Riya Shibu

Riya Shibu (born 25 September 2004) is an Indian film producer and actress who works predominantly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. She is known for producing the films Mumbaikar, Thugs (2023), Mura (2024) and Veera Dheera Sooran (2025). She made her acting debut in the 2024 Malayalam film Cup. Her breakthrough role came in 2025 through Sarvam Maya, in which she portrayed the titular character, Maya (Delulu).

Personal life Riya is the daughter of acclaimed film producer Shibu Thameens, who owns Thameens Films, a Chennai-based production company, along with Thameens Maax Theatre and Thameens Release, which handle the exhibition and distribution of Tamil and Malayalam films. Her brother, Hridhu Haroon, is also an actor who appears in the Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films.

Career Production Riya began her career as a producer. In 2023, she produced the Hindi film Mumbaikar and the Tamil film Thugs. She is also the producer of the 2024 Malayalam film Mura and 2025 Tamil film Veera Dheera Sooran.

Acting Riya made her acting debut in 2024 with the Malayalam film Cup, where she played the character Anna Kurien. Then she appeared in the 2025 film Sarvam Maya where her performance received acclaim.

Filmography

As producer Year Title Language Notes 2023 Mumbaikar Hindi Thugs Tamil 2024 Mura Malayalam 2025 Veera Dheera Sooran Tamil

As actress Year Title Role Language Notes 2024 Cup Anna Kurien Malayalam Acting debut 2025 Sarvam Maya Maya Mathew Manjooran / Delulu 2026 Athiradi Swathi R. Krishna Chiyaan 63 Tamil

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