Sal Yusuf

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Sal Yusuf
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Occupation
  • Actor
  • Stand-up comedian
Years active1995–present

Sal Yusuf is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian who works in Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi-language films.

Career[]

Sal Yusuf moved from London to Banglore, where he became a stand-up comedian and is also a part of the comedy group, The Improv.[1][2] He was one of the first stand-up comedians in Bangalore.[1] After appearing in several commercials, theatre productions, and playing supporting roles in several Malayalam films, Sal Yusuf made his Hindi film debut with Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) portraying one of the antagonists.[3] He made his Kannada lead debut with French Biriyani along with Danish Sait, who is also a part of The Improv.[4][5] In the film, he plays a French emigrant who comes to Bangalore.[4][6][7]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1995 Sorry About Last Night Arabian student English Uncredited
2012 Ustad Hotel Chef Malayalam voice role
2013 Kili Poyi Drug addict
2014 Iyobinte Pusthakam Harrison
2015 Dheepan Barbecue guest French Uncredited
2017 Take Off Tareek Malayalam
Comrade in America Karl Marx
Tiger Zinda Hai Al Amir Bagdawi Hindi
CandyFlip Cokeman English / Hindi
2020 India vs England John Kannada
Trance Foreign pastor Malayalam
French Biriyani Simon Kannada

Web series[]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2021 Sunflower Chairman of Sonu Singh's Company ZEE5

References[]

  1. ^ a b Revanna, Ananya (21 September 2015). "From darkness to light". Deccan Herald.
  2. ^ Prasad, A. Harini (10 August 2018). "Black Dog Easy Evenings' India tour brings Papa CJ, Danish Sait and Cyrus Sahukar to Hyderabad". Indian Express.
  3. ^ Bhatnagar, Rohit (21 January 2018). "Casting call from YRF felt like prank call to me, says TZH fame Sal Yusuf". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ^ a b Sara Anien, Tini (12 April 2019). "Danish Sait in Pannaga's next film, a comedy". Deccan Herald.
  5. ^ Agarwal, Stuti (1 March 2017). "Bengaluru comedy groups go global". The Times of India.
  6. ^ Ramachandran, Mythily (10 June 2020). "French Biryani trailer to be released on Thursday". Gulf News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ^ Ramachandran, Mythily (22 July 2020). "British actor Sal Yusuf gets a taste of 'French Biriyani' in India". Gulf News.

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