Shiju

Shiju is an Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema and Television.^[1] He has acted in Telugu movies with the stage name Devi shiju. He has acted more than 50 films.

Career

A talented actor, Shijoo AR has an extraordinary career that has spanned 14 years from tollywood to molly wood and on to an international movie. He was born on 4th of Aug in the year 1974 in Kerala, India. In 1996 was his debut and first success in a Tamil movie named Mahaprabhu directed by A.Venkitesh. His excellent performance as a villain in this movie gave him a major break in his career. He further worked in a Telugu movie named Devi directed by Kodirama Krishna which was a super hit. He then worked in various hit movies like Manasantha Nuve, Nuvu Nakku Natchavu, Simharasi and Ammayikosam. Moving on to Mollywood he worked in Ishttamanu Nooruvattam, Kalachakram, Sidhartha, Vachalam, etc. There was a remarkable change in his career when he worked for an international film named In the Name of Buddha directed by Rajesh Touchriver.

Shijoo has a long and varied career awaiting him. He took a break in 2004. He made a coming back with Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath in 2013. His upcoming Malayalam movies are sound thoma, Polytechnic, Dolphin Bar, Cousins and Sai baba: a Telugu movie.

Personal life

Shiju is born as youngest son to Rasheed and Ayisha in Kollam, Kerala. He has two elder siblings, an elder brother, Shibu and an elder sister, Sheersha. He had his education from St. Albert's school, Ernakulam and S.S.M Polytechnic College, Tirur.

He is married to Preethi Prem, who was an airhostess for Kuwait Airways and a Bharatnatyam classical dancer. The couple have a daughter, Muskaan Shiju. He currently resides at Edapally, Kochi with family.^[2]

Partial filmography

Malayalam

• PaaVa [2016]
• Jamna Pyari (2015)
• Cousins (2014)
• Kuruthamkettavan (2014)
• Avatharam (2014).... Bai Jabbar
• Dolphins (2014)
• Ring Master (2014).... Kishor Kumar
• Polytechnic (2014)
• Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal (2013).... Alex's friend
• Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013).... Chakka Vijayan
• Nadodimannan (2013)
• Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath (2013).... Sunnichan
• Vishudhan (2013).... Monichan
• Sound Thoma (2013).... Plapparambil Joykutty
• Kaaryasthan (2010).... Himself
• Kaalachakram (2002)
• Dosth (2001).... Shankar
• Mazhameghapraavukal (2001)
• Siddhaartha (1998)
• Anuragakottaram (1998)
• Vaachalam (1997)
• King Soloman (1996)
• Kanjirappally Kariachan (1996) ...College student
• Yuvathurki (1996)
• Ishtamaanu Nooru Vattam (1996)
• Man of the Match (1996)
• Mazhavilkoodaram (1995)

Telugu

• Devi (1999)
• Ayodhya
• Shatru
• Simharasi (2001)
• Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001)
• Chiranjeevulu (2001)
• Adrustam (2002)
• Siva Rama Raju (2002)
• Trinetram (2002)
• Manasantha Nuvve (2002)
• Amayikosam (2002)
• Alex
• Sambhavi IPS (2002)
• Supreme (2016)
• Sathamanam Bhavati (2017)

Tamil

• Nilavil kalamgamille (2002)
• Mahaprabhu (1996)
• Iranyan (2000)

English

• In the Name of Buddha (2002)
• True Identity (2002)

Television serials (partial)

References

External links

• Shiju on IMDb
• Shiju at MSI
• http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/shiju.html
• http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Shiju.-6423-UpcomingMovies
• http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=6932