Personal details
- Birth Date: 1990-05-22
- Birth Location: Changaramkulam, Malappuram, Kerala, India
- Parents: Avaran
- Professions: Actor, Music Department, Cinematographer
Lukman Avaran—though most folks in the Malayalam film circuit just call him Lukman Lukku—has been hustling in the movie biz since 2011. Not exactly a household name everywhere, but in Kerala? Oh, you bet people know him. He grew up there, went through the usual grind at some private high school, then did the whole engineering degree thing at Royal College of Engineering and Technology. But honestly, his heart was already set on movies way before all that. His first real shot on screen was back in 2011 with Khondo Golpo 1971. Not some glitzy lead role or anything, but hey, everyone’s gotta start somewhere, right? Over the years, he’s popped up in a wild mix of movies. Stuff like Unda and Churuli kinda put him on the radar—those supporting roles, you know, where you’re not the main guy but you end up stealing a few scenes anyway. By the time Ajagajantharam came out in 2021, Lukman was front and center, carrying the whole thing. Dude’s filmography is long: Dayom Panthrandum, KL 10 Patthu, Hadiyya, Godha, French Viplavam, Sudani from Nigeria, Kakshi: Amminippilla, Virus, No Man’s Land, Operation Java, Anugraheethan Antony, Theerppu, Thallumaala, Naradan, Aaraattu…yeah, that’s a lot of movies. Saudi Vellakka even landed at IFFI in Goa, so clearly, he’s not just doing random side gigs anymore. Oh, and in case you thought he was just about acting, he messed around with cinematography too—did some work on an English film called From Freetown TL back in 2016. Guy’s got range, no question.
Lukman’s story? Wild. Right in the thick of the COVID-19 insanity, while everyone else was hoarding toilet paper and panic-scrolling the news, this guy was out there actually doing something. He hustled hard, scraping together whatever cash he could get his hands on—friends, family, probably even that old coffee tin under the sink. All that so he could pull together life-saving meds and food kits for people who seriously needed it. Not just tossing a few cans in a donation bin and calling it a day, but actually rolling up his sleeves and making deliveries himself. It wasn’t pretty; it was stressful, exhausting, and probably pretty risky too. But Lukman stuck with it because, honestly, someone had to. While the world kind of froze up, he just kept moving, making sure folks didn’t get left behind. That’s the kind of low-key hero stuff you don’t see in the headlines.
May 22, 1990
Konidela Ram Charan
Changaramkulam, Malappuram, Kerala, India
Avaran and Surekha
35 years old