Sunil Kumar (born 7 October 1979), known by his stage name Narain, is an Indian actor, who has starred in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Nizhalkuthu (2002), followed by performances in Malayalam films 4 the People (2004), Achuvinte Amma (2005), and Classmates (2006). Narain's Tamil and Telugu debuts were in Mysskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006) and Jayaraj's Yuvasena (2004).

Acting career

Narain's first film was ''Nizhalkuthu''. His first commercial film, ''4 The People'', was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. He portrayed a struggling lawyer, Emmanuel John, in ''Achuvinte Amma'' and also played a doctor, Jeevan, in ''Sheelabathi''. He also played roles in ''Annorikal'' and ''Classmates''. His debut Tamil movie was ''Chithiram Pesuthadi''. Through ''Panthaya Kozhi'', produced by director Lal, he has been re-launched as an independent action hero in the Malayalam film industry. In 2008, he did another youth-oriented Malayalam movie ''Minnaminnikoottam''. He has acted in more than 20 Malayalam movies.Narain worked with director Sathyan Anthikkad in the 2005 movie ''Achuvinte Amma'' and again in 2009 in ''Bhagyadevatha''.Narain played the lead role in P. T. Kunju Muhammed's ''Veeraputhran'' (2011). He collaborated with director Mysskin on the 2008 film ''Anjaathe'' and the 2012 superhero film ''Mugamoodi'' where he portrayed a villain. However his career high came through the 2019, Lokesh Kanagaraj directed venture ''Kaithi'' (2019), co starring with Karthi .Narain worked with director Sathyan Anthikkad in the 2005 movie ''Achuvinte Amma'' and again in 2009 in ''Bhagyadevatha''.Narain played the lead role in P. T. Kunju Muhammed's ''Veeraputhran'' (2011). He collaborated with director Mysskin on the 2008 film ''Anjaathe'' and the 2012 superhero film ''Mugamoodi'' where he portrayed a villain. However his career high came through the 2019, Lokesh Kanagaraj directed venture ''Kaithi'' (2019), co starring with Karthi . In 2022, ''Vikram'' who bridges two films occurring in the same universe starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil.

Early and personal life

Narain was born on 7 October 1979 in Kolkata. Narain completed his pre-degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and graduated from Sree Kerala Varma College. He did his diploma in cinematography at the MGR Government Film And Television Institute. He joined ace cinematographer Rajiv Menon and later resigned to try for chances in acting. On 26 August 2007, he married Malayalam television host Manju Haridas. Manju had hosted shows like Superstar Junior and sang in ''Chithiram Pesuthadi'', a Tamil film in which Narain acted. The couple has two children, a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2022.