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. 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. 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. In 2017, Shine played some notable roles in movies such as
Godha,
Tiyaan,
Varnyathil Aashanka,
Parava and
Mayanadhi. Shine played the lead role in
Who (2018) which is the first Malayalam movie dealing with
time travel. 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. 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. 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. 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. In 2021, he played a police officer in
Operation Java and
Wolf. Both movies were critically acclaimed. 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. 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. The film was commercially successful, grossing over 300 crore at box office. Shine made his
Telugu debut in 2023 with
Dasara, an action drama starring
Nani and
Keerthy Suresh in the lead roles. ==Controversies==