User:Fr.Shaji Thumpechirayil/sandbox

Fr. Shaji Thumpechirayil is a catholic priest belonging to the Archeparchy of Changanacherry, born on 3rd December 1969 into the parish of St. Mary’s Basilica, Champakkulam. He was ordained as a priest by His Grace Mar Joseph Powathil on 1st January in 1996. He began to compose and write Christian songs during his vocation. Also he has written and directed many secular and biblical drama during this period.

He became a prominent artist in the field of Christian Arts and Media from 1992. He founded Celebrants India, an organization for the evangelization through media in the year 1998. Through this platform, Fr. Shaji Thumpechirayil has been releasing numerous albums and songs including secular works. From the mid of 90s, he has done many Christian devotional programs during the occasions of Christmas and Easter in popular Malayalam TV channels like Asianet, Surya, Dhooradharshan, etc.

He has written, directed and presented various Biblical Sight and Sound shows in India and abroad. Celebrants India began to stream the contents digitally from 2013 from which he began releasing many songs and various services for the evangelization through all platforms under the banner of Celebrants India.

Amen – Word of God is one of the Daily Gospel Message program which he started on 1st November 2015 that has touched a lot of people all over the world beyond the language barrier. He began the first online Christian news media named MJ TV on 1st July 2016 for all denominations in the history of the Indian Church.

Fr. Shaji Thumpechirayil is preparing for a dream movie titled “Marian” based on the unrevealed Biblical imageries of Mary of Nazareth in different languages.

Popular Albums:

Vishudham, Amma, Parishudham, Kurishu – Way of the Cross, Marian, Carol, The Passion, Divine Healer, Holy Bible, Ammackuvendi (Marian 2nd), Christmas, The Priest, Karthavu Mahonnathan, Prince of Heaven, Thiruvosthi Munnil, Carmel (Marian 3rd), Santaclaus, Unnimishiha, Sathram, Mannapedakam, Palunkukadal, Mahimayude Goshala, Ithu Ningalodulla Sneham, Shanthatharam, Eeshoyude Punchiri, Gabriel,

Sight and Sound Shows:

Divine Dawn – 1999

Ashlesham – 2000

Lucky One – 2001

Marian (since 2003)

Passion Show (since 2010)

Jesus the Saviour – 2012

Holy Star – 2012

Suvara (2012, 2018)

Aruma Shishyan - 2013

Palunkukadal (since 2016)

Ithu Ningalodulla Sneham - 2018

Oru Pralayavum Pravum – 2019

Kachiyil Ninnum Kachayileykku – 2019

Nesthambah EeshoM’shiha – 2019

New Gen Christmas Card (Agape 2020)

Accolades:

AKCC Award in 2012

KCBC Bible Commission Award in 2019