Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian actress who has been appearing in Malayalam and Tamil language movies in addition to a Marathi and an English language film. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum directed by Dileesh Pothan. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2018 for her performance in Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and Chola. She is also a recipient of two Filmfare Award South and three SIIMA Awards.

Early and personal life

Nimisha was born in Mumbai to Sajayan, an engineer and Bindhu Sajayan, both originally from Kollam district of Kerala. Her mother's ancestral home is in Punalur, Kollam district.Nimisha attended Carmel Convent School, Mumbai and graduated from KJ Somaiya College, Mumbai.

Acting career

Nimisha started her acting career with the film ''Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'', directed by Dileesh Pothan. She then played the lead role in editor B. Ajithk and Rajeev Ravi's 'Eeda'. She won the 49th Kerala State Film Award for Best actress in 2019 for the movies ''Oru Kuprasidha Payyan'' directed by Madhupal and ''Chola'' directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. ''Chola'' premiered at several International film festivals.In 2021, she acted in ''The Great Indian Kitchen''. The film as well as her performance were well received. The same year, she played lead roles in ''Nayattu'' and ''Malik''. In 2022 she was a part of ''Oru Thekkan Thallu Case'', ''Innale Vare'' and ''Heaven''. Her upcoming films are ''Thuramukham'' and ''Chera''. She made her Tamil debut through A.L Vijay's ''Mission: Chapter 1 - Achcham Enbathu Illaiyae'' film but her first release in Tamil was ''Chithha'' in 2023.