Sabumon Abdusamad
Born
Sabumon Abdusamad

Kayamkulam, Kerala, India
Alma materUniversity College, Trivandrum
Occupations
Years active2000–present

Sabumon Abdusamad, also known mononymously as Sabumon, 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]

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, Trivandrum. He initially worked in the sales and operations division of Lufthansa Airlines in Saudi Arabia.[4] Later, he quit the job and decided to pursue his passion for acting. 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.[1][10][11]

Sabu also owns a production company, SAB Productions.[12]

Television

Year Program Channel Role
2000Tharikida[13]Surya TVHost
2005Attahasam[14]Asianet PlusHost
2013MidukkiMazhavil ManoramaGuest judge
2014Take It Easy[15]Mazhavil ManoramaHost
2016Just Fun ChummaAmrita TVHost
2018Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 1)AsianetWinner[2]
2018Sell Me The Answer[16]AsianetGuest contestant
2018Comedy Stars[17]AsianetGuest
2021–presentOru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper ChiriMazhavil ManoramaJudge
2022–presentBumper Chiri AaghoshamMazhavil ManoramaJudge[18]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
YearFilmRoleNotes
2002Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru RajakumariBhaskaran[19]
KathaRaghu[20]
2013Punyalan AgarbattisIdivettu Sabu[13]
2015Karma CartelLuttu
Adi Kapyare KootamaniVeluchammi
Acha DhinMichael
Double BarrelPodiyadi Martin
FiremanBinoy
2016Darvinte ParinamamJackson
Oru Murai Vanthu ParthayaSukumaran
2017GodzoneGounder
2019JanamaithriPolice Constable Ashraf
JallikkattuKuttachan
Thrissur PooramShyam Rangan
2020DhamakaBritto
Ayyappanum KoshiyumKuttamani
2021Ajagajantharam Kachamber Das
2022Upacharapoorvam Gunda JayanSahadevan
Member Rameshan 9am WardAjithan Vettukuzhi[21][22]
Adithattu[23]
GoldUsman's friend
2023DjinnPaul Kattukaran
IrattaSCPO Sandeep[24]
Neelavelicham[25]
PraavuKamalasanan[26]
Sesham Mike-il FathimaJayesh Nair[27]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bigg Boss Malayalam winner: Sabumon Abdusamad lifts the trophy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kumar R., Manoj (3 October 2018). "Bigg Boss Malayalam winner Sabumon: I'm now a changed man". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sabu". hotstar.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "On Jallikattu fame Sabumon's birthday, looking at his work in TV shows and Malayalam films". zoomtventertainment.com. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Nair, Radhika. "Hima's strategies against Sabu have turned vulgar: Sneha Bhaskaran, wife of Bigg Boss Malayalam finalist Sabumon". Times Of India. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ↑ M, Athira. "Quick Five: Sabumon -The name of the game…". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Throwback: Sabumon video from 'Midukki' is trending!..." Manorama Online. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Barua, Richa. "Good news: Superstar Mohanlal to host Bigg Boss Malayalam". Asianet Newsable. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  9. ↑ Web Desk, Express. "Bigg Boss Malayalam: These celebrities may enter Mohanlal's show". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Narayanan, Nirmal. "Bigg Boss Malayalam grand finale live updates: Sabumon wins the prestigious title". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sabumon Abdusamad to Gayathri Arun: Top Newsmakers of 2018". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "SAB PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED". Tofler.in. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  13. 1 2 Pillai, Radhika C. "Tharikida sabu is on a roll !". Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "What is the good word?". The Hindu. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Take It Easy - Mazhavil Manorama". Mazhavil Manorama. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Bigg Boss winner Sabumon Abdusamad is all set for another game show". Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  17. ↑ UR, Arya. "Sabumon is the next guest on Comedy Stars". Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  18. ↑ ETimes (13 April 2022). "Bumper Chiri Aaghosham to have a colourful extravaganza on its 50th episode". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  19. ↑ Moviebuzz (24 April 2003). "Nakshatrakannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.
  20. ↑ Radhika C Pillai (1 December 2013). "Tharikida sabu is on a roll !". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  21. ↑ Ajish Jimmy George (24 February 2022). "'Member Rameshan 9aam ward' movie review: A novice's tryst with politics". onmanorama.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  22. ↑ S.R. Praveen (26 February 2022). "'Member Rameshan 9am Ward' movie review: A script that fails to inspire". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "'Adithattu' Box Office Collection: See how much Shine Tom Chacko's deep-sea thriller earned in three days - Times of India". The Times of India.
  24. ↑ "Iratta Movie Review: Joju George's dual act leaves a haunting impression". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  25. ↑ ETimes.in (9 August 2022). "Actor Sabumon's mother passes away". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  26. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films to present Praavu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  27. ↑ Vignesh Madhu (13 January 2023). "First look of Kalyani Priyadarshan's Sesham Mikeil Fathima out". Cinema Express.
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