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{{short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Infobox actor|name=Sujith Shanker|image=SujithShanker_wiki.png|education=[[National School of Drama]]|caption=}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=August 2017}}

'''Sujith Shanker''' in 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 Delhi. Here, he worked with and studied under the likes of [[Anuradha Kapur]], [[Abhilash Pillai]], Khaled Tyabji, Robin Das, Kirti Jain, [[MK Raina]], CR Jambe, Anamika Haksar and [[Adil Hussain]].

''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<ref>https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/culture/archive/information/0708/08_02.html</ref>

==Career==
He was noticed in [[Rajeev Ravi]]'s Malayalam film ''[[Njan Steve Lopez]]'' and is notable for his villainous roles in Malayalam cinema. He got his breakthrough with [[Dileesh Pothan]]'s ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]''. He also performed at the [[UNESCO]] International Theater Festival in Peru in 2010.

==Personal life==
Sujith is the grandson of [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]. His mother, Dr. MP Yamuna, was a gynecologist and his father EM Sreedharan was a chartered accountant and politician. His brother, Ameet Parameswaran, is Asst. Professor, Dept. of Arts and Aesthetics at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]. He is married to Anju Mohandas, a filmmaker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Sujith-Shankar-doesnt-want-fame-as-EMS-grandson/articleshow/40269630.cms|title=Sujith Shankar doesn’t want fame as EMS’ grandson |newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 August 2014 | first=Asha | last=Prakashj | access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Sujith-Shankar-Pratap-Pothen-join-Ezra/articleshow/51795162.cms | title=Sujith Shanker, Pratap Pothen join Ezra | date=24 January 2017 | first=Sanjith | last=Sidhardhanj | newspaper=Times of India | accessdate=16 March 2018}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2009
|''Laadli Laila'' (The Virgin Goat)
|
|Debut
|-
|2014
|''[[Njan Steve Lopez]]''
|Hari
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]''
|Jimson Augustine
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]''
|Rabbi Markes
|
|-
|2017
|''[[C/O Saira Banu]]''
|Sebastian
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Comrade in America|Comrade In America]]''
|Manoj
|
|-
|2017
|''Hadiyya''
|
|
|-
|2017
|''Gold Coins''
|
|
|-
|2018
|''Ankarajyathe Jimmanmar''
|Benjamin Lukose
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Eeda]]''
|Karipally Dineshan
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Aabhaasam]]''
|Stranger
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Oru Kuprasidha Payyan]]''
|SP Simon George
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Nerkonda Paarvai]]''
|Gavaskar
|Tamil Debut
|-
|2019
|''[[Moothon]]''
|Latheef
| Bilingual (Hindi, Malayalam)
|-
|2020
|''[[Maha (film)|Maha]]''
|
| Tamil
|-
|2020
|''[[Bagheera]]''
|
| Tamil
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm7936196}}

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