Rima Kallingal

Rima Kallingal 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). 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.