Sujith Shanker

Theatre shaped Sujith Shanker before cinema did. He trained at Sopanam under Kavalam Narayana Panicker and later at the National School of Drama, and he holds a doctorate in theatre. Films came with the Hindi production Laadli Laila (2009), and Njan Steve Lopez (2014) was his first Malayalam film. Maheshinte Prathikaaram became his Malayalam breakthrough. Roles in Ezra, Eeda, Moothon and RDX followed, and he played Joshy in Thalavan (2024). He still works in both film and theatre. He also appears in the Tamil film Jailer 2 (2026), which has several Malayali actors in its cast.