Jisha Abhinaya

Jisha Abhinaya is an Indian theatre artist, theatre director and playwright from Kerala. Jisha's collection of eight plays, Eli Eli Lama Sabakthani, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama in 2019.

Biography Jisha was born in Thrissur, Kerala, to Jayan Chetthallur and Usha, both of whom are theatre artists. She started her career in drama by portraying a tribal girl named Chomi in an amateur drama competition organized by Kozhikode Kala while studying in 5th class. Jisha who is also a journalist is a sub-editor in Deshabhimani. In the play Ente Shareeramaanu Ente Swathantryam [meaning:My Body is My Freedom], the characters are Sugandhi, a flower vendor, Sheela, a cleaner, and Kanchana, a sex worker. Her play Farida won the award for best playwriting at the M.G. Soman Foundation Drama Festival.

Books published Collection of 8 plays.

Awards Jisha's collection of eight plays, Eli Eli Lama Sabakthani, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama in 2019. 'Eli Eli Lama Sabaktani' also received the 2017 Edasseri Award, and the 2019 Muthukulam Parvathy Amma Award. She won the VSNS Kavunkara Bhargavi Award for best playwriting in the state-level playwriting competition organized by the state level women's drama society called 'Vanithasahithi Samsthana Nataka Sangam (VSNS)' in 2026.