Shiju Abdul Rasheed

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Shiju Abdul Rasheed is an Indian film and television actor who works in Malayalam and Telugu films.^[1] He is known by stage name Devi Shiju in Telugu films as he played a role in Kodi Ramakrishna's Devi. He has appeared in more than 50 films and several popular TV series.

Career[]

Shiju has a career that has spanned 14 years from Tollywood to Mollywood and on to an international movie. He was born on 4 August 1974 in Kerala, India. In 1996 was his debut and first success in a Tamil movie named Mahaprabhu, directed by A. Venkitesh. His performance as a villain in this movie gave him a major break in his career. He further worked in a Telugu movie named Devi, directed by Kodirama Krishna, which was a super hit. He then worked in various hit movies like Manasantha Nuve, Nuvu Nakku Natchavu, Simharasi and Ammayikosam. Moving on to Mollywood, he worked in I, Kalachakram, Sidhartha, Vachalam, etc. There was a remarkable change in his career when he worked for an international film named In the Name of Buddha, directed by Rajesh Touchriver.

Shiju took a break in 2004 and shifted his focus into TV serials. He made a comeback with Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath in 2013. Further, he has done Malayalam movies Sound Thoma, Polytechnic, Dolphin Bar, Cousins and Sai baba: a Telugu movie.

Personal life[]

Shiju is the youngest son of Rasheed and Ayisha in Kollam, Kerala. He has two elder siblings. He did his education from St. Albert's school, Ernakulam and S.S.M Polytechnic College, Tirur.

He is married to Preethi Prem, who was an airhostess for Kuwait Airways and a Bharatnatyam classical dancer. The couple have a daughter. The family currently resides in Eroor,Tripunithura.Ernakulam

Partial filmography[]

Television (partial)[]

• All TV series are in Malayalam-language, unless otherwise noted.

References[]

External links[]

• Shiju Abdul Rasheed at IMDb
• Shiju at MSI
• http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/shiju.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140222203009/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Shiju.-6423-UpcomingMovies
• http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=6932