Namitha Pramod
Indian actress

Namitha Pramod

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19 September 1994(Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India)
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Namitha Pramod is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Traffic.

Early life and education

Namitha was born in Kumarakom as the daughter of Pramod, a businessman and Indu, a housewife. She has a younger sister Akhita Pramod. She did her schooling at Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram. She was enrolled at the St. Teresa's College to pursue a BA degree in Sociology in June 2014. She has stated that she was "not going to let [her] acting career compromise [her] studies".

Career

Namitha started acting when she was in seventh standard by taking on roles in serials such as Vellankanni Mathavu where she played the role of Mathavu, Amme Devi where she played the role of Devi and Ente Manasa Puthri where she played Anjali. She made her debut in films when she acted as Riya, the dying daughter of Rahman and Lena, in Rajesh Pillai's critically acclaimed Traffic. In her next film Puthiya Theerangal she played her first lead role, playing a fisherwoman, opposite Nivin Pauly. It was followed by more lead roles in Sound Thoma with Dileep and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum with Kunchacko Boban in which she played a Mohiniyattam dancer. She was not trained in Mohiniyattam and learned the dance steps in Saranya Mohan's dance school in Alappuzha for four days. Both films were successful and she was selected as Top Star (Female) 2013 in Malayalam.

In 2014, she was first seen in En Kadhal Pudhithu, her debut Tamil film directed by Maaris Kumar which had a delayed release, followed by Lijin Jose's Law Point in which she played a modern, city bred girl named Maya. In Lal Jose's Vikramadithyan, she played the role of Deepika, a Konkani girl, which required her to speak a few lines in Konkani, a language she had never used before. Her next film Villali Veeran, in which she paired once again with Dileep, had her playing the role of an ad filmmaker. Her last release in 2014 was Ormayundo Ee Mukham, a romantic drama in which she was cast opposite Vineeth Sreenivasan.Her first release of 2015 was Chandrettan Evideya where she potrayed the role of Dr.Geethanjali along with Dileep and Anusree.her performance was critically acclaim and she went on to receive her first nomination at Filmfare for best supporting actress and also at SIIMA and IIFA Utsavam. Her next released Malayalam movie Amar Akbar Anthony starring Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Indrajith directed by popular stage artist Nadirshah where she played a role as a dancer was a blockbuster hit in Malayalam theatres.Her latest movie with Dhyan Sreenivasan was Adi Kapyare Kootamani directed by debutant John Varghese.The movie was declared superhit.

She has acted in many commercials of Bhima Jewellers, Francis Alukkas and Ripple Tea. She has participated in the popular reality show Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran on Asianet.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
2011 Traffic Riya Malayalam
2012 Puthiya Theerangal Thamara Amrita Film Award for New Face of the Year
Nominated -2nd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Female Debutant
2013 Sound Thoma Sreelakshmi
Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Kainakari Jayasree Asianet Film Awards for Most Popular Actress
Nominated – Asianet Film Awards for Best Actress
2014 En Kaadhal Pudhithu Nandini Tamil
Law Point Maya Malayalam
Vikramadithyan Deepika Pai Vanitha Film Awards for Best Star Pair
Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
Villali Veeran Narmada
Ormayundo Ee Mukham Nitya Asianet Film Awards for Best Star Pair
Nominated – Asianet Film Awards for Best Character Actress
2015 Chandrettan Evideya Dr. Geethanjali/ Vasanthamallika Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam
Nominated - IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - 5th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam
Amar Akbar Anthony Jennie Vanitha Film Awards for Most Popular Actress
Adi Kapyare Kootamani Adhishta Lekshmi
2016 Chuttalabbai Kavya Telugu
2017 Kathalo Rajakumari Post Production
Role Models Shreya Malayalam Filming
Professor Dinkan Filming
Kammara Sambhavam Filming
TBA Adi Kapyare Kootamani 2 Adhishta Lekshmi Announced

Television serials

Serial Role Channel
Ente Manasaputhri Anjali Asianet
Ulladakkam Cameo in Title Song Amrita TV
Vellankanni Mathavu Mathavu Surya TV
Amme Devi Devi Surya TV

Awards

Year Ceremony Category Film Role Result
2013 Amrita Film Awards New Face of the Year Puthiya Theerangal Thamara Won
2013 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debutant Puthiya Theerangal Thamara Nominated
2014 Asianet Film Award Popular Actress Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Kainakari Jayasree Won
2014 Asianet Film Award Best Actress Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Kainakari Jayasree Nominated
2015 Asianet Film Award Best Star Pair Ormayundo Ee Mukham Nithya Won
2015 Asianet Film Award Best Character Actress Ormayundo Ee Mukham Nithya Nominated
2015 Vanitha Film Awards Best Star Pair Vikramadithyan Deepika Won
2015 4th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress - Malayalam Vikramadithyan Deepika Nominated
2016 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam Chandrettan Evideya Dr.Geethanjali/Vasanthamallika Nominated
2016 1st IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actress Chandrettan Evideya Dr.Geethanjali/Vasanthamallika Nominated
2016 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam Chandrettan Evideya Dr.Geethanjali/Vasanthamallika Nominated
2016 Vanitha Film Awards Most Popular Actress Amar Akbar Anthony Jennie Won
Adi Kapyare Kootamani Adhista Lekshmi
2016 Anand Tv Awards Best Actress Chandrettan Evideya Dr.Geethanjali/Vasanthamallika Nominated