Who
Is
Riya
Shibu?
All
About
Nivin
Pauly’s
Sarvam
Maya
Co-Star:
Malayalam
cinema
is
yet
again
having
an
exciting
weekend
with
the
release
of
Akhil
Sathyan’s
horror
comedy
film.
Nivin
Pauly
played
the
lead
role
in
Sarvam
Maya,
which
depicts
a
feel-good
‘ghost’ story.
After
the
film’s
release,
Riya
Shibu,
who
played
a
key
role
in
the
film,
has
been
garnering
the
attention
of
audiences.
Who
Is
Riya
Shibu?
Everything
To
Know
About
Nivin
Pauly’s
Sarvam
Maya
Co-Star
Riya
Shibu,
the
21-year-old
actress
made
her
cinema
debut
with
the
Nivin
Pauly
starrer,
which
is
now
performing
exceedingly
well
at
the
box
office.
The
budding
actress
played
the
titular
character
Maya
aka
‘Delulu’,
a
friendly
neighbourhood
ghost.
Sarvam
Maya
revolves
around
the
life
of
Prabhendu,
a
rebel
Namboothiri
(Kerala
Brahmin)
man
who
eventually
gets
into
his
family
business,
only
to
encounter
the
ghost
of
Maya.
For
the
uninitiated,
Riya
Shibu
is
the
daughter
of
senior
film
producer
Shibu
Thameens,
who
has
bankrolled
some
popular
films
including
Dulquer
Salmaan’s
ABCD,
Thalapathy
Vijay’s
Puli,
and
Chiyaan
Vikram
starrer
Saamy
2.
She
is
also
the
sister
of
actor
Hridhu
Haroon,
who
is
best
known
for
his
performances
in
some
acclaimed
films
including
All
We
Imagine
As
Light.
After
Sarvam
Maya
hit
the
theatres,
Riya
Shibu
has
been
receiving
excellent
reviews
for
her
performance
as
the
unconventional
ghost
in
Akhil
Sathyan’s
film.
For
the
uninitiated,
the
makers
of
the
film
had
kept
the
actress’s
inclusion
in
the
film
strictly
under
the
wraps
before
it’s
release,
to
keep
the
surprise
element
intact.
Well,
the
recent
social
media
reactions
suggest
that
this
plan
benefitted
the
film.