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Namitha Pramod
Born	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) Kottayam, Kerala, India
Alma mater	St. Teresa's College, Kochi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present

Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in supporting role in the Malayalam film Traffic (2011) and appeared in her first lead role in Puthiya Theerangal, which was released in 2012.

She went on to appear in super hit films like Sound Thoma (2013), Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), Vikramadithyan (2014), Villali Veeran (2014), Chandrettan Evideya (2015), Amar Akbar Anthony (2015), Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015), Role Models (2017) & Al Mallu (2020).

Early life and education

Namitha Pramod was born in Kottayam as the daughter of Pramod, a businessman and Indu, a housewife. Her younger sister is Akhita Pramod. She attended Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram. She attended the St. Teresa's College, Kochi to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She has stated that she was "not going to let acting career compromise studies".

Career

Namitha started acting when she was in seventh standard by acting in Vellankanni Mathavu, Amme Devi, and Ente Manasa Puthri. She made her film debut in supporting role in Rajesh Pillai's critically acclaimed Traffic In 2012 ,she played her first lead role in the film Puthiya Theerangal, opposite Nivin Pauly. It was followed by lead roles in Sound Thoma with Dileep and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum with Kunchacko Boban in which she played a Mohiniyattam dancer. She was not trained in Mohiniyattam and learned the dance steps in Saranya Mohan's dance school in Alappuzha for four days. Both films were successful and she was selected as Top Star (Female) 2013 in Malayalam.

In 2014, she was first seen in En Kadhal Pudhithu, her debut Tamil film directed by Maaris Kumar which had a delayed release, followed by Lijin Jose's Law Point in which she played a modern, city bred girl named Maya. In Lal Jose's Vikramadithyan, she played the role of Deepika, a Konkani girl, which required her to speak a few lines in Konkani, a language she had never used before. Her next film Villali Veeran, in which she paired once again with Dileep, had her playing the role of an ad filmmaker. Her last release in 2014 was Ormayundo Ee Mukham, a romantic drama in which she was cast opposite Vineeth Sreenivasan. Her first release of 2015 was Chandrettan Evideya where she portrayed the role of Dr.Geethanjali along with Dileep and Anusree.Her performance was critically acclaimed and she went on to receive her first nomination at Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She has acted in many commercials of Bhima Jewellers, Francis Alukkas and Ripple Tea. She has participated in reality show Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran on Asianet.

In 2023, Namitha established Summer Town Cafe, a vintage cafe located in Panampilly Nagar, Kochi.

Filmography

• All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Film

Television

Awards

References

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2. ^ "Namitha Pramod: A shooting star". Deccan Chronicle. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
3. ^ "Role call". The Hindu. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
4. Namitha Pramod's dream of working with Prithviraj comes true . Deccanchronicle.com (3 July 2014). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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17. "Namitha to romance Dhyan in 'Adi Kapyare Kootamani'". Manorama Online. 4 August 2015.
18. Glad to debut in telugu
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22. "Though I can speak Tamil, I haven't given voiceover for my character". The Times of India. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
23. "Watch: 'Margamkali' makers unveil a powerful clip from the film featuring Namitha Pramod". The Times of India. 6 August 2019.
24. "Namitha Pramod, Miya team up for Boban Samuel's Al Mallu". The Times of India. 5 March 2019.
25. M, Athira (8 December 2022). "Sidhartha Siva's Malayalam film, 'Aanu', narrates the predicament of two women". The Hindu.
26. "Jayasurya – Namitha Pramod film 'Eesho's' first look motion poster is here". The Times of India. 14 May 2021.
27. "Kalidas Jayaram's bilingual film 'Rajni' wraps up the shoot in 'Bheeshma Parvam' style". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
28. "Aval Peyar Rajni trailer review: Kalidas Jayaram's mystery thriller film promises many plot twists". OTTPlay. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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32. "Ethire starring Rahman, Gokul Suresh, and Namitha Pramod to go on floors soon". Cinema Express. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
33. "Teaser of Sarjano Khalid and Namitha Pramod's Eravu is out". Cinema Express. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
34. "Namitha Pramod's next is 'Madhavi' with Ranjith". The Times of India. 4 February 2021.

External links

• Namitha Pramod at IMDb

• Living people
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Indian film actresses
• People from Kottayam district
• Actresses from Kottayam
• 1996 births
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Indian television actresses
• Actresses in Malayalam television
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• St. Teresa's College alumni