Anarkali Marikar

Anarkali Marikar (born 8 February 1997) is an Indian film actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2016 in the film Aanandam.

Anarkali Marikar
Born (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997
Kochi, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMar Ivanios College, Trivandrum
OccupationActress
Years active2016 – present
Parent(s)
  • Nias Marikar
  • Laila P. M.

Early life

Anarkali was born to Nias Marikar and Laila P. M. Her father is a photographer and mother a homemaker. She has an older sister named Lakshmi Marikar, who was a former child actor in the Malayalam film No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North. Anarkali completed her degree in Mass communication from Mar Ivanios College in Thiruvananthapuram. She was offered the role in her debut film Aanandam through its cinematographer Anend C. Chandran, a friend to her sister.[1]

Career

Anarkali made her film debut in 2016 with the teenage romantic-comedy Aanandam, in a supporting role.[2][3] Her second film Vimaanam (2017) featured Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role, and was directed by debutante Pradeep Nair.[4] [5] After that, she was cast in a leading role in Amala, directed by debutante Nishad Ebrahim.[6]

In 2018, she played Devika opposite Asif Ali in Mandharam.[7][8] In 2019, she appeared in debutante director Manu Ashokan's Uyare, along with Parvathy Thiruvothu, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali.[9] Manu, who had previously worked with Anarkali in Vimaanam as an associate director, cast her in the movie seeing her performance. Her role as Sariya D'Costa, a friend of protagonist Pallavi (Parvathy), was critically acclaimed. She has also done a guest role in Marconi Mathai directed by debutante Sanil Kalathil. Starring Jayaram and Vijay Sethupathi.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Aanandam Darshana
2017 Vimaanam Gauri
2018 Mandaram Devika
2019 Uyare Sariya D'Costa Won Best Supporting Actress at Ramu Kariat Award 2020
Marconi Mathai Cameo
2020 Oru Rathri Oru Pakal Filming
Amala Amala Post-production
Kissa Pre-production

References
  1. Mohandas, Vandana (20 October 2017). "Anarkali emerges from the shadows". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. "Aanandam: Meet the lead characters of Vineeth Sreenivasan-Ganesh Raj's campus entertainer". Yahoo News. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. "Anarkali Marikar of Aanandam talks about her role". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Anandam fame Anarkali is part of Prithviraj's Vimanam". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. "Vimanam offers me a lot of scope for performance: Anarkali". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. "Anarkali Marikar will be Amala next". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. "Anarkali Marikar opposite Asif Ali". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. "Asif Ali to romance Anarkali in Mandaram". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. "Samyuktha Menon, Anarkali Marikar join Parvathy's Uyare". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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