In 2010, he began co-producing films for the production house [[August Cinema]], starting with the historical film ''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]'' which he also starred in. In 2011, he co-produced and starred in the social drama ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'', for which he received the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]].<ref name="Producer Prithviraj">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prithviraj-turns-producer-with-urumi-news-malayalam-kkfqkfjeggcsi.html|title=Prithviraj turns producer with Urumi|date=17 July 2010|access-date=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803122307/http://www.sify.com/movies/prithviraj-turns-producer-with-urumi-news-malayalam-kkfqkfjeggcsi.html|archive-date=3 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, he won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain]] for his performance in ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014 film)|Kaaviya Thalaivan]]''. His 2015 period film ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]'' and 2017 horror-thriller ''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]'' are both amongst the top ten [[List of highest-grossing Malayalam films|highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time]]. He ended his partnership with August Cinema in 2017 and launched an independent production house, [[Prithviraj Productions]], debuting with the 2019 science fiction film ''[[9 (2019 film)|9]]''. Prithviraj made his directorial debut in 2019 with ''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]'' which became the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Malayalam|highest-grossing Malayalam film]] ever.<ref name=L />
== Early life and background ==
Prithviraj Sukumaran was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to actors [[Sukumaran]] and [[Mallika Sukumaran]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hope I make you proud: Prithviraj on father Sukumaran's death anniversary|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/06/16/prithviraj-on-father-sukumaran-death-anniversary-post.html|access-date=2021-01-26|website=OnManorama}}</ref> His family was settled in Tamil Nadu at the time, where he attended Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School in T. Nagar, Chennai, and [[St. Joseph's Boys School]], [[Coonoor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=പ്രിത്വിക്കു നൊന്ത്തൽ ഇന്ദ്രന് വേദനിക്കും:Interview with Mallika Sukumaran|url=https://www.facebook.com/nanaweekly/photos/pb.299431426750557.-2207520000.1445046810./1213588225334868/?type=3&theater|publisher=nanaonline.in|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117124316/https://www.facebook.com/nanaweekly/photos/pb.299431426750557.-2207520000.1445046810./1213588225334868/?type=3&theater|archive-date=17 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> When the family moved to Kerala, he attended the NSS Public School, Perunthanni.<ref>{{cite web|title=പൃഥ്വിയ്ക്ക് എന്തെങ്കിലും വിഷമമുണ്ടായാല് ഇന്ദ്രനാണ് ദുഃഖം :Interview with Mallika Sukumaran|url=http://malayalam.filmibeat.com/interviews/malika-sukumaran-about-indrajith-prithviraj-025468.html|publisher=malayalam.oneindia.com|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017084051/http://malayalam.filmibeat.com/interviews/malika-sukumaran-about-indrajith-prithviraj-025468.html|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He then moved to [[St. Mary's Residential Central School]], [[Poojappura]] where he acted in plays and skits for the school's Annual Day Celebrations. He completed his education at [[Sainik School, Kazhakootam]] and [[Bhavan's Senior Secondary School, Kodunganoor]]. He also participated and won several debates and elocution competitions while in school.<ref name="Road to stardom" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Studying-at-Sainik-School-helped-me-handle-firearms-Prithviraj/articleshow/37331855.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720174945/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Studying-at-Sainik-School-helped-me-handle-firearms-Prithviraj/articleshow/37331855.cms |archive-date=20 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prithviraj won the title of "Mr LA Fest" in the Annual Inter-School arts festival hosted by [[Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram]] in successive years and is the only person to date to win that title twice.<ref>[http://ashok.loyolites.com/files/lafest10souvenir.pdf 10 years of LA Fest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713234921/http://ashok.loyolites.com/files/lafest10souvenir.pdf |date=13 July 2011 }}. ashok.loyolites.com</ref>
After school, he studied for a [[bachelor's degree]] in Information Technology at the [[University of Tasmania]] in [[Australia]]. During this time, he auditioned for film director Ranjith and won the lead role in the film ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]''.<ref name="Road to stardom">{{cite news|url = http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/05/10/stories/2004051002190100.htm|title = On the road to stardom|newspaper = The Hindu|author = RK Roshini|date = 10 April 2004|access-date = 25 November 2008|location = Chennai, India|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101015103119/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/05/10/stories/2004051002190100.htm|archive-date = 15 October 2010|url-status = live}}</ref> It was film director [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]] who introduced him to Ranjith.<ref name="Road to stardom" /> His elder brother [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] and sister-in-law [[Poornima Indrajith]] are also film actors.
