Athmiya Rajan | |
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Born | Athmiya Rajan |
Other names | Athmeeya |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse | Sanoop K Nambiar (m. 2021) |
Athmiya Rajan is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam- and Tamil-language films.
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]
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 where 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 where 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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Vellathooval | Reshmi | Malayalam | [9] | |
2012 | Manam Kothi Paravai | Revathi | Tamil | [10] | |
2013 | Rose Guitarinaal | Thara | Malayalam | [11] | |
2014 | Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum | Divya | Tamil | [12] | |
2016 | Amoeba | Nimisha | Malayalam | [13] | |
2018 | Joseph | Stella Peter | [14] | ||
Naamam | Reena | [15] | |||
2019 | Maarconi Mathaai | Anna | [16] | ||
Kaaviyyan | Mathangai Kumaravel | Tamil | [17] | ||
2021 | Cold Case | Eva Maria | Malayalam | [18] | |
Vellai Yaanai | Vendaam Amirtham | Tamil | [19] | ||
2022 | Aviyal | Nithula | Malayalam | [20] | |
Puzhu | Radhika | [21] | |||
Sekher | Indu Shekar | Telugu | [22] | ||
John Luther | Jessy John Luther | Malayalam | [23] | ||
Yugi | Shalini | Tamil | Bilingual film | [24] | |
Adrishyam | Malayalam | ||||
Shefeekkinte Santhosham | Merlin | Malayalam | [25] | ||
2023 | Abyuham | [26] | |||
Achanoru Vazha Vachu | [27] | ||||
TBA | Bound† | TBA | Malayalam | [28] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Special Jury Award | Joseph , Naamam | Won | [15] |
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