Shamshuddin Ibrahim, also known as Sham. He is an handsome and well-known Indian actor and model. He was born on 4 April 1977 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, who predominantly appears in Tamil film Industry. He not only appears in Tamil films he also appeared other south Indian movies like Telugu and Malayalam film as well. He made his debut movie in Tamil titles Khusi which is directed by Director S.J. Suriya in this movie he appeared cameo role in the year 200. Then he appeared in the movie 12B in a lead along with actress Joythika which has reached a commercial success. Currently, he is working in Party and Kaaviyyan.
Shaam career as a model began in Bangalore, modeling for a variety of advertisements. Keen on pursuing an acting career, he was vainly searching for acting offers for four years. He then, following the recommendation of his model coordinator, got to meet late cinematographer Jeeva. In 1999, he auditioned for the lead role in Kadhalar Dhinam (1999), but did not receive the role. He then, following the recommendation of his model coordinator Biju Jayadevan, got to meet cinematographer Jeeva, who was planning to make his directorial debut and was on the lookout for a new face for the film’s lead role.
Then, Sham appeared in his second feature film, the S J Suryah-directed Kushi, which was released first, since 12B went behind schedule and only became available in 2001. The film which was a blatant rip-off of Sliding Doors, which itself had numerous comparisons with director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 1982 Polish film Blind Chance, fetched rave reviews and was seen as a “dream entry” for Shaam, wbose performance was praised as “apt”. Shaam was set to work with K. Balachander after Paarthale Paravasam (2001), but the project never materialised.
His subsequent releases including Vasanth’s Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey! (2002), Anbe Anbe (2003) and Priyadarshan’s Lesa Lesa (2003), garnered only average or poor box office returns. He took a break from his romantic hero films with Bala (2002) but the failure of the film caused him to stick to romantic films. He was approached to play the third male lead role in Aaytha Ezhuthu, but was unable to sign the film because of date issues with Iyarkai. Iyarkai by debutant S P Jananathan was his final release of 2003 and also failed at the box office due to a delayed release, but opened to high critical acclaim, even winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
In 2015, he won critical acclaim for his portrayal of an honest police officer in Jananathan’s political drama Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai (2015), which had an ensemble cast featuring Arya and Vijay Sethupathi. In an IBT review of the film, the reviewer stated that “Shaam as a police officer stands out among all the leading characters, with the intensity he portrays in his role”. Shaam’s next release was the Kannada suspense thriller Game, which was also shot in Tamil as Oru Melliya Kodu alongside Arjun and Manisha Koirala.
The Kannada version released in February 2016 to positive reviews and the Tamil version released in July 2016 to mixed reviews. That same year, he played a negative role in the Kannada-language film Santhu Straight Forward. He made his Malayalam debut with The Great Father (2017). In August 2017, he was cast in Venkat Prabhu’s multi-starrer Party in a negative role; however, the film remains unreleased as of 2020.
Shaam returned with the long delayed Tamil film Kaaviyyan in 2019. The film released to negative reviews. The Times of India wrote that “The film, however, is sure to disappoint those who even go without any expectation”. He played a negative role in Naanga Romba Busy starring Prasanna and Ashwin Kakumanu.
Shaam belong to Hindu family. Shaam has three brothers and two sisters. He is married to a Punjabi, Kashish, who was his collegemate. Shaam net worth is around about 1-5 million. He earned a good amount of his net worth from his Modeling and Acting career.