Sabumon Abdusamad – Malayali celebrity host & actor and winner of the first season of ‘Bigg Boss Malayalam’

Sabumon Abdusamad, nicknamed ‘Tharikida Sabu’ is a Malayalam film actor and TV anchor. He is best known for comic roles on small screen, and as a TV anchor, some of his popular shows, Tharikida, Take It Easy, Attahasam etc were instant hits. He shot to instant fame after winning the first season of Bigg Boss Malayalam, hosted by Mohanlal and aired on Asianet in 2018. He beat Pearle Maaney in the final round to become the winner of most popular celebrity show on Malayalam television. He was seen in Double Barrel, Punyalan Aggarbattis, Jallikettu, Darvinte Parinamam, Thrissur Pooram, Adi Kapyare Kottamani, Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya etc in brief roles. He played Kuttamani, a local goon in 2020 release, Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

Popularly known as Tharikida Sabumon or simply Tharikida Sabu

Sabumon Abdusamad was born in Kayamkulam, Alappuzha in year 1979. During his academic years he was fully engaged in cultural activities, and has been chosen as Kalaprathibha. Skit, mimicry, plays, mono act etc were his favourites. He joined television industry in year 2000 through the prank show, Tharikida, which gained him immense popularity. The show was modelled on MTV’s popular Bakra show. He became a frequent guest in many TV shows, which added to his popularity. Rajasenan’s Nakshatra Kannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari in 2002 was his first break to films. Though he has played supporting roles on big screen in more than a dozen of films, he gained popularity as a TV host and as the winner of Bigg Boss 1.

His Facebook posts invited him controversies multiple times

Though he is a popular actor and anchor best known for his humour, very often his FB posts and comments have brought him into troubles. Soon after winning Bigg Boss, he was accused by an RSS female worker for posting abusive messages about her through his Facebook account before taking in the show. In 2015 too, he also got into a similar controversy for posting a comment about Mohanlal in FB. In 2016 he abused actor Kalabhavan Mani’s brother through an FB comment and he even mentioned Mani’s wife in a comment.

Sabumon Abdusamad – Some interesting and less-known facts

1. Before entering films he has worked in an airlines company in Dubai in the sales and operation department. 

2. He owns a film production company, SAB Productions. He produced ‘Just Fun Chumma’, a sitcom on Amrita TV after a brief hiatus on television.

3. He quit the show, Take It Easy as an anchor following a controversy.

4. After the show ‘Tharikida’ became an instant hit in the early 2000s, he came to be known as Tharikida Sabu.

5. He was an SFI activist during his college days, and was also known for rash driving earlier. After entering Bigg Boss show, his attitude has changed a lot – the actor certifies.