Shabareesh Varma is an Indian

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and

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working in

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and

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films. Shabareesh made his debut in the

Alphonse Putharen Alphonse Puthren is an Indian film director, producer, actor, editor, writer, and ad film maker. He works mainly in the Malayalam Cinema. He made his directional debut with the critically acclaimed Malayalam - Tamil bilingual suspense-thrille ...

's acclaimed 2013 film ''

Neram ''Neram'' () is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed, and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. Simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages, the film is an extended version of the short film of th ...

'' where he rose to fame with his lyrics for the song ''Pistah'' in ''

'', which was also used as the promo song for the 2016 Indian Premier League.

Early life

Shabareesh Varma was born to P.K Nandan Varma and Sulekha Varma in

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. He studied in

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Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

and graduated in

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and Music Production. After completing the graduation course From MES College Marampally, Aluva, he worked in the films '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa,

Ye Maaya Chesave ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha in her debut. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner I ...

Nadunisi Naaygal ''Nadunisi Naaygal'' () is a 2011 Tamil-language experimental psychological thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon that stars Veera, Sameera Reddy and Deva, 4 Rottweiler dogs, with Swapna Abraham and Ashwin (in his debu ...

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Soodhu Kavvum ''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. ...

, Pizza II: Villa,'' and '' Jigarthanda''. He started his acting stint with a short film "Cling-Cling" followed by "Neram (short film)" in which he was the protagonist pitched up against Vijay Sethupathi (as Vatti Raja).

Film career

His first film was the Tamil version of ''

'' directed by

. In 2015, he was a part of the Malayalam movie ''

Premam ''Premam'' (transl. Love) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romance film written and directed by Alphonse Puthren. Produced by Anwar Rasheed, it features Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the prominent roles. The plot follows Geo ...

'' as a lyricist, singer and actor. He wrote the lyrics for 7 songs, sung 5 of them and played the character 'Shambu' in the film.

Outside film industry

In 2016, he sung the official theme song of the

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, which is the supporters group of

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. In 2020, he wrote one song for

Yennum Yellow ''Yennum Yellow'' (English: ''Always Yellow'') is an EP produced by Kerala Blasters as a tribute to its fans. It is the first ever musical album released by an Indian Super League club as a dedication to their fans. The album was released on 19 ...

, which is an album released by Kerala Blasters as a tribute to their fans. He also performed one song called 'Vaa Varika Vaa' which is written by Manu Manjith and Nikhil Thomas.

Filmography

*''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.''

As Lyricist

As an Actor

As a Singer

Outside film industry

In 2016, he sung the official theme song of the

, which is the supporters group of

. In 2020, he wrote one song for

, which is an album released by Kerala Blasters as a tribute to their fans. He also performed one song called 'Vaa Varika Vaa' which is written by Manu Manjith and Nikhil Thomas.

Awards and nominations

Vayalar Samskarika Vedhi Film Award 2016– Best Debut Actor (Male)- Shambhu from Premam SIIMA 2015 – Best Lyricist for 'Malare' from 'Premam' IIFA Utsavam Awards 2015 – Best Lyricist for 'Malare' from 'Premam' Vanitha Film Awards 2015 – Best Newcomer for the role 'Shambhu' from 'Premam' Asianet Comedy Awards 2015 – Best Comical Song for 'Scene Contra' from 'Premam'

References

External links

* * * http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/shabareesh-varma * http://spicyonion.com/singer/shabareesh-varma * http://www.hungama.com/artists/shabareesh-varma/779454 * http://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=lyricist&artist=Shabareesh%20Varma {{DEFAULTSORT:Varma, Shabareesh Male actors from Kochi Indian male film actors Living people 21st-century Indian male actors 1985 births Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Malayalam playback singers Indian male playback singers Malayalam-language lyricists Singers from Kochi Screenwriters from Kochi