Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam * Shyam (actor), Indian Hindi film actor * Shyam (composer), an Indian music composer from Kerala *

Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received ...

, Indian film director * Shyam Satardekar, Indian politician * Karam Shyam, Indian politician ;Syam *

Syam Pushkaran Syam Pushkaran (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian scriptwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his collaboration with directors Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with ''Salt N' Pepper'' (2011), co-written with D ...

, scriptwriter in the Malayalam cinema *

Syam Sudhakar Syam Sudhakar (born 16 October 1983) ) is a bilingual poet and academic from Kerala, India. He writes poems in Malayalam, his native language, and in English. His poems have been translated into several languages including Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, ...

(born 1983), Malayalam-language poet

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