Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress, who primarily appears in

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films, in addition to a few Tamil films. She hosted several television shows in

before making her acting debut in the 2016 film '' Anuraga Karikkin Vellam,'' for which she won the

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Early life and education

Rajisha Vijayan was born in Perambra,

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, India to Vijayan and Sheela. She graduated in Mass Communication and Journalism from

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Career

She hosted ''Susi's Code'', a youth-centric programme and a music chat show. She hosted Surya challenge along with Vidhu Pratap on Surya TV. She also anchored ''Ugram Ujwalam'', a talent show aired on Mazhavil Manorama. Rajisha Vijayan debuted in the

film '' Anuraga Karikkin Vellam''. She won the

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for

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in 2016 for the role, and went on to receive a nomination for a

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for Best Actress - Malayalam. Her second role was in the commercially failed movie '' Georgettan's Pooram'' alongside

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. Her next venture was '' Oru Cinemakkaran'' starring

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. She also acted in a theatre drama, ''Hand of god'' as a queen. In 2019, Rajisha Vijayan appeared in the lead role in the coming of age film ''

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'' by Friday Film House''.'' Both the film and her performance were critically and commercially acclaimed. Rajisha Vijayan played her Tamil debut in '' Karnan'', directed by Mari Selvaraj and featuring

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, Lal, Natarajan Subramaniam,

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in ''Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and '' Pariyerum Perumal'' ( ...

, Gouri Kishan and Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli. In 2020, she appeared in the Khalid Rahman directorial movie ''

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'', opposite

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Filmography

Film

* ''All films are in

, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayan, Rajisha Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian film actresses Living people Actresses from Kozhikode Kerala State Film Award winners Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses 21st-century Indian actresses South Indian International Movie Awards winners Amity University, Mumbai alumni 1991 births