Shane Nigam

Shane Nigam
Born	(1995-12-21) 21 December 1995 (age 29) [1] Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010(child artist); 2013–present
Father	Kalabhavan Abi

Shane Nigam is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Having made his debut in the 2010 film Thanthonni, he performed as a supporting character in various successful drama films Parava (2017), Kumbalangi Nights (2019), (2019), and RDX: Robert Dony Xavier (2023).

Early life

Shane was born as eldest among three children, to Mimicry artist Abi and Sunila, in Elamakkara, Kochi, Kerala. He did his schooling from Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara. He was pursuing engineering at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi. He has two younger sisters, Ahana and Aleena. ^[2] Abi was an actor and also a popular mimicry artist. ^[3]

Career

Film career

Nigam made his acting debut with the film Thanthonni, later Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi , also in Annayum Rasoolum for portraying the role of Anna's (Andrea Jeremiah) brother. ^[4]

He made his debut as a lead actor in 2016 film, Kismath opposite to Shruthy Menon. ^[5]

Nigam played a central character alongside veteran actors Amala and Manju Warrier in the 2017 film C/O Saira Banu . ^[6] The following year, he appeared in the romantic film Eeda which was also praised by critics. ^[7]

Nigam starred in two films in 2019; the comedy-drama Kumbalangi Nights , which was highly successful on box office and received rave reviews from film critics and the romantic thriller Ishq. ^[8]

Controversies

Interruptions in production

Veyil

By the end of 2019, Shane received a death threat from Malayalam film producer Joby George, which the actor shared through Facebook live, causing controversy. ^[9] The issue seemed to have been resolved through mediation from AMMA. However, he affected the continuity of the movie Veyil, by getting a haircut, leading to producers calling for a ban on the actor.

RDX

During the filming of the movie RDX, Shane Nigam reportedly walked off the set mid-shoot, alleging that his character was not given enough importance in the film, leading to a major disruption in production and subsequent backlash from the producers and film industry associations against him; this incident involved accusations of unprofessional behavior and demands for greater prominence in the movie by Nigam. ^[10]

Political/religious leaning

He supported the 'All Eyes on Rafa' campaign and claimed in his Instagram story that he is a ‘Sudapi from India,’ a term used in Kerala to represent someone who is an Islamist. He has been criticized for not taking a similar humanitarian stand for the Hindus of Bangladesh. ^{[11] [12]}

Unni Mukundan

He mocked Unni Mukundan and his fans by referring to them as ‘UMFI’ (an informal word referring to people engaging in fellatio in Malayalam) (Unni Mukundan Fans Association of India) without any provocation. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
2010	Thanthonni	Child Kochukunju	Child artist
	Anwar	Boy in booth
2013	Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi	Shyam
	Annayum Rasoolum	Kunjumon (Anna's Brother)		[16]
2014	Balyakalasakhi	Majeed (Childhood)
2016	Kammatipaadam	Sunny		[16]
	Kismath	Irfan	Lead Role	[17]
2017	C/O Saira Banu	Joshua Peter		[6]
	Parava	Shane		[18]
2018	Eeda	Anand		[19]
2019	Kumbalangi Nights	Bobby		[20]
	Ishq	Sachi		[21]
	Oolu	Vasu		[22]
	Valiyaperunnal	Akkar		[23]
2022	Bhoothakaalam	Vinu	OTT release SonyLIV	[24]
	Veyil	Sidharth/Sid		[25]
	Ullasam	Harry Menon
2023	Corona Papers	SI Rahul Nambiar		[26]
	RDX: Robert Dony Xavier	Robert		[27]
	Vela	CPO Ullas Augustin		[28]
2024	Little Hearts	Sibi		[29]
2025	Madraskaaran	Sathya	Tamil film	[30]
	Haal†	TBA		[31]
TBA	Bermuda†	TBA	Delayed	[32]
	Aayirathonnam Ravu†	TBA	Filming

Television

Year	Program	Channel	Role	Notes
2005	Bullet Bava	Surya TV	Uncredited role
	Gulumal Bhai	Kairali TV
2007	Super Dancer Junior	Amrita TV	Contestant
2007–2008	Hello Kuttichathan	Asianet	Vivek Vishwanathan a.k.a. Vivi	Dubbed to Tamil as Hello Kuttichathan(Vijay TV)
2009	Hello Kuttichathan 2	Asianet	Vivek Vishwanathan a.k.a. Vivi
2012	Matinee	YouTube	Shane also Director	Short film
	Kadalum Phonum Teenegerum	YouTube	DOP, Editor	Short film
	Chiri	YouTube	Director	Short film
2019	Uppum Mulakum	Flowers TV	Akkar	Cameo Appearance in episode 1009

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2016	Asiavision Awards	New Sensation in acting (Male)	Kismath	Won
2017	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Debut Actor – Malayalam
	Minnale Film & Television Awards	Best New Hero
	Yuva Awards	Rising Star (Male)	Parava
2018	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam
2019	Asianet Film Awards	Best Star Pair (along with Nimisha Sajayan)	Eeda
	Behindwoods Gold Medals 7th Edition	Best Actor Malayalam	Ishq
	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Star Pair Award (along with Anna Ben)	Kumbalangi Nights
2023	Kerala Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	RDX: Robert Dony Xavier , Vela [33]

References

1. "HBD Shane Nigam: Upcoming Movies Of The Actor". The Times of India. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
2. നടനും മിമിക്രി താരവുമായ അബി അന്തരിച്ചു. Manorama Online (30 November 2017).
3. "Shane Nigam is the son of veteran comedian Aby!" Times of India. 31 July 2016
4. "The Actor's Qissa". Newindianexpress.com (1 August 2016). Retrieved on 2019-09-04.
5. 'Kismath' movie review: Live audience updates of Shane Nigam, Shruthy Menon-starrer. Ibtimes.co.in (29 July 2016). Retrieved on 2019-09-04.
6. "Shane Nigam turns law student for C/O Sairabanu". The Times of India. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
7. UR, Arya (24 June 2017). "Shane Nigam- Rajeev Ravi film is titled as 'Eeda'". The Times of India . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
8. Neelima Menon (11 July 2019). "Kumbalangi Nights, Unda, Virus, Ishq: Best Malayalam films of 2019 so far have celebrated big and small stars". Firstpost . Retrieved 15 July 2019.
9. "Shane Nigam alleges 'threat to life' from producer for getting a haircut". The Indian Express. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
10. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shane-nigam-writes-to-amma-calls-the-allegations-made-by-rdx-producer-sophia-paul-baseless-and-false/articleshow/99835454.cms
11. https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/05/29/actor-shane-nigam-solidarity-gaza-pic-keffiyeh.html
12. https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1315185&u=sudapi-from-india-shane-nigams-instagram-story-raises-eyebrows-1315185
13. https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/shane-nigams-apologises-to-unni-mukundan-for-his-cryptic-remark-during-little-hearts-promotions/
14. "Kerala Film Producers Association bans actor Shane Nigam for 'indiscipline'". The Indian Express. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
15. "Shane Nigam issue ends as AMMA, KFPA reach an agreement - The Hindu". The Hindu. 5 March 2020.
16. Sreenivasan, Deepthi (16 July 2016) "Playing the rebellious lover: Shane Nigam". Deccan Chronicle.
17. "Kismath came as a surprise, says Shane Nigam". The Times of India. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
18. "'Parava was offered to me before Kismath'". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
19. Soman, Deepa (6 October 2017). "Shane Nigam - Nimisha Sajayan film 'Eeda' poster shows their interesting chemistry in the film!". The Times of India . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
20. "Kumbalangi Nights is a simple story with a fresh idea, says Shane Nigam". The New Indian Express. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
21. "Shane Nigam completes dubbing for Ishq". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
22. "Shane Nigam: I have learned a lot during the filming of 'Olu'". The Times of India. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
23. "Shane Nigam starrer 'Valiyaperunnal' gets a UA certificate". The Times of India. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
24. "Shane Nigam, Revathy team up for 'Bhoothakaalam'". The New Indian Express. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
25. "Shane Nigam announces release date of his film Veyil". The News Minute. 5 April 2021.
26. "The first-look poster of Corona Papers is here". Cinema Express . 5 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
27. "RDX all set for digital release". Cinema Express . 23 September 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
28. "Shane Nigam-Sunny Wayne film Vela gets a release date". Cinema Express . 20 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
29. "Shane Nigam and Mahima Nambiar reunite for 'Little Hearts'". The Times of India. 7 November 2023.
30. B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (3 January 2025). "Shane Nigam-Kalaiyarasan's Madraskaaran clears censorship formalities". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
31. Features, C. E. (24 February 2025). "Shane Nigam-starrer Haal announces release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
32. "Vinay Forrt, Shane Nigam team up for 'Bermuda'". The New Indian Express. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
33. "47th Kerala Film Critics Awards 2023: Aattam Adjudged Best Film". News18. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

External links

• Shane Nigam at IMDb
• Shane Nigam on Facebook