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{{Infobox person
| name               = Harish Uthaman
| image              = Harish-uthaman-still-3.jpg
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|04|05}} 
| birth_place        = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality        = [[India]]n
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| occupation         = [[Film actor]]
| years_active        = 2010 – present
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| spouse             = {{marriage|Amrita Kalyanpur|2018}}
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}}

'''Harish Uthaman''' (born 5 April 1982) is an Indian [[film actor]] who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. He made his début portraying the lead role in ''[[Tha (film)|Tha]]'' (2010), before playing villains in ''[[Gouravam (2013 film)|Gouravam]]'', ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'', ''[[Meagamann]]'', ''[[Power (2014 Telugu film)|Power]]'' and ''[[Srimanthudu]]''. He has acted in short films like Aazh Kadal, Kalaivu, etc. as the Hero and a musical album by Tarang called 'Undone'. His noteworthy performances are cop roles in movies like Thani Oruvan and Dora.

== Personal life ==
Harish is from a [[Malayali|Malayali family]]. He [https://www.instagram.com/p/BndhJNuhXMG/ married] Mumbai-based celebrity Makeup Artist Amrita Kalyanpur. Their [https://www.instagram.com/p/BnYIs2BFlT-/ wedding] took place on 6 September 2018 at [[Guruvayur Temple]], Kerala in an intimate traditional ceremony in the presence of friends and family.<ref name="indiaglitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/51129.html|title=Samuthirakani's assistant in demand - Tamil Movie News|publisher=indiaglitz.com|access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref>

==Career==
Harish's first job was as a part of the cabin crew, working with [[Paramount Airways]] for three years and later with [[British Airways]] for three further years. He also briefly worked in a commercials company in Chennai before Suriya Prabhakaran, offered him the lead role in a film.<ref name="behindwoods">{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/harish-of-pandianadu-aka-pandiya-nadu-fame-in-conversation.html|title=Harish of Pandianadu (aka) Pandiya Nadu fame in conversation|publisher=behindwoods.com|access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref> Harish thus made his acting début with the low budget 2010 romantic Tamil film ''[[Tha (film)|Tha]]'', which opened to above average reviews.
To prepare for his first role he grew his beard for five&nbsp;months, and did work to darken his skin by applying oil and sitting in the sunshine as per the role's demands. The film had a limited release and went unnoticed at the box office, and his performance was described as "apt" by critics.<ref name="behindwoods2">{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/tha-movie-review.html|title=THA MOVIE REVIEW - TAMIL MOVIE THA MOVIE REVIEW|publisher=behindwoods.com|access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref><ref name="kollyinsider">{{cite web|url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2010/12/thaa-tha-tamil-movie-review.html|title=Thaa / Tha -  Tamil Movie Review &#124; Tamil Cinema News - KollyInsider|publisher=kollyinsider.com|access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref> The film was later screened at the Tamil Film Festival in Norway, where Harish met [[Radha Mohan]] for the first time. Harish won the Best Newcomer Award at the festival. Subsequently Radha Mohan cast Harish in a negative role in his bilingual film ''[[Gouravam (2013 film)|Gouravam]]''.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/playing-his-cards-right/article4491502.ece|title=Playing his cards right - The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref>

He was recommended to the director [[Suseenthiran]] for a role in ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' by Suriya Prabhakaran, his first director, and went on to gain critical acclaim for his performance in a villainous role. Today he does a lot of character and cop roles with all leading stars of south Indian industry. In the movie 'Nenjil Thunivirundhaal' he transformed his looks to suit the character. His latest movie ''[[Naandhi]]'' got huge response and his negative role got compliments like "We really Hate You" .<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Harish-loves-to-get-bashed-up/2013/11/07/article1876026.ece|title=Harish loves to get bashed up! - The New Indian Express|publisher=newindianexpress.com|access-date=2014-02-02}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Tha (film)|Tha]]'' || Suriya || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Credited as Sri Hari<br /> [[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards#Best Newcomer|Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Newcomer]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2013 || ''[[Gouravam (2013 film)|Gouravam]]'' || Saravanan / <br>Jagapathi || Tamil <br> Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Mumbai Police (film)|Mumbai Police]]'' || Roy || [[Malayalam  language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' || Bharani || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014 || ''[[Meagamann]]'' || Guru || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Power (2014 Telugu film)|Power]]'' || Kishore Vardhan / Chotu || [[Telugu Language|Telugu]] || 
|-
| ''[[Pisasu]]'' || Angry husband || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |2015 || ''[[Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka]]'' || Guna || Tamil || 
|-
| ''[[Jil (film)|Jil]]'' || [[Assistant commissioner|ACP]] A. Parasuram || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Pandaga Chesko]]'' || || Telugu || 
|-
| ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' || Radha || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'' || Suraj [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Paayum Puli (2015 film)|Paayum Puli]]'' ||Albert || Tamil||
|-
| rowspan="7" |2016 || ''[[Express Raja]]'' ||Keshav Reddy || Telugu || 
|-
| ''[[Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha]]'' || Sunny || Telugu || 
|-
| ''[[Vil Ambu]]'' || Siva || Tamil || 
|-
|''[[Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka|Malupu]]'' || Guna || Telugu || 
|-
| ''[[Thodari]]'' || Nandakumar || Tamil || 
|-
| ''[[Rekka (film)|Rekka]]'' || David || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Maaveeran Kittu]]'' || Selvaraj || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="9" |2017 || ''[[Bairavaa]]''|| Prabha || Tamil || 
|-
| ''[[Dora (2016 film)|Dora]]'' || Police Officer || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Mister (film)|Mister]]'' || Meera's brother || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Duvvada Jagannadham]]'' || Sultan Basha || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Jai Lava Kusa]]'' || Jai's henchman || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Rubaai (film)|Rubaai]]'' || Mani Sharma || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Nenjil Thunivirundhal]]''  || Durai Pandi || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[C/o Surya]]'' || Sambasivudu || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Mayanadhi]]'' || Harish || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Kavacham (2018 film)|Kavacham]]'' || Sarath Chandra [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India]]'' || PC's brother || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|2019 ||''[[Vinaya Vidheya Rama]]'' ||  Ballem Balaram   || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel]]''|| Ronald || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Natpe Thunai]]''|| Shanmugham || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rustum (2019 film)|Rustum]]''|| Arjun Prasad || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || Debut in Kannada
|-
|''[[Kalki (2019 Malayalam film)|Kalki]]''|| Ummar || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' || Adaikalam || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || ''[[Aswathama (film)|Aswathama]]'' || Kishore || Telugu ||  
|-
|''[[V (2020 film)|V]]'' || Ranjith || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2021 ||''[[Eeswaran]]'' || S. I. Sabarinathan || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Naandhi]]''
| Kishore
| Telugu
|
|-
| style="background: #ffc;" | ''[[Pushpa]]'' {{dagger}}
| {{TBA}}
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Filming 
|}
=== Web Series ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year 
!Web Series Title
!Role
!Language
|-
|2020
|''[[Topless (Web Series)|Topless]]''
|Top
|Tamil
|}
=== Television Serials ===
2008-2009 [[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]] - Madhubalakrishnan "Madhu" - Musician (Menaka's Lover) - Tamil

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm6649988}}
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