Rima Kallingal is a model and Malayalam film actress. She is from Thrissur and settled in Bangalore. She is a professional dancer and appeared in a Dance reality show where she ended up as a semifinalist. She was named First Runner Up in the Miss Kerala 2008 contest. She made her film debut in 2009 through the film Ritu, later appeared in Neelathaamara and due to its result, she got many oppurtunities to work in many Malayalam films. She also did a movies in tamil & telugu languages. Her recent project is Yuvan Yuvathi which has bharath in the lead role.Rima got married to director Aashiq Abu on 1 November 2013, in a simple ceremony held in Kakkand Registration office, Kochi in the presence of their close relatives and friends.