Shane Nigam is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Having made his debut with the 2013 road film '' Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' (2013), he went to receive wider attention for his performances in various successful drama films '' Kismath'' (2016), '' Parava'' (2017), '' Kumbalangi Nights'' (2019) and

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(2019).

Early life

Shane was born as eldest among three children, to actor Abi and Sunila, at Elamakkara, Kochi, Kerala. He did his schooling from Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara. He was pursuing engineering at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology,

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. He has two younger sisters, Ahana and Aleena. Shane's father Abi was an actor and popular mimicry artist.

Career

Film career

Nigam made his acting debut with the film '' Annayum Rasoolum'', portraying the role of Anna's (Andrea Jeremiah) brother. Later Rajeev Ravi offered him the lead role in

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but didn't take up the role. 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 commercial success. Nigam played a central character alongside veteran actors

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in the 2017 film ''

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''. The following year, he appeared in the romantic film ''

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'' which was also praised by critics. 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 ''

'', which opened to a lukewarm response to audiences and critics alike.

Controversies

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. 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.

Filmography

Television

Awards

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nigam, Shane Male actors from Kerala Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Malayalam television Indian male television actors 21st-century Indian male child actors South Indian International Movie Awards winners 1995 births