Anarkali Marikar

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Anarkali Marikar
Born
Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation Actress
Years active2016–present
Parents
  • Nias Marikar
  • Lali P. M.
RelativesLakshmi Marikar (sister)

Anarkali Marikar is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films.

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Early life

Anarkali was born to Nias Marikar and Lali P. M. Her father is a photographer and mother is an actress. She has an elder sister named Lakshmi Marikar, who was a former child actor in the Malayalam film No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North . Anarkali completed her degree in Mass communication from Mar Ivanios College in Thiruvananthapuram. She was offered the role in her debut film Aanandam through its cinematographer Anend C. Chandran, a friend to her sister. [1]

Career

Anarkali made her film debut in 2016 with the teenage romantic-comedy Aanandam , in a supporting role. [2] Her second film Vimaanam (2017) featured Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role, and was directed by debutante Pradeep Nair. [3] [4] After that, she was cast in a leading role in Amala, directed by debutante Nishad Ebrahim. [5]

In 2018, she played Devika opposite Asif Ali in Mandharam . [6] [7] In 2019, she appeared in debutante director Manu Ashokan's Uyare , along with Parvathy Thiruvothu, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali. [8] Manu, who had previously worked with Anarkali in Vimaanam as an associate director, cast her in the movie seeing her performance. Her role as Sariya D'Costa, a friend of protagonist Pallavi (Parvathy), was critically acclaimed. She has also done a guest role in Marconi Mathai directed by debutante Sanil Kalathil. Starring Jayaram and Vijay Sethupathi.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Aanandam Darshana
2017 Vimaanam Gauri
2018 Mandaram Devika
2019 Uyare Sariya D'Costa [9]
Marconi Mathai Cameo
2022 Priyan Ottathilanu Jia
2023 B 32 Muthal 44 Vare Ziya [10]
Sulaikha Manzil Haala [11]
Janaki Jaane Maria [12]
Amala Sherin [13]
Kirkkan Rachel [14]
2024 Mandakini †TBA [15]

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  10. ↑ "B 32 Muthal 44 Vare trailer promises a riveting tale of six women". Cinema Express . Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sulaikha Manzil makers release new song". Cinema Express . Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Janaki Jaane clears censors with a U certificate". Cinema Express . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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