Namitha Pramod

Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian film actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films alongside a few Tamil and Telugu films.[2] She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Traffic.[3]

Namitha Pramod
Namitha Pramod in 2014
Born (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996[1]
Kumarakom, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Teresa's College, Kochi
OccupationActress
Years active2007 – present
Parent(s)
  • Pramod Raveendran
  • Indu Pramod

Early life and education

Pramod was born in Thiruvananthapuram as the daughter of Pramod, a businessman and Indu, a housewife. [4] Her younger sister is Akhita Pramod.[5] She attended Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram.[6] She attended the St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, commencing in June 2014.[7] She has stated that she was "not going to let [her] acting career compromise [her] studies".[8]

Career

Pramod started acting when she was in seventh standard by acting in Vellankanni Mathavu, Amme Devi, and Ente Manasa Puthri.[9][10] She made her debut in Rajesh Pillai's critically acclaimed Traffic.[9] In her next film Puthiya Theerangal she played her first lead role, playing a fisherwoman, opposite Nivin Pauly.[6] It was followed by more lead roles in Sound Thoma with Dileep and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum with Kunchacko Boban in which she played a Mohiniyattam dancer.[11][12] She was not trained in Mohiniyattam and learned the dance steps in Saranya Mohan's dance school in Alappuzha for four days.[4] Both films were successful and she was selected as Top Star (Female) 2013 in Malayalam.[13]

In 2014, she was first seen in En Kadhal Pudhithu, her debut Tamil film directed by Maaris Kumar which had a delayed release,[14] followed by Lijin Jose's Law Point in which she played a modern, city bred girl named Maya.[15][16] 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.[17] 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 acclaim and she went on to receive her first nomination at Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her latest movie with Dhyan Sreenivasan was Adi Kapyare Kootamani directed by debutant John Varghese.

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.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2011TrafficRiya MalayalamDebut
2012Puthiya TheerangalThamara
2013Sound ThomaSreelakshmi
Pullipulikalum AattinkuttiyumKainakari Jayasree
2014En Kaadhal PudhithuNandiniTamil
Law PointMaya Malayalam
VikramadithyanDeepika Pai
Villali VeeranNarmada
Ormayundo Ee MukhamNitya
2015Chandrettan EvideyaDr. Geethanjali/ Vasanthamallika
Amar Akbar AnthonyJennie
Adi Kapyare KootamaniAdhishta Lekshmi
2016ChuttalabbaiKavyaTelugu
2017Role ModelsShreyaMalayalam
Kathalo RajakumariSitaTelugu
2018NimirMalarTamil
Kammara SambhavamBhanumathyMalayalam
2019MargamkaliUrmila
2020Al MalluNayana
TBAProfessor DinkanFilming

Television serials
YearSerialRoleChannel
2008-2010Ente ManasaputhriAnjaliAsianet
2008UlladakkamCameo in Title SongAmrita TV
2007Vellankanni MathavuMathavuSurya TV
2007Amme DeviDeviSurya TV
2006Mylanchy MazhaAminaMusic Album

Awards
Ceremony Category Film Result
Puthiya Theerangal Amrita Film Awards New Face of the Year Won
2nd SIIMA Awards Best Female Debutant Nominated
Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Asianet Film Award Popular Actress Won[18]
Best Actress Nominated
Ormayundo Ee Mukham Asianet Film Award Best Star Pair Won
Best Character Actress Nominated
Vikramadithyan Vanitha Film Awards Best Star Pair Won
4th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated
Chandrettan Evideya Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Nominated
1st IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actress Nominated
5th SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Nominated
Anand TV Awards Best Actress Nominated
Amar Akbar Anthony Vanitha Film Awards Most Popular Actress Won
Adi Kapyare Kootamani Vanitha Film Awards Most Popular Actress Won

References
  1. "Namitha Pramod turns 19". m.ibtimes.co.in. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. "എന്നെ വിട്ടുപോകാത്ത താമര, Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies". Mathrubhumi.com. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. "Movies | Interviews |". Manorama Online. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. "Namitha Pramod: A shooting star". Deccan Chronicle. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. "Namitha, into the big league". IndiaGlitz. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. "Role call". The Hindu. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  7. Nicy V.P (25 June 2014). "Interview: 'I Want to Be a Teacher', says Namitha Pramod" Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IB Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  8. Namitha Pramod's dream of working with Prithviraj comes true Archived 8 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Deccanchronicle.com (3 July 2014). Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  9. Namitha Pramod plays a fisherwoman | Deccan Chronicle. Web.archive.org (11 July 2012). Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  10. "സാധാരണ ജീവിതമാണ് ഇഷ്ടം". mangalam.com. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  11. "നമിത റോക്‌സ്‌, Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies". Mathrubhumi.com. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  12. "Namitha Pramod / Photoshoot / Avinash Choochi Photography / Behind the Scenes /". YOUTUBE.
  13. "The Movies Details/Reviews: TOP 10 HIGHEST GROSSING MALAYALAM MOVIES −2013". Themoviesdetails.blogspot.in. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  14. Trailing his mentor | Deccan Chronicle Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Archives.deccanchronicle.com (7 March 2013). Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  15. "Namitha going glam – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  16. "നമിതാ പ്രമോദ്‌." mangalam.com. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  17. Nambidi, Parvathy. (26 June 2014) 'Veeran' Set for Onam Arrival Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The New Indian Express. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  18. "16th Ujala Asianet Film Awards 2014 – Winners List". Metromatinee.com. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
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