Aranthangi Nisha () (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian film and television actress and comedian who predominantly works in the

Tamil films Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

and television industry. She is known for appearing in films such as ''

Maari 2 ''Maari 2'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Balaji Mohan. It is a sequel to his 2015 film '' Maari''. Dhanush, besides producing the film under his company Wunderbar Films, also stars as the title c ...

'' (2018), '' Aan Devathai'' and ''

Thiruchitrambalam ''Thiruchitrambalam'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mithran R Jawahar and produced by Kalanidhi Maran, under the banner Sun Pictures. The film stars Dhanush, Nithya Menen, Bharathiraja, ...

'' (2022). She has also performed in more than 800 stage shows as a comedian. She has appeared in several different television shows such as ''

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language reality Stand-up comedy television show, that airs on Star Vijay and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. Over eighteen years, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? has rolled out nine seasons. The winners of the ...

'' (2015), ''Sagala vs Ragala '' (2018), ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Champions'' (2018), ''Ramar Veedu'' (2019), ''Mr And Mrs Chinnathirai (season 1) '' (2019), '' Cooku With Comali '' (2019-2020), '' Bigg Boss Tamil (season 4)'' (2020), ''BB Jodiagl (season 1) '' (2021), ''

Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani () was a 2021 Indian-Tamil Language comedy series, which premiered on 27 June 2021 and broadcast on Star Vijay. The show is hosted by video and radio jockey Rakshan and television host Priyanka Deshpande. the show was ...

'' (2021), ''Star Kids '' (2021), ''

Bharathi Kannamma ''Bharathi Kannama'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Cheran, starring R. Parthiban and Meena. The film marks Cheran's debut as a director and screenwriter. It was well-received upon its commercial release. Prabhu Solomon ...

'' (2021), ''Mr And Mrs Chinnathirai (season 4)'' (2022) and ''Vijay Sabhai'' (2022).

Early life

Aranthangi Nisha was born on 12th October 1983 in

Aranthangi Aranthangi is a town chola Nadu in Pudukkottai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 40,814. And this is one of the part in Chettinadu. Geography The town lies 10 degrees north in latitude and 70 degre ...

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. She is of

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descent and belongs to a

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family. She loves to act and do comedy in her school days and childhood period.

Career

Aranthangi Nisha made her television debut in 2015 on the

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's' comedy reality show ''

'' as contestant, she successfully emerged as the 1st runner up of the show and received positive feedbacks for her talent in the show. After her appearance in the show she started to appear in films. She made her debut in the film ''

'' in 2018 alongside actors

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and

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playing the role as Attu Aanandi which received a overall positive reviews from critics and viewers who praised Nisha for her role in the film. She later appeared in vcarious different films such as '' Irumbu Thirai'' (2018), ''

Kolamaavu Kokila ''Kolamaavu Kokila'' () (abbrev. COCO) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language black-comedy crime film written and directed by Nelson in his directorial debut, and produced by Lyca Productions. The film stars Nayanthara alongside a supporting cast inc ...

'' (2018) and ''

Seemaraja ''Seemaraja'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Ponram and produced by R. D. Raja. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan in a double role with, Simran in Negative role along with Samantha, with a supporting cast ...

'' (2018). She later returned to television hosted a various amount of shows such as ''Mr And Mrs Chinnathirai (season 1)'' in 2019 and '' Cooku with Comali'' in 2020. Later in 2020 she appeared in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil (season 4) as a contestant and was later evicted from the show on the 70th day. After her Bigg Boss experience she returned to films and acted in films like ''

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'' (2022), ''

'' (2022) and ''

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'' (2022). She is set to appear in a currently untitled film directed by

Vasanthabalan Vasanthabalan (sometimes credited as Vasantha Balan) is an Indian Tamil film director and screenwriter, known for his Tragedy Films in Tamil Cinema. He has made critically acclaimed films including '' Veyil'' (2006), '' Angadi Theru'' (2010) and ...

, alongside actors

Arjun Das Arjun Das is an Indian actor who works in Tamil films. Best known for his role as ''Anbu'' in the film ''Kaithi'' (2019), he has garnered major attention for his bass-baritone voice. Arjun made his acting debut in the suspense thriller ''Peru ...

and Dushara Vijayan. The film is currently undergoing filming and is set to release in early 2023. Starring Nisha as a supporting role in the film.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

References

External links

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