Deekshitha Manikkam
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Deekshitha Manikkam is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making her debut in the Tamil film Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane (2014), she has been in films including Thirumanam Enum Nikkah (2014) and Aagam (2016).{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310116/aagam-is-for-the-masses-too.html|title = Not touched the darker side of politics in 'Aagam': Vijay Anand Sriram|date = 31 January 2016}}
Career
Born in Chennai, Deekshitha Manikkam completed a computer science engineering degree at SRM University before going on to participate as a finalist with Miss South India and also featured in the web series Happy To Be Single. She made her first on screen appearance by portraying one of the lead characters in the romantic comedy Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane (2014), before portraying a friend of Nazriya's character in Aascar Films' Thirumanam Enum Nikkah (2014).{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140501/entertainment-kollywood/article/deekshitha-manikkam-loving-spot-light|title = Deekshitha Manikkam is loving the spot light|date = May 2014}}{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/thirumanam-enum-nikkah/movie-review/39000123.cms|title=Thirumanam Enum Nikkah Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Thirumanam Enum Nikkah by Times of India|website=The Times of India}} Deekshitha later appeared in the leading female role in Aagam and then in Nagarvalam.{{Cite web |url=https://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/aagam-will-create-an-impact-in-every-single-soul-deekshitha/ |title=Aagam will create an impact to everyone | Movie Clickz |access-date=20 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005533/https://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/aagam-will-create-an-impact-in-every-single-soul-deekshitha/ |url-status=usurped }}{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aagam/movie-review/51470886.cms|title = Aagam Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Aagam by Times of India|website = The Times of India}}
In September 2017, she married music composer Dharan Kumar.
Filmography
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| rowspan="2"|2014 | Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane | Meenkodi | |
| Thirumanam Enum Nikkah | Ayesha | ||
| rowspan="1"|2016 | Aagam | Janani | |
| rowspan="1"|2017 | Nagarvalam | Janani |
References
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema