Early life and family
Prithviraj was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to actors Sukumaran and Mallika. His elder brother Indrajith Sukumaran and sister-in-law Poornima Indrajith are also film actors. His initial schooling was at St. Mary's School Poojappura, which was near his Chengallur home. Here he acted in various dramas and skits for the annual day celebrations. Later he did his schooling from the Sainik School Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram and Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Prithviraj, along with his brother Indrajith, used to take part in debates and elocutions in the school.[2] Prithviraj had also won the title of "Mr LA Fest", in 1999 at LA Fest, an annual inter-school arts festival hosted by Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
While pursuing his Bachelor's in Information Technology at the University of Tasmania, Australia, he was called by Ranjith to play the lead role in his directorial debut Nandanam.[2] It was Fazil, a leading Malayalam film director, who introduced him to Ranjith.[2] After his performance in Nandanam, he decided to take a break from studies and concentrate on acting. He married Mumbai-based journalist Supriya Menon on 25 April 2011.[4][5]
Prithviraj was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to actors Sukumaran and Mallika. His elder brother Indrajith Sukumaran and sister-in-law Poornima Indrajith are also film actors. His initial schooling was at St. Mary's School Poojappura, which was near his Chengallur home. Here he acted in various dramas and skits for the annual day celebrations. Later he did his schooling from the Sainik School Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram and Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Prithviraj, along with his brother Indrajith, used to take part in debates and elocutions in the school.[2] Prithviraj had also won the title of "Mr LA Fest", in 1999 at LA Fest, an annual inter-school arts festival hosted by Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
While pursuing his Bachelor's in Information Technology at the University of Tasmania, Australia, he was called by Ranjith to play the lead role in his directorial debut Nandanam.[2] It was Fazil, a leading Malayalam film director, who introduced him to Ranjith.[2] After his performance in Nandanam, he decided to take a break from studies and concentrate on acting. He married Mumbai-based journalist Supriya Menon on 25 April 2011.[4][5]
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