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Nimisha Sajayan
| Nimisha Sajayan |
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| Nimisha Sajayan in 2018 |
| Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Actress |
| 2017–present |
Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films, apart from Tamil and Hindi films. 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 three Filmfare Awards.
Nimisha was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to Late Sajayan, an engineer, and Bindhu Sajayan. Her family is from Kerala.
She completed her schooling at Carmel Convent School, Mumbai and graduated from KJ Somaiya College, Mumbai.
Nimisha started her acting career with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, directed by Dileesh Pothan. She then played the lead role in editor B. Ajithk and Rajeev Ravi's Eeda. She won the 49th Kerala State Film Award for Best actress in 2019 for the movies Oru Kuprasidha Payyan directed by Madhupal and Chola directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. Chola premiered at several international film festivals.
In 2021, she acted in The Great Indian Kitchen. The film as well as her performance were well received. The same year, she played lead roles in Nayattu and Malik. In 2022 she was a part of Oru Thekkan Thallu Case, Innale Vare and Heaven. Her upcoming films are Thuramukham and Chera. She made her Tamil debut through A. L. Vijay's Mission: Chapter 1 - Achcham Enbathu Illaiyae film but her first release in Tamil was Chithha in 2023.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Sreeja | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Eeda | Aishwarya | |||
| Mangalyam Thanthunanena | Clara | ||||
| Oru Kuprasidha Payyan | Hanna Elizabeth | ||||
| 2019 | Nalpathiyonnu (41) | Bhagyasooyam | |||
| Chola | Janaki | ||||
| Stand Up | Keerthi | ||||
| 2021 | The Great Indian Kitchen | Sreedevi Hareesh | |||
| One | Lathika | ||||
| Nayattu | WCPO Sunitha | ||||
| Malik | Rosline | ||||
| 2022 | Innale Vare | Anjali | |||
| Heaven | Defense councilor | Cameo | |||
| Hawa Hawai | Jyoti | Marathi | |||
| Oru Thekkan Thallu Case | Vasanthi | Malayalam | |||
| 2023 | Thuramukham | Umani | |||
| Footprints on Water | Meera | Indian English | |||
| Chithha | Shakthi | Tamil | |||
| Jigarthanda DoubleX | Malaiyarasi | ||||
| Adrishya Jalakangal | Miranda | Malayalam | |||
| 2024 | Mission: Chapter 1 | Nancy Kurian | Tamil | ||
| Lantrani | Manasi Gangopandhey | Hindi | |||
| 2025 | Crazxy | Bobby | Voice role | ||
| DNA | Dhivya Anand | Tamil |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nethram | Rape victim | ||
| 2020 | Ghar Se | Wife | Hindi short film | |
| Draupadi | Mother | Photo Story |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| † | Denotes television productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poacher | Mala Yogi | Malayalam | TV series on Prime Video | |
| 2025 | Dabba Cartel | Mala | Hindi | TV series on Netflix |
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala State Film Awards | 2019 | Best Actress | Oru Kuprasidha PayyanChola | Won | |
| Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Oru Kuprasidha Payyan | Won | ||
| Filmfare Awards South | 2018 | Best Actress (Malayalam) | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Nominated | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Won | |||
| Best Actress – Malayalam | Nominated | ||||
| Asianet Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Best Star Couple (shared with Shane Nigam) | Eeda | Won | ||
| Best Character Actress | Oru Kuprasidha Payyan | Nominated | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | 2019 | Best Actress | Eeda | Nominated | |
| Best Actress (Critics) | Won | ||||
| Vanitha Film Awards | 2018 | Best Newcomer Actress | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Won | |
| IFFM Awards | 2021 | Best Performance Female (Feature) | The Great Indian Kitchen | Nominated | |
| Honourable Mention for Best Actress (Feature) | Won | ||||
| Movie Street Film Excellence Awards | 2018 | Best Debutant Actor – Female | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Won | |
| 2019 | Best Actor (Female) | Oru Kuprasidha Payyan | Won | ||
| Toronto International South Asian Film Awards | Best Debut Actress | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Won | ||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 2021 | Best Actress | Chola | Nominated | |
| Best Actress – (Critics) | Won | ||||
| Filmfare Awards South | 2022 | Best Actress (Malayalam) | The Great Indian Kitchen | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Critics Choice Awards | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | 2024 | Best Actress | Chithha | Won | |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Actress | Won |
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