Syam Seethal | |
|---|---|
 Syam Seethal | |
| Born | Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer, Film maker |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Spouse | Sreekutty Syam Seethal |
| Awards | 'Yes, I am the Change' social film making challenge. First prize for 'Cocoon'. [1] |
Syam Seethal (Kerala, India) is an actor, film maker and screen writer in Malayalam cinema.
He hails from Thoniyakavu, North Paravur in Kerala state, India. He studied to be a nurse and passed the chance to work abroad to pursue his dream of working in the movies. He is married to Sreekutty Syam Seethal. [2]
He has written the script of the movie Kinavalli. [3] [4] [5] He has assisted Shibu Prabhakar in the movie Duplicate. He is also credited as assistant director of Sugeeth in all his movies. [2]
He has also made short films. His short film Cocoon which has won the first prize in the 'Yes, I am the Change' social film making challenge in 2017. [1]
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cocoon [1] | Malayalam | |
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kinavalli | Malayalam | Vishnu Ramachandran is co-writer. [6] [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Journey | Rajan [8] | |
| 2004 | Nerkku Nere | - | |
| 2021 | Bachelors | Aashiq [9] | |
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