MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST | PHOTOGRAPHER
BIOGRAPHY
Liishvaar is a multidisciplinary artist with a strong foundation in theatre and film. A Performing Arts graduate from Sunway University, he works as a freelance photographer and videographer while actively contributing to Malaysia’s performing arts scene as an actor, director, and stage manager.
He directed the award-winning short film Engal Vidhi (Our Fate) (2024) and has worked with various notable theatre companies including Theatresauce, Five Arts Centre, Liver & Lung, Parastoo Theatre, Tapir Studios, Pentas Project Theatre Production, and more, taking on a range of creative and technical roles. As a performer, he made his stage debut in Discord/Discard by Theatresauce, directed by Kelvin Wong, as part of the Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival (YSDAF) 2023, followed by his film debut as the lead actor in Punch Arumugam (2025).
He is currently writing and directing Naraksha, A traditional dance-theatre collaboration between artists from Penang and Kuala Lumpur, premiering in February 2026. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Liishvaar continues to explore storytelling across multiple mediums while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Digital Film Production at Sunway University.
ARTIST STATEMENT
In my art, I try to show people how society can change and make them aware of important issues. I tell stories on stage and in movies based on my own life experiences. It's important for me to help people see that sometimes they're stuck in old customs and beliefs. They're not really thinking about what's happening right now. I want my art to help them understand what the world is truly like. I use my own life experiences to create stories that show the world as it is, and my goal is to make people realize the truth.
