Background
He was called by his father, mother and relatives by the name "Kuttappan".
He was called by his father, mother and relatives by the name "Kuttappan".
He completed his Mechanical course from Attingal Government ITI and turned to mimicry acting soon after that.
He mainly plays comedy roles, though he has played some character roles as well. He is a three-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Comedy Artist. Venjaramood V. Suraj is born as the youngest son among three children of Venjaramood Vasudevan Nair, a retired soldier with the Indian Army and Vilasini, a housewife.
Suraj also wanted to serve the Army after completing his Secondary School Leaving Certificate, but had to give up as he broke his arm by falling from a bicycle.
He had his primary education from K.V.M.L.P.S, Venjaramoodu. His breakthrough came when he acted in Jagapoka, a comedy program which was broadcast on Kairali television In 2005, Suraj married Supriya at Vaikuntam Auditorium, near Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
They have three children: Kashinathan, Vasudev and Hridya. Suraj started his career as a stand-up comedian.
His mimicry shows were a success with the audience.
He first acted in a film named Jagapoga which was a spoof of Malayalam movies. He played the role of Pachan as well as Dadasahib in this film. He is generally regarded for his artificial mockery of the Thiruvananthapuram accent for which he is largely criticised.
So far Suraj has acted in more than 100 films and have played the lead character in the films Duplicate and Thaskara Lahala.
He is known for acting in the films Arabikatha, Ivar Vivahitharayal, Annan Thambi, Veruthe Oru Bharya, LollyPop, Gulumal: The Escape, Sakudumbam Shyamala, Adaminte Makan Abu and Perariyathavar. Noted filmmaker and jury chairman Saeed Mirza, while announcing Suraj"s award in a press meet, said: "Suraj has played a municipal sweeper but it is an incredibly dignified performance.
He excels in comedy but in this film Suraj has brilliantly played a reticent character. I would not have been able to sleep had his name not been in the list of awardees.".
National Film 2013: Best Actor – Perariyathavar (Directed By Doctor Biju) Kerala State Film 2013: Best Comedy Artist – Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus, Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum 2010: Best Comedy Artist – Oru Naal Varum 2009: Best Comedy Artist – Ivar Vivahitharayal Asianet Film 2010: Best Actor in a Comic Role – Various films 2007: Best Actor in a Comic Role – Hallo Asiavision 2013 – Asiavision – Best Comedian.
