Sujith Shankar

Sujith Shanker
NationalityIndian
Alma materNational School of Drama, New Delhi
SpouseAnju Mohandas
Parents
  • E. M. Sreedharan
  • Dr. M. P. Yamuna
RelativesE. 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.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ The New Indian Express (17 August 2019). "I aim to haunt, not earn whistles: Actor Sujith Shankar". Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ "The Japan Foundation - Performing Women - 3 Reinterpretations from Greek Tragedy".