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Abhija Sivakala

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Abhija Sivakala
Abhija in 2018
Born
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts
Alma materCollege of Fine Arts Trivandrum
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Abhija Sivakala is an Indian actress in the Malayalam film industry.[1][2] She is also a notable theatre artist and a dancer.

Early life

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Abhija was born in Vannapuram, a small town near Thodupuzha, Idukki district, Kerala. Her father, KR Sivadas and mother, KK Rugmini were both Government employees. She has a younger sister, Atmaja Manidas, who is also an artist and actress.

She completed her schooling from SNMHS, Vannapuram. She joined St Joseph's College, Moolamattam in the science stream only to realize that art was her passion. She then enrolled in College of Fine Arts Trivandrum and graduated in Applied Arts.

Abhija started her career as an animator in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. She later moved to Bangalore and worked in various IT companies in the field of animation and visual designing.

Dance

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Bangalore opened up a lot of dance avenues for Abhija. She is trained in Kathak by Guru Murali Mohan Kalvakalva of Nadam and Odissi by Guru Sharmila Mukherjee of Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance. She is also trained in folk and contemporary dance forms.

She has also attended dance workshops by Pandit Birju Maharaj, Saswati Sen; Surupa Sen, Bijayini Satpathy, Pavithra Reddy of Nrityagram; Bhriga Bessel to name a few.[3]

Theatre

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A couple of years of professional life made Abhija realize that acting is her calling. Playing the lead role in Abhinaya Theatre Research Centre's Macbeth kick started her career in theatre. And since then, she has worked with many Indian and international directors like Elias Cohen (Chile), David Berga (Catalonia), Francoise Calvel (France), Alexandra (La Patriotico Interesante, a street theatre production group, Chile) etc.

Name Details
Macbeth An independent adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth directed by Jyothish MG of Abhinaya Theatre Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. Abhija played the lead role of Lady Macbeth.
Saree Rosa Devised and performed at International Theatre Festival, Kerala by La Patriotico Interesante, a street theatre production group from Chile
Automatarium Directed by David Berga, Catalonia
Once Upon a Time An English clown theatre production directed by Francoise Calvel from France
Pacha A Malayalam theatre production directed by Surjith Gopinath of School of Drama & Fine Arts, Thrissur
Invisible Cities A Malayalam adaptation of Italo Calvino's novel, directed by Firos Khan, National School of Drama
Tsunami Express A multilingual production, in collaboration with Indian and Latin American artists, directed by Elias Cohen from Chile
Las Indias A multilingual, multicultural community dance and music theatre project, directed by Elias Cohen from Chile
Karuna A dance drama directed by veteran film maker Lenin Rajendran. Abhija portrayed the lead character of Vasavadatta in this adaptation of Kumaranasan's Karuna and performed extensively in Kerala

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Bachelor Party Uncredited
2013 Last Puff Shailaja Short film
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Paaru
Mazhayodoppam Mayunnathu God Short film
2014 Seconds Thampi's wife
Njan Steve Lopez Anjali
2015 Love 24x7 Shweta Pillai
Lukka Chuppi Renuka
Ozhivu Divasathe Kali Geetha
2016 Mundrothuruth Kathu
School Bus Shyamala
Action Hero Biju Sindhu
2017 Sakhisona Heera Malini Bengali Short film
Udaharanam Sujatha Thulasi
Catharsis Sreeja Short film
2018 Aabhaasam Maoist
Kinar/Keni ACP Uma Maheshwari Tamil
Murippadukal Shantha Short film
Social awareness film by Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Kerala
2019 Idam Soumya Screened at - PickurFlick Indie Film Festival 2020, India
South Film and Arts Academy Festival 2020, Chili
International Film Festival 2020, New Delhi
Festival Cinematografico de Mérida 2020, Mexico
Darbhanga International Film Festival 2020, India
New York Indian Film Festival 2019
2020 Error Chinnu Short film
2021 Confessions of a Cuckoo Shobha Vincent
Sarcas Circa 2020 [4][5][6]
Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi Tamil servant
2022 Pada CK Leela
Heaven SP Revathi Subramaniam IPS
Bharatha Circus SP Sarah Simon
2023 Charles Enterprises Parvatham [7]
Neeraja Chitra [8]
Family Jaya [9]

References

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  1. ^ Express News Service, "More actresses and South Indian film bodies support WCC stand", The New Indian Express, July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ TNM Staff, "8 things that make us reject you: 15 WCC members slam AMMA in a strong statement", The News Minute, July 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Article, Deccan (28 March 2016). "Deccan Chronicle article". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ^ Anandha MB (31 March 2021). "അബദ്ധങ്ങൾക്കിടയിലെ അഭ്യാസങ്ങൾ, 'സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020'ന്റെ ടീസർ പുറത്തിറക്കി മിഥുൻ രമേശ്; ചിത്രം നാളെ തീയേറ്ററുകളിലേക്ക്!". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ "'സര്‍ക്കാസ് സിര്‍ക 2020' ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റര്‍ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ Web Desk (1 April 2021). "ബിലാത്തിക്കുഴലിന് ശേഷം വിനു കോളിച്ചാൽ; 'സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020' ടീസർ നടന്‍ മിഥുൻ രമേശ് പുറത്തിറക്കി". MediaOne TV (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Charles Enterprises gets a release date". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ^ "First look of Shruti Ramachandran's Neeraja out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Don Palathara's Family wins Best Film award at Halicarnassus Film Festival, Turkey". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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