Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian actress who predominately works in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

films apart from

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and

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films. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film ''

Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum ''Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan and written by Sajeev Pazhoor. The film stars Fahadh Faasil, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Nimisha Sajayan in lead roles, with Al ...

'' directed by

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. She won the

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in 2018 for her performance in '' Oru Kuprasidha Payyan'' and ''

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''. She is also a recipient of three Filmfare Award South and three

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Awards.

Early and personal life

Nimisha was born in

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, India to Late Sajayan Nair, an engineer and Bindhu Sajayan. Her mother's ancestral home is in

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, Kerala. Nimisha attended Carmel Convent School, Mumbai and graduated from KJ Somaiya College, Mumbai.

Acting career

Nimisha started her acting career with the film ''

'', directed by

. She then played the lead role in editor B. Ajithk and

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's 'Eeda'. She won the 49th Kerala State Film Award for Best actress in 2019 for the movies '' Oru Kuprasidha Payyan'' directed by

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and ''

'' directed by

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. ''Chola'' premiered at several International Film Festival. In 2021, she acted in '' The Great Indian Kitchen''. The film as well as her performance were well received. The same year, she played lead roles in '' Nayattu'' and ''

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''. In 2022 she was a part of '' Oru Thekkan Thallu Case'', ''

Innale Vare ''Innale Vare'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language thriller film, which is directed by Jis Joy and produced by Mathew George. The film stars Antony Varghese, Nimisha Sajayan and Asif Ali in lead roles. The film was directly released on SonyL ...

'' and ''

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''. Her upcoming films are '' Thuramukham'' and ''Chera''. She made her

debut through A.L Vijay's '' Mission: Chapter 1 - Achcham Enbathu Illaiyae'' film but her first release in Tamil was ''

Chithha ''Chithha'' () is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by S. U. Arun Kumar and produced by Siddharth, who stars in the lead role alongside Nimisha Sajayan (in her Tamil debut), and Anjali Nair in addition to Bab ...

'' in 2023.

Filmography

Films

Short films

Television

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sajayan, Nimasha Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Marathi cinema Actresses from Kollam Actresses from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian female taekwondo practitioners Actresses in Tamil cinema