Prithviraj, the good looking young actor in Malayalam Cinema is being considered as the new hope of Malayalam cinema after Mohanlal and Mammootty. The son of famous Malayalam actor the late Sukumaran and actress Mallika he resides at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The tall, handsome Prithviraj with a good physique, came into the film field while he was doing his Engineering degree at University of Tasmania, Australia. After his debut film 'Nandanam', which became a super hit, he discontinued his studies and took up acting as his career. His cute smile and cool mustache has made him the heartthrob of the young generation in South India. He has acted in the Tamil film 'Kanna Kandein' in which he played a negative role which was appreciated. Prithviraj is a strong and self-motivated man. An intense actor, he loves doing challenging roles. At the age of 22, Prithviraj has about 25 films to his credit.