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Sabumon Abdusamad
Indian actor and television presenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sabumon Abdusamad, also known mononymously as Sabumon and Sabu, is an Indian actor and television presenter who works in Malayalam cinema. He was the winner of the first season of Malayalam Bigg Boss.[1]
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Education and early career
Sabu hails from Kayamkulam, Alappuzha.[2] He holds three graduate degrees, in Malayalam, Journalism and in Law[3] respectively from University College, Thiruvananthapuram. He initially worked in the sales and operations division of Lufthansa Airlines in Saudi Arabia.[4] Later, he quit the job to pursue acting.
Personal life
He is married to Sneha Bhaskaran and has two daughters.[5][2]
Career
Sabu initially achieved success through the TV show Tharikida, which focused on pranks on unsuspecting people. Due to the success of the show, people started addressing him as Tharikida Sabu.[6] Sabu continued to do television shows, and his role as an interviewer in the TV show Midukki was widely appreciated.[7]
Sabu was the thirteenth contestant in Bigg Boss, a show hosted by Malayalam actor Mohanlal.[2][8][9] He lasted the entire duration of the 98-day show and went on to win the title, beating competition from Pearle Maaney, Shiyas Kareem, Srinish Aravind and Aristo Suresh in the grand finale in 2018.[1][10][11] As winner, he was also offered a major role in the Lijo Jose Pellissery directed film Jallikattu, which became India's official entry to the Oscars for 2020.[12][13]
Sabu owns a production company, SAB Productions.[14]
In 2021, he was a panelist in the Mazhavil Manorama television channel comedy reality show Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri, and followed it up in its second season in 2023.[15][16]
In 2024, he made his Tamil film debut, as villain in the Rajinikanth-starrer Vettaiyan. He was cast after director T. J. Gnanavel saw his performance in Jallikattu.[17]
Television
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Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
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References
External links
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