Shafna Nizam (born 15 June 1990) is an Indian actress who is active in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

films and television serials. She made her acting debut as a child artist in Malayalam with ''

Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala ''Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala '' (English language, English: ''Shyamala lost in thought'') is a 1998 Malayalam cinema, Malayalam black comedy, black comedy film written and directed by Sreenivasan, starring Sangita Madhavan Nair, Sangita, Sreeniva ...

'' (1998). She played the lead role in television series “Sundari”, marking her TV debut. She received a

Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress The Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Television Awards of India to an actress for the best performance in a leading role in a Malayalam telefilm or serial. Until 1997, the awards w ...

in 2016 for ''Sahayathrika'' establishing herself as a lead actress in Malayalam television industry.

Acting career

Shafna was well recognized by the Malayalam audience from the films '' Katha Parayumbol'' and ''

Oru Indian Pranayakatha ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha'' () is a 2013 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written by Ikbal Kuttipuram and directed by Sathyan Anthikad starring Fahadh Faasil and Amala Paul. The film was a sleeper hit despite competition from ''Drishyam' ...

''. She was also well appreciated for her role in the film ''

Athmakadha ''Aathmakatha'' (''English: Autobiography'') is a Malayalam film written and directed by debutant Premlal starring Sreenivasan, Shafna, Sharbani Mukherjee and Jagathy Sreekumar. Athmakadha finds its niche in a classic genre of mainstream Malaya ...

'', where she acted as a school-going youth who turns blind like her father. Her dialogue "Ayyo acha pokalle" in the film ''

'' is extremely popular among Malayali audience. Post-marriage she made her debut into Malayalam television with the serial ''Sundari'' which rose her into fame and is currently active on Malayalam serial industry.

Personal life

Shafna was born as the second daughter of Nizam and Shahida. She has an elder sister Shabna and younger sister Shaina. Shafna married her longtime boyfriend Sajin TP; her co-actor in the Malayalam film Plus two, on 11 December 2013. Sajin later rose to fame essaying the role of Shivaramakrishnan in the TV series '' Santhwanam''.

Filmography

Television

Serials

TV shows

Awards

*2016 –

(''Sahayathrika'')

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafna Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Child actresses in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian actresses Indian child actresses 1990 births Actresses in Telugu television