John D' Silva

For other people with similar names, see John D'Silva (disambiguation).

João Francisco Silva (born 20 February 1964),^[1] known professionally as John D' Silva,^[2] is an Indian actor, comedian, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr productions. Referred to as the "Emperor of the Konkani stage",^[3] he is the first tiatrist (theatre performer) to enter the Limca Book of Records in 2010 for acting, writing, directing and producing 25 tiatrs having a double alphabet in their titles.^[4]

John D' Silva
Silva at the Kala Academy, 2015
Born	João Francisco Silva (1964-02-20) 20 February 1964 (age 61) Sancoale, Goa, India
Occupations	Actor comedian playwright director
Years active	1987–present
Children	2
Awards	Yuva Srujan Puraskar (2008) Limca Book of Records (2010)
Website	facebook.com/john.dsilva.94

Silva is also the first tiatrist to have released his 25th tiatr nattok in London and Germany and thereafter to have staged it throughout the state of Goa. He has also acted in the Konkani movies Padri (2005), O Maria (2010), Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015),^[5] Nirmon (2015) and O La La (2018). He is the first tiatrist to have received the inaugural Yuva Srujan Puraskar award for the year 2008^[6] from the Government of Goa for his contributions to Konkani theatre.^[7]

Select filmography

• Padri (2005)
• O Maria (2010)
• Home Sweet Home (2014)
• Home Sweet Home 2 (2015)
• Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015)
• Connection (2017)
• Amizade (2018)