Nimisha Sajayan | |
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2017–present |
Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian actress who has been appearing in Malayalam and Tamil language movies in addition to a Marathi and an English language film. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum directed by Dileesh Pothan. [1] She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2018 for her performance in Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and Chola . She is also a recipient of two Filmfare Award South and three SIIMA Awards.
Nimisha was born in Mumbai, India to Sajayan, an engineer and Bindhu Sajayan. Her mother's ancestral home is in Punalur, Kerala. [2]
Nimisha attended Carmel Convent School, Mumbai and graduated from KJ Somaiya College, Mumbai. [3]
Nimisha started her acting career with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum , directed by Dileesh Pothan. [4] She then played the lead role in editor B. Ajithk and Rajeev Ravi's 'Eeda'. [5] [6] She won the 49th Kerala State Film Award for Best actress in 2019 for the movies Oru Kuprasidha Payyan directed by Madhupal and Chola directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. [7] Chola premiered at several International Film Festival. [8]
In 2021, she acted in The Great Indian Kitchen . The film as well as her performance were well received. [9] The same year, she played lead roles in Nayattu and Malik . In 2022 she was a part of Oru Thekkan Thallu Case , Innale Vare and Heaven . Her upcoming films are Thuramukham and Chera. She made her Tamil debut through A.L Vijay's Mission: Chapter 1 - Achcham Enbathu Illaiyae film but her first release in Tamil was Chithha in 2023.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Sreeja | Malayalam | [10] | |
2018 | Eeda | Aishwarya | [11] | ||
Mangalyam Thanthunanena | Clara | [12] [13] | |||
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan | Hanna Elizabeth | [14] [15] | |||
2019 | Nalpathiyonnu (41) | Bhagyasooyam | [16] | ||
Chola | Janu | [17] | |||
Stand Up | Keerthi | [18] [19] | |||
2021 | The Great Indian Kitchen | Unnamed Wife | [20] [21] | ||
One | Lathika | [22] | |||
Nayattu | Sunitha | [23] [24] | |||
Malik | Rosline | [25] | |||
2022 | Innale Vare | Anjali | [26] | ||
Heaven | Defense councilor | Cameo | [27] | ||
Hawa Hawai | Jyoti | Marathi | |||
Oru Thekkan Thallu Case | Vasanthi | Malayalam | [28] | ||
2023 | Thuramukham | Umani | [29] | ||
Footprints on Water | Meera | Indian English | [30] [31] | ||
Chithha | Shakthi | Tamil | [32] | ||
Jigarthanda DoubleX | Malaiyarasi | [33] | |||
Adrishya Jalakangal | unnamed young lady | Malayalam | [34] | ||
2024 | Mission: Chapter 1 | Nancy Kurian | Tamil | [35] [36] | |
Lantrani | A Dumb married woman | Hindi | [37] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Nethram | Rape victim | [38] | |
2020 | Ghar Se | Wife | Hindi | [39] |
Draupadi | Mother | Photo Story | [40] |
† | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2024 | Poacher | Mala Yogi | Malayalam | TV series on Prime Video | [41] |
2024 | Dabba Cartel | TBA | Hindi | TV series on Netflix | [42] |
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Wins | 9 | |||||||
Nominations | 13 | |||||||
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