Gopika Palat Chirakkaraveettil (born 21 December 1994) known by her stage name Mahima Nambiar is an Indian actress who predominantly works in

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and

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films. She debuted with '' Kaaryasthan'' (2010) and went on to receive praise for her performances in '' Kuttram 23'' (2017), '' Magamuni'' (2019) also had major commercial success with '' Madhura Raja'' (2019), '' RDX: Robert Dony Xavier'' (2023), ''

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'' (2024), '' Little Hearts'' (2024) and ''

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'' (2025).

Early life and career

Gopika is from

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and did her schooling from TIHSS Naimarmoola. In 2014, she was pursuing a BA in English literature privately. She is a trained classical dancer and a singer. At age 15, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film '' Kaaryasthan'', playing Dileep's sister, which she described as a "blink and miss role". She was working as an advertisement model, when the director Samy tried to cast her for '' Sindhu Samaveli'' (2010) but she had to decline the offer for personal reasons. The production team later recommended her for ''

Saattai ''Saattai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by M. Anbazhagan. The film features Samuthirakani, Yuvan, Mahima Nambiar and Thambi Ramaiah in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were compo ...

'' (2012), which was her Tamil film debut. She was in class 12 when she acted in the film, in which she played the lead role of Arivazhagi, a village schoolgirl. After ''Saattai'', she took a year's sabbatical to complete her schooling, and returned to acting with roles in four Tamil films. Her next release was '' Ennamo Nadakkudhu'' (2014) in which she appeared as a nurse named Madhu. Later projects include ''

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'' (2014), directed by Jeevan, ''Puravi 150cc'', directed by Cheran's associate Venkat, and '' Agathinai'' (2015), directed by Marudhu. She has been signed to play a

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Samuthirakani P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National F ...

's ''Kitna''. At the Toronto Tamil International Film Festival 2021, she won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance - Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film '' Magamuni''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nambiar, Mahima Actresses from Kerala Indian film actresses Living people Malayali people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-century Indian actresses People from Kasaragod district Year of birth missing (living people)