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
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Personal life

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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

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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

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Key
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 Police Officer Cameo appearance
Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo Thamara
Porinju Mariam Jose Disco Babu
Vikruthi Bineesh
Puzhikkadakan O. Santhanam
2020 Kappela Benny
Love Anoop's Friend
2021 Malik Tea Shop Owner
Ajagajantharam Pindy
No Man's Land Ahmed
2022 Randu Shamsudeen [12]
Veyil
Antakshari SI Sreenivas
Third World Boys
Priyan Ottathilanu Shameer
Dhuniyavinte Orattath
Ela Veezha Poonchira Sudhi Police Officer
Jallianwala Bagh
Sabaash Chandra Bose
Mukundan Unni Associates Adv. Robin Thazhatthu
2023 Aalankam [13]
Pulli [14]
2024 Nadanna Sambhavam Lincoln [15]
Pattapakal [16]
Pallotty 90's Kids [17]


References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Biju Cherian Manalethu. "Suddhy Kopa Actor Profile and Biography". Cinetrooth.in. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ^ "M- Town's own booze playlist". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "'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.
  9. ^ "Asif is Biju Menon's son in his next!". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  10. ^ "'IDI - Inspector Dawood Ibrahim' shoot progressing". Nowrunning.com. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  11. ^ "'Theeram' started rolling". Nowrunning.com. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  12. ^ "It's a wrap for Vishnu Unnikrishnan's 'Randu'". The New Indian Express. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Lukman-Jaffer Idukki starrer Aalankam to hit theatres this month". Cinema Express. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Dev Mohan is a convict haunted by his past in his next in 'Pulli'". The Times of India. 4 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Teaser of Biju Menon-Suraj Venjaramoodu starrer Nadanna Sambhavam out". Cinema Express. March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  16. ^ "'Pattapakal' release: Krishna Sankar starrer to release on THIS date". The Times of India. 6 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Pallotty 90's Kids: Kerala State Film Award winner film to have a theatrical release on this date". ottplay. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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