Hima Shankar known as Hima Shankar Sheematty, is an Indian

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who appears in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

and

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s. She has also directed and performed in many theatrical works. She took a part in the reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam.

Early life

Hima Shankar was born in

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, 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 The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) is a Sanskrit university in India established in 1993 When Indian Union Muslim league leader Sri. ET Muhammed Basheer was the. Education minister of Kerala in Kalady, Kochi, Kerala. The founda ...

Kalady Kalady or Kaladi is a town located between Angamaly and Perumbavoor, east of the Periyar river, near to Malayattoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, not far from Cochin International Airport. It is notable as the birthplace of 9th ce ...

. Subsequently, she developed interest in

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

and joined

University of Calicut School of Drama and Fine Arts The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in no ...

for taking up post graduate degree in

Theatre Arts Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communic ...

. 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. She is an acting trainer too.

Career

Hima Shankar has started her career as a theatre artist later on moving to the

Malayalam Film Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry ...

industry. She has enacted in the most discussed plays in

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which were staged in the 2010s. Being an alumna of the most prestigious Drama School of

, 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. 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, and got eliminated on day 77.

Filmography

Short filmography

Theatrical Works

TV/online shows

* Comedy Kondattam (

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) * B Positive (Kairali News) * Lavender (

Kaumudy TV ''Kerala Kaumudi'' is a Malayalam language daily newspaper published from Kerala, India, headquartered in the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. It was founded in 1911 by C. V. Kunhiraman as a periodical. His son K. Sukumaran later served as ...

) * Meet The Editors (

Reporter TV Reporter TV is an Indian Malayalam-language free-to-air news channel currently operated by Reporter News Network owned by Reporter Broadcasting Company, based at Kochi. The channel was launched on 13 May 2011 with M. V. Nikesh Kumar, a popular ...

) * News n Views (Kairali News) * e Buz (

Mathrubhumi News Mathrubhumi News is an Indian Malayalam language free to air news channel owned by Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in th ...

) * Charutha (Kerala Vision) * Varthaprabhatham (

Asianet News Asianet News is an Indian Malayalam-language free-to-air news channel, operated by the Asianet News Network, a subsidiary of Asianxt Digital Technologies. The channel is based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Asianet News is currently one of th ...

) * Chayakoottu (

DD Malayalam DD Malayalam is an Indian Malayalam-language free to air television channel operated by Doordarshan, India's national broadcaster. Originally known as DD4, the channel was rebranded as DD Malayalam after 1995. It serves as one of the 11 regi ...

) * Malayali Darbar (

Amrita TV Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam-language free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal an ...

) * Morning Guest ( Media One) * Meet My Guest (Rosewbowl/ACV) * Morning Show (

) * Chuttuvattam (

) * Midday News ( Jaihind TV) * Sreekandan Nair Show (

Surya TV Surya TV is an Indian Malayalam language Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. which is headquartered at Kochi. Surya TV HD became the third Malayalam language high-definition channel. Current broadcas ...

) * Nammal Thammil (

Asianet Asianet may refer to: JioStar channels * JioStar, is an Indian media conglomerate wholly owned by Disney India. ** Asianet, a Malayalam language general entertainment channel ** Asianet Plus, a Malayalam language general entertainment channel ** As ...

) * Chat with a Star * Manorama News * M7News * Manorama Online * Malayali Vartha * Malayali Life Chit Chat * Asianetnews.com * E Times * Kerala Talkies * News X * HotNSour TV * Cinilife * Jangospace * Metromatinee * Oneindia Malayalam ; Reality shows *2018 : Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 1) (

) - Evicted on Day 77 *2019 : ''Boeing Boeing'' (

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)

TV series

*2007- Ente Manasaputhri (

) as Jennifer

* Girl Self Employed * Manorama Magazine

Albums

* Sreenandhanam

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Hima Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Thrissur Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Malayalam television Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) contestants