Sujith Shankar

Sujith Shanker in an Indian actor, known for his works in theater and Malayalam cinema. He trained under Kavalam Narayana Panicker at the Sopanam Institute of Performing Arts (1999-2002) and subsequently at the National School of Drama (2002-2005) in Delhi. Here, he worked with and studied under the likes of Anuradha Kapur, Abhilash Pillai, Khaled Tyabji, Robin Das, Kirti Jain, MK Raina, CR Jambe, Anamika Haksar and Adil Hussain.

Sujith Shanker
EducationNational School of Drama

HELEN, written and performed by Sujith Shanker and directed by Abhilash Pillai was performed at Tokyo and Seoul as part of Performing Women: 3 Reinterpretations from Greek Tragedy hosted by the Japan Foundation as part of a joint work with artists from India, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Japan, in 2007 and 2009[1]

Career

He was noticed in Rajeev Ravi's Malayalam film Njan Steve Lopez and is notable for his villainous roles in Malayalam cinema. He got his breakthrough with Dileesh Pothan's Maheshinte Prathikaaram. He also performed at the UNESCO International Theater Festival in Peru in 2010.

Personal life

Sujith is the grandson of E. M. S. Namboodiripad. His mother, Dr. MP Yamuna, was a gynecologist and his father EM Sreedharan was a chartered accountant and politician. His brother, Ameet Parameswaran, is Asst. Professor, Dept. of Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is married to Anju Mohandas, a filmmaker.[2][3]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2009 Laadli Laila (The Virgin Goat) Debut
2014 Njan Steve Lopez Hari
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Jimson Augustine
2017 Ezra Rabbi Markes
2017 C/O Saira Banu Sebastian
2017 Comrade In America Manoj
2017 Hadiyya
2017 Gold Coins
2018 Ankarajyathe Jimmanmar Benjamin Lukose
2018 Eeda Karipally Dineshan
2018 Aabhaasam Stranger
2018 Oru Kuprasidha Payyan SP Simon George
2019 Nerkonda Paarvai Gavaskar Tamil Debut
2019 Moothon Latheef Bilingual (Hindi, Malayalam)
2020 Maha Tamil
2020 Bagheera Tamil

References
  1. https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/culture/archive/information/0708/08_02.html
  2. Prakashj, Asha (15 August 2014). "Sujith Shankar doesn't want fame as EMS' grandson". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. Sidhardhanj, Sanjith (24 January 2017). "Sujith Shanker, Pratap Pothen join Ezra". Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


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