am ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁Though ▁slightly ▁com edic , ▁the ▁role ▁was ▁real istic , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁display ▁different ▁acting ▁skills . ▁His ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁in ▁A chan ur ang ath a ▁Ve edu ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁L al ▁Jose , ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁break ▁in ▁his ▁acting ▁career , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁sh rug ▁off ▁the ▁usual ▁id iot - fo ol - ill iter ate ▁com edic ▁roles ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁seemed ▁dest ined . ▁The ▁role ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁Ker ala ▁State ▁Film ▁Award ▁for ▁Second ▁Best ▁A ctor . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁declared ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁Adam inte ▁Mak an ▁Ab u ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁K umar ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁hip - h op ▁number ▁in ▁the ▁album ▁" C off ee ▁@ ▁M G ▁Road ▁- ▁Pal av att am " ▁( 2 0 0 8 ); ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁instant ▁hit ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁cult ▁following . ▁ ▁K umar ▁later ▁vent ured ▁into ▁direction , ▁direct ing ▁document aries ▁ ▁and ▁feature - length ▁dram as ▁that ▁were ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁critics . ▁His ▁latest ▁director ial ▁effort ▁is ▁Da iv ame ▁Ka ith oz ham ▁K . ▁K umar ak an am ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁K umar ▁lives ▁in ▁North ▁Par av ur - Er nak ul am ▁District ,