Sujith Shanker is an Indian actor, known for his works in theater and

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. 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

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. Here, he worked with and studied under the likes of Anuradha Kapur, Abhilash Pillai, Khaled Tyabji, Robin Das, Kirti Jain, M. K. Raina, C. R. Jambe, Anamika Haksar and

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. ''HELEN'', written and performed by Sujith Shanker and directed by Abhilash Pillai was performed at

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and

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as part of ''Performing Women: 3 Reinterpretations from Greek Tragedy'' hosted by the Japan Foundation as part of a joint work with artists from

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, and Japan, in 2007 and 2009

Career

He was noticed in Rajeev Ravi's Malayalam film ''

Njan Steve Lopez ''Njan Steve Lopez'' (''English: I am Steve Lopez)'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language mystery crime film, directed by Rajeev Ravi. The production is also supported by Jar Pictures, M.R Filmworks and Media Mill. The film is set in Thiruvananth ...

'' 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

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International Theater Festival in

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in 2010.

Personal life

Sujith is the grandson of

E. M. S. Namboodiripad Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad (13 June 1909 – 19 March 1998), popularly known as EMS, was an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957–1959 and then again in 1967–1969. A ...

. His mother, Dr. M. P. Yamuna, was a gynecologist and his father E. M. Sreedharan was a chartered accountant and politician. His brother, Ameet Parameswaran, is Asst. Professor, Dept. of Arts and Aesthetics at

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

. He is married to Anju Mohandas, a filmmaker.

Filmography

*All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted.

References

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