Born Nishan KP Nanaiah, Nishan is an Indian actor, who primarily works in the Malayalam film industry. Some of his most notable works can be seen in movies like Cycle Kick (2011), Ithu Nammude Katha (2011), Ee Adutha Kalathu (2012), Annum Innum Ennum (2013), Geethaanjali (2013), Badlapur Boys (2014), and Lavender (2015). His 2017 release includes the Malayalam language film Hadiyya. Directed by Unni Pranav, the movie co-stars Ragini Nandwani and Sudheer Karamana as lead characters. He is associated with the 2018 Malayalam movie Lolans directed by Salim Baba, starring opposite S. P. Sreekumar, Indrans, Abu Salim and Sunil Sukhada.