Shashankan Mayyanad

Sangeeth Sasidharan (born 23 May 1983), better known by his stage name Shashankan Mayyanad, is an Indian actor, comedian and screenwriter who works in Malayalam films, television and stage shows.[1] He began his career working in mimicry troops as comedian and writer, later attained popularity by contesting in the reality TV show Comedy Stars on Asianet.[2] He debuted as a screenwriter in 2019 with the comedy-drama Margamkali.

Shashankan Mayyanad
Born
Sangeeth Sasidharan

(1983-05-23) 23 May 1983
Mayyanad, Kollam, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • screenwriter
Years active2010–present
Spouse(s)
Merlin
(
m. 2012)
Children1

Early life

Sasankan was born at Mayyanad in Kollam, Kerala to Sasidharan, a classical dancer, and Sarada, a singer. He studied till 10th standard and then joined in various professional mimicry troops in Kerala. He started with Kottayam Kalabhavana mimicry troop and later got an opportunity to do a comedy skit in 'Vodafone Comedy Stars' by the popular Malayalam entertainment channel Asianet in 2009, which became a huge success.[3][4]

Career

Personal life

Sasankan married Merlin (Anney). They have a daughter named Sivani.

Filmography
No.TitleRoleNotes
2019MargamkaliScreenwriter
2019Thanka Bhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatty
2019Ottam
2019An International Local Story
2018DakiniMuthu
2018Premasoothram
2017Role Models
2015Urumbukal Urangarilla
2015Plus or Minus
2013BanglesConstable Varghese
2010Best of Luck
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gollark: I do only have one free slot now, though.
gollark: I'd prefer to not catch too many.
gollark: AR(r)ing!
gollark: I kind of wanted it, actually, for the guardian farms.

References
  1. "'Margam Kali' will break some stereotypes: Director Sreejith Vijayan". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Sasankan Mayyanad". Nettv4u. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. "Adarsh and Shyama emerge as winners of Made For Each Other season 2". Times of India. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. "Sasankan Mayyanad". IMDB. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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