Stephy Zaviour

{{short description|Indian costume designer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|6|20}}

| birth_place = Mananthavady, Kerala, India

| yearsactive = 2015–present

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| occupation = {{hlist|Costume designer|fashion designer|film director}}

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Stephy Zaviour is an Indian costume designer working predominantly in Malayalam cinema.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/160317/stephy-xavior-wayanads-pride-mollywood-towns-too.html|title=Stephy Xavior: Wayanad's pride, Mollywood Town's too|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-07-07}}{{Cite news|url=http://fullpicture.in/interview-detail/99/the-empress-of-cloth.html|title=The Empress of Clothes: In conversation with Stephy Xavior|work=Full Picture|access-date=2018-07-07}}

Early life

Stephy was born to Late Zaviour Karivelil and Gracy Karivelil and brought up in Wayanad, Kerala. She did her schooling at St.Joseph Higher Secondary School, Kallody, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from K.L.E. Society's S. Nijalingappa College, Bangalore.{{citation needed|date= November 2021}}

Career

She started her career as costumer designer in the industry when she was just 23. She completed over 65 films by the year 2021, including Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi, Guppy and Ezra. In 2016, Stephy worked on more than 96 films and 300 ad films. Stephy won her first Kerala State Award for Costume Designer for her work in the movie Guppy.{{Cite news|url=http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/kerala-state-award-winner-stephy-xavier-design-costumes-queen-malayalam-movie|title=Kerala State Award winner Stephy Xavier to design costumes for Queen Malayalam Movie|work=Onlookers Media|access-date=2018-07-07}} She made her directorial debut through the film Madhura Manohara Moham.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Award-winning Malayalam costume designer Stephy Zaviour turns director with the movie 'Madhura Manohara Moham' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/costume-designer-of-malayalam-films-stephy-zaviour-turns-director-with-madhura-manohara-moham/article66834376.ece |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0971-751X}}

Filmography

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= As costume designer=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
Year

! Title

! Notes

2015

|Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi

|Debut as costume designer

2016

|Guppy

|Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer

2017

|Ezra

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2017

|Angamaly Diaries

|{{Cite news |date=2023-01-03 |title=Stephy Zaviour on her debut directorial: It is a family entertainer, laced with humour - EXCLUSIVE |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/stephy-zaviour-on-her-debut-directorial-it-is-a-family-entertainer-laced-with-humour-exclusive/articleshow/96699127.cms |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0971-8257}}

2018

|Joseph

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2019

|Ishq

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2021

|Cold Case

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2022

|Aaraattu

|

2022

|Jana Gana Mana

|

2024

|Aadujeevitham

|

= As director=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
Year

! Title

! Director

! Notes

2023

|Madhura Manohara Moham

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|Debut film {{Cite web |title=Stephy Zaviour: I would like to do all kinds of films except women empowerment subjects |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/interviews/2023/jul/14/stephy-zaviour-i-would-like-to-do-all-kinds-of-films-except-women-empowerment-subjects-45641.html |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Cinema Express |date=14 July 2023 |language=en}}

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