Salim Ghouse

Salim Ahmad Ghouse is a film, television and theater actor, theater director and martial artist. He has acted in several Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam.

Early life

Salim Ghouse was born in Chennai. He studied at the Christchurch School and the Presidency College in Chennai. He is also a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Career

Salim Ghouse became popular with TV series, Subah.

He is also known for playing Rama, Krishna, Tipu Sultan in Shyam Benegal's TV Series Bharat Ek Khoj

In 1990, he made portrayed the villain in the classic Malayalam film, Thazhvaram, directed by Bharathan as the rival to Mohan Lal. He starred alongside Madhuri Dixit and Shahrukh Khan in the 1997 film, Koyla, 1989 Kamal Haasan film, Vetri Vizha, 1993 Mani Ratnam film, Thiruda Thiruda and 2009 film Vettaikaran.