Moon Nila

Moon Nila
Born	Malacca, Malaysia
Occupation(s)	Actress, television personality, stage performer
Years active	2017–present
Known for	Pasanga, Tamiletchumy, Iraivi Thirumagal Kaadu, Dejavu 375
Notable work	Pasanga, Tamiletchumy, Yaar Avan, Dejavu 375, Maaya Reggai
Awards	Malaysia Book of Records, Astro Ulagam Awards, MICA Awards, Desam Awards, Cholan Film Festival, Golden Hibiscus, MYIC Youth Icon Award, Malaysia Indian Arts & Culture Crystal Award

Moon Nila is a Malaysian Tamil actress, stage performer, and television personality.

Biography

Moon Nila was born in Selangor as Anitha and worked as a nurse before entering the industry. ^{[1] [2]} While debuting in the film industry, she used her social media name Moon Nila. ^[a] She starred in several soap operas such as Tamil Letchumy as Amy and Yaar Avan as Mayaa. ^{[3] [2]} Regarding the differences between her character in the first and second seasons of Tamil Letchumy, she said that her character was innocent and straight forward in season 1 and bold in season 2. ^[4]

In 2022, she made it to the Malaysia Book of Records for playing nine different roles in the Astro Vinmeen HD soap opera Iraivi Thirumagal Kaadu, namely an old lady, a fortune teller, a rich lady, a herbalist, a demented girl, a doctor, a book seller, a teenage girl and a goddess. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Ahamkara		short film
2022	Senthozhan Sengkathirvaanan
2023	Rajathanthiram: The Piano	Anitha
	Broken Script	Maya	Indian film
2024	Oru Kadha Sollattaa Sir

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2020–2021	Tamilletchumy	Amy	Astro Vinmeen HD
2020	Yaar Avan	Mayaa
	Deepavali Pokkisham	Guest		Deepavali special
2022	Iraivi Thirumagal Kaadu	9 roles
2023	Dejavu 375

Music videos

Year	Title	Music	Lyricist	Singer(s)	Ref.
2020	Nadu Road'u	Santesh	—	Santesh	[8]
	Rebirth Nee Enthan Anbe	Funkyshankar, Prithvi Chandrasekhar	Funkyshankar	Funkyshankar, Urmila Chandrasekhar, Chorus	[9]

Commercial

Year	Organization	Role	Ref.
2023	Cuckoo	Herself	[10]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2021	Raaga.com Malaysian Star of the Month (March)	—	—	—	[11]
2022	Malaysia Book of Records	Most Roles in a Single Drama Series (9)	Iraivi Thirumagal Kaadu	Won	[7]
2023	Ulagam Awards	Popular Lead Female (Telemovie/Series)		Won	[12]
			Tamiletchumy season 2	Won
2024	Malaysian Indian Creative Awards (MICA)	Best Actress	Senthozhan Sengkathiravaanan	Won	[13]
		Popular Actress	—	Won

Notes

1. Since she was born on the 20th of the month, her rāśi is Chandra. ^[1]

References

1. "Fun Chat with Actress Moonila I Saravedi Night". Astro Ulagam (in Tamil). December 17, 2022 – via YouTube.
2. Chelvi, S. Tamarai (14 December 2020). "The rising star". The Sun . Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
3. "Tamiletchumy Fame Moon Nila Releases a Shocking Video About the Newest Scam in Town!". Astro Ulagam . 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
4. "Tamiletchumy S2 Director and Actors Share Their Challenges and Expectations For the Show". Astro Ulagam . 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
5. "Malaysian actress Moon Nila wants to change female stereotypes in films". The Star . 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
6. "Local Actress Moon Nila Seals a Spot in Malaysia Book of Records!". Astro Ulagam . 21 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
7. Rai, Shaivitra (22 July 2022). "Actress Moon Nila Holds National Record With Highest Role". Varnam Malaysia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
8. "Nadu Road'u – Santesh // Official Music Video 2020". April 13, 2020. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via YouTube.
9. "Rebirth Nee Enthan Anbe Official Music Video HD". December 19, 2020. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via YouTube.
10. "Conquering Sales Goals: Moon Nila Takes on Cuckoo's Challenge". Astro Ulagam . 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
11. "Moon Nila Is Our Malaysian Star Of The Month!". March 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
12. Sabita (6 October 2023). "The Astounding Winners Of Ulagam Awards 2023". Varnam Malaysia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
13. "3rd MICA Award: A night of triumph for Malaysian Indian Cinema". Citizens Journal. 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

External links

• Moon Nila at IMDb