Saju Navodaya
| Saju Navodaya | |
|---|---|
 Saju Navodaya during Kairali TV Event in Doha 2016 | |
| Born |
P. T. Saju Udayamperoor, Kochi, India |
| Other names | Pashanam Shaji |
| Occupation | Film actor, comedian, mimicry artist |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Spouse(s) | Resmi |
| Parent(s) | Pappanikunnel Thankappan , Manka |
Saju Navodaya, often credited by his stage name Pashanam Shaji, is an Indian film actor mainly cast in comedy roles in Malayalam cinema.[1]
Personal life
He is born as sixth among nine children to Pappanikunnel Thankappan and Manka at Udayamperoor, Kochi.[2] He did his schooling at the SNDP HSS Udayamperoor. He, along with his brother Suresh, were regular participants in almost all the competitions in school youth festivals. Both of them were specialized in mimicry. Also, Saju was the director of many dramas which won first prize in Ernakulam district level youth festivals in late 90s. After completing his education, he started a dance institute in Udayamperoor for children for teaching classical dance, break dance, cinematic dance etc.[3]
He is married to Resmi who is a trained classical dancer. She was a dance teacher in his dance institute. Later they fell in love and dramatically got married on the very next day of his elder brother's marriage. Reshmi was a big support for him to continue his art life when he was planning to quit mimicry, because of severe financial crisis. Saju started his married life in a small rented room in Kumbalam, Kochi. He worked as a painter in early stages of his married life. It was Manoj Guinness, who gave him an opportunity in a professional mimicry troupe in Kochi. Later on, Saju's name got changed to Saju Navodaya after associating with the mimicry troupe Cochin Navodaya.[4]
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 | Thief | Mamas | |
| Vellimoonga | Kochappy | Jibu Jacob | ||
| Little Superman | ||||
| 2015 | Mariyam Mukku | Nazerath | James Albert | |
| Ivan Maryadaraman | Traveler in train | Suresh Divakar | ||
| Bhaskar The Rascal | Vikraman | Siddique | ||
| Oru Second Class Yathra | Biju | Jexson Antony & Rejis Antony | ||
| Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare | Jayadevan's Helper | Kannan Thamarakkulam | ||
| Acha Dhin | Police Officer | G Marthandan | ||
| Jamna Pyari | Sreenivasan | Thomas Sebastian | ||
| Utopiayile Rajavu | Kamal | |||
| Life of Josutty | Rameshan | Jeethu Joseph | ||
| Pathemari | Narayanan's Roommate | Salim Ahamed | ||
| Amar Akbar Anthony | Rejimon | Nadirshah | ||
| 2016 | Kattumakkan | Shalil Kallur | ||
| Hallelooya | Uthaman | Sudhi Anna | ||
| Aadupuliyattam | Saju | Kannan Thamarakkulam | ||
| Marubhoomiyile Aana | Kamal's asst | V. K. Prakash | ||
| Thoppil Joppan | Eldho | Johny Antony |
- Television
- Comedy stars season 2
- Comedy super nights 2
As playback singer
| No. | Year | Song | Film | Co-singers | Language | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | "Manja Kattil Pokande" | Aadupuliyattam | Jayaram, Ramesh Pisharody | Malayalam | Ratheesh Vegha |
References
- ↑ "Saju Navodaya". Filmibeat.
- ↑ Mangalam.com
- ↑ "Manam Pole Mangalyam: Pashanam Shaji & Reshmi". jaihind.tv. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Manoramaonline.com