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| name = Rima Kallingal
| name               = Rima Kallingal
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| caption = Rima Kallingal in 2018
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|19|df=yes}}
| caption           = Kallingal in 2018, photographed by [[Aashiq Abu]]
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| birth_name        = Rima Kallingal
| yearsactive = 2009 – present
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1984|01|18|df=y}}
| alma_mater = [[Christ University]]
| birth_place       = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|film producer|television host}}
| education          = [[Christ University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] Journalism, 2001)
| spouse = [[Aashiq Abu]] (2013–present)
| yearsactive        = 2009–present
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|[[film producer]]|[[dancer]]|television host}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Aashiq Abu]]|1 November 2013}}
| parents            = K. R. Rajan (father){{br}}Leenabhai (mother)
| known_for          = ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' (2012); ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' (2019); co-founding [[Women in Cinema Collective]]
| awards            = {{ubl
  | [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] (2013)
  | [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]] (2013)
  | [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]] (2012, 2025)
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'''Rima Kallingal''' is an Indian film actress, who mainly appears in [[Malayalam]] films. She has also appeared in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi]] films. She was first runner-up in the Miss Kerala beauty pageant in 2008. Rima Kallingal made her Malayalam film debut with  ''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]'' (2009). She has also received numerous accolades, including a [[Filmfare Award]].
| website            = {{URL|https://www.instagram.com/rimakallingal/|rimakallingal}} (Instagram)
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'''Rima Kallingal''' (born 18 January 1984) is an Indian actress, dancer, and film producer who primarily works in [[Malayalam cinema]]. Trained in dance from a young age, she participated in reality television before placing first runner-up in the [[Miss Kerala]] 2008 pageant, which led to her film debut in ''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]'' (2009).<ref name="sify.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Rima-Kallingal-strikes-a-pose-imagegallery-kollywood-lhzo8rhgefb.html?html=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129001927/http://www.sify.com/movies/Rima-Kallingal-strikes-a-pose-imagegallery-kollywood-lhzo8rhgefb.html?html=5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2014 |title=Rima Kallingal strikes a pose |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Her performance in ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' (2012) earned her the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]]. She is a co-founder of the [[Women in Cinema Collective]] (WCC), an organisation formed in 2017 to advocate for gender equity and safe working conditions in the Malayalam film industry.<ref name="wcc-about">{{cite web|url=https://wccollective.org/about/|title=About|publisher=Women in Cinema Collective|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>
 
==Early life and education==
Born in [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], Kallingal began practising dance when she was three years old. She was born to K. R. Rajan and Leenabhai, at the Ayyanthol Kallingal family home in Thrissur district.<ref name="m3db">{{cite web|url=https://m3db.com/rima-kallingal|title=Rima Kallingal|publisher=M3DB|access-date=8 March 2026|language=ml}}</ref> She studied at [[Stanes School|Stanes Anglo-Indian School]] in [[Coonoor]] up to fifth grade and completed her schooling at [[Chinmaya Vidyalaya]] in Thrissur, graduating in 2001. She holds a [[bachelor's degree]] in Journalism from [[Christ University]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]].<ref name="m3db"/>
 
She is also trained in [[taekwondo]], [[Chao (martial art)|chao]] (a Manipuri martial art), and [[Kalaripayattu|kalari]].<ref name="m3db"/> She joined the Bengaluru-based contemporary dance company Nritarutya after graduation and performed with the company on national and international stages before transitioning to acting.<ref name="m3db"/>
 
She was a semi-finalist on the [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] reality show ''Vodafone Thakadhimi'', and later participated in the Miss Kerala 2008 beauty pageant, placing first runner-up to Shree Thulasi in a tie-breaker.<ref name="malayalamcinema"/>
 
==Career==
===Acting===
Director [[Lal Jose]] noticed Kallingal on a magazine cover and approached her for a goat herder role in the Tamil film ''Mazhai Varappoguthu''. The project did not go ahead, but director [[Shyamaprasad]] subsequently cast her in the lead female role of Varsha in ''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]'' (2009), which marked her acting debut.<ref name="sify.com"/><ref name="malayalamcinema">{{cite web |url=https://www.malayalamcinema.com/interviews/view/rima-kallingal |title=Rima Kallingal |publisher=Malayalamcinema.com |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> In 2009 she also appeared in the anthology film ''[[Kerala Cafe]]'', in the segment ''Mrityunjayam'', and in ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'' directed by Lal Jose.
 
In 2012, Kallingal was cast opposite [[Fahadh Faasil]] in ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'', directed by [[Aashiq Abu]], playing a nurse and rape survivor seeking justice. The film performed well commercially<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/Mollywoods-small-budget-films-that-did-big-wonders-at-the-box-office/photostory/53020290.cms|title=Mollywood's small-budget films that did big wonders at the box office|work=The Times of India|date=2 July 2016|access-date=4 December 2016|archive-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804143850/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/Mollywoods-small-budget-films-that-did-big-wonders-at-the-box-office/photostory/53020290.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and won Kallingal the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]].<ref name="22fk-thehindu">{{cite news |author=P.K. Ajith Kumar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/22-female-kottayams-success-has-rima-on-cloud-nine/article3392318.ece |title=22 Female Kottayam's success has Rima on cloud nine |work=The Hindu |date=7 May 2012 |access-date=1 December 2013 |location=Chennai, India |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203162903/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/22-female-kottayams-success-has-rima-on-cloud-nine/article3392318.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The film also drew praise from critics; ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that Kallingal delivered "a spectacular performance" and that she "poured her heart into her character".<ref name="sify-22fk">{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/22-female-kottayam-review-malayalam-pcmauAieccbhd.html|title=22 Female Kottayam Review|work=Sify|date=14 April 2012|access-date=29 November 2012}}</ref>
 
In 2013, she hosted the [[Mazhavil Manorama]] reality show ''[[Midukki]]'', following which the Kerala Film Chamber imposed a temporary ban on her, which was subsequently revoked.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-14 |title=Kerala Film Chamber bans Rima Kallingal and more |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kerala-film-chamber-bans-rima-kallingal-and-more-596636.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |publisher=News18}}</ref> That same year she played a housewife in ''[[August Club]]''. Paresh C. Palicha of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' noted that Kallingal portrayed a character "who has learnt to stifle her feelings and finding other ways to give them an outlet".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-august-club-since-1969/20130429.htm|title=Review: August Club Since 1969 is nothing great|first=Paresh C.|last=Palicha|date=29 April 2013|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref>
 
In 2015 she appeared alongside [[Manju Warrier]] in ''[[Rani Padmini (film)|Rani Padmini]]'', playing a disruptive North Indian woman on a road trip from Kerala to Shimla. The film was a commercial success<ref>{{cite news|author1=Anjana George|title=Rani Padmini is a visual treat: Manju|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Rani-Padmini-is-a-visual-treat-Manju/articleshow/49411621.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 October 2015|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> and critic Deepa Soman described her performance as a "knockout".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/rani-padmini/movie-review/49524888.cms|title=Rani Padmini Movie Review|agency=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref>
 
In ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' (2019), directed by Aashiq Abu, Kallingal played nurse Akhila, a character based on [[Lini Puthussery]] — the nurse who died treating Kerala's first patient in the [[2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala|2018 Nipah virus outbreak]].<ref name="quint-virus">{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/indian-cinema/virus-malayalam-movie-review-nipah|title=Virus Malayalam Full Movie Review|publisher=The Quint|date=7 June 2019|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> Lini Puthussery's husband, who attended a screening of the film, said that Kallingal's portrayal was faithful and delivered "a flawless performance as Lini".<ref name="onmanorama-virus">{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/06/11/real-life-characters-virus-narrate-real-story-behind-fighting-nipah.html|title=Real life characters of 'Virus' narrate the real story behind fighting Nipah|publisher=Onmanorama|date=11 June 2019|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> Kallingal co-produced the film with Aashiq Abu under their production banner OPM Cinemas.<ref name="firstpost-virus">{{Cite web |date=2019-06-06 |title=Rima Kallingal opens up on her role as producer in Virus |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rima-kallingal-opens-up-on-her-role-as-producer-in-virus-i-want-my-art-to-be-strong-and-hard-hitting-6767581.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |publisher=Firstpost|archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330193907/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rima-kallingal-opens-up-on-her-role-as-producer-in-virus-i-want-my-art-to-be-strong-and-hard-hitting-6767581.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sowmya Rajendran]] described her performance as "expressive".<ref name="tnm-virus">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/virus-review-compassionate-gripping-medical-thriller-103183|title='Virus' review: A compassionate, gripping medical thriller|first=Sowmya|last=Rajendran|publisher=The News Minute|date=7 June 2019|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
 
In the 2021 film ''[[Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam]]'', directed by Don Palathara, Kallingal played an entertainment journalist opposite [[Jitin Puthenchery]]. [[Baradwaj Rangan]] described her performance as "terrific".<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2021 |title=IFF Kerala 2021: Don Palathara's Fascinating Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/malayalam-review/iff-kerala-2021-don-palatharas-fascinating-santhoshathinte-onnam-rahasyam-with-rima-kallingal-and-jitin-puthenchery-is-both-familiar-and-new-baradwaj-rangan/ |publisher=Film Companion}}</ref> The film won her Best Actress at the Diorama International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2021/12/27/rima-kallingal-wins-best-actor-award-at-diorama-film-fest-for-santhoshathinte-onnam-rahasyam.html|title=Rima Kallingal wins best actor award at Diorama Film Fest|work=The Week|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref>
 
In 2023 she appeared in ''[[Neelavelicham (film)|Neelavelicham]]'', a horror drama co-produced with Aashiq Abu.<ref name="Neelavelicham">{{Cite web |title=Aashiq Abu's Neelavelicham to release a day before |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/26/aashiq-abus-neelavelicham-to-releasea-day-before-41540.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330182933/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/26/aashiq-abus-neelavelicham-to-releasea-day-before-41540.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In 2025, Kallingal starred in ''[[Theatre: The Myth of Reality|Theatre]]'', written and directed by [[Sajin Baabu]], playing Meera, a woman who has lived an isolated life on a coastal Kerala island alongside her elderly mother. The film explores the conflict between traditional belief and modern science. The film had its world premiere at the Eurasian Bridge International Film Festival in Yalta on 9 October 2025, before its theatrical release on 16 October 2025.<ref name="theatre-onmanorama">{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/04/rima-kallingal-theatre-myth-reality-trailer-unveiled.html|title=Rima Kallingal-headlined 'Theatre: The Myth of Reality' team honours women achievers|publisher=Onmanorama|date=4 October 2025|access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref> The role was physically demanding; director Sajin Baabu noted that Kallingal spent several hours atop a coconut tree for a single scene and completed multiple retakes despite sustaining bruises.<ref name="theatre-director">{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2025/10/21/rima-kallingal-theatre-the-myth-of-reality-movie-director-sajin-baabu.html|title=Rima had to spend hours atop coconut tree just for the right shot: 'Theatre' director Sajin Baabu|publisher=Onmanorama|date=21 October 2025|access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref> The film won Kallingal a joint [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]], shared with [[Nazriya Nazim]].<ref name="kfca2025">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-film-critics-award-feminichi-fathima-tovino-thomas-nazriya-nazim-rima-kallingal/article69452021.ece|title=Kerala Film Critics Award: Tovino Thomas, Nazriya Nazim and Rima Kallingal win acting honours|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 April 2025|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
===Film production===
Kallingal co-founded the production banner OPM Cinemas alongside her husband, director Aashiq Abu. The company has backed a range of films, including ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'' (2016), directed by [[Dileesh Pothan]], which was a significant commercial success. As a statement of commitment to workplace safety, Aashiq Abu announced that OPM Cinemas would establish an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) for every film it produces — the first Malayalam film production company to make such a public commitment.<ref name="wcc-about"/>
 
===Dance===
Alongside her screen career, Kallingal has maintained an active presence as a performer and choreographer. In 2014 she established Mamangam, a dance studio in [[Kochi]], which closed in 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="mamangam">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-05 |title=Rima Kallingal announces closing down of Mamangam dance studio |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rima-kallingal-announces-closing-down-mamangam-dance-studio-142878 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=The News Minute|archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330195557/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rima-kallingal-announces-closing-down-mamangam-dance-studio-142878 |url-status=live }}</ref> She subsequently reconstituted it as Mamangam Dance Company, which continues to produce and tour contemporary dance work.
 
In November 2023, Mamangam Dance Company presented its debut full-length contemporary dance production, ''Neythe — Dance of the Weaves'', at the Fine Arts Society Hall, Kochi. The 35-minute work paid tribute to the handloom weavers of [[Chendamangalam]] and was inspired by the displacement of livelihoods after the [[2018 Kerala floods]]. The production was staged at the [[International Theatre Festival of Kerala]] in Thrissur in March 2025.<ref name="theatre-review-onmanorama">{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/10/16/theatre-the-myth-of-reality-movie-review-sajin-babu-rima-kallingal.html|title='Theatre: The Myth of Reality' review: Rima Kallingal brings quiet strength to a reflective film|publisher=Onmanorama|date=16 October 2025|access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref>


==Biography==
Kallingal also created ''Nayika'', a one-hour dance production tracing a century of women in Malayalam cinema, beginning with a tribute to [[P. K. Rosy]], the industry's first actress.<ref name="rima-kfca-thehindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-film-critics-award-feminichi-fathima-tovino-thomas-nazriya-nazim-rima-kallingal/article69452021.ece|title=Kerala Film Critics Award: Rima Kallingal wins acting honour|work=The Hindu|date=15 April 2025|access-date=15 April 2025|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


Born in 1984 in [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], Rima Kallingal began practising dancing when she was three years old.<ref name="archive1">{{cite web|author=Keerthy Ramachandran DC |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/rima-kallingal-bold-and-new-face-614 |title=Rima Kallingal: A bold and new face &#124; Deccan Chronicle |date=20 October 2011 |access-date=1 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019190629/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/rima-kallingal-bold-and-new-face-614 |archive-date=19 October 2011 }}</ref> A dancer by profession, she has been a part of a dance company called Nritarutya and has had performances on national and international stages. She studied in [[Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School]], [[Coonoor]] up to Fifth grade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Youve-got-to-react-girl/articleshow/12174436.cms|title=You've got to react girl! - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> She completed her schooling from [[Chinmaya Vidyalaya]], [[Thrissur]], graduating in 2001. She holds a [[bachelor's degree]] in journalism from [[Christ University]], [[Bengaluru]].<ref name="timescrest1">{{cite web|url=http://www.timescrest.com/society/playing-by-their-own-rules-10379 |title=Playing by their own rules &#124; Society |publisher=Times Crest |date=20 July 2013 |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manoramanews.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/common/pictureGalleryPopup.jsp?picGallery=%2FMM+Photo+Galleries%2FCampus%2FRima+Kallingal&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Manorama Online &#124; Picture Gallery &#124; Campus &#124; Rima Kallingal |publisher=Manoramanews.com |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> She is also skilled in [[Taekwondo]] (Korean martial art), Chao (Manipuri martial art) and [[Kalari]].<ref name="archive1"/>
==Women in Cinema Collective==
In May 2017, following the sexual assault of a prominent Malayalam film actress in Kochi, Kallingal was among a group of women film professionals who petitioned the Chief Minister of Kerala and subsequently co-founded the [[Women in Cinema Collective]] (WCC). The WCC was formally registered as a society on 1 November 2017.<ref name="tnm-wcc">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/keralas-women-cinema-collective-registers-society-fight-gender-parity-70931|title=Kerala's Women in Cinema Collective registers as society, to fight for gender parity|publisher=The News Minute|date=2 November 2017|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>


She was a semi-finalist of the [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] reality show ''Vodafone Thakadhimi''. She moved to [[Bengaluru]] to pursue a modelling career and later participated in the Miss Kerala beauty pageant, in which be she became the first runner-up, losing to Shree Thulasi in a tie-breaker.<ref name="sify.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Rima-Kallingal-strikes-a-pose-imagegallery-kollywood-lhzo8rhgefb.html?html=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129001927/http://www.sify.com/movies/Rima-Kallingal-strikes-a-pose-imagegallery-kollywood-lhzo8rhgefb.html?html=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-01-29|title=Rima Kallingal strikes a pose|website=www.sify.com/}}</ref>
The WCC's petition to the government resulted in the formation of the [[Justice Hema Committee]] in 2018, tasked with studying the conditions faced by women in the Malayalam film industry. The committee submitted its report in December 2019; it was made public in August 2024 and documented systemic issues including gender-based discrimination, inadequate workplace safety, and the prevalence of power-based exploitation.<ref name="federal-wcc">{{cite web|url=https://thefederal.com/category/states/south/kerala/wcc-hema-committee-malayalam-films-sexual-harrassment-141120|title=Hema Committee and beyond: Gritty story of WCC, which took on the mighty|publisher=The Federal|date=29 August 2024|access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref>


She was spotted by director [[Lal Jose]] on a magazine cover, who cast her for a [[goat herder]] role in a Tamil film ''Mazhai Varappoguthu''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/18slid3.htm |title=Exclusive: Lal Jose's Tamil debut |work=rediff.com |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> The project didn't materialise, but she was offered the lead female character of Varsha by director [[Shyamaprasad]] for ''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]'', which eventually marked her acting debut.<ref name="sify.com"/> She was 25 when she acted in the film.<ref name="timescrest1"/>
As a member of the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA), Kallingal resigned in protest when the association reinstated a member accused in the 2017 assault case while the matter was still under judicial consideration. She was one of three WCC members — along with [[Geethu Mohandas]] and [[Remya Nambissan]] — to resign alongside the survivor herself.<ref name="wcc-about"/>


In 2012, she acted in the film ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' which became a big success,<ref name="timescrest1"/> commercially as well as critically.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|author=P.K. Ajith Kumar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/22-female-kottayams-success-has-rima-on-cloud-nine/article3392318.ece |title=22 Female Kottayam's success has Rima on cloud nine |work=The Hindu|date=7 May 2012 |access-date=1 December 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shiba Kurian, TNN 17 August 2012, 02.10PM IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-17/news-and-interviews/33248401_1_proud-moment-iftar-party-aashiq-abu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-17/news-and-interviews/33248401_1_proud-moment-iftar-party-aashiq-abu |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=A proud moment for '22 Female Kottayam' crew |date=17 August 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> She received praises<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-rima-kallingal/20120417.htm |title='I feel totally excited about 22 Female Kottayam' |work=Rediff.com |date=17 April 2012 |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> and won many awards for her portrayal of Tessa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/awards-and-honours/kochi-times-film-awards-13/articleshow/22006261.cms |title=Kochi Times Film Awards '13- The Times of India Photogallery |publisher=Photogallery.indiatimes.com |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> She also won the Kerala State Government award for Best Actress. After ''22 Female Kottayam'' she told that she had made some mistakes in her career and stated "Yes, I have done a few films I never should have, but I am determined not to repeat those mistakes".<ref name="thehindu1"/>
Kallingal has spoken publicly about the personal and professional costs of the collective's advocacy. "We knew it would be tough, but we never imagined it would cost us personal relationships, careers and expose us to such intense social trolling," she told ''[[The Federal]]'' in 2024.<ref name="federal-wcc"/> A widely cited moment from this period was her display of the WCC's ''Avalkoppam'' ("With Her") solidarity banner following a dance performance at the state government's awards ceremony in 2018, which was met with sustained applause.<ref name="federal-wcc"/>


In 2013, Rima turned television anchor with the [[Mazhavil Manorama]] show "[[Midukki]]".<ref>{{cite news|author=Sajini Sahadevan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/quest-for-the-smartest-woman/article4077192.ece |title=Quest for the smartest woman |work=The Hindu|date=8 November 2012 |access-date=1 December 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/91884.html |title=And now, Rima is banned – Malayalam Movie News |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=16 March 2013 |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> Following which the Kerala Film Chamber imposed a ban on her which was revoked later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/kfc-lifted-ban-rima-kallingal-108375.html |title=KFC lifts ban on Rima |publisher=filmibeat.com |date=25 April 2013 |access-date=8 February 2016}}</ref>
==Public image==


In 2014 she set up her own Dance institute [http://mamangam.in/index.php Mamangam] in Kochi, Kerala.
Kallingal's roles in ''22 Female Kottayam'', ''August Club'', and ''Rani Padmini'' are cited among the strongest female-led characters in Malayalam cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/from-elsamma-enna-aankutty-to-uyare-the-definitive-women-centric-malayalam-films-of-the-decade/article30339114.ece/ |title=The best women-centric Malayalam films of the decade |first=Nita |last=Sathyendran |work=The Hindu|date=18 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727133532/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/from-elsamma-enna-aankutty-to-uyare-the-definitive-women-centric-malayalam-films-of-the-decade/article30339114.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kallingal was named the [[The Times of India|Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rima Kallingal: Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman 2012 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rima-kallingal-kochi-times-most-desirable-woman-2012/articleshow/20227753.cms |access-date=23 September 2014 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Rima married director [[Aashiq Abu]] on 1 November 2013, in a simple ceremony held in Kakkanad Registration office, Kochi. As part of the occasion, they donated Rs 1&nbsp;million towards the welfare of poor cancer patients at the General Hospital, Ernakulam, and Rs 25,000 to meet a day's expense of the dietary kitchen at the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ashiq-abu-marries-rima-kallingal-in-a-low-key-affair/432047-71-175.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109235800/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ashiq-abu-marries-rima-kallingal-in-a-low-key-affair/432047-71-175.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-09|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/366540/rima-kallingal-marries-director-aashiq.html|title=Rima Kallingal marries director Aashiq Abu|date=1 November 2013|website=www.deccanherald.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/pictures-aashiq-abu-rima-kallingal-wedlock-124040.html|title=Pictures: Aashiq Abu-Rima Kallingal Enter Wedlock|date=2013-11-04|website=www.filmibeat.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rima-Kallingal-and-Aashiq-Abu-tie-the-knot/articleshow/25171884.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Rima Kallingal and Aashiq Abu tie the knot – The Times of India}}</ref>
[[File:Rima Kallingal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Kallingal in 2016]]
Kallingal married director [[Aashiq Abu]] on 1 November 2013, at the Kakkanad Registration Office, Kochi.<ref name="filmibeat-wedding">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/why-rima-kallingal-not-wear-gold-wedding-aashiq-abu-124022.html|title=Why Rima Kallingal did not wear gold at her wedding with Aashiq Abu|publisher=Filmibeat|date=4 November 2013|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> Ahead of the ceremony, the couple donated ₹1 million towards the welfare of cancer patients at the General Hospital, Ernakulam, and ₹25,000 towards the dietary kitchen at the same hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/366540/rima-kallingal-marries-director-aashiq.html |title=Rima Kallingal marries director Aashiq Abu |date=1 November 2013 |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=18 January 2020 |archive-date=29 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329050548/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/366540/rima-kallingal-marries-director-aashiq.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===As actor===
===As actress===
*All projects are in Malayalam language unless noted
{{small|All projects are in Malayalam language unless noted.}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Title !! scope="col" | Role !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! Year !! Film !! Role !!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2009 || ''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]'' || Varsha John || Debut film
| rowspan=3 | 2009 || ''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]'' || Varsha John || Malayalam debut<ref name="mamangam"/>
|-
|-
| ''[[Kerala Cafe]]'' || Grand daughter|| Segment : ''Mrityunjayam''
| ''[[Kerala Cafe]]'' || Grand daughter || Segment: ''Mrityunjayam''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ten who made Kerala Cafe possible |url=https://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/oct/29/slide-show-1-south-ten-directors-in-kerala-cafe.htm |access-date=2023-04-03 |work=Rediff.com|archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604170343/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/oct/29/slide-show-1-south-ten-directors-in-kerala-cafe.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'' || Shaarath Ammini ||  
| ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'' || Shaarath Ammini ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]'' || Diana ||  
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]'' || Diana ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Best of Luck (2010 film)|Best of Luck]]'' || Diya ||
| ''[[Best of Luck (2010 film)|Best of Luck]]'' || Diya ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="7"| 2011 || ''[[City of God (2011 film)|City of God]]'' || Surya Prabha ||  
| rowspan="7" | 2011 || ''[[City of God (2011 film)|City of God]]'' || Surya Prabha ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'' || Herself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film <br>Special appearance
| ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'' || Herself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] debut; special appearance
|-
|-
| ''[[Shankaranum Mohananum]]'' || Jyotsna Mathew ||  
| ''[[Shankaranum Mohananum]]'' || Jyotsna Mathew ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Yuvan Yuvathi]]'' || Nisha || Tamil film
| ''[[Yuvan Yuvathi]]'' || Nisha || Tamil film
|-
|-
| ''[[Sevenes]]'' ||Aravindan's sister ||  
| ''[[Sevenes]]'' || Aravindan's sister ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Doubles (2011 film)|Doubles]]'' || || Cameo appearance
| ''[[Doubles (2011 film)|Doubles]]'' || Seetha Lakshmi || Cameo appearance
|-
|-
| ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' || Beena ||  
| ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' || Beena ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="7"|2012 || ''Orkut Oru Ormakoot'' || Crystal Falth Ritz ||  
| rowspan=7 | 2012 || ''[[Orkut Oru Ormakoot]]'' || Crystal Falth Ritz ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Unnam]]'' || Jennifer ||  
| ''[[Unnam]]'' || Jennifer ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' || Ashwathy ||  
| ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' || Ashwathy ||
|-
|-
| ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' || Tessa Kurissuparambil Abraham ||  
| ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' || Tessa Kurissuparambil Abraham ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Husbands in Goa]]'' || Tina ||
| ''[[Husbands in Goa]]'' || Teena ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'' || Diya ||  
| ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'' || Diya ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]'' || Noorjahan ||  
| ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]'' || Noorjahan ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2013 || ''[[Kammath & Kammath]]'' || Mahalakshmi ||  
| rowspan=6 | 2013 || ''[[Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath]]'' || Mahalakshmi ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]'' ||Annie ||  
| ''[[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]'' || Annie ||
|-
|-
| ''[[August Club]]'' || Savithri ||  
| ''[[August Club]]'' || Savithri ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Zachariayude Garbhinikal]]'' || Fathima ||  
| ''[[Zachariayude Garbhinikal]]'' || Fathima ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Escape from Uganda]]'' || Shikha Samuel ||  
| ''[[Escape from Uganda]]'' || Shikha Samuel ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal]]'' || Sini Alex ||  
| ''[[Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal]]'' || Sini Alex ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''[[Chirakodinja Kinavukal]]'' ||Sumathi ||  
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Chirakodinja Kinavukal]]'' || Sumathi ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Rani Padmini (film)|Rani Padmini]]'' || Rani ||
| ''[[Rani Padmini (film)|Rani Padmini]]'' || Rani ||
|-
|-
|rowspan= 2| 2017 || ''[[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]]''|| Maoist||
| rowspan=2 | 2017 || ''[[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]]'' || Maoist ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Clint (film)|Clint]]'' || Chinnamma ||
| ''[[Clint (film)|Clint]]'' || Chinnamma ||
|-
|-
|rowspan= 1| 2018 ||   ''[[Aabhaasam]]'' ||Passenger ||  
| 2018 || ''[[Aabhaasam]]'' || Passenger ||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rima Kallingal, Suraj Venjaramoodu team up for a social satire |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rima-kallingal-suraj-venjaramoodu-team-up-for-a-social-satire/articleshow/58895302.cms |access-date=2023-03-30 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330205904/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rima-kallingal-suraj-venjaramoodu-team-up-for-a-social-satire/articleshow/58895302.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan=1|2019 || ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' || Nurse Akhila || also producer
| 2019 || ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' || Nurse Akhila || Also co-producer<ref name="firstpost-virus"/>
|-
|-
|2020||''[[Sunny Side Upar]]''||Dr.Kavya Menon || [[Hindi]]  film
| rowspan=2 | 2021 || ''[[Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam]]'' || Maria ||<ref name="mamangam"/>
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|2021
| ''[[Chithirai Sevvaanam]]'' || Asha Nair || Tamil film
|''[[Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam]]'' ||Maria || also dialogue writer
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffc;"|''Untitled Stunt Silva film''{{dagger|alt=The film has not yet been released}}||{{TBA}}||Tamil film<br>Post Production
| 2023 || ''[[Neelavelicham (film)|Neelavelicham]]'' || Bhargavi || Also co-producer<ref name="Neelavelicham"/>
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Theatre: The Myth of Reality|Theatre]]'' || Meera ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-25 |title=Rima Kallingal-starrer Theatre gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Aug/25/rima-kallingal-starrer-theatre-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-08-26 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffc;"|''Neelavelicham''{{dagger|alt=The film has not yet been released}}||Bhargavi||
Announced
|}
|}


===As producer===
===As producer===
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m3db.com/rima-kallingal|title=റീമ കല്ലിങ്കൽ|website=M3DB.COM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movieslist.php?pr=6637|title=List of Malayalam Movies produced by Rima Kallingal|website=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Title !! scope="col" | Director !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! Year
! Film
! Director
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|-
|2014
| 2014 || ''[[Gangster (2014 film)|Gangster]]'' || [[Aashiq Abu]] || rowspan="4" | Associate producer
|''[[Gangster (2014 film)|Gangster]]''
|[[Aashiq Abu]]
|Associate producer
|-
|-
|2016
| 2016 || ''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]'' || [[Dileesh Pothan]]
|''[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]''
|[[Dileesh Pothan]]
|Associate producer
|-
|-
|2017
| 2017 || ''[[Mayanadi]]'' || [[Aashiq Abu]]
|''[[Mayanadi]]''
|[[Aashiq Abu]]
|Associate producer
|-
|-
|2018
| 2018 || ''[[Ee.Ma.Yau]]'' || [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]
|''[[Ee.Ma.Yau]]''
|[[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]
|Associate producer
|-
|-
|2019
| 2019 || ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' || [[Aashiq Abu]] || Co-produced with [[Aashiq Abu]] under OPM Cinemas
|''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]''
|[[Aashiq Abu]]
|Co-produced with [[Aashiq Abu]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|2021
| 2021 || ''[[Bheemante Vazhi]]'' || [[Ashraf Hamza]] || Co-produced with [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] and [[Aashiq Abu]]
|''Naradan''
|[[Aashiq Abu]]
|Co-produces with [[Santhosh T. Kuruvilla]] and [[Aashiq Abu]]
|-
|-
|''Hagar''
| 2022 || ''[[Naaradan]]'' || [[Aashiq Abu]] || Co-produced with [[Santhosh T. Kuruvilla]] and [[Aashiq Abu]]
|Harshad
|Co-produces with [[Aashiq Abu]]
|-
|-
|''Party''
| 2023 || ''[[Neelavelicham (film)|Neelavelicham]]'' || [[Aashiq Abu]] || Co-produced with [[Aashiq Abu]]<ref name="Neelavelicham"/>
|[[Vinayakan]]
|Co-produces with [[Aashiq Abu]]
|-
|-
|''[[Bheemante Vazhi]]''
|}
|Ashraf Hamza
 
|Co-produces with [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] and [[Aashiq Abu]]
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Program !! scope="col" | Role !! scope="col" | Channel !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Midukki]]'' || Host || [[Mazhavil Manorama]] || Reality show
|}
|}


==Advertisements==
===Web series===
* Arabian Jewellers
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
* Parthas
! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Title !! scope="col" | Role !! scope="col" | Language !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
* A Geeripai Jewellery
* UNICEF India
* Geepas Customer Care
 
==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Program !! Role !! Channel !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|-
|2013||''[[Midukki]]'' ||Host ||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||reality show
| 2021 || ''Zindagi in Short'' || Dr. Kavya Menon || [[Hindi]] || Segment: "Sunny Side Upar" ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-26 |title=Zindagi inShort review: Short film anthology infuses hope and happiness |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/zindagi-inshort-review-guneet-monga-s-rainbow-of-short-films-infuses-hope-and-happiness/story-6X41UBPgyf2zZrE4w2x1fO.html |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=The Hindustan Times|archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430072943/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/zindagi-inshort-review-guneet-monga-s-rainbow-of-short-films-infuses-hope-and-happiness/story-6X41UBPgyf2zZrE4w2x1fO.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2009||''Vodafone Thakadhimi'' ||contestant ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| Dance reality show
| 2025 || ''Yuva Sapnon Ka Safar'' || Kanya || Multilingual (mainly [[English language|English]]) || Segment: ''Backstage'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Backstage review: Anjali Menon's film is a gentle take on the fragilities of friendship |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/backstage-review-anjali-menons-film-is-a-gentle-take-on-the-fragilities-of-friendship |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=23 May 2025 |date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Awards==
===Short film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Title !! scope="col" | Role !! scope="col" | Language !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
| 2022 || ''[[Lalanna's Song]]'' || Miriam || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/05/03/lalannas-song-review-parvathy-thiruvothu-rima-kallingal-short-surrealism-megha-ramaswamy.html|title='Lalanna's Song' review: This Parvathy, Rima Kallingal surrealistic short prods us to think deeper|publisher=Onmanorama|date=3 May 2025|access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Ceremony
|}
! scope="col" | Film
 
! scope="col" | Result
==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Award !! scope="col" | Category !! scope="col" | Film !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2011|2012]] || [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]] || Best Actress || ''[[Indian Rupee (film)|Indian Rupee]]'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Mohanlal, Blessy win Critics' award for 'Pranayam' |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3431213.ece |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913085710/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3431213.ece?textsize=small&test=2 |archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref>
| [[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award for Best Actress]]
|''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]]''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Vanitha Film Awards|Vanitha Film Awards for Best New Face]]
| [[43rd Kerala State Film Awards|2013]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] || Best Actress || ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prithviraj-and-rima-kallingal-receive-state-awards/articleshow/20331757.cms|title=Prithviraj and Rima Kallingal bag State film awards 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
|''[[Ritu (2009 film)|Ritu]], [[Kerala Cafe]], [[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]''
|{{Won}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="6"|2012
| [[60th Filmfare Awards South|2013]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]] || Best Actress – Malayalam || ''22 Female Kottayam'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/list-of-winners-at-the-60th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-3745.html|title=The Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards South|website=Filmfare|access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref>
| [[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award for Best Actress]]
|rowspan="3"|''[[City of God (2011 film)|City of God]]''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|2013]] || [[SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]] || Critics Award – Best Actress – Malayalam || ''22 Female Kottayam'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://siima.in/2013/winners.html |title=South Indian International Movie Awards – Malayalam |website=siima.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528003132/http://siima.in/2013/winners.html |archive-date=2016-05-28}}</ref>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|-
|[[Vanitha Film Awards|Vanitha Film Award for Best Actress]]
| 2013 || [[Vanitha Film Awards]] || Best Actress || ''22 Female Kottayam'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianet.in/entertainment/vanitha-film-awards-went-to-the-new-generation-stars-fahad-reema.html|title=Vanitha Film awards went to the new generation stars: Fahadh & Reema|website=Asianet News|date=14 February 2013|access-date=14 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|-
| Ritz Icon Awards  
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| 2021 || Diorama International Film Festival || Best Actress || ''[[Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam]]'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2021/12/27/rima-kallingal-wins-best-actor-award-at-diorama-film-fest-for-santhoshathinte-onnam-rahasyam.html|title=Rima Kallingal wins best actor award at Diorama Film Fest|work=The Week|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref>
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| 2021 || [[Vanitha Film Awards]] || Best Social Responsible Actress || ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/02/09/vanitha-film-awards-2020-winners-list-madhuri-jacqueline-kochi.html|title=Vanitha Film Awards 2020 winners list|website=Malayala Manorama|date=11 February 2020|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>
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|rowspan="8"|2013
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[22 Female Kottayam]], [[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]''
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|[[Asiavision Awards|Asiavision Movie Award for Best Actress]]
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|rowspan="6"|''[[22 Female Kottayam]]''
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]]
|{{Won}}
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|[[Vanitha Film Awards|Vanitha Film Award for Best Actress]]
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|[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|2nd South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actress (Critics)]]
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|Indian Movie Awards in Qatar for Best Actress
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|Southspin Fashion Awards
 
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|rowspan="2"|2014
|[[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award for Best Actress]]
|''[[Escape from Uganda]], [[Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal]]''
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|2020||Vanitha Film Awards - Socially Responsible Character||[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]||{{Won}}
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Rima Kallingal
Kallingal in 2018, photographed by Aashiq Abu
Born
Rima Kallingal

(1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 42)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
EducationChrist University (BA Journalism, 2001)
Occupation
Years active2009–present
Known for22 Female Kottayam (2012); Virus (2019); co-founding Women in Cinema Collective
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2013)
Parent(s)K. R. Rajan (father)
Leenabhai (mother)
Awards
Websiterimakallingal (Instagram)

Rima Kallingal (born 18 January 1984) is an Indian actress, dancer, and film producer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. Trained in dance from a young age, she participated in reality television before placing first runner-up in the Miss Kerala 2008 pageant, which led to her film debut in Ritu (2009).[1] Her performance in 22 Female Kottayam (2012) earned her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam. She is a co-founder of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), an organisation formed in 2017 to advocate for gender equity and safe working conditions in the Malayalam film industry.[2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Born in Thrissur, Kerala, Kallingal began practising dance when she was three years old. She was born to K. R. Rajan and Leenabhai, at the Ayyanthol Kallingal family home in Thrissur district.[3] She studied at Stanes Anglo-Indian School in Coonoor up to fifth grade and completed her schooling at Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Thrissur, graduating in 2001. She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Christ University, Bengaluru.[3]

She is also trained in taekwondo, chao (a Manipuri martial art), and kalari.[3] She joined the Bengaluru-based contemporary dance company Nritarutya after graduation and performed with the company on national and international stages before transitioning to acting.[3]

She was a semi-finalist on the Asianet reality show Vodafone Thakadhimi, and later participated in the Miss Kerala 2008 beauty pageant, placing first runner-up to Shree Thulasi in a tie-breaker.[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Acting[edit | edit source]

Director Lal Jose noticed Kallingal on a magazine cover and approached her for a goat herder role in the Tamil film Mazhai Varappoguthu. The project did not go ahead, but director Shyamaprasad subsequently cast her in the lead female role of Varsha in Ritu (2009), which marked her acting debut.[1][4] In 2009 she also appeared in the anthology film Kerala Cafe, in the segment Mrityunjayam, and in Neelathaamara directed by Lal Jose.

In 2012, Kallingal was cast opposite Fahadh Faasil in 22 Female Kottayam, directed by Aashiq Abu, playing a nurse and rape survivor seeking justice. The film performed well commercially[5] and won Kallingal the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam.[6] The film also drew praise from critics; Sify wrote that Kallingal delivered "a spectacular performance" and that she "poured her heart into her character".[7]

In 2013, she hosted the Mazhavil Manorama reality show Midukki, following which the Kerala Film Chamber imposed a temporary ban on her, which was subsequently revoked.[8] That same year she played a housewife in August Club. Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com noted that Kallingal portrayed a character "who has learnt to stifle her feelings and finding other ways to give them an outlet".[9]

In 2015 she appeared alongside Manju Warrier in Rani Padmini, playing a disruptive North Indian woman on a road trip from Kerala to Shimla. The film was a commercial success[10] and critic Deepa Soman described her performance as a "knockout".[11]

In Virus (2019), directed by Aashiq Abu, Kallingal played nurse Akhila, a character based on Lini Puthussery — the nurse who died treating Kerala's first patient in the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak.[12] Lini Puthussery's husband, who attended a screening of the film, said that Kallingal's portrayal was faithful and delivered "a flawless performance as Lini".[13] Kallingal co-produced the film with Aashiq Abu under their production banner OPM Cinemas.[14] Sowmya Rajendran described her performance as "expressive".[15]

In the 2021 film Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam, directed by Don Palathara, Kallingal played an entertainment journalist opposite Jitin Puthenchery. Baradwaj Rangan described her performance as "terrific".[16] The film won her Best Actress at the Diorama International Film Festival.[17]

In 2023 she appeared in Neelavelicham, a horror drama co-produced with Aashiq Abu.[18]

In 2025, Kallingal starred in Theatre, written and directed by Sajin Baabu, playing Meera, a woman who has lived an isolated life on a coastal Kerala island alongside her elderly mother. The film explores the conflict between traditional belief and modern science. The film had its world premiere at the Eurasian Bridge International Film Festival in Yalta on 9 October 2025, before its theatrical release on 16 October 2025.[19] The role was physically demanding; director Sajin Baabu noted that Kallingal spent several hours atop a coconut tree for a single scene and completed multiple retakes despite sustaining bruises.[20] The film won Kallingal a joint Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, shared with Nazriya Nazim.[21]

Film production[edit | edit source]

Kallingal co-founded the production banner OPM Cinemas alongside her husband, director Aashiq Abu. The company has backed a range of films, including Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), directed by Dileesh Pothan, which was a significant commercial success. As a statement of commitment to workplace safety, Aashiq Abu announced that OPM Cinemas would establish an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) for every film it produces — the first Malayalam film production company to make such a public commitment.[2]

Dance[edit | edit source]

Alongside her screen career, Kallingal has maintained an active presence as a performer and choreographer. In 2014 she established Mamangam, a dance studio in Kochi, which closed in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] She subsequently reconstituted it as Mamangam Dance Company, which continues to produce and tour contemporary dance work.

In November 2023, Mamangam Dance Company presented its debut full-length contemporary dance production, Neythe — Dance of the Weaves, at the Fine Arts Society Hall, Kochi. The 35-minute work paid tribute to the handloom weavers of Chendamangalam and was inspired by the displacement of livelihoods after the 2018 Kerala floods. The production was staged at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala in Thrissur in March 2025.[23]

Kallingal also created Nayika, a one-hour dance production tracing a century of women in Malayalam cinema, beginning with a tribute to P. K. Rosy, the industry's first actress.[24]

Women in Cinema Collective[edit | edit source]

In May 2017, following the sexual assault of a prominent Malayalam film actress in Kochi, Kallingal was among a group of women film professionals who petitioned the Chief Minister of Kerala and subsequently co-founded the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC). The WCC was formally registered as a society on 1 November 2017.[25]

The WCC's petition to the government resulted in the formation of the Justice Hema Committee in 2018, tasked with studying the conditions faced by women in the Malayalam film industry. The committee submitted its report in December 2019; it was made public in August 2024 and documented systemic issues including gender-based discrimination, inadequate workplace safety, and the prevalence of power-based exploitation.[26]

As a member of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), Kallingal resigned in protest when the association reinstated a member accused in the 2017 assault case while the matter was still under judicial consideration. She was one of three WCC members — along with Geethu Mohandas and Remya Nambissan — to resign alongside the survivor herself.[2]

Kallingal has spoken publicly about the personal and professional costs of the collective's advocacy. "We knew it would be tough, but we never imagined it would cost us personal relationships, careers and expose us to such intense social trolling," she told The Federal in 2024.[26] A widely cited moment from this period was her display of the WCC's Avalkoppam ("With Her") solidarity banner following a dance performance at the state government's awards ceremony in 2018, which was met with sustained applause.[26]

Public image[edit | edit source]

Kallingal's roles in 22 Female Kottayam, August Club, and Rani Padmini are cited among the strongest female-led characters in Malayalam cinema.[27] Kallingal was named the Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman in 2012.[28]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Kallingal in 2016

Kallingal married director Aashiq Abu on 1 November 2013, at the Kakkanad Registration Office, Kochi.[29] Ahead of the ceremony, the couple donated ₹1 million towards the welfare of cancer patients at the General Hospital, Ernakulam, and ₹25,000 towards the dietary kitchen at the same hospital.[30]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As actress[edit | edit source]

All projects are in Malayalam language unless noted.

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Ritu Varsha John Malayalam debut[22]
Kerala Cafe Grand daughter Segment: Mrityunjayam[31]
Neelathaamara Shaarath Ammini
2010 Happy Husbands Diana
Best of Luck Diya
2011 City of God Surya Prabha
Ko Herself Tamil debut; special appearance
Shankaranum Mohananum Jyotsna Mathew
Yuvan Yuvathi Nisha Tamil film
Sevenes Aravindan's sister
Doubles Seetha Lakshmi Cameo appearance
Indian Rupee Beena
2012 Orkut Oru Ormakoot Crystal Falth Ritz
Unnam Jennifer
Nidra Ashwathy
22 Female Kottayam Tessa Kurissuparambil Abraham
Husbands in Goa Teena
Ayalum Njanum Thammil Diya
Bavuttiyude Namathil Noorjahan
2013 Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath Mahalakshmi
Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla Annie
August Club Savithri
Zachariayude Garbhinikal Fathima
Escape from Uganda Shikha Samuel
Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal Sini Alex
2015 Chirakodinja Kinavukal Sumathi
Rani Padmini Rani
2017 Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Maoist
Clint Chinnamma
2018 Aabhaasam Passenger [32]
2019 Virus Nurse Akhila Also co-producer[14]
2021 Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam Maria [22]
Chithirai Sevvaanam Asha Nair Tamil film
2023 Neelavelicham Bhargavi Also co-producer[18]
2025 Theatre Meera [33]

As producer[edit | edit source]

Year Title Director Notes
2014 Gangster Aashiq Abu Associate producer
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Dileesh Pothan
2017 Mayanadi Aashiq Abu
2018 Ee.Ma.Yau Lijo Jose Pellissery
2019 Virus Aashiq Abu Co-produced with Aashiq Abu under OPM Cinemas
2021 Bheemante Vazhi Ashraf Hamza Co-produced with Chemban Vinod Jose and Aashiq Abu
2022 Naaradan Aashiq Abu Co-produced with Santhosh T. Kuruvilla and Aashiq Abu
2023 Neelavelicham Aashiq Abu Co-produced with Aashiq Abu[18]

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Program Role Channel Notes
2013 Midukki Host Mazhavil Manorama Reality show

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2021 Zindagi in Short Dr. Kavya Menon Hindi Segment: "Sunny Side Upar" [34]
2025 Yuva Sapnon Ka Safar Kanya Multilingual (mainly English) Segment: Backstage [35]

Short film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Ref.
2022 Lalanna's Song Miriam Malayalam [36]

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2012 Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Best Actress Indian Rupee Won [37]
2013 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Best Actress 22 Female Kottayam Won [38]
2013 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Best Actress – Malayalam 22 Female Kottayam Won [39]
2013 SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Critics Award – Best Actress – Malayalam 22 Female Kottayam Won [40]
2013 Vanitha Film Awards Best Actress 22 Female Kottayam Won [41]
2016 Vanitha Film Awards Special Performance – Actress Rani Padmini Won [42]
2021 Diorama International Film Festival Best Actress Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam Won [43]
2021 Vanitha Film Awards Best Social Responsible Actress Virus Won [44]
2025 Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Best Actress (joint) Theatre Won [21]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rima Kallingal strikes a pose". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "About". Women in Cinema Collective. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Rima Kallingal" (in മലയാളം). M3DB. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rima Kallingal". Malayalamcinema.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mollywood's small-budget films that did big wonders at the box office". The Times of India. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ↑ P.K. Ajith Kumar (7 May 2012). "22 Female Kottayam's success has Rima on cloud nine". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "22 Female Kottayam Review". Sify. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Film Chamber bans Rima Kallingal and more". News18. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Palicha, Paresh C. (29 April 2013). "Review: August Club Since 1969 is nothing great". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Anjana George (16 October 2015). "Rani Padmini is a visual treat: Manju". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rani Padmini Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Virus Malayalam Full Movie Review". The Quint. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Real life characters of 'Virus' narrate the real story behind fighting Nipah". Onmanorama. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Rima Kallingal opens up on her role as producer in Virus". Firstpost. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. ↑ Rajendran, Sowmya (7 June 2019). "'Virus' review: A compassionate, gripping medical thriller". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "IFF Kerala 2021: Don Palathara's Fascinating Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam". Film Companion. 13 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Rima Kallingal wins best actor award at Diorama Film Fest". The Week. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Aashiq Abu's Neelavelicham to release a day before". Cinema Express. 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Rima Kallingal-headlined 'Theatre: The Myth of Reality' team honours women achievers". Onmanorama. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "Rima had to spend hours atop coconut tree just for the right shot: 'Theatre' director Sajin Baabu". Onmanorama. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Kerala Film Critics Award: Tovino Thomas, Nazriya Nazim and Rima Kallingal win acting honours". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Rima Kallingal announces closing down of Mamangam dance studio". The News Minute. 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "'Theatre: The Myth of Reality' review: Rima Kallingal brings quiet strength to a reflective film". Onmanorama. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  24. ↑ "Kerala Film Critics Award: Rima Kallingal wins acting honour". The Hindu. 15 April 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "Kerala's Women in Cinema Collective registers as society, to fight for gender parity". The News Minute. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "Hema Committee and beyond: Gritty story of WCC, which took on the mighty". The Federal. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  27. ↑ Sathyendran, Nita (18 December 2019). "The best women-centric Malayalam films of the decade". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  28. ↑ "Rima Kallingal: Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman 2012". Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  29. ↑ "Why Rima Kallingal did not wear gold at her wedding with Aashiq Abu". Filmibeat. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  30. ↑ "Rima Kallingal marries director Aashiq Abu". Deccan Herald. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  31. ↑ "The ten who made Kerala Cafe possible". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  32. ↑ "Rima Kallingal, Suraj Venjaramoodu team up for a social satire". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  33. ↑ "Rima Kallingal-starrer Theatre gets a release date". Cinema Express. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  34. ↑ "Zindagi inShort review: Short film anthology infuses hope and happiness". The Hindustan Times. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  35. ↑ "Backstage review: Anjali Menon's film is a gentle take on the fragilities of friendship". The News Minute. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  36. ↑ "'Lalanna's Song' review: This Parvathy, Rima Kallingal surrealistic short prods us to think deeper". Onmanorama. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  37. ↑ "Mohanlal, Blessy win Critics' award for 'Pranayam'". The Hindu. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  38. ↑ "Prithviraj and Rima Kallingal bag State film awards 2013". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  39. ↑ "The Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  40. ↑ "South Indian International Movie Awards – Malayalam". siima.in. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  41. ↑ "Vanitha Film awards went to the new generation stars: Fahadh & Reema". Asianet News. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.[dead link]
  42. ↑ "Winners of Vanitha Film Awards, 2015". Vinodadarshan. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  43. ↑ "Rima Kallingal wins best actor award at Diorama Film Fest". The Week. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  44. ↑ "Vanitha Film Awards 2020 winners list". Malayala Manorama. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

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