Dulquer Salmaan (born July 28, 1983) is an Indian actor and producer primarily known for his work in Malayalam cinema, with notable roles in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. The son of actor Mammootty, Dulquer established his career with the crime drama Second Show (2012), which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. His position in Malayalam cinema was further secured with the successful film Ustad Hotel (2012). He continued to star in prominent Malayalam films like Bangalore Days (2014), Charlie (2015), and Kammattipaadam (2016), receiving recognition for his performances, including a Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Charlie Salmaan expanded his acting portfolio across multiple languages, positioning himself as a pan-Indian actor. He gained notice in Tamil cinema with films such as Mani Ratnam’s OK Kanmani (2015) and delivered a notable performance in Telugu cinema as Gemini Ganesan in the biographical film Mahanati (2018). His Hindi film appearances include Karwaan (2018). Salmaan is known for selecting diverse roles, demonstrating his range in genres from romance to crime and period drama across various industries In addition to his acting career, Dulquer Salmaan is involved in production through his company, Wayfarer Films. He maintains a consistent presence in Indian cinema, balancing regional productions with mainstream films

Filmography

• 2026Aakasam Lo Oka Tara — Krishna
• 2026I'm Game — Dan John, Playback Singer, Producer
• 2026Sri Sri
• 2025Champion — George Williams
• 2025Kaantha — T. K. Mahadevan, Producer
• 2025Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra — Charlie / Odiyan, Producer
• 2024Kalki 2898-AD — Captain
• 2024Lucky Baskhar — Baskhar Kumar
• 2023Adi — Producer
• Guns & Gulaabs — Arjun Varma
• 2023King of Kotha — Kotha Raju / Raju Madrassi, Producer
• 2022Chup — Sebastian Gomes / Danny
• 2022Hey! Sinamika — Yaazhan, Playback Singer
• 2022Pyali — Producer
• 2022Salute — Aravind Karunakaran, Producer
• 2022Sita Ramam — Lieutenant Ram
• 2022Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan — Producer
• 2021Kurup — Sukumara Kuruppu, Producer, Playback Singer
• 2020Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal — Sidharth
• 2020Maniyarayile Ashokan — Arjun, Producer, Playback Singer
• 2020Varane Avashyamund — Bibeesh, Producer
• 2019Dear Comrade — Playback Singer
• 2019Margamkali — Baby (voice)
• 2019Oru Yamandan Premakadha — Lallu
• 2019The Zoya Factor — Nikhil Khoda
• 2018Kalyanam — Playback Singer
• 2018Karwaan — Avinash
• 2018Mahanati — Gemini Ganesan
• 2017Beautiful life — Jomon T. Vincent
• 2017CIA: Comrade In America — Aji Mathew, Playback Singer
• 2017Jomonte Suvisheshangal — Jomon
• 2017Parava — Imran, Playback Singer
• 2017Pokkiri Simon — Narrator
• 2017Solo — Shekhar / Trilok / Rudra / Siva
• 2016Annmariya Kalippilaanu — Angel
• 2016Kali — Siddharth
• 2016Kammatti Paadam — Krishnan
• 2016Mudhugauv — Narrator (voice)
• 2015100 Days of Love — Balan K Nair/ Rocky K Nair
• 2015Charlie — Charlie, Playback Singer
• 2015O Kadhal Kanmani — Aditya 'Adi' Varadarajan
• 2014Bangalore Days — Arjun 'Aju'
• 2014Njaan — K.T.N Kottoor / Ravi Chandrasekhar
• 2014Salalah Mobiles — Afsal Abdu Rahman
• 2014Vaayai Moodi Pesavum — Arvind
• 2014Vikramadithyan — Adhithyan Menon
• 20135 Sundarikal — Injured stuntman / Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2013ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi — John Issac, Playback Singer
• 2013Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi — Kasi
• 2013Pattam Pole — Karthik
• 2012Second Show — Kurudi
• 2012Theevram — Harsha Vardhan
• 2012Ustad Hotel — Faizi
• Bilal — Producer
• Goli — Producer
• Lokah Chapter 2: Michael — Charlie / Odiyan, Producer
• Lokah Chapter 3: Charlie — Charlie / Odiyan, Producer
• Lokah Chapter 4 — Producer
• Lokah Chapter 5 — Producer
• Untitled DQ - Praveen Chandran Movie
• Untitled Martin Prakkat - DQ Movie — Producer

Appearances as themselves (5)

• The Rana Daggubati Show — Self
• Unstoppable with NBK — Self
• The Kapil Sharma Show — Self
• 2014Koothara — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Son of Abish — Himself