Shah Ra

Shah Ra
Born	(1986-11-04) 4 November 1986 (age 38) Pattukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Sha Ra, Shiva Shah Ra
Occupation(s)	Actor, YouTuber
Years active	2017-present
Spouse	Selvi Shah ​ (m. 2014)​

Shah Ra is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil films.

Early life and career

Shah Ra did his schooling at Laurel High Secondary School, Pattukkottai. He completed his graduation with B. Sc., in Visual Communication from SRM Institute of Science and Technology. He worked as a Radio personality in Hello FM 106.4. He came to limelight after he started the YouTube Channels Temple Monkeys and Friday Facts. ^[1] a Tamil-language YouTube channel, along with Vijay Varadharaj. ^{[2] [3] [4]} He made his acting debut on the big screen with the film Maanagaram (2017). He is known for acting in Meesaya Murukku (2017) and Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018). ^[5]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role(s)	Notes
2017	Maanagaram	Kidnapping Gang Member
	Meesaya Murukku	M. Balaji M. Tech (Bijili)
2018	Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu	Vasu
2019	Natpe Thunai	Sridhar
	Comali	Dr. D. Thiyagesh
	Super Duper	Mama / Vikram	Dual role
	Action	Maya Kannan
2021	Naan Sirithal	Nelson
	Oh My Kadavule	Mani	credited as Shiva Shah Ra
	Dikkiloona	Karthik
2022	Ranga	Adithya's friend
	O2	Parvathy's Brother
	Diary	Maasilamani
	Varalaru Mukkiyam	Karthik's friend
2023	Vaathi	Prakash Reddy	Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Sir
	Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum	Madesh
	Pallu Padama Paathukka	Gopi
	Soppana Sundari	Maaran
	Karungaapiyam	Jacob
	Aneethi	Bhaskar
	Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu
2024	The Boys	Sundaram	credited as Shiva Sha Ra [6]
	Double Tuckerr	Murder Mani	credited as Shiva Sha Ra [7]
	Romeo	Leela's friend
	Boat	Raja Mohammed "Raja"
	Minmini	Warden
	Kadaisi Ulaga Por	Rishikanth
	Black	Suresh	[8]
2025	Mr. Housekeeping	Raman "Roman"
	Aghathiyaa	Shankar
	Kingston

Streaming television

Year	Film	Role(s)	Platform	Ref.
2022	Kuthukku Pathu	Murugesan	Aha	[9]
2023	Baba Paraak		YouTube

References

1. "Online videos are now the shortcut to stardom". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
2. Kalyanasundaram, Abhinaya (5 July 2017). "A simian story of giggles". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
3. Rajendran, Gopinath (11 June 2019). "To like, comment and share cinema: The rise of YouTube stars in Tamil films". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
4. Rajendran, Gopinath (9 June 2019). "The Call of Kollywood". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
5. Rajendran, Gopinath (2 May 2018). "Another hero's friend arrives". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
6. M, Narayani (29 March 2024). "The Boys Movie Review: Plenty of horrors in this unfunny adult comedy". Cinema Express.
7. M, Narayani (5 April 2024). "Double Tuckerr Movie Review: A clumsy entertainer with ineffective humour". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
8. "Jiiva and Priya Bhavani Shankar to headline Black". Cinema Express . 29 August 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
9. "'Cuss words are problematised only in India'". The New Indian Express.

External links

• Shah Ra at IMDb