Shane Nigaam
Shane Nigam was born on 21 December 1995 is an Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut through the film Kismath and was a well known child artist in television serial. He is the son of actor and comedian Kalabhavan Abi.
Shane is born as eldest among three children, to Abi and Sunila, at Elamakkara, Kochi, Kerala. He has two younger sisters, Ahana and Aleena. Shane’s father Abi was an actor and popular mimicry artist. His father, passed away on 30 November 2017 due to aplastic anemia. Shane did his schooling at Bhavans Vidya Mandir (Elamakkara), Ernakulam. and engineering at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi.
Nigam started his career in television appearing in the dance reality show Super Dancer Junior and then forayed into Malayalam Television soap operas. He acted in two seasons of television serial Hello Kuttichathan aired in Asianet, the TV series was a hit among the kids. Shane directed and acted in few short films along with his friends. He had also acted in a few comedy series along with his father Abi. He made the big screen debut in Anwar playing the child’s role in introduction scene of Prithviraj.
- 2016 – Asiavision Awards for the movie Kismath
- 2017 – SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor for the movie Kismath
- 2017 – Minnale film television awards 2017 , Best New Hero for the movie Kismath
- 2017 – Yuva Awards , Rising Star Male for the movie Parava
- 2018 – SIIMA Best supporting actor for the movie Parava