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 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.

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 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, which was presented by Trans Rights Now Collective. “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 over few short films namely, Piravi, Manam and Thirunagal. She worked on a Tamil film The Road (2023), which also stars Trisha and Miya George.