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.

Personal life

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

Sports career

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.

Acting career

Nimisha debuted her acting career with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, directed by Dileesh Pothan. She portrayed the character Sreeja, the female lead. Nimisha also bagged the lead role in editor B Ajith Kumar's directorial debut produced by filmmaker Rajeev Ravi. 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.

Filmography

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2018South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut ActressThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018South Indian International Movie AwardsBest ActressThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018Filmfare Award for Best Actress – MalayalamBest ActressThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018Vanitha Film AwardsBest Newcomer ActressThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018Asianet Film AwardsBest ActressThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018Toronto International South Asian Film AwardsBest ActressThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018Movie Street's Film AwardsBest Debutant Actor FemaleThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2018Kerala State Film AwardBest ActressOru Kuprasidha Payyan, Chola
201921st Asianet Film AwardsBest Star CoupleEeda
201921st Asianet Film AwardsBest Character ActressOru Kuprasidha Payyan
2019Movie Street's Film AwardsBest Actor Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
2019Kerala Critics AwardBest Actor Oru Kuprasidha Payyan