Top 10 Actors Who Surprised Us By Being Title Characters

National Award winner for best actor, Suraj Venjaramoodu played the main character role in the film ‘ Perariyathavar’. His performance in the film was stunning. This was not his first film as a lead role. In the film ‘ Duplicate’, he played the title character. But the film was a flop.

2. Ramesh Pisharody

Comedy superstar Ramesh Pisharadi is a mini screen giant. He acted in only a few films during his early career. But he was the title character in the 2009 released movie “Kappal Muthalaali”. The film was not a commercial hit, though.

3. Salim Kumar

Salim Kumar played the main title character in many films. His big debut as a lead character role was in the film “ Achanurangatha Veedu”. He got a National Award for Best Actor in the film “Adaminte Makan Abu”, in which he played the title character, Abu.

4. Kalabhavan Mani

Kalabhavan Mani was a comedy actor during his early career years. Laterm he focused on villain roles. He was a successful actor in both these genres. Then he got many offers as a title character in many movies. Later he turned out to be the frontline actor in the industry.

5. Vishnu Unnikrishnan

Vishnu is the latest addition to this list. His title character role in the film “Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan” is a hit. Released in 2016, 'Nadirshah' is the director of this film. It is Vishnu’s debut into the big industry as a front row actor.

6. Anoop Menon

Anoop Menon is a great supporting actor. He had a handful of films in which he plays the title roles. But most of these films are flops, which is a drawback he is facing as an actor. But other than acting, many of his other roles in the film industry are a success, which will open new doors for this talented actor.

7. ‘ Sreenivasan’

Sreenivasan is not a full-time title role character. But most of the films in which he starred as a front line actor were a big success. “Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala”, ‘Arabikkatha’ are some of the big hit films in which Sreenivasan played the title role.

8. Dhyan Sreenivasan

Son of Sreenivasan, this young actor is on the way to becoming a complete time film actor. Following his father's and brother's footstep, this young actor had already acted in a handful of films. He was the main character alongside Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai in the film ‘ Thira’.

9. Kalidas Jayaram

He is considered to be the next wave in Malayalam film industry. His big entry into Malayalam is with the release of the new film ‘ Poomaram’. And the song from the same film with the same name is the new trendsetter in Kerala. This film is a big debut to the actor who was a famous child artist back in the days.

10. ' Indrans'

Indrans is a front row comedian in Malayalam film industry. But recently he was the lead role in the film “Munroe Thuruthu”. The film was shown in the IFFK and gained much acclaim from the audience.