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Dr.Sreejith Ramanan | |
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| Born | Sreejith Ramanan 9 November 1977 (age 47) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calicut School of Drama and Fine Arts, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication-University of Hydrabad, Mahathma Gandhi University -school of Letters, Intercultural Theatre Institute, Singapore |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Title | Master of Philosophy in Theatre |
| Spouse | Anitha Sreejith |
| Awards | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademy Award for Best Actor, Government of India scholarship for young artist, G. Sankara Pillai award for 1st rank in school of drama |
Sreejith Ramanan is an Indian contemporary theatre director, actor, [1] theatre maker, researcher [2] and theatre-trainer [3] who has been described by the media as "a versatile Indian contemporary theatre actor". [1] Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has also worked as a choreographer, stage designer, theatre technical director, [4] [5] Sound and Lighting designer. He is best known for his collaborations with cross-cultural theatrical adventures with notable numerous artists, theatre directors, including Hiroshi Koike, [6] Dr Phillip B Zarrilli, [7] Uichiro Fueda, [8] Ram Gopal Bajaj, S.Ramanujam, [9] Abhilash Pillai, Leela Alaniz, Kok Heng Leun [10] and Terence Crawford
Bachelor of Theatre Arts with 1st RANK (Acting) from School of Drama(2001), University of Calicut Kerala, [11] Master of Performing Arts (Theatre Arts) with 1st Class from the University of Hyderabad in 2003, [12] Master of Philosophy in Theatre from Mahatma Gandhi University-School of Letters, Kerala and he has successfully completed higher education at Intercultural theatre institute formerly known as TTRP, Theatre Training & Research Programme in Singapore. [13]
More than 80 productions in India, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia
| Year | Production | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2015 | Mahabharata Pan-Asian [14] | Actor/Collaborator | Multi-lingual | Performances in various cities in India and South-east Asia |
| 2016 | Misty Mountains of Mahabharatha | Director/Conception | Malayalam | For the Calicut University School of Drama and Fine Arts, performed at the open air stage of School of Drama campus, Thrissur, Kerala, South India |
Yakusha Co. Ltd is a movie spanning cultural boundaries of Asia both in the range of collaborators and depiction of thematic. A Zero budget production, ‘Yakusha Co. Ltd’ uses tradition of South East Asia in its cultural narrative. In this production, actors from Japanese instrumental acting background and the modern camera eyes from the Singapore blended with the director Sreejith Ramanan and narrative from younger generation of Indian dramatic and literary heritage. The narrative forms a cultural landscape through the layers of performing arts and the ethos of artistic mindset. The film was premiered at the inaugural Asian Intercultural Conference [17] (2008) organized by Theatre training and research programme in collaboration with the National University of Singapore, Theatre studies programme in Singapore. It was selected to Swaralaya International film festival and Sreejith Ramanan has won the Award for Best Director, citation presented by the fifth Swaralaya International Film Festival, Kerala in 2008