

In some movies, the duo is joined by Harishree Ashokan. Salim Kumar then found succes while acting along with Dileep. In the movie One Man Show, he played the memorable role of a patient escaped from mental hospital. It was one of the highest grossing movie of 2000. After getting impressed with his performance in Satyameva Jayathe, director Rafi Meccartin offered Salim a role in his movie Thenkasipattanam, which was a major breakthrough in his film career. He was later noted for his performance in the movie Satyameva Jayathe, which was released in 2000. He was later replaced by Indrans to do the role. However he was sent back from the location by the production controller by saying that his acting was not right. After doing some minor roles in numerous movies, Sibi Malayil offered Salim Kumar a role in his movie Nee Varuvolam. He made his debut in Malayalam cinema with the 1997 family drama Ishtamanu Nooru Vattam, directed by Siddique Shameer. For about four years, he was associated with professional drama in Arathi Theatres, Cochin.īefore entering into Malayalam film industry, Salim Kumar was chosen as host for a comedy programme called Comicola broadcast on Asianet. He was also a performer in Comicola, a comedy program on Asianet. He started his stage career at Cochin Kalabhavan. He graduated with a BA from Maharajas College, Ernakulam where he won the university's Mimicry title thrice. He wanted to become a singer at a young age but later took up mimicry. Boys High School, North Paravur and completed his pre-degree education at Sree Narayana Mangalam College Malyankara, Moothakunnam. Lower Primary School, Chittattukara North Paravur went to high school at the Govt. He once told an interviewer that his father was an atheist and a follower of the veteran social reformer Sahodaran Ayyappan, who was also from North Paravur, and so named his son Salim Kumar to avoid religious associations.


Salim Kumar was born on 10 October 1969 in North Paravur, as the youngest son of Gangadharan and Kausalya.
