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Unnimaya Prasad is an Indian actress, assistant director and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. She worked as the casting director[1] of Maheshinte Prathikaram (2016), and as assistant director of Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).[citation needed] She is associated with the new wave of Malayalam cinema. She is also a practicing architect.[2]

Unnimaya Prasad
Born
Kochi, Kerala, India
EducationManipal Institute of Technology
Occupations
Years active2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​

Early life

Born and brought up in Kochi, Unnimaya studied architecture at the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram,[3] and then at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal.

Personal life

She is married to screenwriter and producer Syam Pushkaran.[4][5]

Career

She debuted as an actress with the part Sethulakshmi in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.[6] Her portrayal of a class teacher in a minor role in Soubin Shahir‘s Parava. She played the central character of Deputy Commissioner of Police Catherine Maria in Anjaam Pathiraa‘ (2020).[7] She has acted in minor roles in movies including Maheshinte Prathikaram (2016), Mayanadi(2017), Varathan(2018), Oru Kuprasidha Payyan(2018) and Virus (2019).[8]

She worked as the casting director of Maheshinte Prathikaram and assistant director of Mayanadi (2017),Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Kumbalangi Nights(2019).[9]

Her performance in Joji won her the Best Character Actress award in 52nd Kerala State Film Awards.[10]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

As actress

YearTitleRoleNotes
20135 SundarikalSchool teacherSegment:Sethulakshmi
2016Maheshinte PrathikaaramSara
Anuraga Karikkin VellamThanka’s (Sudhi Koppa) wife
2017Thondimuthalum DriksakshiyumThaatha (woman in bus)
ParavaMaya teacher
MayanadiAssistant director / Herself
2018VarathanPreman’s mother
Oru Kuprasidha PayyanAdv. Vanaja
French ViplavamPatta’s wife
2019VirusDr. Nirmala
2020Anjaam PathiraaDCP Catherine Mariya* Nominated : 9th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
TranceShani
Halal Love StorySiraj’s wife
2021JojiBincy
2022PadaMini K.S.[11]
Nna Thaan Case KoduChief Minister Deepa[12]
Palthu JanwarPrasoon’s sister[13]
2023Sesham Mike-il FathimaDeepika[14]
2024ThunduSeena[15]

As Assistant director

YearTitleNotes
2016Maheshinte PrathikaaramAlso casting director
2017Mayanadi
2017Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2019Kumbalangi Nights

As Executive producer

YearFilmNotesDirector
2021JojiAlso actress (as Bincy)Dileesh Pothan

References

  1. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (30 January 2020). “Malayalam actor Unnimaya Prasad on her cool cop act in the thriller ‘Anjaam Pathiraa'”. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (30 January 2020). “Malayalam actor Unnimaya Prasad on her cool cop act in the thriller ‘Anjaam Pathiraa'”. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (30 January 2020). “Malayalam actor Unnimaya Prasad on her cool cop act in the thriller ‘Anjaam Pathiraa'”. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ “We took her wrong! Eldhochayan’s Sara is the most chilled out actress in M-town”. Manorama Online. 18 October 2017.
  5. ^ “Unnimaya Prasad is known for Oru Kuprasidha Payyan(2018), Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum(2017)”. Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (30 January 2020). “Malayalam actor Unnimaya Prasad on her cool cop act in the thriller ‘Anjaam Pathiraa'”. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (30 January 2020). “Malayalam actor Unnimaya Prasad on her cool cop act in the thriller ‘Anjaam Pathiraa'”. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ “‘അതുകൊണ്ടാ എനിക്കെന്റെ മരുമോളെ പെരുത്തിഷ്ടം’:ഉണ്ണിമായയെക്കുറിച്ച് ശ്യാം പുഷ്‌കരന്റെ അമ്മ പറയുന്നു”. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ^ Varkey, Jess. “A Night at Kumbalanhgi: കുമ്പളങ്ങിയിലെയീ രാത്രി”. തമസോമ (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. ^ Praveen, S. r (27 May 2022). “Experimental cinema wins big at 52nd Kerala State Film Awards”. The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  11. ^ “Unnimaya Prasad is a part of the movie Pada”.
  12. ^ “‘Nna Thaan Case Kodu’ promises a laugh riot; film to be released on August 11”. Onmanorama. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  13. ^ Features, C. E. (12 October 2022). “Basil Joseph’s Palthu Janwar gets digital release date”. Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  14. ^ Menon, Neelima (21 November 2023). “Sesham Mike-il Fathima: A Too Predictable Underdog Story Saved By Kalyani Priyadarshan”. OTTPlay. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  15. ^ “Shoot completed for Biju Menon’s Thundu”. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2024.