Sshivada
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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| birth_place = Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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| occupation = Actress
| years active = 2008–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Murali Krishnan|2015}}
| children = 1
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Sshivada, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil 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.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-can-act-only-if-I-know-the-language-Sshivada/articleshow/41091439.cms |title=I can act only if I know the language : Sshivada |work=The Times of India |date=16 January 2017}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/406602?page=0,1 |title=എന്റെ പ്രണയത്തില് താജ്മഹലില്... |publisher=Mangalam}} She is married to her longtime boyfriend Murali Krishnan and has a daughter.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sshivada-each-and-every-moment-of-my-life-is-a-bliss/articleshow/79755318.cms?from=mdr |title=Each and every moment of my life is a bliss |newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 December 2020}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bitten-by-the-acting-bug/article6818543.ece |title=Bitten by the acting bug |author=Vishal menon |newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 January 2015 }} Then she auditioned for the Tamil film Nedunchaalai.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Shivada--the-terrific-newcomer-in-k-town-imagegallery-4-kollywood-oehkcshgbbdsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227041905/http://www.sify.com/movies/shivada--the-terrific-newcomer-in-k-town-imagegallery-4-kollywood-oehkcshgbbdsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2015 |title=Shivada – The terrific newcomer in K-town! |work=Sify}} Though her mother tongue is Malayalam, Sshivada managed to dub for her first film. She says, "I was born in Trichy 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.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Sshivada-goes-back-in-time/articleshow/12030636.cms |title=Sshivada goes back in time |date=15 January 2017 |first=V |last=Lakshmi |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=6 July 2018}} 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",{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nedunchalai-review-tamil-15052114.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328222746/http://www.sify.com/movies/nedunchalai-review-tamil-15052114.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2014 |title=Review : Nedunchalai |work=Sify}} Baradwaj Rangan called her a "terrific newcomer".{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/nedunchalai-road-rage/article5848263.ece |title=Nedunchalai: Road rage |author=Baradwaj Rangan |newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 March 2014 }} 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".{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Horror-Story-with-a-Difference/2014/07/29/article2353087.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814175436/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Horror-Story-with-a-Difference/2014/07/29/article2353087.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 August 2014 |title=Horror Story with a Difference |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 July 2014}} In March 2017, Sshivada signed a new project, to be directed by Ashwin Saravanan and starring along S J Suryah and Wamiqa Gabbi.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
Filmography
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References
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External links
- {{Facebook|id=sshivada|name=Sshivda}}
- {{IMDb name|id=5615167}}
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Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses from Tiruchirappalli
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)