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Negha Shahin
About Me
Negha (born 1993) is India's first award winning trans women actress. Born in Thiyanapuram village, Thiruvarur District, 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 includin
About me
Early life
Negha was born in a middle-class farming family in Tamil Nadu, facing challenges due to societal expectations and derogatory slurs. Despite early academic achievements, she struggled with education due to childhood abuse but eventually succeeded.
Professional life
NGO
Negha is a trained mental health counselor, having worked with a NGO called Thozhi.The Thozhi
office employed me as a Field Officer in 2013-2014 and as a Mental Health Counselor in 2014-2015
The TRNC (Collective) has been employed since 2018 and is currently in operation. She served as the Lead Organizer from 2018 to 2022 and as the National Coordinator from 2020 to the present
Media Representation
Negha worked as a host for YouTube channels, focusing her advocacy efforts on the transgender community through various media outlets.
Which Included,
- UrimaiKural - News 18
- Galatta VJ
- Anadha Vikadan VJ
- Aval Glitz VJ
Short films
Negha's short films and can watch on you tube
- 2016 - Manam
- 2017 - Piravi -
- 2017 - Thirugangai
- 2022 - Neha
Web Series
Negha's Web series
- Police Diary 2.0 on Zee5
- Inspector Rishi
Movies
Negha has been character rolls on movies in that particularly
- 2013 - Vidum Munn - Character roll
- 2015 - Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka - Character roll
- 2017- Vizhithiru - Character roll
- 2022 - Antharam - Main Lead
- 2023 - THE ROAD - Character roll
Upcoming Projects
- In an interview with the New Indian Express, Negha said she was working on a Tamil project titled The Road, which also stars Trisha and Miya George.
- She is the founder of QUEER_CASTING_ and its casting agency for trans & queer persons
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Awards and Honors
- Kerala State Actress Award -2022
- BHOOMIKA - Fight Against odds-2019
- TRANS FILM AWARDS - 2019,
- INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVERS AWARD - 2021
- 9TH EDITION OF TRANS ACHIEVERS AWARD - 2022
- KASHISH - RAINBOW VOICE AWARD - 2022
- SIERRA - FASTION LEAGUE-2022
- Eminent star award - KILE 2022