Shiju Abdul Rasheed (born 4 August 1974), known as Shiju AR, is an Indian actor who works mainly in Malayalam and Telugu films.^[1] He is also known by stage name Devi Shiju in Telugu films as he played a lead role in Kodi Ramakrishna's Devi. He has appeared in more than 150 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, English and several popular TV series in Malayalam. Shiju made a comeback to Malayalam mini screen through Neeyum Njanum serial in Zee Keralam.^[2]

Shiju has a career that has spanned 27 years from Telugu to Malayalam and on to an international movie. In 1996 was his debut and first success in a Tamil movie named Mahaprabhu As a Villain, directed by A. Venkitesh. He further worked in a Telugu movie as a hero named Devi, directed by Kodirama Krishna. He then worked in various movies like Manasantha Nuve, Nuvu Nakku Natchavu, Simharasi and Ammayikosam. Moving on to Mollywood, he worked in IIshtamanu Nooru Vattam, King Solomon,Kalachakram, Sidhartha, Vachalam, etc. He then worked for an international film named In the Name of Buddha, directed by national award winner Rajesh Touchriver.

Shiju took a break in 2004 and shifted his focus into TV serials. He made a comeback with Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath in 2013. Further, he had done Malayalam movies Sound Thoma, Polytechnic, Dolphin Bar, Cousins and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum etc. Of late he had appeared in roles in Telugu movies, including Kirrak Party, Supreme, bluff master, sathamaanam bhavathi, taxiwala and Godse.

• All TV series are in Malayalam-language, unless otherwise noted.

• Shiju AR at IMDb
• Shiju at MSI