Metro Shirish
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Shirish Saravanan | |
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| Born | Shirish Saravanan 31 May 1994 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Visual Communication in Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 2016 – present |
| Known for | Metro |
Shirish Saravanan, known also as Metro Shirish[1][2] for his work in his debut film Metro, is an actor from Tamil film industry.
Early life
Born in Chennai, India, Shirish completed his schooling at the Gill Adarsh Higher Secondary School. He then enrolled on to the Visual Communications course in the Loyola College. Having a keen interest in acting from childhood, he trained at the Kalairani Acting School, took up dance classes with choreographer Jayanthi and got trained in fights and action with Pandiyan master.
Film career
It was in college, that he met Ananda Krishnan, who after conducting an audition decided to cast him as the lead in his next movie.[3] His performance in Ananda Krishnan's Metro garnered him rave reviews with many critics appreciating his notable performance in the movie along with Filmfare's award for Best Male Debut-South.[4][5] In 2018, he acted in Raja Ranguski with director Dharanidharan is alongside Chandini Tamilarasan.[6] His next film, which started filming in August 2017, is a village based entertainer titled Pistha, which is directed by the editor of Metro, Ramesh Bharathi. Mrudula Murali and Arundhati Nair are the lady leads.[7] Notably, this film will be music director Dharan's 25th project.[8]
Awards
64th Filmfare Awards South – Metro Shirish
2017 Best Debut (Male)
[9]
Edison award – Metro Shirish
2017 Best Debut (Male)
[10]
Anna university Techofes Award – Metro Shirish
2017 Best Debut (Male)
V4u Award – Metro Shirish
2017 Best Debut (Male)
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Metro | Arivazhagan | |
| 2018 | Raja Ranguski | Raja | |
| 2020 | Pistha |
References
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/metro-shirish-saravanan-interview-raja-ranguski-1344434-2018-09-20
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/want-to-keep-experimenting-seeing-the-success-of-metro-shirish/story-dmtaKcfTe9R6ApynA6DLhK.html
- ^ "New kid on the block Shirish Saravanan". deccanchronicle.com/. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Bala, Ramesh (23 June 2016). "#Metro [3.5/5]: @actor_shirish makes a fine debut as the hero.. Does well both in action and emotional scenes.. @ActorSimhaa is top notch!". @rameshlaus. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Want to keep experimenting seeing the success of Metro: Shirish". hindustantimes.com/. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Director Dharanidharan's next that has Metro Shirish and Pooja Devariya in the lead is titled as 'Raja Ranguski'. The shoot will commence from 2nd January. - Cinemaplusnews". Cinemaplusnews. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Metro Shirish begins his next film Pistha". NOWRUNNING. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Dulquar Salmaan and Metro Shirish in news". tamilnadu central. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/64th-filmfare-awards-south-2017-madhavan-suriya-best-actor-983322-2017-06-18
- ^ http://www.edisonawards.in/pages/pompous-occasion-details.php?id=32