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Manikuttan

Thomas James (born 2 March 1986), better known by his stage name Manikuttan, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Malayalam films. He is known for his role as Kayamkulam Kochunni in the 2004 television serial of the same title.[1] He was also a part of the Kerala Strikers team in Celebrity Cricket League for several years.[2] In 2021, he participated and won the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss.[3][4]

Manikuttan
Manikuttan in 2019
Born
Thomas James

(1986-03-02) 2 March 1986 (age 40)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Alma materMahatma Gandhi College
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Early life

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Thomas James was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.[5] He attended St. Mary's Higher Secondary School in Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Mahatma Gandhi College.[citation needed]

Career

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Manikuttan debuted as a child artist in Varnachirakukal (1999). He made his debut as a lead actor in the film Oru Peelekanenta Oormakke (2004). His first film appearance was in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd (2005), directed by Vinayan.[6] He has since acted in films such as Mamangam (2019), and Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021).

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Title Role Note
1999VarnachirakukalBaluChild artist
2005Boyy FrienndRamesh Prasad
2006Bada DosthNandu
2007MayaviSatheesh
Black CatHimselfSpecial appearance
Chotta MumbaiSainu
Heart BeatsManu Idikkula
Hareendran Oru NishkalankanAlex
Flash
Kalabham Parthasarathy
2008 KurukshetraNaik Prakash
Twenty:20RejiSpecial appearance in the song "Hey Dil Deewana"
MinnaminnikoottamMinister's sonCameo appearance
PositiveUdayan
2009PassengerSudheendran
Dr. PatientRafeeq
MeghatheerthamYoung Balunarayanan
Swantham LekhakanVinod Raghavan
2010ValiyangadiAnanthu
ThathwamasiLord Rama
ChaverpadaAmeer Sulthan
Elsamma Enna AankuttyJerry
Four FriendsVishnu
2011Doctor LoveVenkidi
Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj KumarCadet Rajesh
2012KunjaliyanVinayan
Karmayogi
GrandmasterEby Kuriakose
Thattathin MarayathuNajaf
SimhasanamSuresh
Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduRafique
2013Hotel CaliforniaSharath
Crocodile Love StorySreeraj
2014God's Own CountryZakir
Snehamulloral KoodeyullappolSabarinath
2015LohamJayan's brother
2016PavadaSI Suresh Kumar
Karinkunnam 6'SVishnu
OppamDevayani's brother
20171971: Beyond BordersSoldier
MasterpieceSingerCameo appearance
2018 Kammara SambhavamThilakan
NimirShenbaghavalli's husbandTamil film
Irumbu Thirai Kathir's colleague Tamil film
2019MamangamMoyin
Thrissur PooramAli
An International Local StoryHimselfSpecial appearance
2021Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian SeaMayinkutty
2023DivorceRamdas
2024KuruvipappaDance Master
NadikarDavid's co-actor in a filmCameo appearance[7]
Sree MuthappanMuthappan[8]
SecretHarishankar[9]
2025EmpuraanMani[10]
The ProtectorSreekuttan[11]
2026Sukhamano SukhamanuSony[12]

Television

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Year Title Role Channel Notes
2004 Black and White Asianet
2004-2007 Kayamkulam Kochunni Kayamkulam Kochunni Surya TV
2008 Devi Mathathmyam Asianet
2009 Idea Star Singer Guest Asianet
2016 Asianet Comedy Awards Host Asianet
2018 Super Jodi Host Surya TV [13]
Rana Maharani Host Surya TV [14]
2021 Navarasa Shanmugam Netflix Tamil television series[15]
Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3) Contestant Asianet Winner[3][4]
2023 Comedy Stars (season 3) Celebrity Judge Asianet
Katturumbu (season 2) Judge Flowers TV
2026Drama Juniors (season 2)JudgeZee Keralam[16]

References

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  1. ↑ Nair, Radhika (16 April 2020). "People still remembers me as Kayamkulam Kochunni says Manikkuttan". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Manikuttan is a part of the Kerala Strikers Team in CCL". 22 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 winner Manikuttan: The guy who was once rejected by many could win 9.2 crore votes; it's pure bliss - Exclusive!". The Times of India. 27 September 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Bigg Boss Malayalam 3: Here's a List of Participants in the Reality Show". News18. 15 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Onnum Onnum Moonnu-Manikuttan. Mazhavil Manorama. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ C, Sharika (21 July 2013). "This love story crawls". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ↑ "'Nadikar,' starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir, gets a release date". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jamalinte Punjiri To Sree Muthappan, 3 Malayalam Films Releasing This Week". News18. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Features, C. E. (10 July 2024). "SN Swamy's directorial debut Secret gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Prithviraj kept his word: Manikuttan on his role in 'Empuraan': Manikuttan". Prithviraj kept his word: Manikuttan on his role in 'Empuraan': Manikuttan. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Features, C. E. (29 April 2025). "Shine Tom Chacko-starrer The Protector gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "From 'Sukhamano Sukhamanu' to 'Pennum Porattum': What's releasing in theatres this Friday". @onmanorama. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Manikuttan is the host of the new reality show, Super Jodi".
  14. ↑ "Manikuttan to host the show, Rani Maharani".
  15. ↑ "Manikkuttan about his character in Navarasa Anthology Film".
  16. ↑ "Drama Junior is back with season 2; Manikuttan replaces Vidhu Prathap". The Times of India. 9 February 2026.
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