Athmiya Rajan is an Indian actress who works predominantly in

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-language films.

Personal life

Athmiya was born in

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, Kerala. She completed her graduation in

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from Shree Devi College of Nursing,

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. She married Sanoop K Nambiar on 25 January 2021 at

Career

Athmiya's first film as the lead actress came in Tamil film ''

Manam Kothi Paravai ''Manam Kothi Paravai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Ezhil, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Athmiya Rajan. D. Imman has scored the music. The film opened to moderate reviews from critics, but it was ...

'' in which she played a village belle opposite Sivakarthikeyan. She then played the lead in Ranjan Pramod's '' Rose Guitarinaal'' were she essayed the role of an airline trainee, an innocent girl caught between two lovers. Malathi Rangarajan of ''

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'' in a film review of ''Manam Kothi Paravai'' stated that "New-find Athmiya conveys a lot with her expressive eyes. Her role has substance, and she carries it off well". In 2014, she appeared in ''

Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum ''Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum'' () is a 2014 Tamil-language film directed by Ramakrishnan in his directorial debut. The film stars himself, alongside Athmiya Rajan, and debutant Karunya in the lead roles, while Jayaprakash plays the main ...

'' followed by '' Amoeba'' in 2016 were she played one of the victims. Her next movie was in Tamil titled ''

Kaaviyyan ''Kaaviyyan: Challenge To Win'' is a 2019 Indian road thriller film directed by Sarathi in his directorial debut. The film is based on the Hollywood film '' The Call'' (2013) and features Shaam, newcomer Sridevi Kumar, and Athmiya Rajan, while S ...

''. She then portrayed lead roles ''

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'' (2018) and ''

Maarconi Mathaai ''Maarconi Mathaai'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Sanil Kalathil, who directed ''Uthara''. The film starring Jayaram, Vijay Sethupathi and Athmiya Rajan marks Vijay Sethupathi's debut in Malayal ...

'' (2019).

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajan, Athmmiya Actresses from Kerala Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses Indian Hindus Living people Tamil actresses Year of birth missing (living people)