Negha Shahin

Negha Shahin (born 1993) is an Indian trans actress. Negha Shahin, who created history by becoming the first trans woman to win the debut actor award at the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards.[1][2] She was born in Tamil Nadu, India.

Negha Shahin
Negha Shahin at Antharam Movie location
BornBorn 1993
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations

Negha was forced to leave her home and drop out of college at the age of 18.[3] She is currently living in Chennai and has worked with various transgender rights organizations Trans rights now collective.

Early life

Negha was assaulted and then kicked out by her parents when she came out as transgender. She moved to Chennai with her Plus Two certificate.[4]

Career

Negha is a trained mental health counsellor, having worked with a NGO called Thozhi she have counseled over 100+ trans women to overcome their gender issues and fight against their social stigma[5] During this, she became a model and a television anchor. She also worked a video jockey with Ananda Vikatan.

Negha is the writer and director of Sandakaranga.[6] “This is the first-time trans men and trans women have come together on a stage,” says Negha in Rural India Online.

In 2021, she appeared in Antharam, for which she was the first transgender woman to win a Maiden Award at the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards.[7]

She has also starred in over few short films namely, Piravi, Manam and Thirunagal.[1]

Future projects

In an interview with the New Indian Express, Shahin said she was working on a Tamil project titled The Road, which also stars Trisha and Miya George.[3]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actress
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2023AntharamAnjaliMalayalamWon - Kerala State Film Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender[8][9]
The RoadTamilDebut Tamil film[10]

References
  1. "Meet Negha S, winner of Kerala State film award for women and trans persons". The News Minute. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. "Pride Month | Two queer actors on the need for more LGBTQIA+ voices in the Indian film industry". Moneycontrol. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  3. "Meet Negha S, winner of Kerala State film award for women and trans persons". The News Minute. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. Bureau, The Hindu (2022-05-30). "'Award a recognition for transgender community'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  5. "Negha Shahin- Fighting against the odds". Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  6. "Unveiled: theatre of the trans community". People's Archive of Rural India. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  7. "Negha S on winning first Kerala State Film Award for a trans artiste: 'Torch that'll show more of us the way'". New nine. 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  8. "Publishing House for Queer Community Writers in India Makes its Debut". Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. "Meet Negha S and Alina Khan, two trans actors, from India and Pakistan, who are changing the narrative". Indian Express. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. "Meet Negha S, winner of Kerala State film award for women and trans persons". The News Minute. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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