Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film Traffic (2011) and appeared in her first lead role in Puthiya Theerangal, which was released in 2012.

She went on to appear in super hit films like Sound Thoma (2013), Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), Vikramadithyan (2014), Villali Veeran (2014), Chandrettan Evideya (2015), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015), Role Models (2017) and Al Mallu (2020).

Early life and education

Namitha Pramod was born in Kottayam as the daughter of Pramod, a businessman and Indu, a housewife. Her younger sister is Akhita Pramod.[citation needed] She attended Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram. She attended the St. Teresa's College, Kochi to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.[citation needed] She has stated that she was "not going to let [her] acting career compromise [her] studies".

Career

Namitha started acting when she was in seventh standard by acting in Vellankanni Mathavu, Amme Devi, and Ente Manasa Puthri. She made her film debut in a supporting role in Rajesh Pillai's critically acclaimed Traffic In 2012, she played her first lead role in the film Puthiya Theerangal, opposite Nivin Pauly. It was followed by lead roles in Sound Thoma with Dileep and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum with Kunchacko Boban in which she played a Mohiniyattam dancer. She was not trained in Mohiniyattam and learned the dance steps at Saranya Mohan's dance school in Alappuzha for four days. Both films were successful and she was selected as Top Star (Female) 2013 in Malayalam.

In 2014, she was first seen in En Kadhal Pudhithu, her debut Tamil film directed by Maaris Kumar which had a delayed release, followed by Lijin Jose's Law Point in which she played a modern, city bred girl named Maya. In Lal Jose's Vikramadithyan, she played the role of Deepika, a Konkani girl, which required her to speak a few lines in Konkani, a language she had never used before. Her next film Villali Veeran, in which she paired once again with Dileep, had her playing the role of an ad filmmaker. Her last release in 2014 was Ormayundo Ee Mukham, a romantic drama in which she was cast opposite Vineeth Sreenivasan. Her first release of 2015 was Chandrettan Evideya where she portrayed the role of Dr.Geethanjali along with Dileep and Anusree.Her performance was critically acclaimed and she went on to receive her first nomination at Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She has acted in many commercials of Bhima Jewellers, Francis Alukkas and Ripple Tea. She has participated in reality show ''''Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran'''' on Asianet.

In 2023, Namitha established Summer Town Cafe, a vintage cafe located in Panampilly Nagar, Kochi.

Filmography

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  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011TrafficRiya
2012Puthiya TheerangalThamaraDebut as lead actress
2013Sound ThomaSreelakshmi
Pullipulikalum AattinkuttiyumKainakari Jayasree
2014En Kaadhal PudhithuNandiniTamil film
Law PointMaya
VikramadithyanDeepika Pai
Villali VeeranNarmada
Ormayundo Ee MukhamNitya
2015Chandrettan EvideyaDr. Geethanjali/ Vasanthamallika
Amar Akbar AnthonyJennie
Adi Kapyare KootamaniAdhishta Lekshmi
2016ChuttalabbaiKavyaTelugu film
2017Role ModelsShreya
Kathalo RajakumariSitaTelugu film
2018NimirMalarvizhi (Malar)Tamil film
Kammara SambhavamBhanumathy
2019MargamkaliUrmila
2020Al MalluNayana
2021AanuAlma
2022EeshoAswathy
Viral SebiHerselfCameo appearance
2023RajniGauriBilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil
Aval Peyar Rajni
A Ranjith CinemaPournami
2024Once Upon a Time in KochiACP Sreya J MenonCameo appearance
CupCoach Sandhya
2025Machante MaalakhaBijimol

Television

YearSerialRoleChannel
2021Madhavi (Short film)MadhaviFlowers TV
2008UlladakkamTitle song appearanceAmrita TV
2008-2010Ente ManasaputhriAnjaliAsianet
2007Vellankanni MathavuMathavuSurya TV
2007Amme DeviDeviSurya TV
2006Mylanchy MazhaAminaMusic Album

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2013Puthiya TheerangalAmrita Film AwardsNew Face of the YearWon
2nd SIIMA AwardsBest Female DebutantNominated
2014Pullipulikalum AattinkuttiyumAsianet Film AwardsPopular ActressWon[citation needed]
Best ActressNominated
2015Ormayundo Ee MukhamBest Star PairWon
Best Character ActressNominated
VikramadithyanVanitha Film AwardsBest Star PairWon
4th SIIMA AwardsBest Actress – MalayalamNominated
2016Chandrettan EvideyaFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting Actress – MalayalamNominated
1st IIFA UtsavamBest Supporting ActressNominated
5th SIIMA AwardsBest Supporting Actress – MalayalamNominated
Anand TV AwardsBest ActressNominated
Amar Akbar AnthonyVanitha Film AwardsMost Popular ActressWon
Adi Kapyare KootamaniWon

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