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Hima Shankar

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Hima Shankar
Born
Hima Shankar

Alma materUniversity of Calicut School of Drama and Fine Arts
Occupations
  • Film actress
  • theatre artist
Years active2004–present

Hima Shankar known as Hima Shankar Sheematty, is an Indian actress[1] who appears in Malayalam films and short films. She has also directed and performed in many theatrical works. She took a part in the reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam.[citation needed]

Early life

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Hima Shankar was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India, to N K Shankaran Kutty and E V Kumari. She did her schooling in St. Don Bosco Girls High School, Kodakara and intermediate in Rajarshi Memorial Higher Secondary School, Aloor, Kerala. She has completed her graduation in BA in Sanskrit Vedanta from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. Subsequently she developed interest in theatre and joined University of Calicut School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur for taking up post graduate degree in Theatre Arts. She played a character called Jennifer in TV serial, Ente Manasaputhri on Asianet. She was also part of some advertisements and albums. She runs an institution also.[citation needed] She is an acting trainer too.[citation needed]

Career

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Hima Shankar has started her career as a theatre artist later on moving to the Malayalam Film industry. She has enacted in the most discussed plays in Malayalam which were staged in the 2010s. Being an alumna of the most prestigious Drama School of Kerala, she has succeeded in balancing the engagement on the stage and in the screen. She is found to be an actor with opinion on the current social issues and observed to be outspoken always. Hence, she is a frequent panel member in evening newsroom discussions on social issues.[2]

She was one of the contestant of Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 1) and got evicted on day 21. Later, she entered the house as a wildcard contestant on day 49.[3] and got eliminated on day 77.

Filmography

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List of Hima Shankar film credits
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Sufi Paranja Katha Parukkutty
Yugapurushan Ponni
Apoorvaragam Agi
Nalla Pattukare Reshma
2011 Seniors Friend of Jeni
2012 Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty Neethu
2013 Pothumappu Susie
2014 Iyobinte Pusthakam Migrant
2014 Niharika Special appearance
2016 Ottakolam Aashatty Won—Vayalar Ramavarma Special Jury Award[4]
  • Lead role
2017 Aaradi Sini Lead role
Himalayathile Kashmalan Hima Lead role
Duryodhana Sneha Nangyar
2018 Naam
2019 Bhayam Heera
2023 Ochu [5]
TBA Ram TBA [citation needed]
TBA Chappa Kuthu TBA [6]

Short filmography

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Year Short Film Role Details
2017 Safety Pin Heroine
2017 Kalpaanthakaalam Pollothy 1."KALPANTHAKALAM has been won 13 awards including 2 state awards. - YouTube". YouTube. 23 May 2017.[7]
2."Playing the serpent girl: Hima Shankar". 16 June 2015.[8]
2016 Yaksham Bhagavathy 1."Yaksham (യക്ഷം) | Short Film 2016 | Hima Sankar | Arun C. Kumar | - YouTube". YouTube. 17 May 2016.[9]
2."ഓരോ സ്ത്രീയിലും ഒരു യക്ഷിയുണ്ട്".[10]
3."The Risks of Divinity". 16 June 2016.[11]
Kani Kani "Kani - The Rape Movie (Fight for her life and land) - YouTube". YouTube.[12]
King of Mallus Lover [13]
2015 Spicy Girls Paru "SPICY GIRLS - Hima Shankar Sheematty l Sensational Short Film - YouTube". YouTube. 5 October 2015. [14]
2014 One Fine Day Lovely
2013 Sharkarasya Gajah Mother "Sharkarasya Gajah - The kid who wanted an Elephant! | Short Film | By Rajesh Kumar Sharma - YouTube". YouTube. 13 May 2013.[15]
2008 Zyme The prostitute

Theatrical Works

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Year Play Role Theatre Group
2006 Sakharam Binder Champa Abhinaya, Trivandrum
2008 Pravaachaka[16] Atheena Nireeksha Women’s Theatre,[17] Trivandrum
2009 The Valley Song Veronica Jhonkers Theatre of Good Hope, Trivandrum
Women Without Men[16] Farooq Nireeksha Women’s Theatre,[17] Trivandrum
2010 The Lesson The Old Maid Abhinaya, Trivandrum
2011 Oru Kathaanaadakam Neena Patwardhan Theatre of Good Hope, Trivandrum
Yamadoothu, After the death of Othello Desdemona Janabheri Theatre, Thrissur
2013 Draavidaputhri[18] Tataka ACT Cochin
2014 Njayaraazhcha[19][20] Siter Angelina Njamanengad Theatre Village, Thrissur
2016 Deergha Chathuram[21] Ammu Soorya, Trivandrum
Chaayakkada Kathakal[22]-Bheeman Ravunni Ammu Soorya, Trivandrum
Chaayakkada Kathakal[23]-Munshi Veeraraghavan Niranjana Soorya, Trivandrum
Chaayakkada Kathakal[24]-Amma Thankamma Amma Thankamma Soorya, Trivandrum

TV/online shows

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Reality shows

TV series

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Advertisements

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  • Girl Self Employed
  • Manorama Magazine

Albums

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  • Sreenandhanam

References

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  1. ^ CRIS (12 August 2017). "Hima Shankar Sheematty: Actor with an opinion". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. ^ "MEET THE EDITORS WITH ACTRESS HIMA SHANKAR│Reporter Live - YouTube". YouTube. 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Hima Shankar to take a break after her eviction from the Big ." Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Vayalar Ramavarma cultural fest from Saturday". The Times of India. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ^ "സുധീർ കരമനയും നടിയും ബിഗ് ബോസ് താരവുമായ ഹിമ ശങ്കരിയും; 'ഒച്ച്' ചിത്രീകരണം ആരംഭിച്ചു". 29 May 2023.
  6. ^ "അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവങ്ങളില്‍ അനുമോദന". 14 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ "KALPANTHAKALAM has been won 13 awards including 2 state awards. - YouTube". YouTube. 23 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Playing the serpent girl: Hima Shankar". 16 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Yaksham (യക്ഷം) | Short Film 2016 | Hima Sankar | Arun C. Kumar | - YouTube". YouTube. 17 May 2016.
  10. ^ "ഓരോ സ്ത്രീയിലും ഒരു യക്ഷിയുണ്ട്".
  11. ^ "The Risks of Divinity". 16 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Kani - The Rape Movie (Fight for her life and land) - YouTube". YouTube.
  13. ^ "കിംഗ് ഓഫ് മല്ലൂസ്".
  14. ^ "SPICY GIRLS - Hima Shankar Sheematty l Sensational Short Film - YouTube". YouTube. 5 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Sharkarasya Gajah - The kid who wanted an Elephant! | Short Film | By Rajesh Kumar Sharma - YouTube". YouTube. 13 May 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Nireeksha Women's Theatre". Archived from the original on 13 March 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Nireeksha Women's Theatre". Archived from the original on 16 January 2019.
  18. ^ "നാടകവും കൂടിയാട്ടവുമായി രാമായണം ഫെസ്റ്റിവല്‍ രണ്ടാം ദിനം | Wayanad | Kerala | Deshabhimani | Friday Aug 14, 2015". Deshabhimani.
  19. ^ "ഞായറാഴ്ച മികച്ച നാടകം | Kerala | Deshabhimani | Thursday Oct 2, 2014".
  20. ^ "Drama contest begins - KERALA - The Hindu". The Hindu. 26 September 2014.
  21. ^ "Deergha Chathuram to be staged in Kozhikode - The Hindu". The Hindu. 24 July 2014.
  22. ^ "'Chayakkada-Kathakal'-staged, KeralaInMumbai". Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
  23. ^ "സൂര്യ കൃഷ്ണമൂര്‍ത്തിയുടെ ചായക്കട കഥകള്‍ - Kerala Kaumudi | DailyHunt".
  24. ^ "Dramatic revival for rustic tea stalls". 15 May 2016.