Nikhila Vimal

Nikhila Vimal is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry and occasionally in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She began her acting career in television with a documentary on Saint Alphonsa aired on Shalom. Her feature film debut was in 2009 with the Malayalam film Bhagyadevatha (2009).[1][2][3] She debuted in Tamil with the film Vetrivel (2016), playing the role of Latha.

Nikhila Vimal
Nikhila Vimal in Aravindante Athidhikal
Born
Nikhila Vimal

(1994-03-09) March 9, 1994
Taliparamba, Kannur, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Personal life

Nikhila Vimal was born in Taliparamba, Kerala to Pavithran[4] and Kalamandalam Vimaladevi. Her father is retired from statistical department while her mother is a dancer. Her elder sister Akhila Vimal is a research scholar in Theater arts at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Nikhila Vimal learned Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kerala Natanam and monoact, she also made her presence in youth festivals.[5] She graduated her B.Sc (Botany) in 2016 from Sir Syed College, Taliparamba.[6]

Career

She started her acting career in television in a documentary on Saint Alphonsa which was aired on Shalom TV. Her big screen debut happened in 2015, where she did the female lead in Sreebala K Menon's[1] film Love 24x7 (2015) [7][8] in which she was paired with Dileep. Her Tamil debut happens to be Panjumittai in which she is the female lead and opposite to Ma Ka Pa Anand. Her second Tamil film is Onbathu Kuzhi Sampath, which is yet to be released. Her first Tamil release was Vetrivel[9] (2016). She appeared in the film as one among three heroines, as Latha.[10] Her performance in Vetrivel (2016) was praised by all. Though her role was simple, she was noticed by everyone for her performance in that film. Nikhila[11] then got an offer to play as a lead in M.Sasikumar's own production Kidaari (2016) as a pair to Sasikumar again. Kidaari[12] (2016) was well received and commercially successful and her role as Chemba was appreciated by critics for her natural performance. Her Telugu debut movie is Meda Meeda Abbayi with actor Allari Naresh. Her third Malayalam movie Aravindante Athidhikal was also well received by the audience. Her last release of 2018 was the Sathyan Anthikad movie Njan Prakashan starring Fahadh Faasil in the lead role.[13]

In 2017 Nikhila Vimal was nominated for Best Debut Actress for Kidaari in SIIMA Awards 2017. In 2019 Nikhila Vimal Won Most popular Actress Award for Aravindante Athidhikal in Kerala Kaumudi Flash movie 2019. She also Won Best star pair of the year award for Aravindante Athidhikal in Vanitha Film Awards 2019

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
2009 Bhagyadevatha Saly Malayalam Uncredited role
2015 Love 24x7 Kabani Karthika Malayalam Lead debut
2016Vetrivel Latha Tamil Debut in Tamil
Kidaari Chemba Tamil
2017 Meda Meeda Abbayi Sindu Telugu Debut in Telugu
2018Gayatri Gayatri Telugu
Aravindante Athidhikal Varada Malayalam
Panjumittai Ranji Tamil
Njan Prakashan Salomi Malayalam [14]
2019Mera Naam Shaji Neenu Thomas Malayalam
Oru Yamandan Premakadha Diya Francis Malayalam
Thambi Sanjana Tamil
2020Anjaam Pathiraa Rebeccaa Lewis Malayalam
Onbathu Kuzhi Sampath Vasanthi Tamil
2021The Priest TBA Malayalam Post Production
Ranga TBA Tamil Post production
KoththuHaseenaMalayalamFilming
MadhuramTBAMalayalamFilming

Awards
Year Award Category Film Result
2017South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut ActressKidaariNominated
2019Kerala Kaumudi Flash Movies[15]Most Popular Actress' Aravindante AthidhikalWon
2019Vanitha Film AwardsBest Star PairWon
2019 South Indian International Movie Awards Best ActressNominated

References
  1. "From child actor to heroine: Nikhila". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. "In the news". The Hindu. 9 July 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. "Love 24x7 Nikhila Vimal".
  4. "Nikhila Vimal (Actress) – Profile". Cochin Talkies. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. "All you want to know about #NikhilaVimal". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. Manalethu, Biju Cherian (22 January 2016). "Nikhila Vimal Actress Profile and Biography". Cinetrooth. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. "In the news". The Hindu. 9 July 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. "Love 24x7 Nikhila Vimal".
  9. "Nikhila Vimal plays a crucial role in Vetrivel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  10. "'I am Comfortable in Tamil'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. RAO, SUBHA J (1 September 2016). "Actor Nikhila Vimal is here for the long haul". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  12. "Nikhila Vimal on working in Kidaari". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  13. "Njan Prakashan (2018) | Njan Prakashan Malayalam Movie | Njan Prakashan Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  14. "Sathyan Anthikad-Fahadh Faasil's Njan Prakashan First look poster is out". IMR. Kochi: Indianmovierating. 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  15. "Kerala Kaumudi Flash Movies: Aravindante Athidhikal, Nikhila Vimal and Aju Varghese shine bright in 2018!". Mollywood 24x7. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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