Sabumon Abdusamad

Sabumon Abdusamad, also known mononymously as Sabu, is an Indian actor and television presenter who works in Malayalam cinema. He was the winner of the first season of Bigg Boss.[1]

Sabumon Abdusamad
Born
Sabumon Abdusamad

Kayamkulam, Kerala, India
Alma materUniversity College, Trivandrum
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Television Anchor
Years active2000–present

Personal life

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 the chief executive officer of SAB productions company. 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
2021Oru Chiri Eru Chiri Bumper ChiriMazhavil ManoramaJudge

Filmography

All films are in Malayalam.

YearFilmRoleDirector
2002Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru RajakumariBhaskaranRajasenan
2009KadhaRaga Srinivas
2013Punyalan AgarbattisIdivettu SabuRanjith Sankar
2015Karma CartelLuttuVinod Bharathan
Adi Kapyare KootamaniVeluchammiJohn Varghese
Acha DhinMichaelG. Marthandan
Double BarrelPodiyadi MartinLijo Jose Pellissery
FiremanBinoyDeepu Karunakaran
2016Darvinte ParinamamJacksonJijo Antony
Oru Murai Vanthu ParthayaSukumaranSajan K Mathew
2017GodzoneGounderVinod Bharathan
2018Prakashante MetroHaseena Suneer
2019JanamaithriPolice Constable AshrafJohn Manthrickal
JallikkattuKuttachanLijo Jose Pellissery
Thrissur PooramShyam RanganRajesh Mohanan
2020DhamakaBrittoOmar Lulu
Ayyappanum KoshiyumKuttamaniSachy
2021Ajagajantharam Kachamber DasTinu Pappachan
2022Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan TBAArun Vaiga
Member Remesan TBAAnto Jose Pereira
Jinn TBASiddharth Bharathan
GoldGuest roleAlphonse Puthren
NeelavelichamTBAAashiq Abu

References
  1. "Bigg Boss Malayalam winner: Sabumon Abdusamad lifts the trophy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 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. 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.
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