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Shivajith is an Indian actor from Kerala, who made his debut in the film Veeram in 2016, directed by Jayaraj. [1]
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Shivajith is an Indian actor from Kerala, who made his debut in the film Veeram in 2016, directed by Jayaraj. [1]
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.
| Year | Title | Role | Languages | Notes |
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| 2016 | Veeram | Aromal Chekavar | Malayalam, Hindi, English | Debut film [7] [8] |
| 2018 | Ranam | Rajan Nambiar | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Kalki | Amarnath | Malayalam | [9] [10] [11] |
| 2020 | Backpackers | Kattoor Jolly | Malayalam | [15] |
| 2021 | Kurup | Shahu | 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] | ||
| Pravinkoodu Shappu | Unknown | Malayalam | [20] | |
| 2025 | The Volunteer | Unknown | Telugu | |
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