Shivajith

Shivajith
Born	Kannur, Kerala, India
Occupations	Actor dancer model
Years active	2016–present
Parents	Padmanabhan M. R. Madanavalli

Shivajith is an Indian actor from Kerala, who made his debut in the film Veeram in 2016, directed by Jayaraj.[1]

Biography

Shivajith was born to Padmanabhan Nambiar and M. R. Madanavalli in a small village called Thalavil, Kannur. He has a sister Shijina Padmanabhan.^[citation needed]

Shivajith started pursuing his passion for arts early in life and started learning Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and also to play Mridangam. He won the title of 'Kalaaprathibha' for two consecutive years 1998 and 1999 at the Kerala State Youth Festival (now called Kerala School Kalolsavam), breaking all the existing records. For the film Veeram (2016), he practiced Kalaripayattu[2] for two years and his skills as a Kalari artist is a major highlight of the movie where he portrayed the Aromal Chekavar.[3][4][5][6]

He became a popular actor after his character Amarnath in the movie Kalki with Tovino Thomas.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Languages	Notes
2016	Veeram	Aromal Chekavar	Malayalam, Hindi, English	Debut film [7][8]
2018	Ranam	Rajan Nambiar	Malayalam
2019	Kalki	Amarnath	Malayalam	[9][10][11] [12][13][14]
2020	Backpackers	Kattoor Jolly	Malayalam	[15]
2021	Kurup	Sabu	Malayalam	[16]
2022	Kumari	Thuppan Thamburan	Malayalam	[17]
2023	Rudhran	Sashi	Tamil	Tamil debut
2024	Once Upon a Time in Kochi	Vinod	Malayalam	[18]
	ARM	Kavumbayi Sudhakaran		[19]
2025	Pravinkoodu Shappu	Komban Babu	Malayalam	[20]
	The Volunteer	Unknown	Telugu

References

1. "Veeram movie review: rediscovering Chandu, the cheat". OnManorama. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
2. "ആരോമല്‍ ചേകവര്‍ റിട്ടേണ്‍സ്". mangalam.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
3. Anand, Shilpa Nair (22 February 2017). "On becoming Aromal Chekavar". The Hindu.
4. "Not shooting, but training for Veeram was the hardest". The New Indian Express. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
5. "Kunal Kapoor helped me immensely while shooting Veeram in Hindi: Shivajith Nambiar – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
6. James, Anu (24 February 2017). "Veeram 2017 movie review: Live updates on what audience says about Kunal Kapoor-starrer". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
7. മുരളി, ശ്യാം (11 February 2017). "ആരോമല്‍ ചേകവരാകാന്‍ ശിവജിത്ത് കാത്തിരുന്നത് 14 വര്‍ഷം". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
8. Shetty, Akshata (25 February 2017). "Veeram movie review: Jayaraj film starring Kunal Kapoor gets thumbs up from Twitterati!". India.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
9. "പോരിനൊരുങ്ങി കൽക്കിയിലെ നായകനും വില്ലനും ജിമ്മിൽ". News18 Malayalam. 27 July 2019.
10. "'കല്‍കി'ക്കായി ടോവിനോ ഒരുങ്ങുന്നത് ഇങ്ങനെ". mediaone7. 21 July 2019.
11. Mathews, Anna. "Build up to Kalki – Times of India". The Times of India.
12. "Baddie cool". Deccan Chronicle. 9 August 2019.
13. "Shivajith Padmanabhan in Kalki sends a shiver down your spine". The Times of India. 2 August 2019.
14. "Kalki fame Shivajith Padmanabhan Dances on Badai Bungalow". The Times of India. 9 August 2019.
15. "Jayaraj signs Kalidas Jayaram for 'Backpackers'". New Indianexpress. 9 September 2019.
16. "Kurup teaser out: Dulquer Salmaan brings to life the infamous conman with style and swag". Cinema Express. 26 March 2021.
17. "Shine Tom Chacko joins Aishwarya Lekshmi in Prithviraj Productions-backed 'Kumari'". 14 December 2021.
18. "Once Upon A Time In Kochi Trailer Unveils A Tale Of Love, Revenge And Mystery". News18. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
19. "Fire breaks out on the sets of Tovino's Ajayante Randam Moshanam". Cinema Express. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
20. "Pravinkoodu Shappu': First look posters of Basil Joseph". Cinema Express. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

• Shivajith at IMDb