Nikitha Rajesh

Nikitha Rajesh
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Manjurukum Kaalam

Nikitha Rajesh is an Indian actress and former child artist who appears in Tamil and Malayalam television. Beginning her career as a child artist at the age of three-and-a-half, she gained widespread recognition for her role as "Jaanikutty" in the Malayalam serial Manjurukum Kaalam ^[1] and later established herself as a leading actress in the Tamil television industry with series such as Suryavamsam and Malli . ^[2]

Early life

Nikitha was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Her father, Rajesh, is a television serial director, and her mother is employed in the Forest Department. She attended Saraswathi Vidyalaya in Vattiyoorkavu, Thiruvananthapuram. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Nikitha made her debut at the age of 3 in the Asianet serial Omanathinkal Pakshi, playing Annamol. ^[5] She subsequently appeared in numerous Malayalam television projects as a child artist, including mythological series Devimahathmyam, Rahasyam, Sasneham, Sree Guruvayoorappan and Junior Chanakyan. ^{[6] [7]}

Her transition to the Tamil television industry began with a role in the supernatural drama Arundhathi (2019) on Sun TV, where she played the character Deivanai. ^[8] In 2020, she was cast as the lead protagonist "Samantha" in the Zee Tamil series Suryavamsam , starring alongside Poornima Bhagyaraj. ^[9] In 2024, she returned to Sun TV to play the titular lead role in Malli. ^[10]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel	Notes
2005	Omanathinkal Pakshi	Annamol	Malayalam	Asianet	Debut as child artist
2007-2008	Sree Guruvayoorappan		Malayalam	Surya TV
2007-2009	Rahasyam	Kanthimol	Malayalam	Asianet
2009	Sasneham		Malayalam	DD Malayalam
2009–2010	Devimahathmyam	Meenakshi	Malayalam	Asianet
2011-12	Alavudinte Albutha Vilakku	Jasmine	Malayalam	Asianet
2015	Junior Chanakyan		Malayalam	Flowers
2015–2017	Manjurukum Kaalam	Young Jaanikutty	Malayalam	Mazhavil Manorama	Notable Work & Played Key Role - Jannikutty
2019	Arundhathi	Deivanai Shanmugam	Tamil	Sun TV
2020–2021	Suryavamsam	Samantha (Sam)	Tamil	Zee Tamil
2021	Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham	Samantha	Tamil	Zee Tamil	Mahasangamam (Crossover) [11]
2024–present	Malli	Malliga (Malli)	Tamil	Sun TV	[12] [13]
2025-present	Mazha Thorum Munpe	Aleena	Malayalam	Asianet	[14] [15]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2009	Ee Pattanathil Bhootham	Child artist	Malayalam
	Colours	Child artist	Malayalam
2010	Kanyakumari Express	Child artist	Malayalam
2011	Aakasmikam	Child artist	Malayalam

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2025	Sun Kudumbam Virudhugal	Sirandha Sagothari (Best Sister)	Malli	Won

References

1. Chandra, Anu (June 6, 2017). "മഞ്ഞുരുകും കാലത്തിലെ ജാനിക്കുട്ടിയുടെ വേഷം നിഖിത ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചത. Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved January 4, 2026.
2. "Premi Viswanath to Sujitha: Malayalam TV actors who are shining in neighbouring industries". The Times of India. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
3. Thomas, Elizabeth (26 February 2016). "Musings of Jaanikutty". Deccan Chronicle.
4. "சூர்யவம்சம் சீரியல் சமந்தாவா இது? ஜானിക്കുட்டியின் வேற லெவல் க்ளி/a>. The Indian Express Tamil (in Tamil). 17 June 2021.
5. "Shruthi Rajanikanth to Rebecca Santhosh: TV actors who started their career as child artists". The Times of India. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
6. "കാലില്‍ വീണ് തൊഴുത ആരാധികയെ കുറിച്ച് നിഖിത രാജേഷ്, എനിക്ക് ക്രഷ് ഒന്നുമില്ല, കോളേജ് ബഗ്ഗ് ചെയ്യാറില്ല ഞാന്‍ ശരിക്കും നല്ല കുട്ടിയാണ് എന്ന് നടി". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
7. "മുത്തശ്ശിയുടെ അലമാര തുറക്കാനുള്ള വഴി തെളിഞ്ഞാൽ ഇങ്ങനെയിരിക്കും'എന്തൊരുമാറ്റമെന്ന് ആരാധകർ". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
8. "Akila turns nostalgic about her show Arundhathi". The Times of India. 14 May 2020.
9. "Daily soap Suryavamsam to launch today". The Times of India. 21 September 2020.
10. "എന്തൊരു മാറ്റമാണ് നികിതയ്ക്ക്, തിളങ്ങുന്ന സൗന്ദര്യം! ഇന്ന് തമിഴില്‍ തിരക്കേറുന്ന മലയാളികളുടെ സ്വന്തം ജാനിക്കുട്ടി". Samayam Malayalam. 4 February 2025.
11. "Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham and Suryavamsam to air 'Mahasangamam' episodes from January 25". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
12. "மல்லி தொடரில் கம்பேக் கொடுக்கும் நிகிதா!". Dinamalar (in Tamil).
13. "சன் டிவியில் புதிய மெகா சீரியல்.. 'சூரிய வம்சம்' நடிகை தான் நாயகி.. 2 சீனியர் நடிகைகள்..!". cinesamugam.com (in Tamil).
14. "Joycee returns with a heart-touching story, Mazha Thorum Munpe set to premiere on 7/7 at 7". Times of India. 6 July 2025.
15. "Writer Joycee on Mazha Thorum Munpe: If you're after flashy sarees or trendy earrings of the heroine, this isn't the show for you; it's a slice-of-life story". Times of India. 10 July 2025.

External links

• Nikitha Rajesh at IMDb