Rajisha Vijayan

Last updated

Rajisha Vijayan
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 31)
Perambra, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Alma mater Amity University, Noida
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
Years active2013-present

Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Malayalam films, in addition to a few Tamil films. [1] [2] She hosted several television shows in Malayalam before making her acting debut in the 2016 film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam,[ citation needed ] for which she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. [3]

Contents

Early life and education

Rajisha Vijayan was born in Perambra, Kozhikode, Kerala, India to Vijayan and Sheela. [4] She graduated in Mass Communication and Journalism from Amity University, Noida. [5]

Career

She hosted Susi's Code, a youth-centric programme and a music chat show. [6] She hosted Surya challenge along with Vidhu Pratap on Surya TV. She also anchored Ugram Ujwalam, a talent show aired on Mazhavil Manorama. [7]

Rajisha Vijayan debuted in the Malayalam film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam . [8] She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 for the role, [9] and went on to receive a nomination for a Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam.[ citation needed ]

Her second role was in the commercially failed movie Georgettan's Pooram alongside Dileep. [10] Her next venture was Oru Cinemakkaran [11] starring Vineeth Sreenivasan. [12] She also acted in a theatre drama, Hand of god as a queen.[ citation needed ]

In 2019, Rajisha Vijayan appeared in the lead role in the coming of age film June by Friday Film House . [13] [14] Both the film and her performance were critically and commercially acclaimed. [15]

Rajisha Vijayan played her Tamil debut in Karnan , directed by Mari Selvaraj and featuring Dhanush, Lal, Natarajan Subramaniam, Yogi Babu, Gouri Kishan and Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli. [16] [17]

In 2020, she appeared in the Khalid Rahman directorial movie Love , opposite Shine Tom Chacko. [18]

Filmography

Film

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngDenotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)Launguage (s)NotesRef.
2016 Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Elizabeth aka EliMalayalam [19]
2017 Georgettan's Pooram MerlinMalayalam [20]
Oru Cinemakkaran SaraMalayalam [21]
2019 June JuneMalayalam [22]
Finals AliceMalayalam [23]
Stand Up DiaMalayalam [24]
2020 Love DeepthiMalayalam [25]
2021 Karnan Draupathi Tamil [26]
Kho Kho MariaMalayalam [27]
Jai Bhim MythraTamil [28]
Ellam Sheriyakum AncyMalayalam [29]
2022 Freedom Fight GeethuMalayalam [30]
Keedam RadhikaMalayalam [31]
Malayankunju SandhyaMalayalam [32]
Ramarao on Duty Malini Telugu [33]
Sardar IndhraniTamil [34]
2023 Lovefully Yours Veda Sree VedaMalayalam [35]
Pakalum Paathiravum MercyMalayalam [36]
Amala TBAMalayalampost production [37]
KollaDagger-14-plain.pngTBAMalayalamFilming [38]
Madhuram Manoharam MohamDagger-14-plain.pngTBAMalayalamFilming

Television

YearProgramRoleChannelNotes
2013-2014Susie's code Season 1Host Surya Music
2013100% loveHost Surya Music
2013ManassinikkareHost Surya Music
2013-2014Morning SafariHost Surya Music
2014Ladies onlyHost Surya Music
2014Uggram Ujjwalam season 1Co host Mazhavil Manorama
2015 Vanitha Film Awards Host (Backstage) Mazhavil Manorama
2015Surya ChallengeCo host Surya TV
2015Hot and SpicyCo hostAsianet Cable Vision
2015GulumalHerself Surya TV Special appearance
2019 Uppum Mulakum June Flowers TV Guest appearance in episode 792
2019 Karikku June YouTube Guest appearance in video 'Valentine's Gift' [39]
2023 Zee Super Family Herself Zee Telugu Guest appearance

Telugu Telivision show

Awards and nominations

Rajisha Vijayan awards and nominations
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins9
Nominations13
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2016 Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Asiavision Awards New Promising Actor (Female)Won
2017 Kerala State Film Awards Best Actress Won
Asianet Film Awards Best Star Pair (shared with Asif Ali)Won
Best Debut - FemaleNominated
Vanitha Film Awards Best Star Pair Won
CPC Cine Awards Best ActressWon
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Performance In A Leading Role - Female (Malayalam) Won
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress – MalayalamWon
2020June, Finals , Stand Up Asianet Film Awards Best Character ActressWon
Best ActressNominated
2021June South India International Movie Awards Nominated
2022 Love Nominated
2022 Karnan Best Debut Actress (Tamil)Nominated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manju Warrier</span> Indian actress, producer, classical dancer, playback singer (born 1978)

Manju Warrier is an Indian actress, producer, classical dancer and playback singer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is the recipient of several awards. She is regarded as one of the most prolific actresses in Malayalam cinema.

Ambika is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly across the entire the southern film industry films and in several teleserials. She also did one English film, to date. She was one of the top south Indian heroines for more than a decade from 1978 to 1989. Her younger sister Radha was also an actress. They acted together in a number of south Indian films during the peak of their careers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asif Ali (actor)</span> Indian actor and film producer

Asif Ali is an Indian actor and producer, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his film career with Shyamaprasad's 2009 Malayalam Language film, Ritu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nivin Pauly</span> Indian actor, producer (born 1984)

Nivin Pauly is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards.

<i>Thattathin Marayathu</i> 2012 Indian film

Thattathin Marayathu is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, starring Nivin Pauly and Isha Talwar. The supporting cast includes Aju Varghese, Manoj K. Jayan, Sunny Wayne, Sreeram Ramachandran, Bhagath Manuel, Manikuttan, Sreenivasan, and Niveda Thomas. The film was produced by actors Mukesh and Sreenivasan. The film is about a Hindu boy, Vinod, and a Muslim girl, Aisha, and the conflict arising out of this inter-faith relationship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asha Sharath</span> Indian actress and classical dancer

Asha Sharath is an Indian actress and classical dancer, who predominantly works in Malayalam films and television shows and also has a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu film credits.

<i>Oru Vadakkan Selfie</i> 2015 Indian film

Oru Vadakkan Selfie is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language road-comedy film directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film features Nivin Pauly, Manjima Mohan, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav and Vineeth Sreenivasan. The music was composed by Shaan Rahman. It was released on 27 March to positive reviews, and became one of the biggest grossing Malayalam films of the year. Some news media and the Kerala Film Producers Association called it the first successful Malayalam film of 2015. This movie marks the debut of Manjima Mohan as an actress in Malayalam movie; earlier, she played a child in films including Priyam and Sundara Purushan.

<i>Anuraga Karikkin Vellam</i> 2016 Indian film

Anuraga Karikkin Vellam is a 2016 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by debutant Khalid Rahman. It stars Biju Menon, Asif Ali, Asha Sharath and Rajisha Vijayan in lead roles. Written by Naveen Bhaskar, it revolves around the life of an ordinary man, Raghu, and his son, Abhilash. The soundtrack and background score for the film are composed by Prashant Pillai.

<i>Jacobinte Swargarajyam</i> Malayalam film

Jacobinte Swargarajyam is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language family-drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film revolves around Jacob Zacharia and the struggles faced by his son to clear his father's debts as his business associate cheats him. The film released on 8 April 2016 in India and later in foreign countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hesham Abdul Wahab</span> Indian music composer and producer

Hesham Abdul Wahab is an Indian music director, music producer, singer and audio engineer. Best known for his compositions for the soundtrack of the 2022 Malayalam film Hridayam and the music album Qadham Badha produced by British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf. Wahab is the recipient of 2021 Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack of the film Hridayam.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anu Sithara</span> Indian actress, dancer (born 1995)

Anu Sithara is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in some Tamil films. She made her debut in 2013 as a child artist Pottas Bomb in 2013. Anu is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and well known for her stage shows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aparna Balamurali</span> Indian actress and playback singer

Aparna Balamurali is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films, in addition to Tamil films. She is known for her roles in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Sunday Holiday (2017) and Soorarai Pottru (2020). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2021.

<i>Oru Cinemakkaran</i> 2017 Indian film

Oru Cinemakkaran is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language feature film written and directed by Leo Thaddeus, starring Vineeth Sreenivasan in lead role with Rajisha Vijayan, Anusree, Vijay Babu, Prashant Narayanan, Renji Panicker, Lal, Joy Mathew and Sasi Kalinga in supporting roles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nimisha Sajayan</span> Indian actress

Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian actress in the Malayalam film industry. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum directed by Dileesh Pothan. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivana (actress)</span> Indian actress

Aleena Shaji, better known by her stage name Ivana, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam-language films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samyuktha (actress, born 1995)</span> Indian actress (born 1995)

Samyuktha is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Popcorn (2016) and played the titular role in Lilli (2018).

Gouri Kishan is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She is known for her role of the younger version of Trisha's character Jaanu in the film '96 (2018).

<i>Love</i> (2020 film) 2021 Indian- Malayalam language film

Love is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy psychological thriller film written and directed by Khalid Rahman and produced by Ashiq Usman under the banner of Ashiq Usman Productions. The film stars Rajisha Vijayan, Shine Tom Chacko in lead roles.

<i>Karnan</i> (2021 film) 2021 film by Mari Selvaraj

Karnan is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Mari Selvaraj, and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Dhanush, Rajisha Vijayan, Lal, Yogi Babu and Natarajan Subramaniam. The film features music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Theni Eswar, and editing done by Selva R. K. Loosely influenced by the 1995 Kodiyankulam caste violence, the film features the titular character Karnan, hailing from a conservative background, fighting for the rights of his people.

<i>Keedam</i> 2022 Indian film

Keedam (transl. Pest) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Rahul Riji Nair and starring Rajisha Vijayan and Sreenivasan. The film was released in theatres on 20 May 2022.

References

  1. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (15 February 2019). ""I was always waiting for June": Rajisha Vijayan". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "'Karnan' actress Rajisha Vijayan signs her third Tamil film". The Times of India . 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kerala State Film Awards 2016: Vinayakan bags best actor trophy, Rajisha Vijayan adjudged best actress!". Zee News. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Was afraid my bad driving would damage the camera: Rajisha Vijayan". OnManorama. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Sathyendran, Nita (13 July 2016). "Really a sassy lass". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Neelima Menon (29 April 2019). "From journalism to IAF, here's what big names from Mollywood were doing before cinema". The News Minute. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "'Ugram Ujjwalam' is beyond inspiration: Rajisha Vijayan". OnManorama. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "This day that year : Rajisha Vijayan celebrates four years of Anuraga Karikkin Vellam". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Kerala State Film Awards 2016 announced: Manhole takes away the Best Film, Vinayakan bags the Best Actor". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dileep - Rajisha Vijayan's 'Georgettan's Pooram's' next song is here - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "IndiaGlitz - Vineeth Sreenivaasan Oru Cinemakkaran starts rolling - Malayalam Movie News" . Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Vineeth Sreenivasan - Rajisha Vijayan film is titled Oru Cinemakkaran". The Times of India.
  13. ↑ Nair, Vidya (10 February 2019). "On course to a seasoned actor". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Rajisha Vijayan on her latest film June: 'Felt good that three men could write a sensitive story about a girl'- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "All Dileep needed was a selfie from team 'June'!". OnManorama. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  16. ↑ K., Janani (14 February 2021). "Dhanush's Karnan to release in theatres on April 9. New poster out". India Today. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Rajisha Vijayan to play the female lead in Dhanush's next?". The Times of India . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ↑ Love Movie Review: A thriller that transports you into the plot , retrieved 19 July 2021
  19. ↑ "This Day That Year: Rajisha Vijayan celebrates four years of 'Anuraga Karikkin Vellam' - Times of India". The Times of India .
  20. ↑ "Georgettan's pooram: I mastered a slap in my first film and in the second, I learnt to fall: Rajisha | Malayalam Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  21. ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vineeth-sreenivasan-rajisha-vijayan-movie-oru-cinimaakkarans-official-teaser-is-here-/amp_articleshow/58775013.cms [ dead link ]
  22. ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-rajisha-vijayan-has-played-a-character-named-june/amp_articleshow/83141249.cms [ dead link ]
  23. ↑ "'Finals': Rajisha Vijayan gets injured on the sets of the film - Times of India". The Times of India.
  24. ↑ "Nimisha Sajayan and Rajisha Vijayan team up with this lady filmmaker! - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "'Love' Trailer: Rajisha Vijayan and Shine Tom Chacko starrer looks intriguing". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "Confirmed! Rajisha Vijayayan to mark her Tamil debut with Dhanush starrer 'Karnan'". The Times of India . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  27. ↑ "Rajisha to play a kho kho coach in her next film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  28. ↑ "Rajisha Vijayan signs Suriya's next with Gnanavel!". Sify. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  29. ↑ "Teaser of 'Ellam Sheriyakum' starring Asif Ali and Rajisha Vijayan is out". Mathrubhumi. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  30. ↑ R. Menon, Akhila (11 February 2022). "Freedom fight". The Times of India.
  31. ↑ ""A man of pure dedication", says Vijay Babu after sharing a picture with Sreenivasan - Times of India". The Times of India .
  32. ↑ "Fahadh Faasil's Malayankunju to stream on Prime Video from August 11". The Indian Express. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  33. ↑ "Rajisha Vijayan roped in for the film Ramarao On Duty".
  34. ↑ "Rajisha Vijayan announces her next in Tamil, to act opposite Karthi". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  35. ↑ "Rajisha Vijayan, director Gautham Menon to star in campus film 'Lovefully Yours Vedha'". The New Indian Express. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  36. ↑ "Kunchacko Boban paired opposite Rajisha Vijayan in Ajai Vasudev's next".
  37. ↑ "Anarkali Marikar to headline the psychological thriller 'Amala'; film to release on THIS date". The Times of India. 3 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  38. ↑ "Kolla Movie |'കൊള്ള' ആരംഭിച്ചു; രജിഷ വിജയനും പ്രിയ വാര്യരും പ്രധാന കഥാപാത്രങ്ങള്‍".
  39. ↑ "Tovino joins other Mollywood stars to act a role in Karikku". Malayala Manorama . Retrieved 20 October 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.