Anikha Surendran is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She rose to popularity in 2019 for playing the role of Swetha in the popular Tamil film Viswasam, starring Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara.
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Wiki/Biography
Anikha Surendran was born on Saturday, 27 November 2004 (age 18 years; as of 2022) in Manjeri, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Her hometown is Thrissur, Kerala. Anikha attended Nazareth School, Manjeri and Devagiri CMI Public School, Kozhikode.
Childhood picture of Anikha Surendran with her mother
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 3″
Weight (approx.): 50 kg
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family & Ethnicity
Anikha Surendran is a Keralite [1]The Times of India, who was born and raised in a Malayali family.
Parents & Siblings
Anikha Surendran with her father, Surender Trichur Muthuvara
Anikha Surendran with her mother, Rajitha Surendran
Anikha Surendran with her elder brother, Ankith Surendran
Husband
Anikha is unmarried.
Career
Film
When Anikha was one and a half years old, she started her acting career as a child artist in Malayalam films. In 2007, she appeared in an uncredited role in the film Chotta Mumbai in which she played the role of Vasco’s daughter; the character Vasco was played by actor Mohanlal.
Anikha Surendran in a still from the Malayalam film Chotta Mumbai (2007)
In 2010, Anikha made her debut as a child actor in the Malayalam film Kadha Thudarunnu in which she played the role of Laya.
Anikha Surendran as Laya in a still from her debut Malayalam film as a child actor, Kadha Thudarunnu (2010)
Later, she acted in a few Malayalam films such as Four Friends (2010) as Devootty, Race (2011) as Achu, 5 Sundarikal (2013) as Sethu Lakshmi, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013) as Wafamol, Nayana (2014) as Nayana, and Onnum Mindathe (2014) as Kunchi. In 2015, Anikha made her Tamil debut with the film Yennai Arindhaal in which she played the role of Isha.
Anikha Surendran as Isha in a still from the Tamil film Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
In 2015, she gained recognition with her performance as Shivani in the Malayalam film Bhaskar The Rascal. In 2019, Anikha shot to fame in the Tamil film industry with the film Viswasam in which she played the role of Swetha.
Anikha Surendran as Swetha in a still from the Tamil film Viswasam (2019)
In 2021, she played the role of Anu in the film Deep Bay of Bengal, directed by Bangladeshi director Borhan Khan. In 2022, she played the role of Aditi in her Telugu debut film The Ghost, starring Nagarjuna and Sonal Chauhan.
Anikha Surendran as Aditi in a still from her Telugu debut film The Ghost (2022)
In the same year, Anikha rose to popularity for playing the lead role of Satya in the Telugu film Butta Bomma.
Anikha Surendran as Satya in a still from her debut Telugu film as a lead actress, Butta Bomma (2022)
In 2023, she made her debut as a lead actor in the Malayalam film industry with the film Oh My Darling in which she played the role of Jeni.
Anikha Surendran as Jeni in a still from the Malayalam film Oh My Darling (2023)
Music Video
In 2014, Anikha was featured in the Tamil music video Ayyappa Dhinthaka.
Anikha Surendran in a still from the Tamil music video Ayyappa Dhinthaka (2014)
In 2020, she appeared in the Tamil music video Irukai Puratchi. In 2021, Anikha was featured in three music videos Floreo (Malayalam), En Kadhala (Tamil), and Ormathan Edanazhiyil (Malayalam).
Short film
In 2012, Anikha acted in the Malayalam short film Amaranth. In 2017, she played the role of Kanmani in the Malayalam short film Colours of Life. The following year, Anikha appeared in the Tamil short film Maa in which she played the role of Ammu on YouTube.
Anikha Surendran as Ammu in a still from the Tamil short film Maa (2018)
Web Series
In 2019, Anikha made her digital debut with the Tamil web series Queen in which she played the role of young Shakthi Seshadri on MX Player.
Anikha Surendran as Shakthi Seshadri in a still from the web series Queen (2019) on MX Player
Others
Anikha has appeared in a few commercials for popular brands like Conspi Academy of Management Studies College, Juicy, Malkist Biscuit, etc.
Awards
- 2011: Best Child Artist Award for the Malayalam film Kadha Thudarunnu at the Asianet Film Awards
- 2013: Best Child Artist Award for the Malayalam film 5 Sundarikal at the Kerala State Film Awards
- 2018: Best Child Artist Award for the Malayalam film The Great Father at the Asianet Film Awards
- 2020: Best Child Artist Award for the Tamil film Viswasam at the JFW Movie Awards
Anikha Surendran posing with her Best Child Artist Award for the Tamil film Viswasam at the JFW Movie Awards 2020
- 2020: Best Child Artist Award for the Tamil film Viswasam at the Black Sheep Digital Awards
Anikha Surendran posing with her Best Child Artist Award for the Tamil film Viswasam at the Black Sheep Digital Awards 2020
Favourites
- Food: Pasta, Pongal
- Actor(s): Vijay Deverakonda, Mohanlal, Nani, Tovino Thomas, Vineeth Sreenivasan
- Actress: Rashmika Mandanna
- Cuisine: Italian
- Sport: Badminton
- Song: “Kabira” from the Hindi film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
Facts/Trivia
- Anikha is often referred “Baby Anikha” by her fans and followers. [2]Onmanorama
- After Anikha played the role of young Kadhambari (the younger version of the character played by Indian actress Nayanthara ) in the Tamil film Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015), her fans and followers started calling her Kutty Nayan due to her face’s resemblance to Nayanthara. [3]The Times of India.
- In an interview, on being asked about her first remuneration, Anikha stated that she faced the camera for the first time while shooting for the film Choota Mumbai when she was one and a half years old; she was paid a remuneration of Rs 500. [4]Filmylooks
- Anikha has a self-titled YouTube channel, where she posts videos and shorts of her film clips, dance performances, fun vlogs, etc.; the channel has more than 350k subscribers.
- Anikha is fond of animals, and she has a pet cat Shoto Todoroki; she often posts pictures of her pet on social media.
Anikha Surendran with her pet cat
- In April 2019, Anikha walked the ramp at the Lulu Fashion Week, held at Lulu Mall in Kochi.
Anikha Surendran walking the ramp at the Lulu Fashion Week, held at Lulu Mall in Kochi in 2019
- Anikha is followed by more than 2M followers on Instagram and 3M followers on Facebook.
- Anikha featured on the cover of a few magazines like Grihalakshmi and Manorama Weekly.
Anikha Surendran on the cover of Grihalakshmi magazine
Anikha Surendran on the cover of Manorama Weekly magazine
References
| ↑1, ↑3 | The Times of India |
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| ↑2 | Onmanorama |
| ↑4 | Filmylooks |
