Padmaraj Ratheesh is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of the late popular Malayalam actor, Ratheesh. His sister Parvathy Ratheesh is also an actress.^[1]

He made his cinematic debut with Deepu Karunakaran's Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role.^[2] Then he starred in G. Marthandan's directorial Acha Dhin.^[3]

Personal life

Padmaraj was born to actor Ratheesh and Diana. He has an elder sister Parvathy, younger sister Padma and a younger brother Pranav. Padmaraj graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management degree^[4] and was working as a floor manager in a retail company at Coimbatore for a couple of years before he quit to look after his ailing mother. His elder sister Parvathy has also stepped into the film industry and acted as the lead heroine opposite Kunchacko Boban in director Sugeeth's movie Madhura Naranga.^[5]

Film career

Padmaraj made his debut with the Malayalam film Fireman (2015) in which he played a negative role opposite Mammootty. His second film is director G. Marthandan's Acha Dhin and the second time with Mammootty.^[6] He got a golden opportunity of starring with Mammootty, Mohanlal , Madhu, Biju Menon, Nivin Pauly, Sunny Wayne , Unni Mukundan and Manju Warrier within his first 10 films.

Filmography