Hima Shankar

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| name = Hima Shankar

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| birth_name = Hima Shankar

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| birth_place = Kodakara, Kerala, India

| occupation = {{Flatlist|

Film actress
theatre artist

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| years_active = 2004–present

| alma_mater = University of Calicut School of Drama and Fine Arts

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Hima Shankar known as Hima Shankar Sheematty, is an Indian actress{{cite web|author=CRIS|date=12 August 2017|title=Hima Shankar Sheematty: Actor with an opinion|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/120817/actor-with-an-opinion-hima-shankar-sheematty.html|publisher=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=2017-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812174935/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/120817/actor-with-an-opinion-hima-shankar-sheematty.html |archive-date=12 August 2017 |url-status=live}} 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|date=October 2019}}

Early life

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|date=June 2022}}

She is an acting trainer too.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Career

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhheaHPj5sc |title=MEET THE EDITORS WITH ACTRESS HIMA SHANKAR│Reporter Live - YouTube |website=YouTube |date=14 August 2017 |format= |accessdate=}}

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,{{cite news |title=Hima Shankar to take a break after her eviction from the Big .. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/hima-shankar-to-take-a-break-after-her-eviction-from-the-bigg-boss-malayalam-house/articleshow/65009312.cms |accessdate=29 August 2018}} and got eliminated on day 77.

Filmography

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of Hima Shankar film credits
rowspan=4 \|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{{cite news \|title=Vayalar Ramavarma cultural fest from Saturday \|newspaper=The Times of India \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/vayalar-ramavarma-cultural-fest-from-saturday/articleshow/59463644.cms \|date=6 July 2017 \|access-date=2 October 2017}} {{ubl \|Lead role}}
rowspan=3 \| 2017	Aaradi	Sini	Lead role
Himalayathile Kashmalan	Hima	Lead role
Duryodhana	Sneha Nangyar
2018	Naam
2019	Bhayam	Heera
2023	Ochu		{{cite web \| url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-sudheer-karamana-and-hima-shankari-in-the-movie-ochu-mm-605074.html \| title=സുധീർ കരമനയും നടിയും ബിഗ് ബോസ് താരവുമായ ഹിമ ശങ്കരിയും; 'ഒച്ച്' ചിത്രീകരണം ആരംഭിച്ചു \| date=29 May 2023 }}
{{TableTBA}}	Ram	{{TableTBA}}	{{Citation needed\|date=March 2023}}
{{TableTBA}}	Chappa Kuthu	{{TableTBA}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.canchannels.com/malayalam-film-chappa-kuthu-wins-accolades-at-international-film-festival/\|title=അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവങ്ങളില്‍ അനുമോദന\|date=14 March 2023\|accessdate=16 March 2023}}

Short filmography

Year ! Short Film ! Role ! Details
class="wikitable sortable"
2017 \|Safety Pin	Heroine
2017 \|Kalpaanthakaalam	Pollothy	1.{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC5F_5ZEZs8 \|title=KALPANTHAKALAM has been won 13 awards including 2 state awards. - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=23 May 2017 \|format= \|accessdate=}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC5F_5ZEZs8 \|title=KALPANTHAKALAM has been won 13 awards including 2 state awards. - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=23 May 2017 \|format= \|accessdate=}} 2.{{cite web \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150615/entertainment-mollywood/article/playing-serpent-girl-hima-shankar \|title=Playing the serpent girl: Hima Shankar \|format= \|date=16 June 2015 \|access-date=}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150615/entertainment-mollywood/article/playing-serpent-girl-hima-shankar \|title=Playing the serpent girl: Hima Shankar \|format= \|date=16 June 2015 \|access-date=}}
rowspan=3\|2016 \|Yaksham	Bhagavathy	1.{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRDWQ3_EYck \|title=Yaksham (യക്ഷം) \| Short Film 2016 \| Hima Sankar \| Arun C. Kumar \| - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=17 May 2016 \|format= \|accessdate=}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRDWQ3_EYck \|title=Yaksham (യക്ഷം) \| Short Film 2016 \| Hima Sankar \| Arun C. Kumar \| - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=17 May 2016 \|format= \|accessdate=}} 2.{{cite web \|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/women/features/yaksham-shortfilm.html \|title=ഓരോ സ്ത്രീയിലും ഒരു യക്ഷിയുണ്ട് \|accessdate=}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/women/features/yaksham-shortfilm.html \|title=ഓരോ സ്ത്രീയിലും ഒരു യക്ഷിയുണ്ട് \|accessdate=}} 3.{{cite web \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/160616/the-risks-of-divinity.html \|title=The Risks of Divinity \|date=16 June 2016 \|access-date=}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/160616/the-risks-of-divinity.html \|title=The Risks of Divinity \|date=16 June 2016 \|access-date=}}
Kani	Kani	{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN12EsrwoXI \|title=Kani - The Rape Movie (Fight for her life and land) - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|format= \|accessdate=}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN12EsrwoXI \|title=Kani - The Rape Movie (Fight for her life and land) - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|format= \|accessdate=}}
King of Mallus	Lover	{{Citation needed\|date=December 2024}}
2015 \|Spicy Girls	Paru	{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmb-Y9aJ1o \|title=SPICY GIRLS - Hima Shankar Sheematty l Sensational Short Film - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=5 October 2015 \|format= \|accessdate=}} {{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmb-Y9aJ1o \|title=SPICY GIRLS - Hima Shankar Sheematty l Sensational Short Film - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=5 October 2015 \|format= \|accessdate=}}
2014 \|One Fine Day	Lovely
2013 \|Sharkarasya Gajah	Mother	{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaoYKyHEVXM \|title=Sharkarasya Gajah - The kid who wanted an Elephant! \| Short Film \| By Rajesh Kumar Sharma - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=13 May 2013 \|format= \|accessdate=}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaoYKyHEVXM \|title=Sharkarasya Gajah - The kid who wanted an Elephant! \| Short Film \| By Rajesh Kumar Sharma - YouTube \|website=YouTube \|date=13 May 2013 \|format= \|accessdate=}}
2008 \|Zyme	The prostitute

Theatrical Works

Year ! Play ! Role ! Theatre Group
class="wikitable sortable"
2006 \|Sakharam Binder	Champa	Abhinaya, Trivandrum
2008 \|Pravaachaka{{cite web \|url=http://nireeksha.in/new/productions.html \|title=Nireeksha Women's Theatre \|accessdate= \|archive-date=13 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313201515/http://nireeksha.in/new/productions.html \|url-status=dead }}	Atheena	Nireeksha Women's Theatre,{{cite web \|url=http://nireeksha.in/new/index.html \|title=Nireeksha Women's Theatre \|accessdate= \|archive-date=16 January 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116113204/http://nireeksha.in/new/index.html \|url-status=dead }} Trivandrum
rowspan=2\|2009 \|The Valley Song	Veronica Jhonkers	Theatre of Good Hope, Trivandrum
Women Without Men	Farooq	Nireeksha Women's Theatre, Trivandrum
2010 \|The Lesson	The Old Maid	Abhinaya, Trivandrum
rowspan=2\|2011 \|Oru Kathaanaadakam	Neena Patwardhan	Theatre of Good Hope, Trivandrum
Yamadoothu, After the death of Othello	Desdemona	Janabheri Theatre, Thrissur
2013 \|Draavidaputhri{{cite news \|url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/491787 \|title=നാടകവും കൂടിയാട്ടവുമായി രാമായണം ഫെസ്റ്റിവല്‍ രണ്ടാം ദിനം \| Wayanad \| Kerala \| Deshabhimani \| Friday Aug 14, 2015 \|newspaper=Deshabhimani \|format= \|work= \|accessdate=}}	Tataka	ACT Cochin
2014 \|Njayaraazhcha{{cite web \|url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/404388 \|title=ഞായറാഴ്ച മികച്ച നാടകം \| Kerala \| Deshabhimani \| Thursday Oct 2, 2014 \|format= \|accessdate=}}{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/drama-contest-begins/article6448163.ece \|title=Drama contest begins - KERALA - The Hindu \|newspaper=The Hindu \|format= \|work= \|date=26 September 2014 \|accessdate=}}	Siter Angelina	Njamanengad Theatre Village, Thrissur
rowspan=4\|2016 \|Deergha Chathuram{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/deergha-chathuram-to-be-staged-in-kozhikode/article6244582.ece \|title=Deergha Chathuram to be staged in Kozhikode - The Hindu \|newspaper=The Hindu \|format= \|work= \|date=24 July 2014 \|accessdate=}}	Ammu	Soorya, Trivandrum
Chaayakkada Kathakal{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralainmumbai.com/News/NW2984/%E2%80%98Chayakkada-Kathakal%E2%80%99-staged \|title='Chayakkada-Kathakal'-staged, KeralaInMumbai \|format= \|accessdate= \|archive-date=4 September 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904192058/http://www.keralainmumbai.com/News/NW2984/%E2%80%98Chayakkada-Kathakal%E2%80%99-staged \|url-status=dead }}-Bheeman Ravunni	Ammu	Soorya, Trivandrum
Chaayakkada Kathakal{{cite web \|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/malayalam/kerala+kaumudi-epaper-kaumudi/surya+krishnamurthiyude+chayakkada+kathakal-newsid-59278482 \|title=സൂര്യ കൃഷ്ണമൂര്‍ത്തിയുടെ ചായക്കട കഥകള്‍ - Kerala Kaumudi \| DailyHunt \|format= \|accessdate=}}-Munshi Veeraraghavan	Niranjana	Soorya, Trivandrum
Chaayakkada Kathakal{{cite web \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/150516/dramatic-revival-for-rustic-tea-stalls.html \|title=Dramatic revival for rustic tea stalls \|date=15 May 2016 \|access-date=}}-Amma Thankamma	Amma Thankamma	Soorya, Trivandrum