Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut as a child artist in the Malayalam film Traffic (2011) and appeared in her first lead role in Puthiya Theerangal, which was released in 2012.
She went on to appear in super hit films like Sound Thoma (2013), Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), Vikramadithyan (2014), Villali Veeran (2014), Chandrettan Evideya (2015), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015), Role Models (2017) and Al Mallu (2020).
Early life and education Namitha Pramod was born in Kottayam as the daughter of Pramod, a businessman and Indu, a housewife. She has a younger sister. She attended Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram. She attended the St. Teresa's College, Kochi to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She has stated that she was "not going to let [her] acting career compromise [her] studies".Namitha Pramod's dream of working with Prithviraj comes true . Deccanchronicle.com (3 July 2014). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
Career Namitha started acting when she was in seventh standard by acting in Vellankanni Mathavu, Amme Devi, and Ente Manasa Puthri. She made her film debut as child artist in Rajesh Pillai's critically acclaimed Traffic In 2012, she played her first lead role in the film Puthiya Theerangal, opposite Nivin Pauly. It was followed by 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 at 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,Trailing his mentor | Deccan Chronicle . Archives.deccanchronicle.com (7 March 2013). Retrieved 14 October 2015. 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.Nambidi, Parvathy. (26 June 2014) 'Veeran' Set for Onam Arrival . The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 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 portrayed the role of Dr.Geethanjali along with Dileep and Anusree.Her performance was critically acclaimed and she went on to receive her first nomination at Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She has acted in many commercials of Bhima Jewellers, Francis Alukkas and Ripple Tea. She has participated in reality show 'Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran' on Asianet.
In 2023, Namitha established Summer Town Cafe, a vintage cafe located in Panampilly Nagar, Kochi.
Filmography
All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Traffic Riya Debut (Child Artist) 2012 Puthiya Theerangal Thamara Debut as lead actress 2013 Sound Thoma Sreelakshmi Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Kainakari Jayasree 2014 En Kaadhal Pudhithu Nandini Tamil film Law Point Maya Vikramadithyan Deepika Pai Villali Veeran Narmada Ormayundo Ee Mukham Nitya 2015 Chandrettan Evideya Dr. Geethanjali/ Vasanthamallika Amar Akbar Anthony Jennie Adi Kapyare Kootamani Adhishta Lekshmi 2016 Chuttalabbai Kavya Telugu filmGlad to debut in Telugu 2017 Role Models Shreya Kathalo Rajakumari Sita Telugu film 2018 Nimir Malarvizhi (Malar) Tamil film Kammara Sambhavam Bhanumathy 2019 Margamkali Urmila 2020 Al Mallu Nayana 2021 Aanu Alma 2022 Eesho Aswathy Viral Sebi Herself Cameo appearance 2023 Rajni Gauri Bilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil Aval Peyar Rajni A Ranjith Cinema Pournami 2024 Once Upon a Time in Kochi ACP Sreya J Menon Cameo appearance Cup Coach Sandhya 2025 Machante Maalakha Bijimol
Television YearSerial Role Channel2021Madhavi (Short film)MadhaviFlowers TV2008UlladakkamTitle song appearanceAmrita TV2008-2010Ente Manasaputhri Anjali Asianet2007Vellankanni Mathavu Mathavu Surya TV 2007 Amme Devi Devi Surya TV2006Mylanchy MazhaAminaMusic Album
Awards Year Film Award Category Result2013 Puthiya Theerangal Amrita Film AwardsNew Face of the Year 2nd SIIMA Awards Best Female Debutant2014 Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Asianet Film Awards Popular Actress Best Actress2015Ormayundo Ee Mukham Best Star Pair Best Character ActressVikramadithyan Vanitha Film Awards Best Star Pair 4th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Malayalam2016Chandrettan EvideyaFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Malayalam 1st IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actress5th SIIMA AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Malayalam Anand TV Awards Best Actress Amar Akbar Anthony Vanitha Film Awards Most Popular Actress Adi Kapyare Kootamani
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