Sshivada

Sshivada, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards.

Sshivada
Born	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Murali Krishnan ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	1

Personal life

Sshivada was born in a Malayali family, at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and studied till Grade 5 in Chennai.^[1] 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.^[2] She is married to her longtime boyfriend Murali Krishnan and has a daughter.^[3]

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.^[4] Then she auditioned for the Tamil film Nedunchaalai.^[5] 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."^[1] Sshivada received praise for her portrayal of Manga, a Malayalam village girl, who runs a dhaba.^[6] 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",^[7] Baradwaj Rangan called her a "terrific newcomer".^[8] 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".^[9] 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]}

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

List of Sshivada film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2008	Ninakkayi...	Herself	Malayalam	Album song : Ennakaruppin Ezhazhaku..
2009	Kerala Cafe	Passenger	Malayalam	Segment : Puram Kazhchakal; Credited as Sreelekha
2010	Mazha	Sreelekha	Malayalam	Music album
2011	Nilavu	Sreelekha	Malayalam
	Living Together	Shyama	Malayalam
2014	Nedunchaalai	Manga	Tamil
2015	Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam	Kalyani	Malayalam		[10]
2016	Zero	Priya	Tamil		[11] [12]
	IDI - Inspector Dawood Ibrahim	Nitya	Malayalam		[13][14]
2017	Adhe Kangal	Deepa/ Ashwini/ Priya/ Vasundhara	Tamil	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain Female South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actress in a supporting role – Tamil	[11]
	Lakshyam	Shalini	Malayalam
	Achayans	Jessica	Malayalam	Asianet Comedy Awards for Most Promising Actress	[15]
	Ramante Edanthottam	Voice actor – Female	Malayalam	Dubbed for Actress Anu Sithara, The Female Lead of the Movie
2018	Shikkari Shambhu	Anitha	Malayalam		[16]
	Chanakya Thanthram	Irene	Malayalam		[17]
2019	Lucifer	Sreelekha	Malayalam	Cameo appearance
	My Santa	Isa's mother	Malayalam	Photo appearance
2021	Maara	Kani	Tamil	Released on Amazon Prime Video
	Sunny	Nimmy	Malayalam	Released on Amazon Prime Video
2022	Meri Awas Suno	Meryl	Malayalam
	12th Man	Dr. Nayana	Malayalam	Released on Disney+ Hotstar
	Nitham Oru Vaanam	Meenakshi	Tamil
2023	Vallavanukkum Vallavan	Azhagi	Tamil
	Jawanum Mullapoovum	Jayashree teacher	Malayalam	Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	[18][19]
	2018	Mrs. Shaji Punnoose	Malayalam		[20][21]
	Theera Kaadhal	Vandhanaa	Tamil		[22]
2024	Secret Home	Sarika	Malayalam		[23]
	Garudan	Tamilselvi	Tamil		[24]
	Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam	Divya	Malayalam		[25]
	Anand Sreebala	Commissioner Amala Viswanathan IPS	Malayalam		[26]
	Manorathangal	Sarala	Malayalam	Anthology series ; segment: Silalikhitham Released on ZEE5	[27]
2025	L2: Empuraan	Sreelekha	Malayalam		[28]
	Sumathi Valavu †	TBA	Malayalam		[29]