Athira Patel | |
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| Born | Athira Patel |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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Athira Patel is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in 2016 with the Sanskrit film Ishti . She is best known for playing the role of Vincent Pepe's sister in Angamaly Diaries (2017). [1]
Speaking about her last name in an interview given to the Deccan Chronicle , she said that her paternal grandfather was a village head in Karnataka, who are called Patelars, which is how her last name, Patel, was derived. [2]
She did her first role in a short film named Vuja De, written and directed by Joby Varghese. Later in 2016, she debuted in a Sanskrit film Ishti in which she played the role of actor Nedumudi Venu's third wife. [3] Patel played Mercy in the 2017 film Angamaly Diaries , which was directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. In the same year she acted in Villain and Aadu 2 .
She plays the female lead opposite to Appani Sarath in Contessa (2018).[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vuja De | She | Short film |
| Ishti | Sreedevi | Sanskrit film | |
| 2017 | Angamaly Diaries | Mercy | |
| Villain | Malavika Mathew | ||
| Sunday Holiday | Unni's daughter | ||
| Aadu 2 | Rachel | ||
| 2018 | Contessa | Jayan's daughter | Lead role [2] |
| 2021 | Pon Manickavel | Dhanya | |
| 2022 | Bhoothakaalam | Priya | |
| 2024 | Qalb | Reena | [4] |
| Bougainvillea | Chhaya Karthikeyan |