Baby Meenakshi
| Meenakshi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Anunaya Anoop 2005 Paduva, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Other names | Baby Meenakshi or Meenakshi Anoop |
| Alma mater | Aravinda Vidya Mandiram, Kidangoor, Kottayam |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Anunaya Anoop, credited as Baby Meenakshi, is an Indian child actress who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry.[1] She is best known for her role as Fathima (Pathu/Pathumma) in the 2015 comedy film Amar Akbar Anthony.[2] She has also acted in several tele-films, out of which Varsham won her a national award.[3]
Early life
Meenakshi was born as Anunaya in Paduva, Kottayam, to Anoop, a computer accounting faculty and Remya, a student. She has one brother, Aarush.[4][5]
Career
Meenakshi started her acting career with a short film Madhura Nombaram directed by Akhil S Kiran.[4] Later, she went on to act in several albums, short films and tele-films. She received a national award for acting in the tele film Varsham.[3]
She made her film debut in Arun Kumar Aravind's 1 by Two (2014), though her scenes were not included in the film. She then went on to act in 1000: Oru Note Paranja Katha, Jamna Pyari, Kumbasaram and Aana Mayil Ottakam, all of which released in 2015.[4] She made her breakthrough portraying Fathima (Pathu/Pathumma) in Amar Akbar Anthony (2015).[6] International Business Times stated about her performance, "The child artist has been receiving amazing responses from the audience and is undoubtedly loved by everyone for her innocent and natural acting."[2] She also received the Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance.[7]
She acted in the Priyadarsan movie Oppam,[8] as Nandhini kutty and signed on to act in upcoming films such asZacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu and Kanbathu Poi, the latter of which is a Tamil film.[6]
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 by Two | Malayalam |
| 2015 | 1000: Oru Note Paranja Katha | Malayalam |
| 2015 | Kumbasaram | Malayalam |
| 2015 | Jamna Pyari | Malayalam |
| 2015 | Aana Mayil Ottakam | Malayalam |
| 2015 | Amar Akbar Anthony | Malayalam |
| 2016 | Oppam | Malayalam |
| 2016 | Kolumittay (film) |
Malayalam |
| — | Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu | Malayalam |
| — | Kanbathu Poi | Tamil |
| — | Alamara | Malayalam |
References
- ↑ "'Amar Akbar Anthony' fame 'Pathu' rules school youth festival". Manorama Online. 8 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Watch baby singer Shreya's 'Amar Akbar Anthony' song 'Yenno Njanente' featuring baby Meenakshi". International Business Times. 23 October 2015.
- 1 2 "പൃഥ്വിരാജിന്റെ നായികയാകണമെന്ന് 'പാത്തു'". FilmiBeat (in Malayalam). 26 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "അമര് അക്ബര് അന്തോണീസിന്റെ പുന്നാരപാത്തു". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 26 October 2015. zero width joiner character in
|title=at position 5 (help) - ↑ "SMART KUTTEES". Mangalam (in Malayalam). 28 January 2016.
- 1 2 "പ്രേക്ഷകരെ കരയിച്ച പാത്തു". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "18th Asianet Film Awards: Vikram, Trisha, Prithviraj, Mohanlal, Nivin Pauly bag awards". International Business Times. 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Meenakshi in Priyan's Oppam". Deccan Chronicle. 17 February 2016.
External links
- Meenakshi at the Internet Movie Database