhan Web Series (Tamil): Topless (2020) in a supporting role; streamed on ZEE5
Awards	• 2010: Best Newcomer Award at Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for the film Thaa • 2017: Best villain for Thodari and Rekka at MGR Sivaji Cinema Awards
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 April 1982 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	42 Years
Birthplace	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kannur, Tamil Nadu
School(s)	• CSI Higher Secondary School in Coimbatore • Rukmani Kannan Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School in Kovaipudur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
College/University	• Dr GRD College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu • Bharathiar University in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Ethnicity	Malayali [1]The New Indian Express
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	First Marriage: 6 September 2018 (divorced in 2019) Second Marriage: 20 January 2022
Family
Wife/Spouse	• First Wife: Amrita Kalyanpurat (celebrity makeup artist) • Second Wife: Chinnu Kuruvila (Malayalam actress)
Parents	Father- Name Not Known (farmer; died in 2005) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	He has three brothers and one sister.
Favourites
Actor	Raghuvaran
Sport	Basketball
Film Director	Suseenthiran

Some Lesser Known Facts About Harish Uthaman

• Harish Uthaman is an Indian actor, who has mainly worked in Telugu and Tamil films. He is well-known for playing the negative characters in films.

• He was inclined towards sports since his school and college days. During his college days, he was selected as the captain of the college basketball team and the head of student affairs. During an interview, while talking about his love for sports, he said,
  

  I love sports, have been playing Basketball for 17 years, I still play over the weekend in Chennai. I am into Parkour since a year, it gives me a thorough adrenalin rush. I need to do some kind of ground exercise otherwise my day is not completed.”

  

  Harish Uthaman playing basketball

• He started his career with Paramount Airways as a cabin crew. After working there for almost 3 years, he joined British Airways as a flight steward. While he was working there, he met the Tamil film director Surya Prabhakaran, who offered him a role in his film.
  

  Harish Uthaman with his Paramount Airways colleagues

• Harish then decided to quit his job and make his career in acting. He even joined an advertisement company.

• In an interview, while talking about preparing for his debut film ‘Tha’ (2010), he said,
  

  For about 5 months, I grew my beard and also did work to darken my skin, as the role demanded that. Since I was in London for most of the time, I was really fair and I had to literally get baked in sunlight and with oil, to get the required skin tone.”

• He has acted in the Tamil TV serial ‘Kolangal’ (2008) which was aired on Sun TV.

• In 2013, he appeared in the Tamil film ‘Pandiya Naadu’ in which he played the role of Bharani. His performance in the film received huge appreciation, In an interview, he talked about the audience’s reaction to his film. He said,
  

  I was both scared and elated with the audience’s response! Viewers were cursing me in the crudest language during some scenes and clapping loudly when I got bashed up. Their reaction is my reward. I think Pandiya Naadu is a turning point in my career!”

• In the same year, he appeared in the music video “Undone” from the music album ‘Tarang.’

• He was then offered negative roles in many South Indian films like ‘Bairava’ (2017), ‘Kalki’ (2019), and ‘Kuttram Kuttrame’ (2022).
  

  Harish Uthaman in ‘Kalki’ (2019)

• Some of his Tamil films are Thodari’ (2016), ‘Rekka’ (2016), ‘C/o Surya’ (2017), ‘Kaithi’ (2019), ‘Ashvamithra’ (2021), and ‘Vikram’ (2022). While shooting for the Tamil film Thodari, Harish Uthaman and the South Indian actor Dhanush did a fight sequence on the top of a moving train and that too without any harness. ^[2]Behindwoods
  

  Ashvamithra (2021)

• Harish appeared in the Tamil web series ‘Suzhal: The Vortex’ (2022) in which he played the role of Trilok Vadde. The web series was streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
  

  A still from Harish Uthaman as Trilok Vadde from the web series Suzhal- The Vortex

• He is a fitness freak and regularly workouts in a gym. During an interview, he talked about his workout regime. He said,
  

  I undertook the basic cinema stunts training and when I am not shooting, I am devoted to the gym as I am a fitness freak. I also play basketball and swim regularly to maintain my physique.”

  

  Harish Uthaman working out in a gym

• Harish is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog named Leo, and a pet cat named Poocha.
  

  Harish Uthaman with his pet cat