Shine Tom Chacko

In this Indian name, the name Chacko is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shine.

Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu and Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film, Gaddama.^[2][3] He played supporting roles in several films including Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Chapters, Annayum Rasoolum, Masala Republic, and Jigarthanda DoubleX and played his first lead role in Binu S Kalady's fantasy-comedy film Ithihasa (2014) which dealt with body-swapping.

Shine Tom Chacko
Born	(1983-09-15) 15 September 1983 (age 41) Thrissur, Kerala, India
Alma mater	St. Thomas College, Thrissur
Occupations	Actor assistant director
Years active	2002–present
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse	Thabeetha
Children	1[1]

Early life

Shine Tom Chacko was born on 15 September 1983 in Thrissur, Kerala, to C.P. Chacko and Maria Carmel. He completed a B.Com degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur.

Career

Shine started his career as an assistant director to Kamal in the early 2000s. He worked for nearly 10 years with Kamal and, during this time, appeared as a man sitting in a bus in the 2002 film Nammal directed by Kamal.^[4] Shine made his acting debut in 2011 with Kamal's Gaddama. He portrayed the role of an immigrant, who is tortured and treated like a slave in a desert in Saudi Arabia. He played a notable role in Sunil Ibrahim's Chapters (2012). The film was a box-office failure. After playing some usual sidekick and other minor roles in movies such as Annayum Rasoolum (2013) and Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012), Shine got his breakthrough with the 2014 fantasy comedy Ithihasa directed by Binu Sadanandan. Shine played the lead role in the film which deals with body swapping and it turned out to be one of the highest grossing Malayalam movies in 2014.^[5] He was praised for his strong negative shade role in Kammatipaadam (2016). The same year he played a notable role in Annmariya Kalippilaanu. Shine played the lead roles as Antony in Dum and Kinder in Popcorn, both released in 2016. Both movies were unsuccessful at the box office.^[6]

In 2017, Shine played some notable roles in movies such as Godha, Tiyaan, Varnyathil Aashanka, Parava and Mayanadhi.^[7] Shine played the lead role in Who (2018) which is the first Malayalam movie dealing with time travel.^[8] Same year, he played a lead role in Ottakkoru Kamukan, which received mixed reviews from critics.

Shine's villainous performance in Ishq (2019) was critically acclaimed despite the movie receiving negative reviews from most critics.^[9][10] He portrayed Alwin, a moral police who intervenes in the privacy of a couple. The Hindu described Alwin as one of the most despicable villainous roles in Malayalam cinema of the decade.^[11] He played a lead role in the fantasy comedy Mask, which also deals with body swapping. Shine's performance in Khalid Rahman's black comedy Unda (2019) was appraised. Some critics listed Unda as one of the best Malayalam movies of the decade.^[12]

In 2020, Shine had notable roles in Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam and Maniyarayile Ashokan. The same year he played the lead role in Khalid Rahman's thriller Love, which received mixed reviews. The movie had a late release in India on 29 January 2021.^[13] In 2021, he played as police officer in Operation Java and Wolf. Both movies were critically acclaimed.^[14] He also had a notable role in Anugraheethan Antony. Shine has also a notable role in the latest OTT release Kuruthi starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Roshan Mathew and more.^[15] He further received critical acclaim and likes of the audience for his performance in Kurup (2021)

In 2022, he appeared in the critically acclaimed Veyil, Bheeshma Parvam and Pada.

Shine made his Tamil debut in 2022 with Beast, an action drama starring Vijay and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles.^[16] The film was commercially successful, grossing over ₹300 crore at box office.^[17]

Shine made his Telugu debut in 2023 with Dasara, an action drama starring Nani and Keerthy Suresh in the lead roles.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Malayalam films

List of Shine Tom Chacko Malayalam language film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Nammal	Bus passenger	Uncredited
2011	Gaddama	Basheer
	Salt N' Pepper	Dubbing director
2012	Ee Adutha Kaalathu	Serial killer
	Chapters	Vinod / Choonda
	Da Thadiya	Streetside salesman
2013	Annayum Rasoolum	Abu
	5 Sundarikal	Servant	Segment: Gauri
	Arikil Oraal	Alfred
	Kaanchi	Vijayan
2014	Pakida	Sunny
	Hang Over	Noor
	Konthayum Poonoolum	Martin
	Masala Republic	Sivan Kutty
	Ithihasa	Alvy Benedict / Janaki
2015	Viswasam Athalle Ellam	Jomon
	Ottaal	Boss
	Saigal Paadukayaanu	Chandra Babu
2016	Style	Crazy man at the church	Cameo appearance
	Kammatipaadam	Johny
	Mohavalayam
	Ann Maria Kalippilaanu	Suku
	Dooram	Sam
	Dum	Anthony	[18]
	Popcorn	Kinder	[19][20]
	Koppayile Kodumkaatu	Appu
2017	Godha	Kidilam Feroz
	Prethamundu Sookshikuka	'Ethics' Babu
	Tiyaan	Jameel
	Varnyathil Aashanka	Pratheesh
	Mannankattayum Kariyilayum	Kishore
	Avarude Raavukal	Shine
	Parava	Rauf
	Mayanadhi	Shine John	Cameo appearance
2018	Sakhavinte Priyasakhi
	Kayamkulam Kochunni	Kochu Pillai
	Who	John
	Ottakoru Kaamukan	Vincent
2019	Oru Kaatil Oru Paaykappal	Ajith Menon
	Ishq	Alwin
	Mask	Alby John
	Unda	Jojo Samson
	My Santa	Police officer	Cameo appearance
	Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha	Shine
2020	Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam	Alex John
	Maniyarayile Ashokan	Shaiju
	Love	Anoop
2021	Operation Java	CI Jacob Mani
	Anugraheethan Antony	Sanjay Madhav
	Wolf	SI Jayan	50th film
	Kuruthi	Kareem	[21]
	Bhramam	Stag Hunter	Cameo appearance
	Kurup	Bhasi Pillai
2022	Veyil	Jomy Mathew
	Bheeshma Parvam	Anjootti Peter
	Pada	Sadik Hasanar	[22]
	Panthrandu	Pathro
	Kochaal	Pinker Babu
	Adithattu	Ambross
	Thallumaala	S.I. Reji
	Kudukku	Evan
	Kumari	Kaanhirangat Dhruvan Thampuran
	Padavettu	Mohanan
	Roy	CI Ajit Easwar
	Vichithram	Jackson
	Bharatha Circus	Anoop
2023	Djinn	Sudheep
	Christopher	DYSP George Kottrakkan	[23]
	Boomerang	Roney	[24]
	Corona Papers	Kaakka Paappi	[25]
	Adi	Sajeev Nair	[26]
	Neelavelicham	Nanukkuttan	[27]
	Madhura Manohara Moham	Vishnu	Cameo appearance
	Live	Sam John Vakathanam	[28]
	Kurukkan	Hari	[29]
	Maharani	Ajeesh	[30]
	Dance Party		[31]
	Kannur Squad	CPO Subhash	Cameo appearance[32]
2024	Vivekanandan Viralanu	Vivekanandan	[33]
	Iyer In Arabia	Freddy	[34][35]
	Thundu	Shibin	[36]
	Thankamani		[37]
	Malayalee From India	Dr. Sajin Babu	[38]
	Nadikar	Himself	Cameo appearance[39]
	Once Upon a Time in Kochi	Ram Kumar	[40]
	Little Hearts	Sharon	[41]
	Adios Amigo	Sojan	[42]
	Thaanara	Adarsh Sreevaraham	[43]
	Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam	Jeevan Thomas	[44]
2025	Dominic and the Ladies' Purse	Alby	[45]
	Chattuli		[46]
	Abhilasham		[47]
	Bazooka		[48]
	Alappuzha Gymkhana	City Police Commissioner	[49]
	The Protector †	TBA	[49]
TBA	Aaraam Thirukalpana †	TBA	Post-production[50]
TBA	Velleppam †	Sakhavu	Filming[51]
TBA	Paradise Circus †	Victor	Post-production[52]

Other language films

List of Shine Tom Chacko other language film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2022	Beast	Malik	Tamil	[53]
2023	Dasara	Chinna Nambi	Telugu	[54]
	Rangabali	MLA Parasuram	Telugu
	Jigarthanda DoubleX	Jeyakodi	Tamil	[55]
2024	Devara: Part 1	Kora	Telugu	[56]
2025	Daaku Maharaaj	Inspector Stephen Raj
	Robinhood	Victor Varghese		[57]
	Good Bad Ugly	Shanmuga "Simon"	Tamil	[58]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
SIIMA Awards	2019	Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam)	Ishq	Won	[59]
3rd IIFA Utsavam	2023	Performance in a Negative Role (Telugu)	Dasara	Won	[60]

Controversies

On 31 January 2015, Shine Tom Chacko and four women were arrested in Kochi for allegedly possessing narcotics.^[61] A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act was registered against him. He was later granted bail by the High Court of Kerala.^[62][63]

On 11 February 2025, he was acquitted by the court from all the charges.^[64]

On April 17 2025, he was accused by Vincy Aloshious of misbehaviour under the influence of drugs on their film set.^[65] Facing allegations of drug use on film sets, he reportedly fled the scene during a narcotics raid at a Kochi hotel by jumping from the building's third floor window.^[66]