Stephy Zaviour is an Indian

costume designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costum ...

working predominantly in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

Early life

Stephy was born to Late Zaviour Karivelil and Gracy Karivelil and brought up in

Wayanad Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with its administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. She did her schooling at St.Joseph Higher Secondary School,

Kallody Kallody is a village in the Edavaka Gram panchayat, Grama panchayath of the Wayanad district, Kerala, India. It forms part of the Mananthavady Taluk. The Hill Highway (Kerala) SH-59 passes through this village town. Kallody is home to the St. G ...

, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from K.L.E. Society's S. Nijalingappa College,

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Career

She started her career as costumer designer in the industry when she was just 23. She completed over 65 films by the year 2021, including

Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi ''Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language Fantasy film, fantasy-adventure film, adventure written and directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. It features an ensemble cast, including Kunchacko Boban, Bharath (actor), Bhara ...

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and

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. In 2016, Stephy worked on more than 96 films and 300 ad films. Stephy won her first Kerala State Award for Costume Designer for her work in the movie

. She made her directorial debut through the film '' Madhura Manohara Moham''.

Filmography

As costume designer

As director

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaviour, Stephy Living people 1992 births Costume designers of Malayalam cinema Kerala State Film Award winners Indian costume designers 21st-century Indian designers 21st-century Indian women artists Women costume designers