Anarkali Marikar is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films.

Early life

Anarkali was born to Nias Marikar and Lali P. M. Her father is a photographer and mother is an actress. She has an elder sister named Lakshmi Marikar, who was a former child actor in the Malayalam film ''No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North''. Anarkali completed her degree in Mass communication from Mar Ivanios College in Thiruvananthapuram. She was offered the role in her debut film ''Aanandam'' through its cinematographer Anend C. Chandran, a friend to her sister.

Career

Anarkali made her film debut in 2016 with the teenage romantic-comedy ''Aanandam'', in a supporting role. Her second film ''Vimaanam'' (2017) featured Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role, and was directed by debutante Pradeep Nair. After that, she was cast in a leading role in ''Amala'', directed by debutante Nishad Ebrahim.In 2018, she played Devika opposite Asif Ali in ''Mandharam''. In 2019, she appeared in debutante director Manu Ashokan's ''Uyare'', along with Parvathy Thiruvothu, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali. Manu, who had previously worked with Anarkali in ''Vimaanam'' as an associate director, cast her in the movie seeing her performance. Her role as Sariya D'Costa, a friend of protagonist Pallavi (Parvathy), was critically acclaimed. She has also done a guest role in ''Marconi Mathai'' directed by debutante Sanil Kalathil. Starring Jayaram and Vijay Sethupathi.