Some child artistes who mesmerise the audience with their naïve performance and even gone ahead to become popular stars.
Let us take a look at child actors of Mollywood who have become famous actors.
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi made his debut as a child actor in ‘Odayil Ninnu’ directed by ace director KS Sethumadhavan. The versatile actor was seen in a brief role as the feudal lord’s son. The film comprised of stalwarts of Malayalam cinema, Sathyan and Prem Nazir in leading roles. Suresh Gopi went on to become one of the biggest stars in Mollywood. He won the National Award for Best Actor in 1998 for ‘Kaliyattam’ and is best remembered for his police dramas ‘Commissioner’ and ‘Ekalavyan.’
by Benson Philip
Vineeth Kumar
Vineeth Kumar had acted in many superhit films as a child artiste during the 90s. He even won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for ‘Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha.’ His other film during this period includes ‘Padippura,’ ‘Anagha,’ ‘Dasharatham,’ ‘Bharatham’ and ‘Inspector Balram.’ The actor then established himself as one of the most prominent actors with films like ‘Sharjah To Sharjah,’ ‘Sethurama Iyer CBI’ and ‘Chapters.’ The actor also made his directorial debut with the Fahadh Faasil starrer ‘Ayal Njanalla.’
Indrajith Sukumaran
Indrajith, the eldest son of late actor Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran, made his Malayalam debut as a child actor through the film ‘Padayani’ in 1986. The film was produced by his father. Indrajith played the younger version of Mohanlal’s character. Today, Indrajith is one of the most sought after actor in Malayalam with notable roles in films like ‘Classmates,’ ‘Baba Kalyani’ and ‘Messa Madhavan’. The actor made his full-length acting debut in ‘Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan’ starring Jayasurya and Kavya Madhavan.
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim made her film debut as a child actor in the film ‘Palunku’ starring Mammootty in the lead. She began her career as a heroine at an early age. Among the movies where essayed the role of a female lead, ‘Neram’ was a superhit followed by ‘Ohm Shanthi Oshana’ and ‘Bangalore Days.’ The actress came in the industry as an angelic beauty and enthralled everyone with her amazing performance on screen.
Sanusha Santosh
Sanusha was just five years old when she began her acting career and was a very popular face within the television arena. Her debut movie was ‘Dada Saheb’. She won the Best Female Child Artist Award for ‘Kaazcha.’ She subsequently appeared in numerous commercially successful films like ‘Messa Madhavan,’ ‘Keerthi Chakra’ and ‘Chotta Mumbai’. As a grownup, Sanusha played a prominent role in ‘Zachariayude Gharbhinikal,’ a notable film in her career.
Kunchacko Boban
Many of us believe kunchacko Boban’s first movie was ‘Aniyathi praav’ but actually he did his debut in the movie ‘Dhanya’ starring Sri Vidya and Nedumudi Venu, Mohanlal as lead roles.
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