Abrid Shine

Abrid Shine is an Indian film director, screenwriter and fashion photographer in the Malayalam film industry.^[1] He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the film 1983, which won him the prestigious Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director.^[2]

Abrid Shine
Born	Velloor, Kottayam, Kerala, India[citation needed]
Alma mater	Devaswom Board College, Thalayolaparambu[citation needed]
Occupations	Director screenwriter photographer
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Ambily[citation needed]
Children	2

Personal life

Abrid Shine has two children. His son, Bhagath Abrid acted as the son of Nivin Pauly in the film 1983 and as the son of Soubin Shahir in the Malayalam movie Meow.^[3] now set to make as leading role for Prema Pranth.^[4]

Career

Abrid Shine started his career working as a fashion photographer for the popular Malayalam women's magazine Vanitha. He assisted Lal Jose in Puramkazhchakal in the 2009 ensemble film Kerala Cafe. He debuted as a director with the Malayalam film 1983 in the year 2014.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Direction	Writer	Ref.
2014	1983			[5]
2016	Action Hero Biju			[6]
2018	Poomaram			[7]
2020	The Kung Fu Master			[8]
2022	Mahaveeryar			[9]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2014	Asiavision Awards	Best Debut Director	1983	Won	[10]
2015	62nd Filmfare Awards South	Best Director – Malayalam		Nominated	[11]
	4th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Debut Director – Malayalam		Won	[12]
	45th Kerala State Film Awards	Best Debut Director		Won	[2]
2017	Asianet Film Awards	Best Director	Action Hero Biju	Won	[13]
	2nd IIFA Utsavam	Best Director		Nominated	[14]
	64th Filmfare Awards South	Best Director – Malayalam		Nominated	[15]
	6th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director – Malayalam		Nominated	[16]