Nimisha Sajayan

Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian actress in the Malayalam film industry. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2018 for her roles in the films Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and Chola. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum directed by Dileesh Pothan.[1][2][3]

In this Indian name, the name Sajayan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nimisha.

Nimisha Sajayan
Nimisha Sajayan in 2017
Born (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndia
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Early and personal life

Nimisha was born in Bombay to Sajayan, an engineer and Bindhu both originally from Kollam district of Kerala. Her mother's ancestral home is in Punalur, Kollam district.[4]

Nimisha holds a black belt in Taekwondo. She represented Maharashtra in Taekwondo national competitions. She got the black belt when she was in 8th standard.[5]

Acting career

Nimisha debuted her acting career with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, directed by Dileesh Pothan. She portrayed the character Sreeja, the female lead.[6] She then played the lead role in editor B. Ajithkumar's directorial debut Eeda produced by filmmaker Rajeev Ravi.[7] She won the 49th Kerala State Film Awards 2019 for the movies Oru Kuprasidha Payyan directed by Madhupal and Chola directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan.[8]

Filmography
Year Film Role Director Notes
2017 C/O Saira Banu Junior advocate Antony Sony Sebastian
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Sreeja Dileesh Pothan Debut as heroine
2018 Eeda Aishwarya B. Ajithkumar
Mangalyam Thanthunanena Clara Soumya Sadanandan
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan Hanna Elizabeth Madhupal
2019 Nalpathiyonnu (41) Bhagyasuiyam Lal Jose
Chola Janu Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Won - Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress[9]
(also for Oru Kuprasidha Payyan)
Stand Up Keerthi Vidhu Vincent
2021 The Great Indian Kitchen The wife Jeo Baby OTT Release on Nee-Stream
One Lathika Santosh Vishwanath Filming
Thuramukham Umani Rajeev Ravi Post Production
Malik Rosline Mahesh Narayanan Filming[10][11][12]
Djinn TBA Siddharth Bharathan Pre Production[13][14]
Nayattu TBA Martin Prakkat Post Production
Footprints On WaterTBANathalia ShyamPost Production

Awards
Totals
Awards won 8
Nominations 4
Year Award Category Film Result
2018 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Won
Best Actress Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Best Actress Nominated
Vanitha Film Awards Best Newcomer Actress Won
Asianet Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Toronto International South Asian Film Awards Best Actress Won
Movie Street's Film Awards Best Debutant Actor Female Won
Kerala State Film Award Best Actress Oru Kuprasidha Payyan, Chola Won
2019 21st Asianet Film Awards Best Star Couple Eeda Won
21st Asianet Film Awards Best Character Actress Oru Kuprasidha Payyan Nominated
Movie Street's Film Awards Best Actor (Female) Won
Kerala Critics Award Best Actor (Female) Won

References
  1. "Newbie Nimisha Sajayan is the lead lady in Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum".
  2. "Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum".
  3. "This 'Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum' song will lure you away".
  4. "Nimisha Sajayan reminisces about her childhood home". On Manorama. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  5. https://www.manoramaonline.com/health/fitness/2018/07/20/fitness-secrets-of-nimisha-sajayan.html
  6. https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/jul/19/sreeja-of-thondimuthalum-driksakshiyum-is-one-of-us-1630439.html
  7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/nimisha-sajayan-plays-a-college-student-in-eeda/articleshow/59562600.cms
  8. https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nimisha-sajayan-who-bagged-the-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-actress-says-she-cant-wait-for-more-good-roles/article26721507.ece
  9. "Kerala State Film Awards 2019: Winners list". The Indian Express. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. "Fahadh looks intense in Malik's first look". OnManorama.
  11. "Fahadh Faasil's Malik: The Official First Look Poster Wins The Internet!". Filmibeat. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  12. "Fahadh Faasil And Mahesh Narayanan Wrap Up Malik!". filmibeat. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  13. Digital Native. "Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  14. TIMESOFINDIA.COM. "Dulquer Salmaan unveils the motion poster of Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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  1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kerala-state-film-awards-2019-interesting-facts-about-the-best-actress-winner-nimisha-sajayan/bombay-girl/photostory/68213444.cms#:~:text=Nimisha%20Sajayan%20was%20born%20to,brought%20her%20up%20in%20Mumbai.&text=Because%20of%20having%20working%20parents,film%2C%20%27Thondimuthalum%20Drikshakshiyum%27.
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