Aathmika

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Aathmika
Born (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)
Education M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2017–present
Notable work Meesaya Murukku (2017)

Aathmika (born 9 February 1993) [1] [2] is an Indian actress and model who works in Tamil cinema. She made her debut through the role of Vennila in the film Meesaya Murukku (2017).

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Early life

Aathmika was born in Coimbatore [3] She moved to Chennai to complete her graduation from M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women. [4] Her father died on 26 June 2020. [5]

Career

Aathmika began her acting career by acting in a short film directed by Rajiv Menon. Her interest in acting began in college where she had been part of few short films and did a couple of modelling assignments. [3] She was then given the female lead role in Meesaya Murukku by Adhi of Hiphop Tamizha who found her profile online. [6] [7] Aathmika received a good response for her performance in that film. [8] [9] [10] [11] She signed her second film Naragasooran , directed by Karthik Naren, in 2017. [12] [3] [13] In the same year she was a judge at the OPPO Chennai Times Fresh Face 2017. [14]

In 2018, Aathmika replaced Oviya in Kaatteri among the three female lead roles. [15] In February 2019, she joined actor Udhayanidhi Stalin in Mu. Maran's Kannai Nambathey. [16] In September 2020, Aathmika began filming for Kodiyil Oruvan , directed by Anand Krishnan. [17] [18] The film was released in 2021, becoming her second release due to her previous films' release being delayed. [19]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Aathmika film credits
YearFilmRole(s)Notes
2017 Meesaya Murukku Vennila
2021 Kodiyil Oruvan Vedhavathi
2022 Kaatteri Kamini
2023 Kannai Nambathey Divya [20]
Thiruvin Kural Bhavani [21]
TBA Naragasooran ThariniDelayed

Music videos

YearSongMusicNotes
2022"Mayakirriye"AniVee

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