Trivia

Salim Kumar is the first and currently the only actor to win the three Kerala State film awards for : Best Actor(2010), Second Best Actor(2005) and Best Comedian(2013).

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. It was one of the highest grossing movies of 2000.

Kumar attended Government LPS, Chittattukara, and Government Boys High School, North Paravur, before pursuing his pre-degree at SNM College, Malyankara.

Salim Kumar was an Indian actor, director, and writer who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema.

He began his mimicry career at Cochin Kalabhavan before joining Cochin Sagar.

After doing some minor roles in numerous movies, Sibi Malayil offered Salim Kumar a role in his movie Nee Varuvolam. However he was sent back from the location by the production controller by saying that his acting was not right. He was later replaced by Indrans to do the role.

He also spent four years performing professional drama at Arathi Theatres in Kochi.

He was widely regarded as one of the most prominent and influential actors in the history of Malayalam cinema, and he appeared in over 300 films across a career spanning three decades.

He has written a memoir called Ishwara Vazhakkillello.

Salim Kumar appeared in a hip-hop number in Vineeth Srinivasan's album "Coffee @ MG Road - Palavattam" (2008). It was an instant hit and developed a cult following.

Salim Kumar enrolled in a BA program at Maharajas College in Ernakulam because of his skill for imitation and a desire to work in the film industry and he won the Mahatma Gandhi University's Mimicry title thrice consecutively.

His role as the father in "Achanurangatha Veedu" (2005), directed by Lal Jose, was a major break in his acting career, when he was able to shrug off the usual idiot-fool-illiterate comedic roles for which he seemed destined.

Before entering the Malayalam film industry, Salim Kumar was chosen as host for a comedy programme called "Comicola" broadcast on Asianet.

He made his debut in Malayalam cinema with the 1997 family drama Ishtamanu Nooru Vattam, directed by Siddique Shameer.

His father, an atheist and a follower of the social reformer Sahodaran Ayyappan, named him Salim so that he would not be associated with any religion. The suffix "Kumar" was later added at the request of his school administration.