Sudhi Koppa is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films.[1][2] He made his cinematic debut in 2009 with an uncredited appearance in Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded (2009).[3]
Sudhi Koppa | |
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| Born | Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Personal life edit
Sudhi hails from Kochi. His father, who was a government officer had a passion towards drama and owned a drama troupe. Sudhi also started off as a theatre artist at Vaikom Thirunal Theatre Group, before forming his own drama troupe called 'Creative Theatre Group'.[4][3]
Career edit
Sudhi started off doing small roles in multi-starer movies. He played one of the goons, attacking Bhavana in Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded and one of the students in Seniors (2011). His theater background helped him secure a role in Lijo Jose Pellissery's Amen. He played the role of Solomon's friend Sebastian, who tries to woo Solomon's sister played by Rachana Narayanankutty.[5] He then played many more small roles in Manglish and Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014).
His breakthrough came in Aadu (2015), in which he played "Kanjavu" Soman.[6] The double-crossing Soman served as an important link between the different story tracks in the movie. He subsequently played an important role as the naive Unni in You Too Brutus (2015).[7]
2016 saw a string of releases in which he had good roles. He played Darwin's henchman Appunni in Darvinte Parinamam (2015). He was then seen as Hari and Manu's friend Paul Achayan in Happy Wedding (2016).[8] He then portrayed the alcoholic Thanka in Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (2016), who gets into fights with Abhi and friends.[9] He also essayed the role of a comical thief, Kaimal aka Kai in Sajid Yahiya's directorial debut IDI: Inspector Dawood Ibrahim (2016).[10] He was last seen as one of Asif Ali's teammates in Kavi Uddheshichathu..? (2016).
He is currently working on Third World Boys, a road movie and Theeram.[11] He is also playing a major role in Avarude Raavukal (2017), starring Asif Ali (actor) and Unni Mukundan, and directed by Shanil Muhammed, who had earlier co-directed Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013). He also acted in a small role alongside superstar Manju Warrier in Udaharanam Sujatha (2017), which brought him lot of praise and went on to be a critical and commercial success.
Filmography edit
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded | Attacker | |
| Robin Hood | Bike Passenger | ||
| 2010 | Mummy & Me | College Student | Uncredited Role |
| 2011 | Seniors | College Student | |
| 2013 | North 24 Kaatham | Toddy Shop Patron | |
| Amen | Sebastian | ||
| 2014 | Manglish | Sahadevan | |
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Gee Varghese | ||
| 2015 | Aadu | Kanjavu Soman | |
| You Too Brutus | Unni | ||
| Love 24x7 | Joshy | ||
| KL 10 Patthu | Nizam | ||
| Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi | Kakapool | ||
| Sahapadi 1975 | Vinayan | ||
| 2016 | Darvinte Parinamam | Appunni | |
| Happy Wedding | Paul | ||
| Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya | Kochukuttan | ||
| Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | Thanka | ||
| Guppy | Chink Divakar | ||
| IDI: Inspector Dawood Ibrahim | Kaimal | ||
| Dum | Sumesh | ||
| Kavi Udheshichathu..? | Dineshan | ||
| 2017 | Alamara | Justin | |
| Lakshyam | Lock Lalu | ||
| Udaharanam Sujatha | Jayan | ||
| Oru Mexican Aparatha | Lonappan | ||
| Chicken Kokkachi | Azharudeen | ||
| Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam | Ayyappan | ||
| Avarude Raavukal | Shanil Muhammed | ||
| Theeram | Venu | ||
| Aadu 2 | Kanjavu Soman | ||
| 2018 | Eeda | Thulaseedharan | |
| Padayottam | Renju | ||
| Joseph | Sudhi Kaippuzha | ||
| 2019 | Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam | Jokkuttan | |
| Unda | Cameo Appearance | ||
| Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo | Thamara | ||
| Porinju Mariam Jose | Disco Babu | ||
| Vikruthi | Bineesh | ||
| Puzhikkadakan | |||
| 2020 | Kappela | Benny | |
| Love | Anoop's Friend | ||
| 2021 | Malik | Tea Shop Owner | |
| Ajagajantharam | Pindy | ||
| No Mans Land | |||
| 2022 | Randu | Shamsudeen | [12] |
| Veyil | |||
| Antakshari | |||
| Third World Boys | |||
| Priyan Ottathilanu | Shameer | ||
| Dhuniyavinte Orattath | |||
| Ela Veezha Poonchira | Sudhi | Police Officer | |
| Jallianwala Bagh | |||
| Sabaash Chandra Bose | |||
| Mukundan Unni Associates | Adv. Robin | ||
| 2023 | Aalankam | [13] | |
| 2024 | Nadanna Sambhavam † | TBA | [14] |
References edit
- ^ "Sudhi Koppa to play a political extremist". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Paul, Nelson K (21 October 2016). "Kavi Udheshichathu movie review". English.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Waited 17 years to become a familiar face in Cinema". Mathrubhumi.com. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Biju Cherian Manalethu. "Suddhy Kopa Actor Profile and Biography". Cinetrooth.in. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "M- Town's own booze playlist". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "It is Not Honey Rose but Srinda Who Plays the Lead in 'Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeeviyanu'". Ibtimes.co.in. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "You Too Brutus Review - Malayalam Movie You Too Brutus nowrunning review". Nowrunning.com. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "'Happy Wedding' completes 101 days; here's worldwide box office collection of the surprise hit [PHOTOS]". Ibtimes.co.in. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Asif is Biju Menon's son in his next!". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "'IDI - Inspector Dawood Ibrahim' shoot progressing". Nowrunning.com. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "'Theeram' started rolling". Nowrunning.com. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "It's a wrap for Vishnu Unnikrishnan's 'Randu'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Lukman-Jaffer Idukki starrer Aalankam to hit theatres this month". Cinema Express. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Teaser of Biju Menon-Suraj Venjaramoodu starrer Nadanna Sambhavam out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
External links edit
- Sudhi Koppa at IMDb