Athmiya Rajan
Born
Athmiya Rajan

Kannur, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Sanoop K Nambiar
​
(m. 2021)​
[1]

Athmiya Rajan is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam- and Tamil-language films.

Personal life

Athmiya was born in Kannur, Kerala. She completed her graduation in Nursing from Shree Devi College of Nursing, Mangalore. She married Sanoop K Nambiar on 25 January 2021 at Kannur.[2]

Career

Athmiya's first film as the lead actress came in Tamil film Manam Kothi Paravai in which she played a village belle opposite Sivakarthikeyan. She then played the lead in Ranjan Pramod's Rose Guitarinaal were she essayed the role of an airline trainee, an innocent girl caught between two lovers.[3] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu in a film review of Manam Kothi Paravai stated that "New-find Athmiya conveys a lot with her expressive eyes. Her role has substance, and she carries it off well".[4] In 2014, she appeared in Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum followed by Amoeba in 2016 were she played one of the victims.[5] Her next movie was in Tamil titled Kaaviyyan.[6][7] She then portrayed lead roles Joseph (2018) and Maarconi Mathaai (2019).[8]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Ref.
2009 Vellathooval Reshmi Malayalam [9]
2012 Manam Kothi Paravai Revathi Tamil [10]
2013 Rose Guitarinaal Thara Malayalam [11]
2014 Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum Divya Tamil [12]
2016 Amoeba Nimisha Malayalam [13]
2018 Joseph Stella Peter [14]
Naamam Reena [15]
2019 Maarconi Mathaai Anna [16]
Kaaviyyan Mathangai Kumaravel Tamil [17]
2021 Cold Case Eva Maria Malayalam [18]
Vellai Yaanai Vendaam Amirtham Tamil [19]
2022 Aviyal Nithula Malayalam [20]
Puzhu Radhika [21]
Sekher Indu Shekar Telugu [22]
John Luther Jessy John Luther Malayalam [23]
Adrishyam Shalini [24]
Yugi Tamil
Shefeekkinte Santhosham Merlin Malayalam [25]
2023 Abyuham [26]
Bond † TBA [27]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Special Jury Award Joseph, Naamam Won [15]

References

  1. ^ The Times of India (25 January 2021). "'Joseph' fame Athmiya Rajan enters wedlock in Kannur". Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Athmiya Rajan: Newly-wed star reveals how she met her husband". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Athmiya's M-Town debut". The Times of India. 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (14 October 2019). "Missing the bus". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  5. ^ Cris (2 June 2016). "One film at a time". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Shaam and Athmeeya's 'Kaaviyyan' to hit the floors soon". Malayala Manorama. 25 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Kaaviyyan has two Malayali heroines". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Actress Athmiya sings Edakkadu Battalion song 'Nee Himamazhayayi'". The Times of India. 14 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Review - Vellathooval". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "UnforgettableOnes: 'Manam Kothi Paravai' actress Athmiya Rajan". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Review: Rose Guitarinaal is slow and unremarkable". Rediff.com.
  12. ^ "Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kaadhalum Movie Review". The Times of India. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. ^ "AMOEBA MALAYALAM MOVIE REVIEW". 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Joseph movie review: Joju George dominates an atmospheric, poignant, but over-stretched cop saga". Firstpost. 25 November 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced". The New Indian Express.
  16. ^ sreekumar, priya (13 July 2019). "Marconi Mathai movie review: Old wine in new bottle, again". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Shaam and Athmeeya's 'Kaaviyyan' to hit the floors soon". Malayala Manorama. 25 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Prithviraj Sukumaran's Cold Case to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 30 June". Firstpost. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Vellai Yaanai (Tamil) (aka) Vellai Yanai (Tamil) review". Behindwoods. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  20. ^ Praveen, SR (7 April 2022). "Aviyal Movie Review : A regular tale, in a rarely-used storytelling format". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Puzhu Review : A tension-filled drama". The Times of India.
  22. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (20 May 2022). "'Shekar' movie review: This slow-burn crime drama has its moments". The Hindu.
  23. ^ Shrijith, Sajin (28 May 2022). "John Luther Movie Review: Standard investigative thriller elevated by an intense third act". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Yugi Movie Review: A tedious revenge thriller with one too many twists". Cinema Express.
  25. ^ "Shefeekkinte Santhosham Movie Review : Irony of happiness". The Times of India.
  26. ^ "Abhyuham director Akhil Sreenivas reveals about the suspense in the film".
  27. ^ "Athmiya - Rony David starrer 'Bound': Makers unveil an intriguing title motion poster". Time of India. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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