Mahima Nambiar

Mahima Nambiar
Mahima in 2024
Born
Gopika Palat Chirakkaraveettil

(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30)
Kasaragod, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesMahima
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2010–present

Gopika Palat Chirakkaraveettil (born 21 December 1994[1]) known by her stage name Mahima Nambiar is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films.[2] She debuted with Kaaryasthan (2010) and went on to receive praise for her performances in Kuttram 23 (2017), Magamuni (2019) also had major commercial success with Madhura Raja (2019) and RDX: Robert Dony Xavier (2023).

Early life and career

Gopika is from Kasaragod, Kerala and did her schooling from TIHSS Naimarmoola. In 2014, she was pursuing a BA in English literature privately.[3] She is a trained classical dancer and a singer.[4]

At age 15, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Kaaryasthan, playing Dileep's sister,[3][4] which she described as a "blink and miss role".[5] She was working as an advertisement model, when the director Samy tried to cast her for Sindhu Samaveli (2010) but she had to decline the offer for personal reasons. The production team later recommended her for Saattai (2012), which was her Tamil film debut.[6] She was in class 12 when she acted in the film, in which she played the lead role of Arivazhagi, a village schoolgirl.[3] After Saattai, she took a year's sabbatical to complete her schooling,[7] and returned to acting with roles in four Tamil films.[8] Her next release was Ennamo Nadakkudhu (2014) in which she appeared as a nurse named Madhu.[6] Later projects include Mosakutty (2014), directed by Jeevan,[9] Puravi 150cc, directed by Cheran's associate Venkat,[6] and Agathinai (2015), directed by Marudhu.[3] She has been signed to play a dual role in Samuthirakani's Kitna.[10]

At the Toronto Tamil International Film Festival 2021, she won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance - Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Magamuni.[11]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes
2010 Kaaryasthan Radhika Malayalam
2012 Saattai Arivazhagi "Arivu" Tamil
2014 Ennamo Nadakkudhu Madhu
Mosakutty Kayalvizhi
2015 Agathinai Karthika
2017 Kuttram 23 Thendral
Puriyatha Puthir Mrithula
Kodiveeran Malar
Masterpiece Vedhika Malayalam
2018 Iravukku Aayiram Kangal Susheela Tamil
Annanukku Jai Sundari
2019 Madhura Raja Meenakshi Malayalam
Magamuni Deepa Tamil
2020 Asuraguru Diya
2022 Oh My Dog Priya
Ayngaran Madhumitha
2023 Valatty Saraswati Malayalam
RDX: Robert Dony Xavier Mini
Chandramukhi 2 Lakshmi Tamil
Raththam Sangeetha / Annapoorni Sebastian
800 Madhimalar,
Radhimalar		 Dual role
Naadu Shobana
2024 Jai Ganesh Nidhi Malayalam [12]
Little Hearts Sosha [13]

Music videos

Year Title Co star Music Notes
2021 Gundumalli Shanthanu Bhagyaraj Jerald Felix

References

  1. ^ "Mahima Nambiar from Kasagrod direct Interview". YouTube. 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "How Gopika P C ended up as Mahima Nambiar". Kerala Kaumudi. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Deepthi Sreenivasan (6 June 2014). "Mahima Going Places in Kollywood". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b Anoop, Aabha (30 May 2014). "Mahima set for a good innings in Tamil films". The Hindu.
  5. ^ Radhika C Pillai (1 July 2014). "Mahima is riding high in Kollywood". The Times of India.
  6. ^ a b c "From schoolgirl to heroine roles". The New Indian Express. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  7. ^ Serin Sam (18 June 2014). "Directors warn me to keep quiet: Mahima Nambiar". Deccan Chronicle.
  8. ^ "Etcetera: Dream come true". The Hindu. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. ^ Anupama Subramanian (11 January 2014). "Mahima's challenging role in Mosakutty". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ^ Manigandan K R (16 January 2017). "Mahima to play a double role in Kitna". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Mahima Nambiar wins award at Toronto Tamil International Film Festival". The Times of India. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Mahima Nambiar joins Unni Mukundan starrer 'Jai Ganesh'". The Times of India. 1 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Shane Nigam and Mahima Nambiar reunite for 'Little Hearts'". The Times of India. 7 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 December 2023.