Utthara Unni


Utthara Unni is an award-winning trained and professional Bharatanatyam dancer from Kerala. She has directed some short films, documentaries and music videos. She is also an actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. She heads a dance academy called Temple Steps in Kochi, Kerala.

Career

As a dancer

She has performed in Natyanjali festivals held at Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Thirunallar, Nagapattinam, Mayavaram, Thiruvarur and Thanjavur. Some of her stages include Soorya Dance Festival – Parampara, Mylapore Fine Arts – Chennai,Sangeeth Natak Akademi – Trissur, Nishagandhi – Trivandrum,Ernakulam Shiva temple, Guruvayur, Mookambika temple, Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan – Trivandrum etc. Utthara has also made a name for herself by giving solo concerts in other countries such as Nepal, Thailand, UAE, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Bahrain and Kuwait.
She is also the director of the dance school "Temple Steps" situated in Cochin,
She is a member of the UNESCO International Dance Council.

As a film maker and singer

Utthara's directorial debut was through a short film Randaam Varavu featuring her mother Urmila Unni. The film won her five awards for best direction. She later directed a supernatural short-film featuring Urmila Unni and Devan called Ninth Month. She was praised about her writing and film making skills in her next short film Paw Prints featuring Siddique. The short film is about relationship between a man and a dog.She has also created music videos and documentaries. Utthara Unni is also an acclaimed singer and has released a music album titled Pathirapontheril..

As an actor and model

She made her debut in the Tamil film Vavval Pasanga directed by Suresh. Her first Malayalam film was Edavappathy, directed by Lenin Rajendran. Utthara portrayed dual roles of Vasavadatta and a modern girl Yamini in the parallel story of the film. Her performance was critically acclaimed and won her the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for the best upcoming actor.

As a tv show host

Utthara started her TV career in 2015 with a show called Mambazham in Kairali TV. Currently, she is hosting a reality show on Amrita TV called Autumn Leaf to find the best music band in Kerala.

Personal life

Utthara Unni is the daughter of famous Malayalam actress Urmila Unni.

Filmography

As actress

As TV show host

Awards