Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in

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films She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film '' Puthiya Theerangal''. She went on to appear in super hit films like Puthiya Theerangal (2012), ''Sound'' ''thoma'' (2013), ''Pullipulikalum'' ''Aattinkuttiyum'' (2013), ''

Vikramadithyan ''Vikramadithyan'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Unni Mukundan and Dulquer Salmaan. Nivin Pauly did a cameo appearance in the film. The screenplay is by Iqbal Kuttip ...

'' (2014), ''

Villali Veeran ''Villali Veeran'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam Action comedy film, produced by Super Good Films under the banner of Remya Release and directed by Sudheesh Shanker. The film stars Dileep in the lead role along with Namitha Pramod, Mythili, Siddiq ...

'' (2014), ''

Chandrettan Evideya ''Chandrettan Evideya'' () is a 2015 Malayalam-language romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Sidharth Bharathan. The film was produced by Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman. It stars Dileep alongside Anusree, Namitha Pramod and K ...

'' (2015), ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' (2015), ''

Adi Kapyare Kootamani ''Adi Kapyare Kootamani'' ( is a 2015 Indian Malayalam comedy horror film co-written and directed by John Varghese and starring Dhyan Sreenivasan, Namitha Pramod, Mukesh, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav, Vineeth Mohan and Bijukuttan. The film was j ...

'' (2015), ''Role Models'' (2017) & ''

Al Mallu ''Al Mallu'' is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Boban Samuel, produced by Sajils Majeed under the banner of Mehfil Productions. It stars Namitha Pramod and Miya George in lead roles. Cast * Namitha Pramod as ...

'' (2020).

Early life and education

Namitha Pramod was born in Kottayam as the daughter of Pramod, a businessman and Indu, a housewife. Her younger sister is Akhita Pramod. She attended Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School in

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. She attended the St. Teresa's College, Kochi to pursue a

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degree in Sociology. She has stated that she was "not going to let eracting career compromise erstudies".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''.Namitha Pramod plays a fisherwoman , Deccan Chronicle
Web.archive.org (11 July 2012). Retrieved 14 October 2015. She made her debut in

Rajesh Pillai Rajesh Raman Pillai (07 October 1974 – 27 February 2016) was an Indian film director best known for his work in the Malayalam cinema. He is credited with setting a new trend in Malayalam cinema with his thriller, ''Traffic'' (2011). Raj ...

's critically acclaimed ''

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''. In her next film '' Puthiya Theerangal'' she played her first lead role, playing a fisherwoman, opposite

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for ...

. It was followed by more lead roles in ''

Sound Thoma ''Sound Thoma'' is a 2013 Malayalam comedy film directed by Vysakh. It features Dileep playing a character with a cleft lip and defective voice while Namitha Pramod, Sai Kumar, Mukesh, and Subbaraju portray supporting roles. The film, produced ...

'' with

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...

and ''

Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum ''Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'' ( Leopards and a Lamb) is a 2013 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose. It has Kunchacko Boban, Namitha Pramod in lead roles. ''Pullippulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'', scripted by M Sindhuraj, ...

'' with

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the Kun ...

in which she played a

Mohiniyattam Mohiniyattam, ( ml, മോഹിനിയാട്ടം), is an Indian classical dance form that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala. Kathakali is another classical dance form of Kerala. Mohiniyattam dance gets its name fr ...

dancer. She was not trained in Mohiniyattam and learned the dance steps in

Saranya Mohan Saranya Mohan is a former Indian actress, who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has also acted in a few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She is best known for her performances in ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' (2008), '' Vennila ...

's dance school in

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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 ''Law Point'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language drama thriller film written by Devadas and directed by Lijin Jose. It stars Kunchacko Boban as an advocate and Namitha Pramod as a modern, city bred girl. Plot Sathya Mohan is a leading cri ...

'' in which she played a modern, city bred girl named Maya. In

Lal Jose Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his career as an Assistant director in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film ''Oru Maravathoor ...

's ''

'', 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 ''

'', 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 ''Ormayundo Ee Mukham'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language romantic musical film written and directed by Anvar Sadik, starring Vineeth Sreenivasan and Namitha Pramod. The film features musical score by Shaan Rahman. The film released on 14 N ...

'', a romantic drama in which she was cast opposite

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

.Her first release of 2015 was

where she portrayed the role of Dr.Geethanjali along with

and

Anusree Anusree (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace'' and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles. Early life Anusree wa ...

.Her performance was critically acclaimed and she went on to receive her first nomination at

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. She has acted in many

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of Bhima Jewellers, Francis Alukkas and Ripple Tea. She has participated in

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Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran ''Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language game show. It is an adaptation of the British Sony Pictures Television game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' and its Hindi version ''Kaun Banega Crorepati''. The show ...

'' on Asianet.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pramod, Namitha Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses People from Kottayam district Actresses from Kerala 1996 births 21st-century Indian actresses Indian television actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema St. Teresa's College alumni