Esther Anil

Esther Anil
Born	Esther Anil (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 23) Wayanad, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actress TV host
Years active	2010 - present
Parents	Anil Abraham Manju Anil
Awards	Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Esther Anil (born 27 August 2001 ^[1] ) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Malayalam films, in addition to few Telugu and Tamil films. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

She debuted as a child artist in a Malayalam film Nallavan in 2010. ^[1] She is best known for her role as Anumol "Anu" George in the 2013 film Drishyam and its sequel Drishyam 2 , as well as Oolu in Oolu (2020). ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Esther has won Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for the Best Child Artist in 2016. She reprised her role from Drishyam in the Telugu and Tamil remakes, Drushyam and Papanasam (2015), respectively. ^{[7] [8]} She played the heroine in the unreleased Tamil film Kuzhali. ^[9] She played the lead role in Johaar , a Telugu film featuring debutantes. ^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2010	Nallavan	Malli	Malayalam	[1]
	Oru Naal Varum	Nandhakumar's daughter
	Sakudumbam Shyamala	Young Shyamala
	Cocktail	Ravi's daughter
2011	Doctor Love	Young Ebin
	The Metro	Sujathan's daughter
	Violin	Young Angel
2012	Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.	Devu
	Mallu Singh	Young Nithya
	Njanum Ente Familiyum	Gouri
	Bhoomiyude Avakashikal	Girl who eats at Lakshmi Amma's house
2013	Kunjananthante Kada	Anu Kunjananthan
	August Club	Unnamed
	Omega.exe	Unnamed
	Drishyam	Anumol "Anu" George
2014	Drushyam	Anu	Telugu	[11]
2015	Papanasam	Meena Suyambulingam	Tamil	[12]
	Mayapuri 3D		Malayalam
2017	Gemini	Gemini
2019	Mr. & Ms. Rowdy	Anu
	Oolu	Oolu
2020	Johaar	Jyothi	Telugu	[13]
2021	Drishyam 2	Anumol "Anu" George	Malayalam
	Drushyam 2	Anu	Telugu
2022	Jack N' Jill	Arathy	Malayalam
2023	Vindhya Victim Verdict V3	Viji	Tamil
2024	Minmini	Praveenah		[14]
2025	Santhamee Rathriyil		Malayalam	[15]

Television

Year	Program	Role	Ref.
2018	Top Singer	Host	[16]

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2015	Santosham Film Awards	Best Child Actor	Drushyam	Won	[17]
2016	Kerala Film Critics Association Awards	Best Child Artist	Papanasam	Won	[18]

References

1. "Esther Anil with Family & Friends". Entertainment Corner. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
2. UR, Arya (10 October 2019). "I need more time to be ready for heroine roles in films: Esther Anil". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. "Esther Anil is a busy bee". The Times of India . 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
4. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (12 February 2020). "Child no more: 'Drishyam' actor Esther Anil turns leading lady with 'Johar'". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
5. "Esther Anil in Maya's world". Deccan Chronicle . 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
6. "Esther turns heroine for Shane Nigam movie". The Times of India . 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
7. "Esther Anil in Drishyam remake!". The Times of India . 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
8. "Esther Anil reprises her role as Anu". Gulf News. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
9. "Mohanlal's daughter in 'Drishyam,' Esther Anil, all set to debut as heroine in Tamil". The Times of India . 13 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
10. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (12 February 2020). "Child no more: 'Drishyam' actor Esther Anil turns leading lady with 'Johar'". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
11. "Drishyam in Telugu, Venkatesh in the lead!". Sify . 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
12. Suganth, M. "Papanasam Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
13. "Then and Now: Esther Anil, the child artist from Drushyam, has become more beautiful and stunning diva!". The Times of India . 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
14. "Minmini: Teenagers go on a journey of self-discovery looking for transformation". Cinema Express . 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
15. Santhosh, Vivek (2 December 2024). "Jayaraj's next titled Shanthamee Raathriyil". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
16. "Anchoring TV show is not my cup of tea: Esther Anil". The Times of India . 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
17. "Santosham Awards 2015". MSN. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
18. "Film critics awards announced". The Hindu . 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

External links

• Esther Anil at IMDb