Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian actress in the Malayalam film industry. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best actress in 2018 for her roles in the films Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and Chola. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum directed by Dileesh Pothan.
Born 4 January 1997 ; Age 23
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence Ambarnath taluka, Thane
Nationality India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2017 – present
Personal life
Nimisha was born in Mumbai to Sajayan, an engineer and Bindhu both originally hailing from Kollam district of Kerala. She has an elder sister named Nithu. Nimisha did her schooling at Carmel Convent High School, Navi Mumbai. She is a student of Mass communication at K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research in Mumbai. Her mother’s ancestral home is in Punalur, Kollam district.
Sports career
Nimisha holds a black belt in Taekwondo. She represented Maharashtra in Tawkwondo national competitions. She got the black belt when she was in 8th standard
Acting career
Nimisha debuted her acting career with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, directed by Dileesh Pothan. She portrayed the character Sreeja, the female lead. Nimisha also bagged the lead role in editor B Ajith Kumar’s directorial debut produced by filmmaker Rajeev Ravi. She plays Aishwarya, a college student. She bagged the 49th Kerala state film awards 2019 for the movies Oru Kuprasidha Payyan directed by Madhupal and Chola directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan.
