'Girish Puthenchery named me Osho'; Kochi native eyes world title shot

KOCHI: 25-year-old Osho Jimmy is undergoing rigorous training. The goal is to win the world title in the women's body beauty pageant. Osho, a native of Kochi, is the first Malayali woman to become an international champion in bodybuilding.

Her achievements include the Amateur Olympia title, Sheru Classic Award (2024), and Best Bikini Fitness Model (2023). The scores of achievements and the recognition make her an ideal participant in the 'Olympia' for the world title. The world competition will be held later this year in the US. Nobin and Ryan Hinton, both US citizens are currently training Osho for the big stage.

It was a chance incident during her class 11 days that ended up swerving the career choice for Osho. She didn’t think twice before slapping a stalker while on her way to school. This incident left many of her teachers bemused mostly in awe. It was at their suggestion that Osho decided to start boxing training. Soon, it paved the way for bodybuilding, which she started almost seven years ago. It was a tough task to tackle a long list of disapproval from the family. However, things got better after achievements started knocking on her doors.

Osho considers Humayoon Kalliyath, Executive Director of Kairali Steels & Alloys and MP Hibi Eden as her guiding lights. Apart from her fixation with bodybuilding, Osho also thrives as an adventure sports star, classical dancer, model and swimmer. Osho, who is also a level-5 gym trainer, trains 380 people, including foreigners through online.

Osho is the daughter of Jimmy K. Antony, a native of Kakkanad. Both her father and brother Solomon are in the film industry. It was late lyricist Girish Puthenchery who named her Osho. Girish was a good friend of Jimmy.

“I take food on a moderate level every two hours. The edibles will mostly be meat. I have long back given up consuming sugar. When the competition nears, I will also stop consuming excessive salt-based food items. Even the amount of water intake needs restriction. Body weight will be maintained at 56 kg.”

Osho is currently training at Transformers Fitness Center in Thrikkakara.

• Daily Cost for food and preparation: Rs.2000

• For competition preparation (three months): 4 lakhs