Shabareesh Varma

Shabareesh Varma
Born	Shabareesh Varma North Paravur, Kerala, India
Occupations	Lyricist singer actor
Years active	2010–present
Notable work	Premam Kannur Squad Turbo

Shabareesh Varma is an Indian lyricist, playback singer and actor who works in Malayalam films. ^[1]

Personal life

Varma was born to P. K Nandana Varma and Sulekha Varma in North Paravur, Ernakulam. After completing his graduation from MES College Marampally, Aluva, he studied at the SAE Institute, in Chennai and graduated with a degree in Audio Engineering and Music Production. He began his acting with two short films "Cling-Cling" and "Neram" (short film) in which he played the protagonist.

Career

He debuted as an actor, lyricist and playback singer in the 2013 film Neram directed by Alphonse Puthren. In 2015, he was an actor and lyricist in Puthren's second directorial, Premam . In 2023, he starred alongside Mammootty as a police officer in Kannur Squad . ^[2]

The song Pistah, which Shabareesh sang for Neram, was the promo song for the Indian Premier League. ^[3] In 2016, he sang the official theme song of the Manjappada which is the supporters group of the football team Kerala Blasters. ^[4] In 2020, he wrote one song for Yennum Yellow, an album released by Kerala Blasters as a tribute to their fans. He also performed the song 'Vaa Varika Vaa' written by Manu Manjith and Nikhil Thomas. ^[5]

Filmography

• All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.

As lyricist

Year	Song	Film	Singer(s)
2013	Pistah Sumakiraya (Additional Lyrics)	Neram	Shabareesh Varma
2015	Scene Contra	Premam	Shabareesh Varma
	Malare		Vijay Yesudas
	Ithu Puthan Kaalam		Shabareesh Varma
	Pathivayi Njan		Shabareesh Varma
	Kaalam Kettu poyi		Shabareesh Varma
	Kalippu		Murali Gopy, Shabareesh Varma
	Aluva Puzhayude		Vineeth Sreenivasan
	Selfie	Double Barrel	Shabareesh Varma, K S Krishnan, Prashant Pillai
	Athala Pithala		Arun Kamath, Shabareesh Varma, Rahul R Govinda, Gagan Baderiya
	Kadala Varuthu		Shabareesh Varma
	Arikil Ninnarikil	Rock Star	P. Jayachandran
	Puthiya Puthiya		Siddharth Menon, Arun Kamath, Preeti Pillai, Prashant Pillai
2016	Anuraga Karikinvellam	Anuraga Karikkin Vellam	Peethambaran Menon, Govind Menon
	Poyimaranjo		Preeti Pillai, Arun Kamath
	Neeyoo Njano		Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Niranj, Shabareesh Varma, Sreerag Saji
2017	Madhumatiye	Sakhavu	Shreekumar Vakkiyil, Preeti Pillai
2018	Get Out House	Naam	Shabareesh Varma
	Tanka Takkara		Shabareesh Varma, Niranj Suresh, Sooraj Santhosh, Suchith
	Adichu Polichu		Shabareesh Varma, Niranj Suresh, Sooraj Santhosh, Suchith
	Thudikottunne		Niranj Suresh
	Alakalay Uyarum		Haricharan Seshadri
	Azhakiyane		Vijay Yesudas, Haricharan Seshadri
	Neeye Neeye	Mandharam	Neha Venugopal, Niranj Suresh
	Karineela Kanna Kanna	Ladoo	Rajesh Murugesan and Shabareesh Varma
2019	Vanil Chandrika	Luca	Arvind Venugopal, Zia Ul Haq
2022	Kumkumamaake	Brahmāstra (Malayalam dubbed version)	Hesham Abdul Wahab
	Piri Ilaki Aadi		Benny Dayal
	Deva Deva		Hesham Abdul Wahab, Arya Dhayal
	Alare	Member Rameshan 9am ward	Nithya Mammen, Ayraan
	Lokam		Vineeth Sreenivasan
	Thaaram		Arjun Ashokan
	Punch Triple punch	Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey	Shabareesh Varma, Ankit Menon
	Jhalak Rani		Zia Ul Haq
	Karalo Veruthe	Oh Meri Laila	Sid Sriram
	Thiramaalayaay		Ankit Menon

As actor

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Neram	John	Bilingual film
2015	Premam	Shambu
2018	Naam	Harris Mohammed
	Ladoo	SK
	Thobama	Vijay
2019	Thanneer Mathan Dinangal	Siju
2020	Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi	Balu
2021	Vasanthi	Chandhu
	Bheemante Vazhi	Vivek Guddalli Tachisthu
2022	Member Rameshan 9 am Ward	Subbu
	Upachara Purvam Gunda Jayan	Reji
	Anthakashri	Ananthan
	Pathrosinte Padappukal	Sharath Panicker
	Kochaal	Shijo Mathew
	Trojan	Anand
	Gold	CPO Gireesh
	Oh Meri Laila	Yohannan
2023	Vellari Pattanam	Baburaj	[6]
	Sulaikha Manzil	Ramzan	[7]
	Kannur Squad	Muhammed Shafi	[2]
2024	Turbo	Jerry
2025	Pravinkoodu Shappu	Thotta Biju	[8]

As playback singer

Year	Song	Film	Singer
2013	Thaka Thaka	Neram	Shabareesh Varma
	Pistah		Shabareesh Varma
2015	Scene Contra	Premam	Shabareesh Varma
	Ithu Puthan Kaalam		Shabareesh Varma
	Pathivayi Njan		Shabareesh Varma, Rajesh Murugesan
	Kaalam Kettu Poyi		Shabareesh Varma
	Kalippu		Murali Gopy, Shabareesh Varma
	Selfie	Double Barrel	Shabareesh Varma, K S Krishnan, Prashant Pillai
	Athala Pithala		Arun Kamath, Shabareesh Varma, Rahul R Govinda, Gagan Baderiya
	Kadala Varuthu		Shabareesh Varma
2018	Get out House	Naam	Shabareesh Varma
	Ellarum Onnani		Shabareesh Varma, Niranj Suresh, Sooraj Santhosh, Suchith
	Adichu Polichu		Shabareesh Varma, Niranj Suresh, Sooraj Santhosh, Suchith
	Dhiname Dhinanme	Sketch	Vineeth Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Shabareesh Varma
	Karineela Kanna Kanna	Ladoo	Rajesh Murugesan and Shabareesh Varma
2022	Raman thedum	Oh Meri Laila	Shabareesh Varma
	Punch Triple punch	Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey	Shabareesh Varma, Ankit Menon
	Gunda Gunda Gunda jayan	Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan	Shabareesh Varma
2024	Tharavadi Atrocity (Promo Song)	Bharathanatyam	Aju Varghese, Shabareesh Varma

References

1. "Premam(film)'".
2. "Mammootty's 'Kannur Squad' censored with a U/A; the film to release on September 28". The Times of India. 21 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
3. "The Pistah song is a tribute to Jagathy Sreekumar'".
4. Joseph, Maria (12 October 2016). "Yellow fever song a big hit". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
5. "ആരാധകര്‍ക്കായി സംഗീത ആല്‍ബം പുറത്തിറക്കുന്ന ആദ്യ ക്ലബ്ബായി കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് എഫ്‌സി". SPORTS MALAYALAM (in Malayalam). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
6. "Soubin Shahir-Manju Warrier starrer Vellaripattanam gets a release date". Cinema Express . 13 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
7. "Sulaikha Manzil makers release new song". Cinema Express . 11 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
8. Santhosh, Vivek (12 January 2025). "Audio launch of Basil Joseph and Soubin Shahir's Pravinkoodu Shappu to take place on this date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

External links

• Shabareesh Varma at IMDb