Padmaraj Ratheesh

In this Indian name, the name Ratheesh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Padmaraj.
Padmaraj Ratheesh
Born1989 (1989)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Other namesPappan
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Parent(s)Ratheesh (Father)
Diana (Mother)
RelativesM.K. Hemachandran (Grandfather)
Parvathy Ratheesh(Sister)
Padma Ratheesh(Sister)
Pranav Ratheesh(Brother)

Padmaraj Ratheesh is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of the late popular Malayalam actor, Ratheesh. His sister Parvathy Ratheesh is also an actress.[1]

He made his cinematic debut with Deepu Karunakaran's Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role.[2] Then he starred in G. Marthandan's directorial Acha Dhin.[3]

Personal life

Padmaraj was born to actor Ratheesh and Diana. He has an elder sister Parvathy, younger sister Padma and a younger brother Pranav. Padmaraj graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management degree[4] and was working as a floor manager in a retail company at Coimbatore for a couple of years before he quit to look after his ailing mother. His elder sister Parvathy has also stepped into the film industry and acted as the lead heroine opposite Kunchacko Boban in director Sugeeth's movie Madhura Naranga.[5]

Film career

Padmaraj made his debut with the Malayalam film Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role opposite Mammootty. His second film is director G. Marthandan's Acha Dhin and the second time with Mammootty.[6] He got a golden opportunity of starring with Mammootty, Mohanlal, Madhu, Biju Menon, Nivin Pauly, Sunny Wayne, Unni Mukundan and Manju Warrier within his first 10 films.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Fireman Prisoner Debut Film
Acha Dhin Muneer
2016 Karinkunnam 6S Mousin
Dum Kishor
2017 1971: Beyond Borders Commando
Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Chandran
2018 Parole
Theetta Rappai Thommikunju
Kayamkulam Kochunni Jewish Trader
2019 Thenkashikattu
Soothrakkaran CI Harish Kurup
Vishudha Pusthakam
2021 Illam Bhadran Thampuran
Neeravam
Kaaval Fr. David Varghese
Bheeshma Parvam Abda
2022 Heaven DYSP Kishore
2023 Antony Johnykkutty [7]
2024 DNA DYSP Aanand Raj [8]
Pushpaka Vimanam [9]

References

  1. ^ An actor by choice
  2. ^ "Padmaraj Ratheesh marks his debut with the movie Fireman". The Hindu. March 2015.
  3. ^ "Padmaraj Ratheesh next in G. Marthandan's Acha Din". The Hindu. March 2015.
  4. ^ "Padmaraj Ratheesh - Graduation". The Hindu. March 2015.
  5. ^ "Parvathy Ratheesh marks debut". Cinetrooth. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Acha Din - Movie Cast". indiaglitz. 26 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Antony teaser has both Joju George and Kalyani Priyadarshan flexing muscles". Cinema Express. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ^ Features, C. E. (11 May 2024). "Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ Features, C. E. (6 September 2024). "Siju Wilson and Balu Varghese's Pushpaka Vimanam gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 September 2024.