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Highest Paid Malayalam Actors Of 2023

1. Nazriya Nazim


Image This bubbly girl with expressive eyes was an anchor before taking up the role of an actress in Malayalam cinema. The 2006 flick Palunku was her first film and she was a child then (10 years). She enacted the role of Mammooty’s daughter in the film and her performance was very much lauded. She tried her luck with some other flicks in Malayalam. Before taking up leading roles, this cute girl did some supporting portrayals. In 2013 she debuted as a lead heroine with the movie Maad Dad which didn’t create ripples in the box office. She had also acted in few Tamil films. Neram, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Raja Rani and Bangalore Days are some of her hit f...
Date of Birth: 20-12-1994
Age: 29
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 20-12-1994
Age: 29
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam

2. Manju Warrier


Image Manju Warrier is a South-Indian film actress, born on November 1, 1978, in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, to an accountant father and a homemaker mother. She completed her schooling from Chinmaya Vidyalaya and further from Chovva Higher Secondary School, both situated at Kannur. She graduated from SN College, Kannur. Manju was only seventeen when she made her debut in the film industry with ‘Sakshyam’, a classic Malayalam drama directed by Mohan.At the age of eighteen, she worked in ‘Sallapam’, a love story by Sundar Das. In the first three years of her career, she was awarded for her work in four major films. First is with the film ‘Ee Puzhayum Kadannu’, a drama t...
Date of Birth: 01-11-1978
Age: 45
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 01-11-1978
Age: 45
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actress

3. Mohanlal


Image Mohan Lal is the Super Star of the Malayalam film industry. He is the Son in Law of a famous producer cum veteran actor Balaji. Mohan Lal is married to Suchithra, the elder daughter of Balaji. Mohan Lal was born in the year 1960 in Elanthoor in Kerala. He is very popular for his natural acting and simplicity. The first movie, he committed was Thiranottam, but the first to release was Manjil Virinja Pookal. This movie had Poornima Jayaram as his pair and that is the debut movie in Malayalam for her too. Rajavinte Makan was the movie that made him to reach super heights. Mohan Lal is not choosey in particular character; but he acts in all types of film that give him a good performance scope.
Date of Birth: 21-05-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 21-05-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

4. Mammootty


Image Muhammed Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is the original name of Mammootty, the Malayalam superstar. Having working in more than 300 movies he is still a star to reckon with, in Malayalam film industry. Apart from acting, he was also a lawyer. Currently he is busy with philanthropic works too.    Born on 7th September 1951, Mammootty also donned the role of a producer. He has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada, other than Malayalam films. He garnered the National Award for his acting skills, thrice in his career. He shares this feat with veteran actor Kam...
Date of Birth: 07-09-1951
Age: 72
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 07-09-1951
Age: 72
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

5. Dulquer Salmaan


Image Dulquer Salmaan is a popular Malayalam actor, who appears in Tamil films too. He is the son of the Malayalam Super Star Mammooty. Dulquer Salmaan is married to Amal Sufiya in the year 2011, before his film entry. Dulquer Salmaan has plans to act in Telugu films too, and discussions are going on. Dulquer wanted to make his debut through his friend’s film and hence rejected many opportunities. His debut was through the film Second Show by Srinath Rajendran in the year 2012. His second movie was Ustad hotel by Anwar Rasheed and the film was a hit. In the year 2013, he starred in ABCD American Born Confused Desi. This film revealed his singing talent too. Dulquer Salmaan sang a song Johnny Mone in this film ABCD. He en...
Date of Birth: 28-07-1986
Age: 37
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 28-07-1986
Age: 37
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actor

6. Prithviraj Sukumaran


Image Prithviraj Sukumaran is one among the bubbly actor of South India. This young charming man hailed from Kerala, the God’s own country. He was born in the year 1982 to Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran. Their family is entirely a cinema family, where his mother is an actress, his brother Indrajith Sukumaran and sister in law Poornima Indrajith are also actors. At a young age of 19, Prithviraj Sukumaran entered the Malayalam film industry as a charming hero. Nandhanam is his debut movie; the movies Stop Violence and Nakshathra Kannulla Rajakumaran Avannundoru Rajakumari got released before his debut movie. Prithvi is acting in various Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies and quenching his acting thirst. He entered Ta...
Date of Birth: 16-10-1982
Age: 41
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 16-10-1982
Age: 41
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

7. Fahadh Faasil


Image Born in 1982, Fahadh Faasil is known for his works in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of renowned Malayalam director Fazil. He debuted in the Malayalam film industry during the year 2002 in his father’s film Kaiyethum Doorath. Unfortunately, his status as star kid didn’t help him and the film bombed at the box office. He was 18-year old then and the audience didn’t accept the image of a chocolate boy with a mustache.    Fahadh was not seen in films for around 7 years. But behold.. he indeed returned only to be accepted by the audience....
Date of Birth: 08-08-1982
Age: 41
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 08-08-1982
Age: 41
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

8. Dileep


Image Dileep was born in Kerala as Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai in the year 1968. His career started as an assistant director to Kamal. He was named as Dileep through the character he performed in his debut movie. His debut movie as a hero was in the year 1994 through Manathe Kottaaram as Dileep. Sallapam and Punjabi House made him get popularity among the Malayalam audience. Before his film entry, Dileep was a mimicry artist. He worked in Kalabhavan too. While assisting Kamal in his films, Dileep showed off his face in some films too. His natural acting skill paved him a way to reach good heights in the Malayalam cinema. One of his best movies is Kunjikoon...
Date of Birth: 27-10-1968
Age: 55
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 27-10-1968
Age: 55
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

9. Suresh Gopi


Image Malayali by birth, Suresh Gopinath, also known as Suresh Gopi, is a homebound film actor and also shows keen in music, and is a singer by profession too. Suresh was born into a Hindu Nair family. He was born in Kollam to Gopinathan Pillai and Gnanalakshmi Amma. Suresh has featured in about 200 Malayalam Films. The movie Kaliyattam in the year 1997 had got him the National Film Award for the best actor category. Later on, he became the host of the show named Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran, which was aired on Asianet. This show was very popular in the year 2012. He was seen in T.P. Balagopalan M.A in the year 1986, where he was given the role of a prospectiv...
Date of Birth: 26-06-1958
Age: 65
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 26-06-1958
Age: 65
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

10. Nivin Pauly


Image Nivin Pauly is predominantly a Malayalam actor. Born on 11 October 1984, his debut film was Malarvaadi Art Club. The direction of this film was by Vineeth Sreenivasan and production by Dileep. Some of the other films of Nivin Pauly include Bangalore Days, Thattathin Marayathu, Premam, Oru Vadakkari Selfie etc..The films 1983 and Bangalore Days fetched him the Best Actor Award from Kerala State Film Award. Nivin holds a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. He is happily wedded to Rinna Joy since 2010, and they are blessed with a boy. Before taking up acting as his profession Nivin was working in Infosys for two years. 
Date of Birth: 11-10-1984
Age: 39
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 11-10-1984
Age: 39
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

11. Tovino Thomas


Image Tovino Thomas is a well-known face in the Malayalam Film Industry. He is an eminent model and actor in Mollywood. He has a huge female fan following owing to his muscular physique and smart personality. He was voted as the most desirable man in the newspaper Kochi Times, a subset of the Times of India. He was born into a Roman Catholic family in Irinjalakuda, Kerala. His father, Ellikal Thomas, is an advocate, and he has an elder brother, Tingston, and a sister, Dhanya. Tovino studied in Irinjalakuda at the Don Bosco High School and then moved to Coimbatore to finish his college. He obtained his graduation degree in engineering, majoring in the field of electronics in Coimbatore from the Tami...
Date of Birth: 21-01-1989
Age: 35
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 21-01-1989
Age: 35
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actor

12. Kunchacko Boban


Image Kunchacko Boban is a handsome young guy who got introduced as a hero in the Malayalam movie, Aniyatthipraavu, in the year 1997. His first movie was the most populous director Fazil, and the film is a super hit, with Shalini, alongside. Before his debut as a hero, he has acted in Dhanya, as a child artist. He is loved by all his female fans for his cute smile and tiny expressions that boost his beauty. This charming guy is the grandson of the popular film producer Kunchacko. His grandpa’s studio is the first studio in Kerala. Kunchacko Boban’s father is also a person who is related to the film industry through acting and production. Anu and Mini are his siblings. Kunchacko Boban is married to Priya Ann fr...
Date of Birth: 02-11-1976
Age: 47
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 02-11-1976
Age: 47
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

13. Jayasurya


Image Jayasurya is a versatile actor who hailed from Kerala. Born in Thrippunithura in 1978, this actor has done varieties of characters in Malayalam films. He has also acted in a few Tamil movies. His parents are Mani and Thankam. His wife is Sarita and this couple has a daughter and a son. Oomapenninu Uriyadapayyan is the debut movie of Jayasuriya. Swapna Koodu with Prithviraj, Meera Jasmine and Bhavana gave him a reputation. His movie Pulival Kalyanam also earned more fans for him. Kilukkam Kilukilukkam was the next version of Mohan Lal movie Kilukkam, and Jayasuriya’s performance was applauded well. Shakespeare M.A Malayalam and De Inkottu Nokkiyae, Bus Conductor, Arabikatha are some of his blockbuster movies. Sankar...
Date of Birth: 30-08-1978
Age: 45
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 30-08-1978
Age: 45
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

14. Biju Menon


Image The tall, dark and handsome Biju Menon started his acting career from the small screen. He acted in serials like Mikayelinte Santatikal and Ningalute Swantam Chandu. Mikayelinte Santatikal focused on the life of a family and their complex relationships.   In movies, he started with villain roles, second hero roles, and character roles and then graduated to main hero roles. Biju Menon married actress Samyukta Varma, and they have a son Daksh. Biju and Samyukta have acted together in a couple of movies during which they developed a likeness for each other. After the marriage, Samyukta decided to quit her acting career to become a full-time homemaker. Biju Menon resides with his family at Trichur. Th...
Date of Birth: 09-09-1970
Age: 53
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 09-09-1970
Age: 53
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

15. Unni Mukundan


Image Born on the 22nd of September, 1987, Unni Mukundan is the son of M Mukundan Nair and Roji Mukundan. He was born in Villadom in Trichur, but grew up in Ahmedabad. Unni made his foray into the film industry after the completion of his Plus Two in commerce, and is currently pursuing his B.A. in English from the Prajyothi Nietan College, Thrissur. Unni is a firm believer in having a good education, and is usually found to be busy with his classes when he is not shooting for his movies, even quoting “I believe that I am in a space where I can fix my dates”, showing his confidence in his ability, and also in his belief that a good education is absolutely essential.   Known as the &ldq...
Date of Birth: 22-09-1987
Age: 36
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 22-09-1987
Age: 36
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

16. Asif Ali


Image Asif Ali is a model –turned actor who was brought into the film by iconic director Shyamaprasad and Sathyan Anthikkad. Later on, he featured in some successful Malayalam movies and made his way to stardom. Though he was not a superstar, his image of a chocolate boy in a movie ‘Salt N Pepper' seems to be best suited to him as he is very cute and innocent-looking. But unfortunately, he was given to play scary characters that had gray and negative shades.    Known for his good looks and easy-going personality, the actor did not get box office s...
Date of Birth: 04-02-1986
Age: 38
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 04-02-1986
Age: 38
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actor

17. Joju George


Image Joju George was born on 22nd October in 1977. He was born in Mala, Trichur, in Kerala. He was originally named Joseph George but is known in the industry by the name Joju George. He is a Malayalam actor who made his debut in the year 2003. Early Life George was born in Mala, a village in Kerala. He was born to Malayali parents, George and Rosy. He completed his schooling from GHS in Kuzhur. He later joined the Christ College before dropping out to pursue a career in acting. He started his career as an assistant director in 1991. His acting career began later in 2003. He holds a degree from Christ College in Irinjalakuda. Work Joju George started his career has a director. He has assisted for ...
Date of Birth: 22-10-1977
Age: 46
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 22-10-1977
Age: 46
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

18. Jayaram


Image Born on December 10 1965, Jayaram’s main region of interest is the Malayalam film industry, though he had acted in some Tamil films too. Jayaram entered the Malayalam film industry with “Aparan” which was directed by Padma Rajan. They both worked together in two more films. Jayaram was known for his films Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal, Georgootty C/O Georgootty, Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam and Thoovalsparsham.    During the 90s his films with Rajasenan turned to be commercially successful. The family ...
Date of Birth: 10-12-1965
Age: 58
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 10-12-1965
Age: 58
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

19. Antony Varghese


Image Antony Varghese, of Angamaly Diaries, is pleased that he got selected to retain his position in Angamaly instead of taking an aircraft to Singapore. Or else, this new chap who generated a Tsunami of all kinds in Mollywood with his entrance in the cult flick would have taken a seat in an agency at Singapore organizing logistics for some Multi-million corporation. He had two choices— either to transfer to Singapore or to halt at Angamaly and expect his chance for the big opening in the cinemas. His parentages—Alphonsa and Varghese — had spent wealth on his educations. And he supposed that if he could forfeit this post-graduation due to his obsession with flicks, why not the Singapore job! That choice turned out to...
Date of Birth: 11-10-1989
Age: 34
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 11-10-1989
Age: 34
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

20. Shane Nigam


Image Shane Nigam is a Malayali actor. He is the son of the renowned actor and mimicry artist, Abi. Owing to the paternal connection, Shane has always been a part of the Cinema right from childhood. He attended the Vidya Mandir Bhavan school in Ernakulam for his primary education. He is at present pursuing a degree in BE (Bachelor of Engineering) and is in the final semester. Rajagiri College of Engineering and Technology is where he studies. When he talks about his plans for the future after graduation, he wishes to explore cinematography as a career option. His affair with the glamor business started off at a young age when he was a participant in a dance reality show. He was ...
Date of Birth: 01-01-1995
Age: 29
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor, Actor
Date of Birth: 01-01-1995
Age: 29
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor, Actor