Rima Kallingal

2009-09-13T13:28:00.001-07:00

Rima Kallingal was the first runner up to the 2008 Miss Kerala event. A talented professional dancer and above all, she has a great smile. Vivacious and gorgeous, Rima Kallingal sweeps fans off their feet with her 1,000-watt smile.

Rima Kallingal stole the show at the Miss Kerala 2008 pageant by winning titles such as Miss Talented, Miss Photogenic, Miss Beautiful Eyes and Miss Voice.

The excitement of winning the glamour contest is loud and clear in her voice. In a nail-biting finish, Rima Kallingal lost the Miss Kerala title to Shree Thulasi in a tie-breaker. A dancer by profession, Rima Kallingal has performed on national and international stages.
“Dance is my passion. I focus on Indian contemporary dance now. Though I am more comfortable with Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Kathak, training in Kalari and other martial arts gives more flexibility and scope of experimentation. I try to blend all these dance forms in my choreography,” says Rima Kallingal, who was also a semi-finalist in the popular television dance competition “Thakathimi”.

Daughter of Mr Kallingal, an engineer based in Thrissur, Rima Kallingal began her dance practice when she was in the first standard.

As offers keep coming from the film industry, the “Miss Talented” with a cheerful face, bright eyes and sweet voice, is getting ready for a film career.

She has debuted in the malayalam films through the movie 'Rithu' which was directed by Shyamaprasad.

She is getting more offers from the directors and now she is doing the malayalam movie 'NeelaThamara'. The movie Neela Thamara was directed by Lal Jose in which she is doing the role of a village girl. Also she is selected for a heroine role in a tamil Movie ‘Mazhai Vara Mokithu’ of lal Jose and that may be her debut movie in Tamil.

Another movies which features Rima in some important role includes new Shaji Kailas movie ‘Reghupathy Raghava Rajaram’ which will feature Prithviraj in triple roles.

Rima Kallingal new photos

2009-09-11T15:30:00.000-07:00

Rima Kallingal new photos

2009-09-09T15:55:00.000-07:00

Rima Kallingal

Rima Kallingal in neelathamara

2009-09-09T08:04:00.000-07:00

After 30 long years, Neelathamara is going to bloom again in Kerala.

It could be the beginning of new trend in malayalam for sure, as director lal jose team up with producer Suresh Kumar to remake the jnanapith award winner MT Vasudevan Nair's Neelathamara. With fresh faces in the lead, it is also an attempt to cut the mounting costs.

Neelathamara, scripted by MT and directed by Yusufali Kechery was released in 1979 with Ravikumar, Sathar and Ambika in the lead. According to MT, the new version will have the required changes thought the essence of the story will remain the same.

Ther role of Kunjumalu played by Ambika will now be played by Archana, a management student who is also an anchor with Malayalam TV channel. Kalesh plays Haridas, earlier enacted by Ravi Kumar. Dancer, model and Miss Kerala 2008 runner up Rima Kallingal plays a major role in this film.

Producer Suresh Kumar says that he has seen original Neelathamara at least 15 times when it was released. He suggested Lal Jos's name as director to MT, who immediately approved it.

Lal Jose says.. " It is a fantastic feeling to direct a film based on MT's script.”

Rima Kallingal - new malayalam movie

2009-09-09T07:01:00.000-07:00

Young director Saji Srendran's new movie ‘Happy Husbands’ will feature four heroines for its protagonists played on screen by Jayaram, Jayasuriya and Indrajith.

While Bhavana will pair with Jayaram, Samvrutha will become the heroine to Indrajith and Vandana will become the heroine to Jayasuriya. Rima Kallingal will appear as a suspense character who comes into the lives of these three husbands with varied characters. Krishna Poojappura will script the movie which is produced by Milan Jaleel in the banner of Galaxy films. The movie which will kick off its shoot at Kochy will also be shot at Singapore and Malaysia.

Happy Husbands revolves around three jolly good guys and their scintillating wives. One day a girl (played by Rima Kallingal) walks into their lives and everything goes topsy-turvy leading to a twist.

Meanwhile Saji's debut movie ‘Ivar Vivahitharayal’ will celebrate its hundred days in a couple of weeks. The movie has also provided the first solo hit for its lead hero Jayasuriya.

Film Review

There are three couples in the film. Jayaram- Bhavana, Indrajith- Samvrutha Sunil an Jayasurya- Vandana ( new face) are the couples. Jayaram (Mukundan Menon) loves his wife Krishnendu (Bhavana) a lot. Krishnendu is a doubtful wife and keeps nagging him all the time. He runs a magazine called Kerala Today. Indrajith (Rahul Velyathan) is a big flirt and has a very nice and caring wife Shreya (Samvrutha), who believes her husband blindly. Jayasurya (John Mathai) is the photographer of Kerala Today magazine. His wife Zarina (Vandana) doesnt like her husband lieing. But John is forced to lie all the time. The happy husbands are turned into trouble with the entry of Diana (Rima Kallingal), a bar dancer. Mukundan gets attracted to Diana for sometime and after that he is trapped and how the three survives it all from wives is the comedy entertaining climax with suspense. Suraj and Salim Kumar have also contributed well to the comedy.

The movies Charlie Chaplin (Tamil) and No Entry (Bollywood) had the same plot in the background. The movie can be rated as a good entertainer. There is a good and thrilling movements. All the six cast have done a great job. Jayaram, Indrajith, and Jayasurya have enacted good chemistry in comedy scenes. The movie has good story and all is nice in the movie. Music is an average one.

One would not cry over the money spend. You can surely expect a very relaxing time with the movie. Dont go too deep in to the technical side. Just believe that it is meant for entertainment!

Rima Kallingal Interview

2009-09-09T07:00:00.000-07:00

What did you do before winning the Miss Kerala Pageant ?

I was working with a Indian contemporary dance company as a choreographer and dancer.
What prompted you to take the leap from what you were doing to the Miss Kerala pageant ?

I was basically looking for some exposure for my dance company in the kerala market..but I was not prepared for what miss kerala gave me.

Can you describe the experience of winning the title ?

It was total fun…met some talented girls..got trained under professionals.. was a very enriching experience..

How do you compare your life before and after winning the crown ?

The exposure is immense… the recognition I got from the public, the ad industry to film makers…I have had no time to sit still since then..and I am surely not complaining..:)

Beauty or Brains. Which is more important to win this pageant ?

Both.. but then miss kerala is unique for the fact that it does not primarily concentrate on physical appearance as much as the usual pageants..

What is your message to the Miss Kerala aspirants. ?

Relax and enjoy the ride.. you would want to look back and smile thinking of this.

More on Miss Kerala and the Experience of it all.

Totally… even though I was perfectly happy in my dance career earlier on, the stage that I am in right now was something I had not expected. I could not be happier and could not be in a more fulfilling line of art.

Rima Kallingal in Ritu

2009-09-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

Ritu is about youngsters working in the Information Technology sector. It tells the story of three childhood friends who drift apart as grown ups. One of them clings on to the memories of the good old days and wishes to work on their juvenile aspirations. This leads to revelations about the hidden facades of their personalities and how it changes the equations of their relationships with others. This forms the crux of the story.

Sarat Varma (Nishan) returns from the US (where he was looking after the IT Company owned by his brother-in-law), to join a small company to initiate an ambitious new project. He coaxes two of his childhood friends -- Sunny (Asif Ali) and Varsha (Rima Kallingal) -- to join him. They reluctantly agree. It does not take long for Sarat to realise how his friends have changed in their attitude and lifestyle. Varsha seems to be flirting with males on her phone while Sunny showes homosexual traits.

We may be reminded of director Kamal's Minnaminnikkoottam released last year with mainstream star cast like Meera Jasmine, Narein, Indrajith, Jayasurya and others. It also boasted of IT as the backdrop but the similarity ends there.

One of the film's drawbacks is it's characterisation which is faulty. Sarat is shown as a goody-goody fellow who internalises every humiliation. The film also perpetuates the myth that females working in BPO/IT sector are sex fiends. The socialist tirade that sprouts in between is also jarring. IT Parks and other such places are presented as symbols of capitalist dystopia where the poor are robbed of their land and provided menial jobs in compensation while the rich loot and milk the place dry.

The film maintains high standard as far as the look and the feel is concerned. Shamdat captures the past (mostly outdoors, a lakeside hangout of the three chums) in hazy form giving it a mushy music video feel. On the other hand, the present -- the CFL lit corridors of an IT conglomerate -- is bright.

The cast consisting of newcomers succeed in doing a proficient job. The three main characters exude confidence that defies their inexperience. Nishan as the sensitive wannabe writer Sarat, the feline quality in Asif as Sunny always alert looking over his shoulder for any lurking danger and Rima prove that they are here to stay.

Ritu is a worthwhile experiment by seasoned director Shyamaprasad with a predominantly new team, and it does not disappoint.

Rima Kallingal Photos

2009-09-09T03:00:00.000-07:00

Rima Kallingal