K. V. Srilekha Nair, better known by her stage name Sshivada, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films.

Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, where she studied till Grade 5.

Later when working as a VJ in television, she was spotted by Malayalam director Fazil, who cast her as the female lead in his 2011 film Living Together.

She lights the screen as she executes the loud, aggressive and righteous Manga with a lot of style and élan",[7] Baradwaj Rangan called her a "terrific newcomer".

[8] In her next film Zero, a supernatural thriller directed by debutant Shiv Mohaa, a former assistant of Bharat Bala, she plays Priya, "a modern-day wife, who is also orthodox and holds on to some traditional values".