Shane Nigam
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Shane Nigam | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor Dancer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Shane Nigam is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam films.
Personal life
Nigam's father Abi[1][2] was an actor and popular mimicry artist. His father, Kalabhavan Abi passed away on 30th November 2017. Shane did his schooling at Bhavans Vidya Mandir (Elamakkara), Ernakulam. He is currently pursuing his final year engineering at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi. After completing his college education, Shane wishes to study cinematography.
Career
Child artist
Nigam started his career in television appearing in the dance reality show Super Dancer Junior and then forayed into Malayalam Television soap operas.He acted in two seasons of television serial Hello Kuttichathan aired in Asianet , the TV series was a hit among the kids.He had also acted in a few comedy series along with his father Abi. He made the big screen debut in Anwar playing the childhood of Prithviraj.
Film career
He made his acting debut with the film Annayum Rasoolum, portraying the role of Anna’s (Andrea Jeremiah) brother.[3] Later Rajeev Ravi offered him the lead role in Njan Steve Lopez but didn't take up the role.
- 2016–present
He made his debut as a lead actor in 2016 film, Kismath opposite to Shruthy Menon .Producer of the film Rajeev Ravi offered him the lead role, his character won praise among the malayali audience and the movie was a hit in the box office [4] In later part of the year he acted in the movie C/O Saira Banu opposite to Manju Warrier and Amala Akkineni, in which he plays a law student. The movie was a hit at the box office and received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. After these hits he starred in Soubin Shahir`s first direction venture Parava with Dulquer Salman, which was a hit.
He has also bagged Shaji.N.Karun's new film which is woven around a rape victim.
Filmography
| Name | Year | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanthonni | 2010 | Childhood of Kochukunju | George Varghese | Child artist |
| Anwar | 2010 | Uncredited role | Amal Neerad | |
| Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | 2013 | Shyam | Sameer Thahir | |
| Annayum Rasoolum | 2013 | Anna's Brother | Rajeev Ravi | |
| Balyakalasakhi | 2014 | Majeed (Childhood) | Pramod Payyannur | |
| Kammatipaadam | 2016 | Sunny | Rajeev Ravi | |
| Kismath | 2016 | Irfan | Shanavas K Bavakkutty | Lead Role |
| C/O Saira Banu | 2017 | Joshua Peter | Antony sony | |
| Parava | 2017 | Shane | Soubin Shahir | |
| Eeda | 2017 | Anand | B.Ajithkumar | Post Production |
| Oolu | 2018 | TBA | Shaji N. Karun | Filming |
| Pynkili | 2018 | TBA | Devan | Pre production |
| Kumbalangi Nights | 2018 | TBA | Dileesh Pothan | Announced |
Television
| Year | Program | Channel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Super Dancer Junior | Amrita TV | Contestant | |
| 2008-2009 | Hello Kuttichathan | Asianet | Vivek Vishwanathan a.k.a. Vivi | Dubbed to Tamil as Hello Kuttichathan(Vijay TV) |
| 2010 | Hello Kuttichathan 2 | Asianet | Vivek Vishwanathan a.k.a. Vivi |
Awards
- 2016 - Asiavision Awards (New sensation in acting male)[5] for the movie Kismath
- 2017 - SIIMA Award for Best Male Débutante[6] (Malayalam) for the movie Kismath
References
- ^ "Playing the rebellious lover: Shane Nigam"
- ^ "Shane Nigam is the son of veteran comedian Aby!"
- ^ "The Actor's Qissa"
- ^ 'Kismath' movie review: Live audience updates of Shane Nigam, Shruthy Menon-starrer
- ^ "Asiavision Movie Awards 2016 announced : and the winners are". On Manorama. Malayala Manorama.
- ^ http://siima.in/2017/winners.html