Dulquer Salmaan

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1983-07-28 (41 years old)

Place of Birth Kochi, Kerala, India

Also Known As Dulquar Salman, DQ, ദുൽഖർ സൽമാൻ, துல்கர் சல்மான்

Dulquer Salmaan

Biography

Dulquer Salmaan (born July 28, 1983) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema. The son of legendary actor Mammootty, Dulquer made his acting debut with Second Show (2012), which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He gained widespread recognition with Ustad Hotel (2012) and continued to make his mark with popular films like Bangalore Days (2014), Charlie (2015), and Kali (2016). In Tamil cinema, Dulquer impressed with Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014) and OK Kanmani (2015). He expanded to Hindi films with Karwaan (2018) and The Zoya Factor (2019), and made a strong impact in Telugu cinema with Mahanati (2018), where he portrayed actor Gemini Ganesan. Dulquer's versatility shines through in diverse roles, from the notorious criminal in Kurup (2021) to the romantic lead in Sita Ramam (2022). He has received multiple accolades, including Filmfare and Kerala State Film Awards for his performances in Charlie and Kammattipaadam. He also runs his own production company, Wayfarer Films, and continues to be one of the most bankable and popular actors in Indian cinema, seamlessly transitioning between regional and mainstream films

Known For

Actor

Pashmeena

as Captain Kanwal

2024
Lucky Baskhar

as Baskhar Kumar

2024
Kalki 2898-AD

as Captain

2023
King of Kotha

as Kotha Rajendran "Raju" AKA "King of Kotha"

2023
Guns & Gulaabs

as Arjun Varma

2022
Chup

as Danny

2022
Sita Ramam

as Lieutenant Ram

2022
Hey! Sinamika

as Yaazhan

2022
Salute

as Aravind Karunakaran

2021
Kurup

as Sukumara Kuruppu

2020
Maniyarayile Ashokan

as Arjun (Cameo)

2020
2019
The Zoya Factor

as Nikhil Khoda

2019
Margamkali

as Baby (Voice Cast)

2019
Praana

as Cameo Role

2018
Karwaan

as Avinash

2018
Mahanati

as Gemini Ganesan

2017
Solo

as Shekhar / Trilok / Rudra / Siva

2017
Parava

as Imran

2017
2016
Kammatti Paadam

as Krishnan

2016
Mudhugauv

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Kali

as Siddharth

2016
2015
Charlie

as Charlie

2015
2015
100 Days Of Love

as Balan K Nair

2014
Njaan

as K.T.N Kottoor / Ravi Chandrasekhar

2014
Vikramadithyan

as Adhithyan Menon

2014
Koothara

as Narrator

2014
Bangalore Days

as Arjun/Aju

2014
2014
2014
Son of Abish

as Himself

2013
Pattam Pole

as Karthik

2013
5 Sundarikal

as Photographer/Storyteller

2012
Theevram

as Harsha Vardhan

2012
Ustad Hotel

as Faizi

2012
Second Show

as Kurudi

Producer

Kaantha

as Producer

Bilal

as Producer

2023
King of Kotha

as Producer

2023
Adi

as Producer

2022
Salute

as Producer

2022
Pyali

as Producer

2021
Kurup

as Producer

2020
Varane Avashyamund

as Producer

2020

Sound

2022
Hey! Sinamika

as Playback Singer

2021
Kurup

as Playback Singer

2019
Dear Comrade

as Playback Singer

2017
Parava

as Playback Singer

2017
CIA: Comrade In America

as Playback Singer

2015
Charlie

as Playback Singer

2013