João Francisco Silva (born 20 February 1964),[1] known professionally as John D' Silva,[2] is an Indian actor, comedian, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr productions. Referred to as the "Emperor of the Konkani stage",[3] he is the first tiatrist (theatre perfomer) to enter the Limca Book of Records in 2010 for acting, writing, directing and producing 25 tiatrs having a double alphabet in their titles.[4]
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.jpg) Silva at the Kala Academy, 2015 | |
| Born | João Francisco Silva 20 February 1964 Sancoale, Goa, India |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | facebook |
Silva is also the first tiatrist to have released his 25th tiatr nattok in London and Germany and thereafter to have staged it throughout the state of Goa. He has also acted in the Konkani movies Padri (2005), O Maria (2010), Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015),[5] Nirmon (2015) and O La La (2018). He is the first tiatrist to have received the inaugural Yuva Srujan Puraskar award for the year 2008[6] from the Government of Goa for his contributions to Konkani theatre.[7]
Select filmography
edit- Padri (2005)
- O Maria (2010)
- Home Sweet Home (2014)
- Home Sweet Home 2 (2015)
- Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015)
- Connection (2017)
- Amizade (2018)
References
edit- ^ Mazarello, Wilson (10 March 2018). Konkani Khell Tiatr. Panaji, Goa: Dalgado Konknni Akademi. p. 95.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "John D' Silva | Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa, India". www.artandculture.goa.gov.in. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "The emperor will reign again". oHeraldo. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Panjim John DSilva First Tiatrist to Enter into Limca Book of Records". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Doha: Nachom-ia-Kumpasar - Tale of unsung Goan musicians captivates audience". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Recipients of Yuva Srujan Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Art and Culture. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Yuva Srujan Puraskar preseneted". The Hindu. 1 June 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 July 2016.