Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian former actress who appeared mainly in

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s. She made her debut in 2004 through the film '' Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose. She has acted in over 47 movies. Her best known films include '' Arabikkatha'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007), '' Thirakkatha'' (2008), '' Boomi Malayalam'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), '' Manikyakkallu'' (2011), '' Swapna Sanchari'' (2011), '' Arike'' (2012), '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) and '' Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' (2012). After a hiatus of 6 years, she made her comeback through the television show '' Nayika Nayakan''.

Early and personal life

Samvritha was born in Chalad, Kannur. She has a younger sister Sanjuktha Sunil, who did the sound recording of the film '' Spanish Masala''. Samvritha did her schooling at St. Teresa's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kannur. She graduated in communicative English from St. Teresa's College,

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and did her master's degree in advertising from Annamalai University. Samvritha married US - based engineer Akhil Jayaraj on 1 November 2012 at

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. She has 2 sons Agastya and Rudra.

Career

Samvritha's entry into the film industry happened with '' Rasikan'' (2004) with

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in the lead. The film was directed by Lal Jose. Samvritha was later associated in three more films with Lal Jose. After ''Rasikan'', she acted in films like ''

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'' (2005) and '' Nerariyan CBI'' (2005). Both the films were directed by veterans and had ensemble casts led by

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and

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respectively. It was her character Sherly in Lal Jose's '' Achanurangatha Veedu'' (2005). Her characters in ''

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'' (2006), '' Pothan Vava'' (2006) and '' Vaasthavam'' (2006) were memorable. Later, she starred in many films including '' Arabikkatha'' (2007), ''

'' (2007), '' Minnaminnikoottam'' (2008), and '' Thirakkatha'' (2008). She appeared in a guest role in Priyanandanan's national award-winning film '' Pulijanmam'' (2006) and Rafi Mecartin's '' Hallo'' (2007). The actress also made her

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debut in '' Uyir'', where she played the heroine opposite Srikanth. Her debut Telugu movie was ''Evadithe Nakenti'' (2007), a remake of Malayalayam film ''Lion''. She also acted in '' Diamond Necklace'' in which she acted along with Fahadh Faasil, directed by Lal Jose. She also appeared in '' Mallu Singh'' co-starring

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and

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. She was part of movies like Mallu Singh and The King and The Commissioner in 2012 and was selected as Top Star (Female) 2012 in Malayalam. In 2018, she made her comeback through the television show Nayika Nayakan on

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. The same year her film Kaalchilambu was released after delaying it for ten years. She had also acted in a Hindi film ''The White Elephant'' which failed to see theatrical release.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sunil, Samvritha Actresses from Kannur Actresses in Malayalam cinema Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses 1986 births Child actresses in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian actresses St. Teresa's College alumni Kerala Film Critics Awards winners