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Dulquer Salmaan
Born	(1986-07-28) 28 July 1986 (age 38) Kochi, Kerala, India
Other names	Dulquer Salmaan Muhammadkutty Panaparambil, DQ, Chalu
Alma mater	Purdue University
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Amal Sufiya (m.2011–present)
Parent(s)	Mammootty Sulfath
Relatives	Maqbool Salmaan (cousin)

Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian film actor and businessman who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of Malayalam film actor Mammootty. He started his acting career in 2012, in the Malayalam film Second Show and later appeared in the film Ustad Hotel (2012). He was awarded with Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant for the performance in the film Second Show and nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Ustad Hotel.

Early and personal life

Dulquer Salmaan was born to actor Mammootty and Sulfath. He studied in Toc-H Public School, Kochi, Kerala, till primary classes, after which he joined Sishya School in Chennai. He received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University, U.S. He married Chennai-based architect Amal Sufiya, on 22 December 2011.

Film career

Director Shyamaprasad offered Salmaan a role in the film Ritu. Later, Tamil director N. Linguswamy also offered him a role in his first Malayalam film. But these were rejected by Dulquer because he felt he had to study the various aspects of cinema in detail before venturing further and for that did a short term course in film. In 2011, Dulquer signed his friend Srinath Rajendran's debut project Second Show in which he played the role of a gangster. Second Show, released on 3 February 2012, was according to Sify, " well appreciated by both the viewers and also by the critics" and completed a 100 days run. His second project was Ustad Hotel with director Anwar Rasheed. The film earned critical acclaim and was one of the major commercial successes in Malayalam cinema in the year 2012. Both films were in the list of "Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012" compiled by Oneindia.in. His third film was Theevram, a crime thriller directed by Roopesh Peethambaran which released on 16 November 2012. Dulquer signed on to appear in Martin Prakkat's ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi scheduled for release in 2013 as his fourth film where he made his debut as a singer. He worked his fifth movie with Sameer Thahir on a film named Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi. He has also acted in Amal Neerad's segment in the anthology film Anchu Sundharikal. The film Pattam Pole directed by Azhagappan is released on 11 October 2013 to mixed reviews. He has signed to do a Bilingual film directed by Balaji Mohan which will be shot in Tamil and Malayalam .

Other work

Dulquer Salmaan's first business venture was a web portal for trading cars. He heads a dental business chain in Chennai and is also the director of Bangalore based Motherhood Hospital.

Filmography

References

1. Dhanush and Dulquar Salman share the same birth date – Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at. Bollywoodlife.com (28 July 2013). Retrieved on 19 August 2013.
2. Dulquar Salman, the next Mammootty in the making? – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 December 2011). Retrieved on 16 July 2013.
3. ^ Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of winners. Ibnlive.in.com (21 July 2013). Retrieved on 22 July 2013.
4. ^ "Like father, like son". Malayala Manorama 26 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
5. Kurian, Shiba (15 January 2012) "Mollywood celebs's honeymoon diaries". The Times of India. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
6. "Mammootty's son gets married". Rediff.com 23 December 2011. Retrieved on 12 January 2012.
7. Second Show celebrates 100 days. Sify.com (19 June 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
8. Singh, L Romal M (9 October 2012) I prefer being behind the camera: Littil Swayamp – Entertainment – DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
9. Malayalam films strike gold at the National Awards – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (20 March 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
10. Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012 – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 September 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
11. Giri Giri in Dulquer Salmaan's ABCD. Sify.com (24 October 2012). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
12. Dulquer, Sunny Wayne starts another journey together. Sify.com (30 January 2013). Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
13. Zachariah, Ammu (9 February 2013) Dulquer, Reenu in Amal Neerad's 'Anju Sundarikal' – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
14. http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-pattam-pole-is-old-wine-in-new-bottle/20131014.htm
15. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/dulquar-salman-tamil-debut-opposite-nazriya-nazim-119317.html

External links

• Dulquer Salmaan at IMDb

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• Indian film actors
• Actors from Kerala
• People from Kerala
• Living people
• Film actors
• Indian actors
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• Actors in Malayalam cinema
• Purdue University alumni
• 1986 births