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

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). She is associated with the new wave of Malayalam cinema. She is also a practicing architect.[2]

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
Palthu JanwarPrasool's sister
2023Sesham Mike-il FathimaDeepika[12]
2024 ThunduTBA[13]

As Assistant director

Year Film Notes
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Also casting director
2017 Mayanadi
2017 Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
2019 Kumbalangi Nights

As Executive producer

Year Film Notes Director
2021 Joji Also 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. 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. Menon, Neelima (21 November 2023). "Sesham Mike-il Fathima: A Too Predictable Underdog Story Saved By Kalyani Priyadarshan". OTTPlay. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. "Shoot completed for Biju Menon's Thundu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2024.


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