Anunaya Anoop (born 12 October 2005), better known by her

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Meenakshi Anoop, is an Indian actress who works primarily in the

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. She is best known for her role as Fathima (Pathu/Pathumma) in the 2015

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''and Nandinikkutty (Nandini) in the 2016 crime thriller '' Oppam''.

Early life and education

Meenakshi was born to Anoop R, a computer accountant and Remya. She did her schooling at NSS Higher Secondary School, Kidangoor, and at MGM NSS Higher Secondary School, Lakkattoor. She is pursuing her graduation in English Literature at the St. Mary's College, Manarcaud.

Career

Meenakshi started her acting career with a short film ''Madhura Nombaram'' directed by Akhil S. Kiran. She made her film debut in

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's '' 1 by Two'' (2014), though her scenes were not included in the film. She then went on to act in ''1000: Oru Note Paranja Katha'', '' Jamna Pyari'', and '' Aana Mayil Ottakam'', all of which released in 2015. She made her breakthrough portraying Fathima (Pathu/Pathumma) in ''

'' (2015). ''

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'' stated about her performance, "The child artist has been receiving amazing responses from the audience and is undoubtedly loved by everyone for her innocent and natural acting." She also received the Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance. She acted in the Priyadarsan movie '' Oppam'', as Nandhini kutty and signed on to act in upcoming films such as '' Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu'' and ''Kanbathu Poi'', the latter of which is a Tamil film. Her film debut in languages other than Malayalam include, '' Kavacha'' in

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, '' The Body'' in

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and ''Kanbathu Poi'' in

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Filmography

*''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meenakshi, Baby Actresses from Kottayam Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Indian child actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Child actresses in Malayalam cinema 2005 births