Is its strong built, emotive face and good looks that impress you then meet Shiva the new dude on the block. He hails from Kasargod in Kerala and has been signed for I V Sasi's SYMPHONY. This guy has expressive eyes and his smile as his asset.

The six-foot and some inches tall Shiva is a graduate and like any other goy of his age was pursuing his career in software in Bangalore. It was then that I V Sasi was searching for a new face for his directorial venture SYMPHONY. He was impressed by Shiva's looks and signed him for the project.

Shiva is obviously happy and hopes to make it big in Malayalam cinema. He will be playing the role of Jijo Samsun in SYMPHONY. The musical film is all about Jijo who is a musical composer. Jijo falls in love with Sandra. The beautiful and sensational Sandra has a past. But this does not deter Jijo in any way. Her defies all rules and goes against couple of people in his passion for Sandra. The film is about true love and crisis faced by lovers.

Music for SYMPHONY is scored by Deepak Dev and the songs are penned by Kaithaparam. Anjana Varma will play the role of Sandra. Mahesh Mitra has scripted the film. The shooting will start very soon in Kottayam. Rest in the starcast includes Jagathy, Sudheesh and Jagadhish.