A talented actor, Shiju A.R. has an extraordinary career that has spanned 14 years from Tollywood to Mollywood and on to an international movie. In 1996 was his debut and first success in a Tamil movie named Mahaprabhu directed by A. Venkitesh. His excellent performance as a villain in this movie gave him a major break in his career. He further worked in a Telugu movie named Devi directed by Kodi Rama Krishna which was a super hit. He then worked in various hit movies like Manasantha Nuve, NuvuNakku Natchavu, Simharasi and Ammayikosam. Moving on to Mollywood he worked in Ishttamanu Nooruvattam, Kalachakram, Sidhartha, Vachalam, etc. There was a remarkable change in his career when he worked for an international film named In the Name of Buddha directed by Rajesh Touchriver.