Athira Patel is an Indian actress who mainly appears in

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. She made her acting debut in 2016 with the

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film ''Ishti''. She is best known for playing the role of Vincent Pepe's sister in ''

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''.

Personal life

Speaking about her last name in an interview given to the

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, she said that her paternal grandfather was a village head in

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, who are called Patelars, which is how her last name, Patel, was derived.

Career

She did her first role in a short film named ''Vuja De'', written and directed by Joby Varghese. Later in 2016, she debuted in a Sanskrit film ''

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'' in which she played the role of actor

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's third wife. Patel played Mercy in the 2017 film ''

'', which was directed by

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. In the same year she acted in ''

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'' and ''

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''. She plays the female lead opposite to Appani Sarath in Contessa.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Athira Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Thrissur Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Year of birth missing (living people)