Sujith Shankar

{{short description|Indian film actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox actor

| name = Sujith Shanker

| image = SujithShanker_wiki.png

| nationality = Indian

| alma_mater = National School of Drama, New Delhi

| spouse = Anju Mohandas

| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|E. M. Sreedharan|Dr. M. P. Yamuna}}

| relatives = E. M. S. Namboodiripad
(grandfather)

}}

Sujith Shanker is an Indian actor, known for his works in theater and Malayalam cinema. He trained under Kavalam Narayana Panicker at the Sopanam Institute of Performing Arts (1999–2002) and subsequently at the National School of Drama (2002–2005) in New Delhi. Here, he worked with and studied under the likes of Anuradha Kapur, Abhilash Pillai, Khaled Tyabji, Robin Das, Kirti Jain, M. K. Raina, C. R. Jambe, Anamika Haksar and Adil Hussain.{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |title=I aim to haunt, not earn whistles: Actor Sujith Shankar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/aug/17/i-aim-to-haunt-not-earn-whistles-actor-sujith-shankar-2019912.html |accessdate=22 July 2022 |date=17 August 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722082842/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/aug/17/i-aim-to-haunt-not-earn-whistles-actor-sujith-shankar-2019912.html |archivedate=22 July 2022}}

Helen, written and performed by Sujith Shanker and directed by Abhilash Pillai was performed at Tokyo and Seoul as part of Performing Women: 3 Reinterpretations from Greek Tragedy hosted by the Japan Foundation as part of a joint work with artists from India, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Japan, in 2007 and 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/culture/archive/information/0708/08_02.html|title=The Japan Foundation - Performing Women - 3 Reinterpretations from Greek Tragedy}}