{{short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Sshivada | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- must cite published reliable source(s) to verify birth date --> | birth_place = Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India | other_names = Sshivada Nair<br /> K.V. Srilekha Nair | occupation = Actress<!-- Occupation(s) as given in the lead --> | years_active = 2008–present | spouse = {{marriage|Murali Krishnan|2015}} | children = 1 | relatives = }} '''Sshivada''' '''Nair''' known mononymously as '''Sshivada''',<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-09-14 |title=Auspicious first Onam for Sshivada Nair {{!}} Auspicious first Onam for Sshivada Nair |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/140916/auspicious-first-onam-for-sshivada-nair.html |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> <!-- must cite published reliable source(s) to verify birth date -->also known as K. V. Srilekha Nair is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards.
==Personal life== Sshivada was born in a Malayali family to Vijayarajan Pillai and Kumari, at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and studied till grade 5 in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiedTHOkM6w |title=ഏതൊരു വീട്ടമ്മമാർക്ക് ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു മൂവിയാണ് Jawanum Mullappoovum {{!}} Sshivada Interview |date=2023-03-29 |last=Kaumudy Movies |access-date=2026-05-02 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="shiv1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-can-act-only-if-I-know-the-language-Sshivada/articleshow/41091439.cms |title=I can act only if I know the language : Sshivada |work=The Times of India |date=16 January 2017}}</ref> After grade 5, her family moved to Angamaly and there she was educated at Viswajyothi CMI Public School, Angamaly. She is a Computer Science engineering graduate from Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering Technology.<ref name="mangalam.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/406602?page=0,1 |title=എന്റെ പ്രണയത്തില് താജ്മഹലില്... |publisher=Mangalam}}</ref> She is married to her longtime boyfriend Murali Krishnan and has a daughter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sshivada-each-and-every-moment-of-my-life-is-a-bliss/articleshow/79755318.cms?from=mdr |title=Each and every moment of my life is a bliss |newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
== Career == Sshivada started her acting career through a small role in 2009 Malayalam anthology film ''Kerala Cafe''. But she didn't get enough recognition. Later when working as a VJ in television, she was spotted by Malayalam director Fazil, who cast her as a lead in his 2011 film ''Living Together''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bitten-by-the-acting-bug/article6818543.ece |title=Bitten by the acting bug |author=Vishal menon |newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 January 2015 }}</ref> Then she auditioned for the Tamil film ''Nedunchaalai''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Shivada--the-terrific-newcomer-in-k-town-imagegallery-4-kollywood-oehkcshgbbdsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227041905/http://www.sify.com/movies/shivada--the-terrific-newcomer-in-k-town-imagegallery-4-kollywood-oehkcshgbbdsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2015 |title=Shivada – The terrific newcomer in K-town! |work=Sify}}</ref> Though her mother tongue is Malayalam, Sshivada managed to dub for her first film. She says, "I was born in Trichy and studied in Chennai till my fifth standard before moving to Kerala. So, I'm comfortable speaking Tamil."<ref name="shiv1"/> Sshivada received praise for her portrayal of Manga, a Malayalam village girl, who runs a dhaba.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Sshivada-goes-back-in-time/articleshow/12030636.cms |title=Sshivada goes back in time |date=15 January 2017 |first=V |last=Lakshmi |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> While Sify wrote "new find Shivada...steals the show. She lights the screen as she executes the loud, aggressive and righteous Manga with a lot of style and élan",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nedunchalai-review-tamil-15052114.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328222746/http://www.sify.com/movies/nedunchalai-review-tamil-15052114.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2014 |title=Review : Nedunchalai |work=Sify}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan called her a "terrific newcomer".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/nedunchalai-road-rage/article5848263.ece |title=Nedunchalai: Road rage |author=Baradwaj Rangan |newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> In her next film ''Zero'', a supernatural thriller directed by debutant Shiv Mohaa, a former assistant of Bharat Bala, she plays Priya, "a modern-day wife, who is also orthodox and holds on to some traditional values".<ref name="Horror Story with a Difference">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Horror-Story-with-a-Difference/2014/07/29/article2353087.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814175436/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Horror-Story-with-a-Difference/2014/07/29/article2353087.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 August 2014 |title=Horror Story with a Difference |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 July 2014}}</ref> In March 2017, Sshivada signed a new project, to be directed by Ashwin Saravanan and starring along S J Suryah and Wamiqa Gabbi.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}{{Update inline|date=January 2026|reason=Whether the project was completed or not, should be mentioned or this sentence removed. This sentence is not relevant 8+ years after the fact.}}
== Filmography == {{pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of Sshivada film credits |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |2008 || ''Ninakkayi...'' || Herself || rowspan="5" | Malayalam ||Album song : Ennakaruppin Ezhazhaku.. || |- | 2009 || ''Kerala Cafe'' ||Writer's wife || Segment : Puram Kazhchakal; <br /> credited as Sreelekha || |- |rowspan="2"|2010||''Mazha''|| Herself ||Music album;<br />credited as Sreelekha|| |- |''Nilavu''|| Jyothy||Credited as Sreelekha |- | 2011 || ''Living Together'' || Shyama || || |- |2014 || ''Nedunchaalai'' || Manga || Tamil || || |- |2015 || ''Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam'' || Kalyani || Malayalam || ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/A-fine-balance/article16643755.ece |title=A fine balance – The Hindu |website=The Hindu|date=16 November 2016 }}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2016 || ''Zero'' || Priya || Tamil || || <ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/siima-awards-2017-nominations-announced-news-malayalam-rgbjE9ecgbbif.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703235835/http://www.sify.com/movies/siima-awards-2017-nominations-announced-news-malayalam-rgbjE9ecgbbif.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2017 |title=SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced |website=Sify}}</ref> <br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/shivada-signs-zero-a-supernatural-thriller-news-tamil-ogulOhcagadbg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426105715/http://www.sify.com/movies/shivada-signs-zero-a-supernatural-thriller-news-tamil-ogulOhcagadbg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2015 |title=Shivada signs 'zero', a supernatural thriller |work=Sify}}</ref> |- | ''IDI - Inspector Dawood Ibrahim'' ||Nitya || Malayalam || ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Jayasurya-to-romance-Sshivada-again-in-IDI/articleshow/51410782.cms |title=Jayasurya to romance Sshivada again in IDI |last=George |first=Anjana |date=16 March 2016 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Sshivada-to-have-an-action-intro-in-her-next/articleshow/51956250.cms |title=Sshivada to have an action intro in her next |last=Soman |first=Deepa |date=24 April 2016 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> |- |rowspan =4|2017||''Adhe Kangal''|| Deepa/ Ashwini/ Priya/ Vasundhara || Tamil || Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain Female <br />South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actress in a supporting role – Tamil ||<ref name="auto"/> |- | ''Lakshyam'' || Shalini || rowspan="7" | Malayalam || | || |- | ''Achayans'' || Jessica|| Asianet Comedy Awards for Most Promising Actress||<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news |title=Comedy Awards 2016 on Asianet |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/Comedy-Awards-2016-on-Asianet/articleshow/55773334.cms|access-date=21 January 2017 |work=indiatimes}}</ref> |- | ''Ramante Edanthottam'' || Voice actor – Female || Dubbed for Actress Anu Sithara, The Female Lead of the Movie || |- | rowspan="2" |2018 || ''Shikkari Shambhu'' || Anitha || ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/when-a-vegetarian-sshivada-had-to-play-a-butcher/articleshow/62366533.cms |title=When a vegetarian Sshivada had to play a butcher |first=Deepa |last=Soman |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> |- |''Chanakya Thanthram''||Irene || ||<ref name="TOI2">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sshivada-and-sruthi-ramachandran-in-chanakya-thanthram/articleshow/61945411.cms |title=Sshivada and Sruthi Ramachandran in Chanakya Thanthram |newspaper=The Times of India |date=6 December 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2019||''Lucifer''||Sreelekha||Cameo appearance|| |- |''My Santa''||Isa's mother||Photo appearance|| |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |''Maara''||Kani||Tamil|| rowspan="2" | Released on Amazon Prime Video || |- |''Sunny''||Nimmy || rowspan="3" | Malayalam || |- |Rowspan=3|2022 | ''Meri Awas Suno'' || Meryl || || |- | ''12th Man'' || Dr. Nayana || Released on Disney+ Hotstar || |- | ''Nitham Oru Vaanam''||Meenakshi|| rowspan="2" |Tamil|| || |- | rowspan=4 | 2023 || ''Vallavanukkum Vallavan'' || Azhagi || || |- | ''Jawanum Mullapoovum'' || Jayashree Teacher || rowspan="2" | Malayalam || Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Javanum Mullapoovum: Sshivada plays a teacher, makers release first look |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/nov/10/javanum-mullapoovum-sshivada-plays-a-teacher-makers-release-first-look-2516647.html |access-date=17 January 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=10 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jawanum-mullapoovum-trailer-sshivada-starrer-is-a-complete-family-entertainer/articleshow/99085582.cms?from=mdr |title='Jawanum Mullapoovum' trailer: Sshivada starrer is a complete family entertainer |newspaper=The Times of India |date=29 March 2023}}</ref> |- | ''2018'' || Mrs. Shaji Punnoose || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2022 |title=Jude Anthony Joseph Unveils Title of his Upcoming Film Based on 2018 Kerala Floods |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/jude-anthony-joseph-unveils-title-of-his-upcoming-film-based-on-2018-kerala-floods-6319135.html |access-date=17 January 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/its-a-wrap-for-tovino-thomas-asif-ali-and-kunchacko-bobans-2018-based-on-the-kerala-floods/articleshow/95548628.cms |title=It's a wrap for Tovino Thomas, Asif Ali, and Kunchacko Boban's '2018' based on the Kerala floods |date=16 November 2022 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=16 March 2023 |quote=The filming of Jude Anthany Joseph's upcoming film '2018 – Everyone is a hero' has been completed. The makers wrapped up the shoot on Sunday (Nov 13).}}</ref> |- | ''Theera Kaadhal'' || Vandhana Gautham || Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/mar/27/director-rohin-talks-about-theera-kadhal-starring-jai-and-aishwarya-rajesh%E2%80%8B-41568.html |title=Director Rohin talks about his Jai-Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Theera Kadhal |date= 27 March 2023 |website=Cinema Express}}</ref> |- | rowspan=5| 2024 || ''Secret Home'' || Sarika || Malayalam || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-14 |title=Chandunadh-Aparna Das starrer Secret Home gets new release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Mar/14/chandunadh-aparna-das-starrer-secret-home-gets-new-release-date |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Garudan'' || Tamilselvi || Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garudan Movie Review: This hyper-violent, rooted action-drama gets better as it goes |date=2024-06-03 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Cinema Express |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/May/31/garudan-movie-review-this-hyper-violent-rooted-action-drama-gets-better-as-it-goes |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam'' || Ruby|| rowspan="5" | Malayalam || || <ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2024 |title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam: ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ച അന്വേഷണം, മികവ് പുലർത്തി അഭിനേതാക്കളും; ഗംഭീര പ്രതികരണം നേടി 'ഒരു അന്വേഷണത്തിന്റെ തുടക്കം' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-movie-getting-good-response-running-successfully-in-theatres-212421 |website=Zee News Malayalam}}</ref> |- | ''Anand Sreebala''||Commissioner Amala Viswanathan IPS || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-19 |title=It's a wrap for Arjun Ashokan and Aparna Das-starrer Anand Sreebala |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Apr/19/its-a-wrap-for-arjun-ashokan-and-aparna-das-starrer-anand-sreebala |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Manorathangal''||Sarala|| Anthology series; segment: ''Silalikhitham'' Released on ZEE5||<ref>{{cite news |title=മമ്മൂട്ടിയും മോഹൻലാലും ഫഹദും എംടി ചിത്രത്തിൽ; 'മനോരഥങ്ങൾ' റിലീസിന് |newspaper=South Live|url=https://www.southlive.in/movie/film-news/mt-vasudevan-nair-s-manorathangal-mammootty-mohanlal-fahadh-faasil-priyadarshan|date=14 July 2024}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3 | 2025 || ''L2: Empuraan'' || Sreelekha || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santhosh |first=Vivek |date=2025-02-09 |title=L2: Empuraan makers begin revealing extended cast; Sshivada and Jaise Jose reprise their roles from Lucifer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/09/l2-empuraan-makers-begin-revealing-extended-cast-sshivada-and-jaise-jose-reprise-their-roles-from-lucifer |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Sumathi Valavu'' || Deepa || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhu |first=Vignesh |date=2025-02-13 |title=Arjun Ashokan-starrer Sumathi Valavu gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/13/arjun-ashokan-starrer-sumathi-valavu-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Kayilan'' || Aathirai|| rowspan="2" | Tamil || ||<ref name="karuppu"/> |- |rowspan=3 | 2026 |''Thadayam'' |Inspector Lakshmi | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thadayam OTT release: A killer who steals symbols of marriage and clever cop Athiyamaan; how does Samuthirakani's web series connect these two|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/thadayam-ott-release-a-killer-who-steals-symbols-of-marriage-and-clever-cop-athiyamaan-how-does-samuthirakanis-web-series-connect-these-two/9980849c1c674|access-date=2026-02-25|website=OTTPlay|language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Patriot'' || Michael's wife ||Malayalam ||||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-23 |title=How Mammootty convinced Mahesh Narayanan to swap a 'national-level' actor for Mohanlal in Patriot|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/how-mammootty-got-mohanlal-cast-in-patriot-over-national-level-actor-10652286/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Karuppu''|| Kanmani||Tamil || ||<ref name="karuppu">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karuppu-sshivada-shares-her-dream-come-true-moment-first-single-to-release-on-diwali/articleshow/124572849.cms|title='Karuppu': Sshivada shares her dream-come-true moment; first single to release on Diwali|work=timesofindia}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== * {{Facebook|id=sshivada|name=Sshivda}} * {{IMDb name|id=5615167}}
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