Athmiya Rajan

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Athmiya Rajan
Born
Athmiya Rajan

Kannur, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Sanoop K Nambiar
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(m. 2021)​
[1]

Athmiya Rajan is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam- and Tamil-language films.

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Personal life

Athmiya was born in Kannur, Kerala. She completed her graduation in Nursing from Shree Devi College of Nursing, Mangalore. She married Sanoop K Nambiar on 25 January 2021 at Kannur. [2]

Career

Athmiya's first film as the lead actress came in Tamil film Manam Kothi Paravai in which she played a village belle opposite Sivakarthikeyan. She then played the lead in Ranjan Pramod's Rose Guitarinaal were she essayed the role of an airline trainee, an innocent girl caught between two lovers. [3] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu in a film review of Manam Kothi Paravai stated that "New-find Athmiya conveys a lot with her expressive eyes. Her role has substance, and she carries it off well". [4] In 2014, she appeared in Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum followed by Amoeba in 2016 were she played one of the victims. [5] Her next movie was in Tamil titled Kaaviyyan . [6] [7] She then portrayed lead roles Joseph (2018) and Maarconi Mathaai (2019). [8]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Athmiya Rajan film credits
YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)Ref.
2009 Vellathooval Reshmi Malayalam [9]
2012 Manam Kothi Paravai Revathi Tamil [10]
2013 Rose Guitarinaal TharaMalayalam [11]
2014 Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum DivyaTamil [12]
2016 Amoeba NimishaMalayalam [13]
2018 Joseph Stella Peter [14]
NaamamReena [15]
2019 Maarconi Mathaai Anna [16]
Kaaviyyan Mathangai KumaravelTamil [17]
2021 Cold Case Eva MariaMalayalam [18]
Vellai Yaanai Vendaam AmirthamTamil [19]
2022 Aviyal NithulaMalayalam [20]
Puzhu Radhika [21]
Sekher Indu Shekar Telugu [22]
John Luther Jessy John LutherMalayalam [23]
Yugi ShaliniBilingual film in Tamil and Malayalam [24]
Adrishyam
Shefeekkinte Santhosham MerlinMalayalam [25]
2023Abyuham [26]
Achanoru Vazha Vachu [27]
TBABound†TBAMalayalam [28]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Athmiya Rajan
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Special Jury Award Joseph , NaamamWon [15]

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