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'''Shivaji''' (12 May 1957 - 30 September 2004) was an [[India]]n film actor, most popular for his [[Malayalam films]] during the 1980s and 1990s. He mainly did villain roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movieslist.php?tot=55&a=6934&p=6 |title=List of Malayalam Movies acted by Shivaji |publisher=Malayalachalachithram.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>
'''Shivaji''' (12 May 1957 - 30 September 2004) was an Indian actor, most popular for his [[Malayalam films]] during the 1980s and 1990s. He mainly did villain roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movieslist.php?tot=55&a=6934&p=6 |title=List of Malayalam Movies acted by Shivaji |publisher=Malayalachalachithram.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Shivaji was born at Sankaramangalam [[Pattambi]], [[Palakkad]] as the fourth child of (both late) Dr. A.K. Warrier (Panjal Ayyappankavu Variam) and Kamalam Varasyar (Manissery Thekkeppattu Variam).<ref name="hindu2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100113800300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050118035048/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100113800300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-01-18 |title=Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Actor Shivaji dead |date=2004-10-01 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> His debut movie was ''Kaaliyamarddanam'' in 1982.  He did many notable roles in [[TV drama]]s and [[Indian soap opera|soap operas]]. He acted in more than 100 films. He died on 30 September 2004 following [[cardiac arrest]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="hindu2004"/> He is survived by his daughter Unnimaya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=1380 |title=Indian Entertainment News, Movie News, Movie Features - Bollywood &#124; Tamil &#124; Telugu &#124; Malayalam &#124; Kannada Movies |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was also survived by his mother, who died on 9 August 2010; and also by his wife, who died in 2017.
Shivaji was born at Sankaramangalam [[Pattambi]], [[Palakkad]] as the fourth child of (both late) Dr. A.K. Warrier (Panjal Ayyappankavu Variam) and Kamalam Varasyar (Manissery Thekkeppattu Variam).<ref name="hindu2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100113800300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050118035048/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100113800300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-01-18 |title=Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Actor Shivaji dead |date=2004-10-01 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> His debut movie was ''Kaaliyamarddanam'' in 1982.  He did many notable roles in [[TV drama]]s and [[Indian soap opera|soap operas]]. He acted in more than 100 films. He died on 30 September 2004 following [[cardiac arrest]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="hindu2004"/> He is survived by his daughter Unnimaya, his mother (who died on 9 August 2010) and his wife (who died in 2017).{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
=== 1980s ===
# Thudakkam (2004)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# [[Kathavasheshan]](2004)
|-
# Govindankutty Thirakkilaanu (2004) as Veerabhadra Kuruppu
! Year
# [[Perumazhakkalam]] (2004)
! Title
# [[Manassinakkare]] (2003)
! Role
# [[Nizhalkuthu]] (2003)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
# Kaattuchembakam (2002)
|-
# Sraavu (2001)
| rowspan=3 | 1982 || ''[[Kaaliya Mardhanam]]'' || Venus Raju ||
# [[Meghamalhar]] (2001)
|-
# [[Naranathu Thampuran]] (2001)
|| ''[[Enikkum Oru Divasam]]'' || Salim ||
# [[Dada Sahib]] (2000)
|-
# Thottam (2000)
|| ''[[Irattimadhuram]]'' || Balan ||
# [[Susanna (2000 film)|Susanna]] (2000)
|-
# Thalamura (1999)
| rowspan=6 | 1985 || ''[[Nayakan (1985 film)|Nayakan]]'' || Shivaji ||
# [[Pallavur Devanarayanan]] (1999)
|-
# Stalin Shivadas (1999) as Thankachan
|| ''[[Archana Aaradhana]]'' || Ramakrishnan ||
# Varum Varathirikilla Unni (1999) as Unni's father
|-
# Indulekha (1999)
|| ''[[Nulli Novikkathe]]'' || ||
# [[Aakasha Ganga]] (1999) as Panicker
|-
# [[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]] (1998)
|| ''[[Akalathe Ambili]]'' || Thomas Kariya ||
# Sooryavanam (1998)
|-
# [[Janathipathyam]] (1997)
|| ''[[Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam]]'' || Chandru ||
# Niyogam (1997)
|-
# Kilukil Pamparam (1997)
|| ''Thozhil Allengil Jail'' || ||
# Kalyaana Unnikal (1997)
|-
# Maayapponmaan (1997)
| rowspan=2 | 1986 || ''[[Ilanjippookkal]]'' || ||
# Hitlist (1996)
|-
# [[Rajaputhran]] (1996)
|| ''[[Hello My Dear Wrong Number]]'' || Jayan ||
# Sulthan Hyderali (1996) as Thompsonkunju
|-
# [[Kalyana Sougandhikam (1996 film)|Kalyana Sougandhikam]] (1996)
| rowspan=2 | 1987 || ''Swargam'' || ||
# Kalyanji Anandji(1995)
|-
# Arabikkadaloram (1995) as Sulaiman
|| ''Kaanan Kothichu'' || ||
# Maanthrikante Praavukal (1995)
|-
# [[Sukrutham]] (1994)
| 1988 || ''[[Mukthi]]'' || ||
# Bhaarya (1994)
|-
# Paavam IA Ivachan (1994)
| rowspan=4 | 1989 || ''[[Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal]]'' || Kurup ||
# [[Aagneyam]] (1993)
|-
# [[Chenkol]] (1993)
|| ''Agnipravesham'' || ||
# [[Samooham]] (1993) as Doctor
|-
# Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha (1993)
|| ''Pooram'' || ||
# [[Kalippattam]] (1993)
|-
# Gouri (1992)
|| ''Aazhikkoru Muthu'' || ||
# Ardram (1992) as Padmanabhan
|-
# Radhachakram (1992)
|}
# Kaazhchakkappuram (1992)
 
# [[Mahanagaram]] (1992)
=== 1990s ===
# Kuttapathram (1991)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# [[Mimics Parade]] (1991)
|-
# [[Neelagiri (film)|Neelagiri]] (1991)
! Year
# Koodikkaazhcha (1991)
! Title
# Kaakkathollaayiram (1991)
! Role
# [[Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum]] (1990)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
# [[Vachanam]] (1990)
|-
# Mukham (1990)
| rowspan=4 | 1990 || ''[[Randam Varavu]]'' || SI Daniel ||
# Randam Varavu (1990) as SI Daniel
|-
# Aazhikkoru Muthu (1989)
|| ''[[Mukham]]'' || CI Narayana Swamy ||
# Pooram (1989)
|-
# Agnipravesham (1989)
|| ''[[Vachanam]]'' || ||
# [[Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal]] (1989)
|-
# Mukthi (1988)
|| ''[[Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum]]'' || Sunny ||
# Kaanan Kothichu (1987)
|-
# Swargam (1987)
| rowspan=5 | 1991 || ''[[Kakkathollayiram]]'' || ||
# [[Hello My Dear Wrong Number]] (1986)
|-
# Ilanjippookkal (1986)
|| ''[[Koodikazhcha]]'' || Gopinatha Panikkar ||
# Thozhil Allengil Jail (1985)
|-
# [[Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam]] (1985)
|| ''[[Neelagiri (film)|Neelagiri]]'' || Ani's father ||
# Akalathe Ambili (1985) as Thomas
|-
# Nullinovikkaathe (1985)
|| ''[[Mimics Parade]]'' || Frederick Cherian ||
# [[Archana Aaradhana]] (1985) as Radhakrishnan
|-
# [[Nayakan (1985 film)|Nayakan]] (1985) as Shivaji
|| ''[[Kuttapathram]]'' || SI Aravindan ||
# Irattimadhuram (1982) as Balan
|-
# [[Enikkum Oru Divasam]] (1982) as Salim
| rowspan=5 | 1992 || ''[[Mahanagaram]]'' || ||
# Kaaliyamarddanam (1982)
|-
{{div col end}}
|| ''Kaazhchakkappuram'' || ||
|-
|| ''Radhachakram'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Aardram]]'' || Padmanabhan ||
|-
|| ''Gouri'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=6 | 1993 || ''[[Kalippattam]]'' || Chandran ||
|-
|| ''Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Samooham]]'' || Doctor Chandran Menon ||
|-
|| ''[[Chenkol]]'' || Diwakaran ||
|-
|| ''[[Aagneyam]]'' || Krishnadas ||
|-
|| ''Thalamura'' || Velappan ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1994 || ''Paavam IA Ivachan'' || ||
|-
|| ''Bhaarya'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Sukrutham]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Vendor Daniel State Licency]]'' || SI Abdullah ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1995 || ''Maanthrikante Praavukal'' || ||
|-
|| ''Arabikkadaloram'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Kalyanji Anandji (film)|Kalyanji Anandji]]'' || Seetharaman ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1996 || ''[[Kalyana Sougandhikam (1996 film)|Kalyana Sougandhikam]]'' || Bhargavan ||
|-
|| ''Sulthan Hyderali'' || Thompsonkunju ||
|-
|| ''[[Rajaputhran]]'' || Ex-Minister Thomas Kurian ||
|-
|| ''Hitlist'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1997 || ''[[Mayaponman]]'' || Cheriyammavan ||
|-
|| ''Kalyaana Unnikal'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Kilukil Pambaram]]'' || Nandana Varma ||
|-
|| ''Niyogam'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Janathipathyam]]'' || Thirumulpadu ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1998 || ''[[Sooryavanam]]'' || DIG Vinod Kumar ||
|-
|| ''[[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan= 5 | 1999 || ''[[Aakasha Ganga]]'' || Panicker ||
|-
|| ''Indulekha'' || ||
|-
|| ''Varum Varathirikkilla Unni'' || Unni's father ||
|-
|| ''[[Stalin Sivadas]]'' || Thankachan||
|-
|| ''[[Pallavur Devanarayanan]]'' || Chandrabhanu ||
|-
|}
 
=== 2000s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2000 || ''[[Susanna (2000 film)|Susanna]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''Thottam'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Dada Sahib]]'' || Dr. John ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2001 || ''[[Naranathu Thampuran]]'' || Chakochan ||
|-
|| ''[[Meghamalhar]]'' || Santhosh ||
|-
|| ''Sraavu'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kattuchembakam]]'' || IG Vishwanathan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2003 || ''[[Nizhalkuthu]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Manassinakkare]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2004 || ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' || Vishnu ||
|-
|| ''Govindankutty Thirakkilaanu'' || Veerabhadra Kuruppu ||
|-
|| ''[[Kadhavaseshan]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Vajram (2004 film)|Vajram]]'' || Thorappan Avaran ||
|-
|| ''Thudakkam'' || ||
|-
|}


==Television==
==Television==
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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Male actors from Palakkad]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]

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Shivaji
Born(1957-05-12)12 May 1957
Died30 September 2004(2004-09-30) (aged 47)
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1982–2004
Spouse(s)Jayasree
ChildrenUnnimaya
Parent(s)A.K. Warrier, Kamala Varasyar

Shivaji (12 May 1957 - 30 September 2004) was an Indian actor, most popular for his Malayalam films during the 1980s and 1990s. He mainly did villain roles.[1]

Background[edit | edit source]

Shivaji was born at Sankaramangalam Pattambi, Palakkad as the fourth child of (both late) Dr. A.K. Warrier (Panjal Ayyappankavu Variam) and Kamalam Varasyar (Manissery Thekkeppattu Variam).[2] His debut movie was Kaaliyamarddanam in 1982. He did many notable roles in TV dramas and soap operas. He acted in more than 100 films. He died on 30 September 2004 following cardiac arrest at Thiruvananthapuram.[2] He is survived by his daughter Unnimaya, his mother (who died on 9 August 2010) and his wife (who died in 2017).[citation needed]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

1980s[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Kaaliya Mardhanam Venus Raju
Enikkum Oru Divasam Salim
Irattimadhuram Balan
1985 Nayakan Shivaji
Archana Aaradhana Ramakrishnan
Nulli Novikkathe
Akalathe Ambili Thomas Kariya
Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam Chandru
Thozhil Allengil Jail
1986 Ilanjippookkal
Hello My Dear Wrong Number Jayan
1987 Swargam
Kaanan Kothichu
1988 Mukthi
1989 Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal Kurup
Agnipravesham
Pooram
Aazhikkoru Muthu

1990s[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Randam Varavu SI Daniel
Mukham CI Narayana Swamy
Vachanam
Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum Sunny
1991 Kakkathollayiram
Koodikazhcha Gopinatha Panikkar
Neelagiri Ani's father
Mimics Parade Frederick Cherian
Kuttapathram SI Aravindan
1992 Mahanagaram
Kaazhchakkappuram
Radhachakram
Aardram Padmanabhan
Gouri
1993 Kalippattam Chandran
Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha
Samooham Doctor Chandran Menon
Chenkol Diwakaran
Aagneyam Krishnadas
Thalamura Velappan
1994 Paavam IA Ivachan
Bhaarya
Sukrutham
Vendor Daniel State Licency SI Abdullah
1995 Maanthrikante Praavukal
Arabikkadaloram
Kalyanji Anandji Seetharaman
1996 Kalyana Sougandhikam Bhargavan
Sulthan Hyderali Thompsonkunju
Rajaputhran Ex-Minister Thomas Kurian
Hitlist
1997 Mayaponman Cheriyammavan
Kalyaana Unnikal
Kilukil Pambaram Nandana Varma
Niyogam
Janathipathyam Thirumulpadu
1998 Sooryavanam DIG Vinod Kumar
Ennu Swantham Janakikutty
1999 Aakasha Ganga Panicker
Indulekha
Varum Varathirikkilla Unni Unni's father
Stalin Sivadas Thankachan
Pallavur Devanarayanan Chandrabhanu

2000s[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Susanna
Thottam
Dada Sahib Dr. John
2001 Naranathu Thampuran Chakochan
Meghamalhar Santhosh
Sraavu
2002 Kattuchembakam IG Vishwanathan
2003 Nizhalkuthu
Manassinakkare
2004 Perumazhakkalam Vishnu
Govindankutty Thirakkilaanu Veerabhadra Kuruppu
Kadhavaseshan
Vajram Thorappan Avaran
Thudakkam

Television[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of Malayalam Movies acted by Shivaji". Malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Actor Shivaji dead". The Hindu. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

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