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| birth_place = [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]], India
| birth_place = [[Trivandrum]], Kerala, India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[Mahatma Gandhi College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| alma_mater = [[Mahatma Gandhi College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|James|Eliyamma}}
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| years_active = 2005 – present
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| occupation = [[Actor]]
| occupation = Actor
| other_names = Bigg Boss Manikuttan
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'''Thomas James''' better known by his [[stage name]] '''Manikuttan'''
'''Thomas James''' better known by his stage name '''Manikuttan'''
is an Indian [[actor]] who prominently works in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] [[film industry]]. He is known for his role as [[Kayamkulam Kochunni]] in the famous TV serial of the same title broadcast by [[Surya TV]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/more-than-the-viewers-i-am-excited-to-watch-kayamkulam-kochunni-says-actor-manikuttan/articleshow/75177813.cms?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16284657800337&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s| title=People still remembers me as Kayamkulam Kochunni says Manikkuttan }}</ref> He was the part of the [[Kerala Strikers|Kerala]] [[Celebrity Cricket League|Strikers]] team in [[Celebrity Cricket League]] for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/kerala-strikers-ccl-team-2016-schedule-squad-and-player-details-384818/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16284660540931&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricketcountry.com%2Fnews%2Fkerala-strikers-ccl-team-2016-schedule-squad-and-player-details-384818|title=Manikuttan is a part of the Kerala Strikers Team in CCL|date=22 January 2016 }}</ref> He is the title winner of ''[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)|Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3]] in 2021''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/amphtml/malayalam/news/2021/manikuttan-wins-bigg-boss-malayalam-3-the-actor-s-selfies-with-the-trophy-set-social-media-on-fire-317948.html?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16271634175477&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmibeat.com%2Fmalayalam%2Fnews%2F2021%2Fmanikuttan-wins-bigg-boss-malayalam-3-the-actor-s-selfies-with-the-trophy-set-social-media-on-fire-317948.html|title=Manikuttan Wins Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 Title}}</ref>
is an Indian actor who prominently works in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] [[film industry]]. He is known for his role as [[Kayamkulam Kochunni]] in the famous TV serial of the same title broadcast by [[Surya TV]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/more-than-the-viewers-i-am-excited-to-watch-kayamkulam-kochunni-says-actor-manikuttan/articleshow/75177813.cms?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16284657800337&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s| title=People still remembers me as Kayamkulam Kochunni says Manikkuttan }}</ref> He was the part of the [[Kerala Strikers|Kerala]] [[Celebrity Cricket League|Strikers]] team in [[Celebrity Cricket League]] for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/kerala-strikers-ccl-team-2016-schedule-squad-and-player-details-384818/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16284660540931&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricketcountry.com%2Fnews%2Fkerala-strikers-ccl-team-2016-schedule-squad-and-player-details-384818|title=Manikuttan is a part of the Kerala Strikers Team in CCL|date=22 January 2016 }}</ref> He is the title winner of ''[[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)|Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3]] in 2021''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/amphtml/malayalam/news/2021/manikuttan-wins-bigg-boss-malayalam-3-the-actor-s-selfies-with-the-trophy-set-social-media-on-fire-317948.html?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16271634175477&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmibeat.com%2Fmalayalam%2Fnews%2F2021%2Fmanikuttan-wins-bigg-boss-malayalam-3-the-actor-s-selfies-with-the-trophy-set-social-media-on-fire-317948.html|title=Manikuttan Wins Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 Title}}</ref>


==Early life and background==
==Early life==
He was born to James and Eliyamma in Nalumukku a locality near Kudappanakunnu and Peroorkada in [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Onnum Onnum Moonnu-Manikuttan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LWk4n2x3oI |publisher=Mazhavil Manorama |accessdate=3 February 2014 |archive-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630042404/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LWk4n2x3oI |url-status=live }}</ref> He attended [[St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Pattom, Trivandrum]] and studied [[B.Com]] at [[Mahatma Gandhi College|Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
was born to James and Eliyamma in Nalumukku a locality near Kudappanakunnu and Peroorkada in [[Trivandrum]], Kerala, India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Onnum Onnum Moonnu-Manikuttan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LWk4n2x3oI |publisher=Mazhavil Manorama |accessdate=3 February 2014 |archive-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630042404/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LWk4n2x3oI |url-status=live }}</ref> He attended [[St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Pattom, Trivandrum]] and studied [[B.Com]] at [[Mahatma Gandhi College|Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}


==Career==
==Career==


=== Acting debut ===
=== Acting debut ===
His acting debut was in the [[television program|television series]] ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni]]'', which was aired on [[Surya TV]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
acting debut was in the television series ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni]]'', which was aired on [[Surya TV]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}


=== Debut in Malayalam cinema ===
=== Debut in Malayalam cinema ===
His debut film was ''Varnachirakukal''. He was the main lead in the campus film ''Oru Peelekanenta Oormakke'' taken by [[Mahatma Gandhi College|Mahatma College, Thiruvananthapuram]] in 2004. His first film appearance was in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] [[film]] ''[[Boyy Friennd]]'' (2005), directed by [[Vinayan]].<ref>{{cite news|last=C|first=Sharika|date=21 July 2013|title=This love story crawls|newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/this-love-story-crawls/article4935838.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221233730/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/this-love-story-crawls/article4935838.ece|archive-date=21 February 2014|access-date=4 February 2014|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He acted in major movies like ''[[Mamangam (2019 film)|Mamangam]]'' (2019), ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]'' (2021).
debut film was ''Varnachirakukal''. He was the main lead in the campus film ''Oru Peelekanenta Oormakke'' taken by [[Mahatma Gandhi College|Mahatma College, Thiruvananthapuram]] in 2004. His first film appearance was in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Boyy Friennd]]'' (2005), directed by [[Vinayan]].<ref>{{cite news|last=C|first=Sharika|date=21 July 2013|title=This love story crawls|newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/this-love-story-crawls/article4935838.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221233730/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/this-love-story-crawls/article4935838.ece|archive-date=21 February 2014|access-date=4 February 2014|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He acted in major movies like ''[[Mamangam (2019 film)|Mamangam]]'' (2019), ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]'' (2021).


=== Big Boss Malayalam (Season 3 2021) ===
=== Big Boss Malayalam (Season 3 2021) ===
In February 2021, he entered the third iteration of reality game show [[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)|Bigg Boss Malayalam]] hosted by [[Mohanlal]] on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] channel. He gained wide acceptance among viewers for his performance in the show. The show had been stopped due to the pandemic from its 96th episode, but a winner was selected through voting. On 24 July 2021, Manikkuttan was declared the winner of [[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)|Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3]] at the Grand Finale conducted at EVP Film City, [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2021 |title=Bigg Boss Malayalam 3: Here's a List of Participants in the Reality Show |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-malayalam-3-heres-a-list-of-participants-in-the-reality-show-3435047.html |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> He won the award for being the "Entertainer of the Season".{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
In February 2021, entered the third iteration of reality game show [[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)|Bigg Boss Malayalam]] hosted by [[Mohanlal]] on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] channel. He gained wide acceptance among viewers for his performance in the show. The show had been stopped due to the pandemic from its 96th episode, but a winner was selected through voting. On 24 July 2021, Manikkuttan was declared the winner of [[Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)|Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3]] at the Grand Finale conducted at EVP Film City, [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2021 |title=Bigg Boss Malayalam 3: Here's a List of Participants in the Reality Show |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-malayalam-3-heres-a-list-of-participants-in-the-reality-show-3435047.html |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> He won the award for being the "Entertainer of the Season".{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''All films are in [[Malayalam]] language unless otherwise noted''.
*''All films are in [[Malayalam]] language unless otherwise noted''.
===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Manikuttan film credits
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! Year || Title || Role || Note
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Note
|-
|-
|1999||''Varnachirakukal''||Balu || Lead Role
|1999||''Varnachirakukal''||Balu || Lead Role
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| rowspan="2"| 2021 || ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]'' || Mayinkutty ||
| rowspan="2"| 2021 || ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]'' || Mayinkutty ||
|-
|-
|''[[Navarasa (web series)|Navarasa]]''||Shanmugham Master||Tamil web series<br />In the segment Summer of '92 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/amp/entertainment-news/manikuttan-about-his-character-in-netflix-anthology-navarasa-qw0zlp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16271627099557&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asianetnews.com%2Fentertainment-news%2Fmanikuttan-about-his-character-in-netflix-anthology-navarasa-qw0zlp | title=Manikkuttan about his character in Navarasa Anthology Film}}</ref>
|''[[Navarasa (web series)|Navarasa]]''||Shanmugham Master||Tamil web series In the segment Summer of '92 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/amp/entertainment-news/manikuttan-about-his-character-in-netflix-anthology-navarasa-qw0zlp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16271627099557&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asianetnews.com%2Fentertainment-news%2Fmanikuttan-about-his-character-in-netflix-anthology-navarasa-qw0zlp | title=Manikkuttan about his character in Navarasa Anthology Film}}</ref>
|-
|-
⚫
||| Nadikar || {{}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=, starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir, gets a release date |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nadikar-starring-tovino-thomas-and-soubin-shahir-gets-a-release-date/article67810826.ece |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>
| 2023 || ''[[Divorce (2023 film)|Divorce]]'' || Ramdas ||
|-
| 2024
|[[Nadikar]]
|TBA
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
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|-|| {{Pending film| Nadikar}} || {{TBA}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Nadikar,’ starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir, gets a release date |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nadikar-starring-tovino-thomas-and-soubin-shahir-gets-a-release-date/article67810826.ece |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>


|}
|}
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===Serials===
===Serials===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Manikuttan television serial credits
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|-
! scope="col" | Year
! Year !! Title !! Channel !! Role
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Channel
! scope="col" | Role
|-
|-
|2004||''Black and White''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|2004||''Black and White''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
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===Other television shows===
===Other television shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Manikuttan other television credits
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! Year !! Title !! Channel !! Role
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Channel
! scope="col" | Role
|-
|-
|2009||''Idea Star Singer Season 4''||[[Asianet Communications|Asianet]]||Guest - supporting contestant Shikha
|2009||''Idea Star Singer Season 4''||[[Asianet Communications|Asianet]]||Guest - supporting contestant Shikha

Revision as of 14:09, 2 May 2024

Manikuttan
Manikuttan in 2019
Born
Thomas James

(1986-03-02) 2 March 1986 (age 38)
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Alma materMahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Thomas James better known by his stage name Manikuttan is an Indian actor who prominently works in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for his role as Kayamkulam Kochunni in the famous TV serial of the same title broadcast by Surya TV in 2004.[1] He was the part of the Kerala Strikers team in Celebrity Cricket League for several years.[2] He is the title winner of Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3 in 2021.[3]

Early life

Thomas James was born to James and Eliyamma in Nalumukku a locality near Kudappanakunnu and Peroorkada in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.[4] He attended St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Pattom, Trivandrum and studied B.Com at Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram.[citation needed]

Career

Acting debut

Manikuttan's acting debut was in the television series Kayamkulam Kochunni, which was aired on Surya TV.[citation needed]

Debut in Malayalam cinema

Manikuttan's debut film was Varnachirakukal. He was the main lead in the campus film Oru Peelekanenta Oormakke taken by Mahatma College, Thiruvananthapuram in 2004. His first film appearance was in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd (2005), directed by Vinayan.[5] He acted in major movies like Mamangam (2019), Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021).

Big Boss Malayalam (Season 3 2021)

In February 2021, Manikuttan entered the third iteration of reality game show Bigg Boss Malayalam hosted by Mohanlal on Asianet channel. He gained wide acceptance among viewers for his performance in the show. The show had been stopped due to the pandemic from its 96th episode, but a winner was selected through voting. On 24 July 2021, Manikkuttan was declared the winner of Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3 at the Grand Finale conducted at EVP Film City, Chennai.[6] He won the award for being the "Entertainer of the Season".[citation needed]

Filmography

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

Film

Manikuttan film credits
Year Title Role Note
1999 Varnachirakukal Balu Lead Role
2005 Boyy Friennd Ramesh Prasad Lead Role
2006 Bada Dosth Nandu
Kalabham Parthasarathy
2007 Mayavi Satheesh
Black Cat Himself Cameo appearance
Chotta Mumbai Sainu
Heart Beats Manu
Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan Alex
Flash
2008 Twenty:20 Dancer at the bar Special Appearance in the song
Minnaminnikoottam Harasser in bus
Kurukshetra Prakash
Positive Udayan
2009 Passenger Sudhi
Dr. Patient Rafique
Meghatheertham Young Balunarayanan
Swantham Lekhakan Reporter
2010 Valiyangadi Ananthu
Thathwamasi Lord Rama
Chaverpada Ameer Sulthan
Elsamma Enna Aankutty Jerry
Four Friends Vishnu
2011 Doctor Love Venkidi
Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar Cadet Rajesh
Ponnu Kondoru Aalroopam
2012 Kunjaliyan Vinayan
Grandmaster Eby Kuriakose
Karmayogi
Thattathin Marayathu Najaf
Simhasanam Arjunan's Friend
Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu Rafique
2013 Hotel California Sharath
Crocodile Love Story Sreeraj
2014 God's Own Country Zakir
Snehamulloral Koodeyullappol Sabarinath
2015 Loham Boy at the wedding
Howarah Bridge Shayam Malayalam Short Film
2016 Pavada S.I. Suresh
Karinkunnam 6'S Vishnu
Oppam Devayani's brother
2017 1971: Beyond Borders Soldier
Swapnangalil Haisal Mary Joy
Masterpiece Cameo Role
2018 Nimir Shenbaghavalli's Husband Tamil Film
Kammara Sambhavam Thilakan Purushothamman / himself
2019 Mamangam Moyin
Thrissur Pooram Ali
An International Local Story Special appearance in the song
B Nilavarayum Sharjahpalliyum Ali
2021 Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Mayinkutty
Navarasa Shanmugham Master Tamil web series; In the segment Summer of '92 [7]
2024 Nadikar TBA [8]

Television

Serials

Manikuttan television serial credits
Year Title Channel Role
2004 Black and White Asianet
2004-2007 Kayamkulam Kochunni Surya TV Kayamkulam Kochunni
2008 Devi Mahathmyam Asianet

Other television shows

Manikuttan other television credits
Year Title Channel Role
2009 Idea Star Singer Season 4 Asianet Guest - supporting contestant Shikha
2016 Asianet Comedy Awards Curtain Raiser Asianet Host
2018 Super Jodi Surya TV Host[9]
Rani Maharani Surya TV Host[10]
2021 Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3 Asianet Contestant-Winner
Onamamankam Asianet Contestant
Comedy Stars Season 3 Asianet Celebrity Judge
2023 Katturumbu 2 Flowers TV Judge

References

  1. ^ "People still remembers me as Kayamkulam Kochunni says Manikkuttan".
  2. ^ "Manikuttan is a part of the Kerala Strikers Team in CCL". 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Manikuttan Wins Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 Title".
  4. ^ "Onnum Onnum Moonnu-Manikuttan". Mazhavil Manorama. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam 3: Here's a List of Participants in the Reality Show". News18. 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Manikkuttan about his character in Navarasa Anthology Film".
  8. ^ "'Nadikar,' starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir, gets a release date". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Manikuttan is the host of the new reality show, Super Jodi".
  10. ^ "Manikuttan to host the show, Rani Maharani".
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