Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan (IPA: [d̪ulkʰɐr salmaːn]; born 28 July 1983) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam films, besides few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. One of the highest paid Malayalam actors, Salmaan is a recipient of several awards including five Filmfare Awards South, one Kerala State Film Award, one Kerala Film Critics Association Award and one Gaddar Telangana State Film Award.
Born to actor Mammootty, Salmaan graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management from Purdue University and worked as a business manager in Dubai before pursuing a career in acting. After a three-month acting course at the Barry John acting Studio, Salmaan made his acting debut with Second Show (2012) and received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his performance in Ustad Hotel (2012).
Following his performance in ABCD (2013), Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013), and Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014), Salmaan achieved his career breakthrough with Bangalore Days (2014). He established himself as a leading Malayalam actor with Vikramadithyan (2014), Charlie (2015), which earned him Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor, Kali (2016), Kammatti Paadam (2016), Jomonte Suvisheshangal (2017) and Kurup (2021). Salmaan expanded to Tamil films with the box-office successes O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) and Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal (2020). His highest-grossing releases came with the Telugu films Mahanati (2018), Sita Ramam (2022) and Lucky Baskhar (2024). For Mahanati and Sita Ramam, he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu.
Alongside his acting career, Salmaan is a producer, singer and philanthropist. He is married to architect Amal Sufiya with whom he has a daughter.
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