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. She was born in Tamil Nadu, India.

Negha was forced to leave her home and drop out of college at the age of 18. She is currently living in Chennai and has worked with various transgender rights organizations, including the Thozhi.

Negha's life story was included in the Class 8 Arts textbook of the Kerala State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), making her the first transgender woman from India to be featured in a Kerala school curriculum.

Negha is the founder of Queer Casting and QC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the trans and queer community.

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.

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

Negha is the writer of Love Is Love. and director of Sandakaranga. “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.

She has also starred in a few short films namely, Piravi, Manam and Thirunagal.

Filmography As actress + List of film acting credits Year Title Role Language Notes 2023 Antharam Anjali Malayalam —Kerala State Film Special Award in Any Category for Women/Transgender The Road Kaaturosa Tamil Debut Tamil film