Shabareesh Varma
Shabareesh Varma is an Indian lyricist, singer and actor working in Malayalam cinema. Shabareesh made his debut in the Alphonse Putharen's acclaimed 2013 film Neram where he rose to fame with his lyrics for the song Pistah in Neram, which was also used as the promo song for the 2016 Indian Premier League.
Early life
Shabareesh Varma was born to P.K Nandan 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, Soodhu Kavvum,, and Jigarthanda. He started his acting stint with a short film "Cling-Cling" followed by "Neram " in which he was the protagonist pitched up against Vijay Sethupathi.Film career
His first film was the Tamil version of Neram directed by Alphonse Putharen. In 2015, he was a part of the 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
- All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
As Lyricist
As an Actor
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As a Singer
| Year | Song | Film | Singer |
| 2013 | Thaka Thaka | Neram | Shabareesh Varma |
| 2013 | Pistah | Neram | Shabareesh Varma |
| 2015 | Scene Contra | Premam | Shabareesh Varma |
| 2015 | Ithu Puthan Kaalam | Premam | Shabareesh Varma |
| 2015 | Pathivayi Njan | Premam | Shabareesh Varma, Rajesh Murugesan |
| 2015 | Kaalam Kettu Poyi | Premam | Shabareesh Varma |
| 2015 | Kalippu | Premam | Murali Gopy, Shabareesh Varma |
| 2015 | Selfie | Double Barrel | Shabareesh Varma, K S Krishnan, Prashant Pillai |
| 2015 | Athala Pithala | Double Barrel | Arun Kamath, Shabareesh Varma, Rahul R Govinda, Gagan Baderiya |
| 2015 | Kadala Varuthu | Double Barrel | Shabareesh Varma |
| 2018 | Get Out House | Naam | Shabareesh Varma |
| 2018 | Tanka Takkara | Naam | Shabareesh Varma |
Awards and nominations
Vayalar Samskarika Vedhi Film Award 2016– Best Debut Actor - Shambhu from PremamSIIMA
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'