Anarkali Marikar | |
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 Anarkali in June 2024 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Lakshmi Marikar (sister) |
Anarkali Marikar is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films.
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]
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.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Aanandam | Darshana | |
| 2017 | Vimaanam | Gauri | |
| 2018 | Mandaram | Devika | |
| 2019 | Uyare | Sariya D'Costa | [9] |
| Marconi Mathai | Herself | Cameo Appearance | |
| 2022 | Priyan Ottathilanu | Jia | |
| 2023 | B 32 Muthal | Ziya | [10] |
| Sulaikha Manzil | Haala | [11] | |
| Janaki Jaane | Maria | [12] | |
| Amala | Sherin | [13] | |
| Kirkkan | Rachel | [14] | |
| 2024 | Mandakini | Ambili | [15] |
| Gaganachari | Aliyaamma | [16] | |
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