Shabareesh Varma
| Shabareesh Varma | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 23, 1985 North Paravur, Kochi, Kerala |
| Occupation | Lyricist, Singer, Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Notable work | Neram (2013) Premam (2015) |
Shabareesh Varma is an Indian Lyricist, Singer and Actor. He made his debut in the Alphonse Putharen's 2013 film Neram.[1][2] He rose to fame with his lyrics compositions for the 2015 film Premam.[3] He is well known for his song Pistah in Neram.
Early life
Shabareesh Varma was born to P.K Nandana Varma and Sulekha Varma in North Paravur, Ernakulam. He studied in SAE Institute and graduated in Audio Engineering and Music Production. After completing the graduation course, he worked in the films Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Ye Maaya Chesave, Nadunisi Naaygal, Pizza (2012 film), Soodhu Kavvum, Pizza II: Villa, and Jigarthanda. He started his acting stint with a short film "Cling-Cling" followed by "Neram (short film)" in which he was the protagonist pitched up against Vijay Sethupathi (as Vatti Raja). [4]
Film career
Shabareesh's first film was the bilingual (Malayalam / Tamil) Neram directed by Alphonse Puthren. In the Tamil version, he played the role 'John' and in Malayalam version also sang the song "Thaka Thaka" along with "Pistah", which was there in both the languages. In 2015 he became part of the blockbuster Malayalam movie 'Premam' as a lyricist, singer and actor. He wrote the lyrics for 7 songs, sung 5 of them and played the character 'Shambu' in the film.
Filmography
Lyricist
| No | song | Film | Year | Singers | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Neeyo Njano | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | 2016 | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Niranj, Shabareesh Varma, Sreerag Saji | Malayalam |
| * | Poyimaranjo | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | 2016 | Preeti Pillai, Arun Kamath | Malayalam |
| * | Anuraga Karikinvellam | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | 2016 | Peethambaran Menon, Govind Menon | Malayalam |
| * | Puthiya Puthiya | Rock Star | 2015 | Siddharth Menon, Arun Kamath, Preeti Pillai, Prashant Pillai | Malayalam |
| * | Arikil Ninnarikil | Rock Star | 2015 | P. Jayachandran | Malayalam |
| * | Kadala Varuthu | Double Barrel | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| * | Athala Pithala | Double Barrel | 2015 | Arun Kamath, Shabareesh Varma, Rahul R Govinda, Gagan Baderiya | Malayalam |
| * | Selfie | Double Barrel | 2015 | Shabaraeesh Varma, K S Krishnan, Prashant Pillai | Malayalam |
| * | Aluva Puzhayude | Premam | 2015 | Vineeth Sreenivasan | Malayalam |
| * | Kalippu | Premam | 2015 | Murali Gopy, Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| * | Kaalam Kettu poyi | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| * | Pathivayi Njan | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| * | Ithu Puthan Kaalam | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| * | Malare Ninne kanathirunal | Premam | 2015 | Vijay Yesudas | Malayalam |
| * | Scene Contra | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| * | Pistah Sumakiraya ( Additional Lyrics) | Neram | 2013 | Shabareesh Varma | Gibberish |
Actor
| No | Film | Year | Character | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neram | 2013 | John | Tamil |
| 2 | Premam | 2015 | Shambu | Malayalam |
Singer
| No | Song | Film | Year | singer | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadala Varuthu | Double Barrel | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| 2 | Athala Pithala | Double Barrel | 2015 | Arun Kamath, Shabareesh Varma, Rahul R Govinda, Gagan Baderiya | Malayalam |
| 3 | Selfie | Double Barrel | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma, K S Krishnan, Prashant Pillai | Malayalam |
| 4 | Kalippu | Premam | 2015 | Murali Gopy , Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| 5 | Kaalam Kettu Poyi | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| 6 | Pathivayi Njan | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma, Rajesh Murugesan | Malayalam |
| 7 | Ithu Puthan Kaalam | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| 8 | Scene Contra | Premam | 2015 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
| 9 | Pistah | Neram | 2013 | Shabareesh Varma | Gibberish |
| 10 | Thaka Thaka | Neram | 2013 | Shabareesh Varma | Malayalam |
Awards
Vayalar Samskarika Vedhi Film Award 2016- Best Debut Actor (Male)- Shambhu from Premam
SIIMA
2015 - Best Lyricist for 'Malare' from 'Premam'
IIFA Utsavam Awards
2015 - Best Lyricist for 'Malare' from 'Premam'
Vanitha Film Awards
2015 - Best Newcomer for the role 'Shambhu' from 'Premam'
Asianet Comedy Awards
2015 - Best Comical Song for 'Scene Contra' from 'Premam'
References
External links
- Shabareesh Varma at the Internet Movie Database
- Shabareesh Varma on Facebook
- http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/shabareesh-varma
- http://spicyonion.com/singer/shabareesh-varma
- http://www.hungama.com/artists/shabareesh-varma/779454
- http://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=lyricist&artist=Shabareesh%20Varma