Unnimaya Prasad is an Indian actress, assistant director and producer who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. She worked as the

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of '' Maheshinte Prathikaram'' (2016).

Early life

Born and brought up in

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, Unnimaya studied architecture at the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, and then at

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, Manipal.

Personal life

She is married to screenwriter and producer

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Career

She debuted as an actress with the part Sethulakshmi in the

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''. Her portrayal of a class teacher in a minor role in

Soubin Shahir Soubin Shahir (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian actor, director and producer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with '' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013). Following his breakthrough with '' Premam'' (2015), he played th ...

's '' Parava''. She played the central character of

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Catherine Maria in ''

Anjaam Pathiraa ''Anjaam Pathiraa'' () (promoted as Midnight Murders outside Kerala and Internationally) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Sharaf U Dheen, S ...

' ''(2020)''. ''She has acted in minor roles in movies including Maheshinte Prathikaram (2016)'', '' Mayanadi(2017)'', '' Varathan(2018)'', '' Oru Kuprasidha Payyan(2018)'' and ''

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(2019)''.'' She worked as the casting director of ''Maheshinte Prathikaram'' and assistant director of '' Mayanadi'' (2017),''

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 ...

'' and '' Kumbalangi Nights''(2019). Her performance in '' Joji'' won her the Best Character Actress award in 52nd Kerala State Film Awards.

Filmography

*''All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted''.

As actress

As Assistant director

As Executive producer

References

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