Sshivada, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil language films. She is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards.
Personal life
Sshivada was born in a Malayali family, at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and studied till Grade 5 in Chennai.
After grade 5, her family moved to
Angamaly and there she was educated at Viswajyothi CMI Public School, Angamaly. She is a Computer Science engineering graduate from Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering Technology.
She is married to her longtime boyfriend Murali Krishnan and has a daughter.
Career
Sshivada started her acting career through a small role in 2009 Malayalam anthology film
Kerala Cafe. But she didn't get enough recognition. Later when working as a VJ in television, she was spotted by Malayalam director Fazil, who cast her as the female lead in his 2011 film
Living Together.
Then she auditioned for the Tamil film
Nedunchaalai.
Though her mother tongue is Malayalam, Sshivada managed to dub for her first film. She says, "I was born in
Tiruchirappalli and studied in
Chennai till my fifth standard before moving to Kerala. So, I'm comfortable speaking Tamil."
Sshivada received praise for her portrayal of Manga, a Malayalam village girl, who runs a
dhaba.
While
Sify wrote "new find Shivada...steals the show. She lights the screen as she executes the loud, aggressive and righteous Manga with a lot of style and élan",
called her a "terrific newcomer".
In her next film
Zero, a supernatural thriller directed by debutant Shiv Mohaa, a former assistant of
Bharat Bala, she plays Priya, "a modern-day wife, who is also orthodox and holds on to some traditional values".
In March 2017, Sshivada signed a new project, to be directed by
Ashwin Saravanan and starring along S J Suryah and
Wamiqa Gabbi.
Filmography
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