- Films
- 121
- Avg rating
- 6.63
- Peak run
- 2000’03
- 7+ run
- 6 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Salim by the numbers
Average
6.63
44 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±1.13
rating spread
Career
27y
2000 to 2026
Total votes
151K
across every film
Best
8.0
Malik
Worst
5.6
Malayalee from India
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | Koodothram | · | · | 35 |
| 2025 |  Azadi | · | · | 876 |
| 2025 | Rachel | · | · | 88 |
| 2024 | Malayalee from India | Hamsakka | 5.6 | 5,912 |
| 2024 | Idiyan Chandhu | C I Balan | · | 253 |
| 2023 | Vellaripattanam | Kunjikannan Master | · | 350 |
| 2023 | Kenkemam | · | · | 588 |
| 2023 | Kirkkan | Kusumakumar Warrier | 5.8 | 3,062 |
| 2022 | Thirimali | Avarachan | 5.9 | 1,179 |
| 2022 | Mukundan Unni Associates | Unni's Grandfather | 7.9 | 7,779 |
| 2022 | Mei Hoom Moosa | · | 5.7 | 1,170 |
| 2021 |  Malik | Moosakka | 8.0 | 15,379 |
| 2021 | Sumesh & Ramesh | Indukaladharan | · | 629 |
| 2021 | One | Dhasappan | 6.2 | 3,278 |
| 2021 | Meow | Ustad | 6.5 | 2,091 |
| 2020 | Dhamaka | · | 4.7 | 1,102 |
| 2019 | Shibu | Thomas | · | 836 |
| 2019 | Oru Adaar Love | Manavalan | 4.5 | 2,924 |
| 2019 | Madhuraraja | Manoharan Mangalodayam | 5.9 | 4,191 |
| 2019 | Allu Ramendran | Sinto Simon | · | 612 |
Better together?
Salim Kumar's regulars
- ShafiDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.15
- Soubin ShahirCo-star · 4 films · 5.80 avg▼−0.90
- MammoottyCo-star · 3 films · 6.63 avg▼−0.15
- Johny AntonyDirector and actor · 2 films
- Ramesh PisharodyDirector and actor · 2 films
- Salim AhmedDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.80 avg▲+0.46
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Salim Kumar
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