A. C. Sainuddin (12 May 1952 – 4 November 1999), mononymously known as Zainuddin, was an Indian actor, assistant director and comedian, who worked in Malayalam cinema.
Zainuddin also excelled in his roles in Mimics Parade, Hitler, Kabooliwala, Lal Salaam, Kasargode Khaderbhai and Alanchery Thambrakkal.
Zainuddin was a member of a stage programme organised by Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) to raise funds for the families of deceased in the Kargil war of 1999, which happened to be his last stage programme.
Zainuddin was married to Laila in 1982 who was working as a Hindi teacher in Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, and they have two sons Zinsil and Zinil.
[5][6] Zinil Zainudeen marked his acting debut in the 2014 Malayalam movie To Let Ambadi Talkies along with Arjun Ashokan.