Roshan Shanavas

Roshan Shanavas
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2024–present

Roshan Shanavas is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He is known for his comedic roles in Aavesham, Painkili and Nellikkampoyil Night Riders .

Career

In 2024, he started his film career in Malayalam film industry in the main cast of Aavesham ^{[1] [2]} ; his performance was noted for its comedic dimension. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2025 he had roles in two Malayalam films: Painkilll ^{[5] [6] [7]} and Nellikkampoyil Night Riders. ^[8] His performance in the first was described as ”effortlessly eliciting humour through subtle glances, body language and dialogue delivery”, ^[9] while a review of the latter in the New Indian Express stated: ”Sarath Sabha as Rajesh and Roshan Shanavas as Kannan are the ones who bring the film to life. Their comic timing rescues several stretches”. ^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024	Aavesham	Shanthakumar "Shanthan"	Debut film	[11]
2025	Painkili	Paachan		[6]
	Nellikkampoyil Night Riders	Kannan		[8]

References

1. FilmyFocus. "Roshan Shahnavaz : Biography, Age, Movies, Family, Photos, Latest News". Filmy Focus. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
2. "അതുവരെ ചിരിച്ചു കളിച്ചിരുന്ന ഫഹദിക്കയല്ലായിരുന്നു ആക്ഷന്‍ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോള്‍, മിഥുന്‍ ആകെ പേടിച്ചുപോയി- റോഷന്‍ ഷാനവാസ് | DoolNews". www.doolnews.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
3. Bharadwaj, Aswin (2024-04-11). "Aavesham Review | Fahadh Faasil Is Having a Ball in This Entertaining Yet Bloated Gangster Comedy". Lensmen Reviews. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
4. Zaveri, Rhythm (2024-04-23). "Film Review: Aavesham (2024) by Jithu Madhavan". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
5. "'Painkili' Movie Review: A Wildly Original, Mildly Frustrating Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter India. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
6. "Painkili review: Laughs aplenty in this over-the-top but inconsistent comedy". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
7. "Painkili: 'Haydole The Eccentric' Teaser Video Takes You Through The Film's 'Crazy' Cast". Times Now. 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
8. Praveen, S. R. (2025-10-24). "'Nellikkampoyil Night Riders' movie review: A horror comedy that's neither funny nor scary". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2026-01-22.
9. "Painkili movie review: Sajin Gopu, Anaswara Rajan-starrer is a disastrous caricature comedy". The Indian Express. 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
10. Santhosh, Vivek (2025-10-26). "Nellikkampoyil Night Riders Movie Review: A panic tale without a pulse". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
11. "അത് ഈ പടത്തില്‍ വേണ്ടെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു; ജിത്തു ചേട്ടനോട് എന്ത് പറയുമ്പോഴും രണ്ട് തവണ ആലോചിക്കണം- ആവേശത്തിലെ ശാന്തന്‍ | DoolNews". www.doolnews.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.