He was active in the Malayalam cinema from the early sixties until the late nineties.

[1] He was born to T. Mohamed Koya and Beevi on 11 October 1930 in Kozhikode.

[2] In 1967, he did his first character role in the film Udhyogastha directed by P. Venu.

[4] K. P. Ummer was the first actor in Kerala to turn down a state government award.

The K. P. Ummer Anusmarana Samithi created an award instituted in his memory for the people who contribute to Malayalam movies.