Namitha Pramod

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Namitha Pramod
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Born (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Alma mater St. Teresa's College, Kochi
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films. [1] She made her acting debut in supporting role in the Malayalam film Traffic (2011) and appeared in her first lead role in PuthiyaTheerangal, which was released in 2012.

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She went on to appear in super hit films like Sound Thoma (2013), PullipulikalumAattinkuttiyum (2013), Vikramadithyan (2014), Villali Veeran (2014), Chandrettan Evideya (2015), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015), Role Models (2017) & Al Mallu (2020).

Early life and education

Namitha Pramod was born in Kottayam as the daughter of Pramod, a businessman and Indu, a housewife. [2] Her younger sister is Akhita Pramod.[ citation needed ] She attended Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram. [3] She attended the St. Teresa's College, Kochi to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.[ citation needed ] She has stated that she was "not going to let [her] acting career compromise [her] studies". [4]

Career

Namitha started acting when she was in seventh standard by acting in Vellankanni Mathavu, Amme Devi, and Ente Manasa Puthri. [5] [6] She made her film debut in supporting role in Rajesh Pillai's critically acclaimed Traffic [5] In 2012 ,she played her first lead role in the film Puthiya Theerangal , opposite Nivin Pauly. [3] It was followed by lead roles in Sound Thoma with Dileep and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum with Kunchacko Boban in which she played a Mohiniyattam dancer. [7] [8] She was not trained in Mohiniyattam and learned the dance steps in Saranya Mohan's dance school in Alappuzha for four days. [2] Both films were successful and she was selected as Top Star (Female) 2013 in Malayalam. [9]

In 2014, she was first seen in En Kadhal Pudhithu, her debut Tamil film directed by Maaris Kumar which had a delayed release, [10] followed by Lijin Jose's Law Point in which she played a modern, city bred girl named Maya. [11] [12] In Lal Jose's Vikramadithyan , she played the role of Deepika, a Konkani girl, which required her to speak a few lines in Konkani, a language she had never used before. Her next film Villali Veeran , in which she paired once again with Dileep, had her playing the role of an ad filmmaker. [13] Her last release in 2014 was Ormayundo Ee Mukham , a romantic drama in which she was cast opposite Vineeth Sreenivasan. Her first release of 2015 was Chandrettan Evideya where she portrayed the role of Dr.Geethanjali along with Dileep and Anusree.Her performance was critically acclaimed and she went on to receive her first nomination at Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She has acted in many commercials of Bhima Jewellers, Francis Alukkas and Ripple Tea. She has participated in reality show Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran on Asianet.

In 2023, Namitha established Summer Town Cafe, a vintage cafe located in Panampilly Nagar, Kochi. [14]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Traffic RiyaSupporting role
2012 Puthiya Theerangal ThamaraDebut as lead actress
2013 Sound Thoma Sreelakshmi
Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Kainakari Jayasree
2014En Kaadhal PudhithuNandini Tamil film
Law Point Maya
Vikramadithyan Deepika Pai
Villali Veeran Narmada
Ormayundo Ee Mukham Nitya [15]
2015 Chandrettan Evideya Dr. Geethanjali/ Vasanthamallika [16]
Amar Akbar Anthony Jennie
Adi Kapyare Kootamani Adhishta Lekshmi [17]
2016 Chuttalabbai Kavya Telugu film [18]
2017 Role Models Shreya [19]
Kathalo Rajakumari SitaTelugu film [20]
2018 Nimir MalarTamil film [21] [22]
Kammara Sambhavam Bhanumathy
2019 Margamkali Urmila [23]
2020 Al Mallu Nayana [24]
2021AanuAlma [25]
2022 Eesho Aswathy [26]
2023 Rajni GauriBilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil
[27]
Aval Peyar Rajni
A Ranjith Cinema Pournami [28]
2024 Once Upon a Time in Kochi ACP Sreya J MenonCameo [29]
CupCoach Sandhya [30]
2025 Machante Maalakha †TBA [31]

Television

YearSerialRoleChannel
2021Madhavi (Short film) [32] MadhaviFlowers TV
2008UlladakkamTitle song appearance Amrita TV
2008-2010 Ente Manasaputhri Anjali Asianet
2007Vellankanni MathavuMathavu Surya TV
2007Amme DeviDevi Surya TV
2006Mylanchy MazhaAmina Music Album

Awards

CeremonyCategoryFilmResult
Puthiya Theerangal Amrita Film Awards New Face of the YearWon
2nd SIIMA Awards Best Female DebutantNominated
Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Asianet Film Awards Popular ActressWon[ citation needed ]
Best ActressNominated
Ormayundo Ee Mukham Best Star PairWon
Best Character ActressNominated
Vikramadithyan Vanitha Film Awards Best Star PairWon
4th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – MalayalamNominated
Chandrettan Evideya Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Nominated
1st IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting ActressNominated
5th SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress – MalayalamNominated
Anand TV AwardsBest ActressNominated
Amar Akbar Anthony Vanitha Film Awards Most Popular ActressWon
Adi Kapyare Kootamani Won

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