Prithviraj Sukumaran (born October 16, 1982) is a versatile Indian actor, director, producer, and playback singer primarily active in Malayalam cinema, with notable contributions to Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu films. His extensive career spans over 100 films, earning him accolades such as a National Film Award, three Kerala State Film Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, and a South Filmfare Award.

Prithviraj marked his acting debut with the commercially successful Nandanam (2002) and rose to prominence as a leading Malayalam actor with Classmates (2006), the highest-grossing Malayalam film that year. His role in Vaasthavam earned him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor, making him the youngest recipient at 24. Exploring diverse roles, he portrayed a musician in the Tamil romantic comedy Mozhi (2007) and delved into playback singing with Puthiya Mukham (2009). He secured his second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in the medical drama Ayalum Njanum Thammil and the biographical film Celluloid.

In 2010, Prithviraj joined August Cinema, co-producing and headlining Urumi and Indian Rupee (both 2011). The latter won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. He earned the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain for Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014) and starred in impactful films like Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015) and Ezra (2017). After parting ways with August Cinema in 2017, he independently launched Prithviraj Productions, which backed 9 (2019). Making his directorial debut with Lucifer (2019), the film became the highest-grossing Malayalam film until June 2023. Subsequently, he featured in notable films such as Driving License (2019), Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020), Jana Gana Mana (2022), Kaduva (2022), and Prashanth Neel’s Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) alongside Prabhas.

Prithviraj Sukumaran（1982 年 10 月 16 日出生）是一位多才多艺的印度演员、导演、制片人和重播歌手，主要活跃于马拉雅拉姆语电影，对泰米尔语、印地语和泰卢固语电影做出了显着贡献。他广泛的职业生涯跨越了 100 多部电影，为他赢得了国家电影奖、三项喀拉拉邦电影奖、泰米尔纳德邦电影奖和南方电影奖等荣誉。

Prithviraj 以商业上成功的 Nandanam （2002） 标志着他的演艺处女作，并凭借当年票房最高的马拉雅拉姆语电影《同学》（2006 年）成为领先的马拉雅拉姆语演员。他在 Vaasthavam 中的角色为他赢得了喀拉拉邦电影奖最佳男演员奖，使他成为 24 岁时最年轻的获奖者。他探索了不同的角色，在泰米尔浪漫喜剧《Mozhi》（2007）中扮演了一位音乐家，并与Puthiya Mukham（2009）一起深入研究了回放演唱。他凭借在医疗剧《Ayalum Njanum Thammil》和传记电影《赛璐珞》中的表演获得了他的第二个喀拉拉邦电影奖最佳男主角奖。

2010 年，Prithviraj 加入 August Cinema，联合制作并主演了 Urumi 和 Indian Rupee（均为 2011 年）。后者获得了马拉雅拉姆语国家电影奖最佳故事片奖和喀拉拉邦电影奖最佳电影奖。他凭借 Kaaviya Thalaivan （2014） 获得了泰米尔纳德邦电影奖最佳反派奖，并出演了 Ennu Ninte Moideen （2015） 和 Ezra （2017） 等有影响力的电影。在 2017 年与 August Cinema 分道扬镳后，他独立创办了 Prithviraj Productions，该公司支持 9 （2019）。这部电影是他的导演处女作《路西法》（2019 年），直到 2023 年 6 月才成为票房最高的马拉雅拉姆语电影。随后，他与普拉巴斯一起出演了《驾驶执照》（2019 年）、《Ayyappanum Koshiyum》（2020 年）、《Jana Gana Mana》（2022 年）、《卡杜瓦》（2022 年）和 Prashanth Neel 的《Salaar： Part 1 – Ceasefire》（2023 年）等著名电影。