Anikha Surendran (born 27 November 2004), formerly known as Baby Anikha, is an Indian actress known for her work in the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

and

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film industries. Starting her career as child artist, she acted in ''

Kadha Thudarunnu ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas and Anikha Surendran in the lead role, while Asif Ali in a cameo appearance.< ...

'' (2010), ''

Yennai Arindhaal () (stylised on-screen as ''Yennai Arindhaal...'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by S. Aishwarya. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty and ...

'' (2015) and ''

Viswasam ''Viswasam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Siva and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara and Jagapathi Babu in the lead roles, alongside Vivek, Thambi Ramaiah, Robo S ...

'' (2019). She has received awards for acting. She became a lead actress with the Telugu film '' Butta Bomma'' (2023), an official remake of the Malayalam film '' Kappela'' (2020).

Early life and education

Anikha was born on 27 November 2004 in Manjeri, Kerala. She was educated at Nazareth School, Manjeri, and at Devagiri CMI Public School, Kozhikode. She is currently pursuing her studies at Sacred Heart College, Kochi.

Career

Anikha's debut as a

child artist The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in movies. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated te ...

was in the film ''

'' in 2010. Subsequently, she appeared in Tamil films, including ''

'' and ''

,'' and the web series ''Queen''. In her first film '' Chotta Mumbai'' (2007), she had an uncredited role of a few seconds in the climax.

Filmography

Films

Short films

Web series

Music videos

Awards

References

External links

* * * {{India-film-actor-stub 2004 births Living people Actresses from Kerala Indian film actresses People from Malappuram district Manjeri 21st-century Indian actresses Indian child actresses Child actresses in Malayalam cinema Child actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Long stubs with short prose