Mahima Nambiar
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mahima Nambiar
| image = Mahima Nambiar at Chandramukhi 2 press meet (1).jpg
| caption = Mahima in 2024
| birth_name = Gopika Palat Chirakkaraveettil
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kasaragod, Kerala, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}
| other_names = Mahima
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| nationality = Indian
}}
Gopika Palat Chirakkaraveettil (born 21 December 1994{{cite web| url= https://youtube.com/shorts/QWWkx5rMoN8?si=E4VFwbYHMTg7rDG8| title= Mahima Nambiar from Kasagrod direct Interview| website= YouTube| date= 19 February 2024}}) known by her stage name Mahima Nambiar is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films.{{cite news|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1291251&u=how-gopika-p-c-ended-up-as-mahima-nambiar |title=How Gopika P C ended up as Mahima Nambiar |date=2024-04-21 |access-date=2024-07-08 |work=Kerala Kaumudi}} She debuted with Kaaryasthan (2010) and went on to receive praise for her performances in Kuttram 23 (2017), Magamuni (2019) also had major commercial success with Madhura Raja (2019), RDX: Robert Dony Xavier (2023), Jai Ganesh (2024), Little Hearts (2024) and Bromance (2025).
Early life and career
Gopika is from Kasaragod, Kerala and did her schooling from TIHSS Naimarmoola. In 2014, she was pursuing a BA in English literature privately.{{cite news |title=Mahima Going Places in Kollywood |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Mahima-Going-Places-in-Kollywood/2014/06/06/article2265148.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220175242/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Mahima-Going-Places-in-Kollywood/2014/06/06/article2265148.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 December 2014 |accessdate=27 October 2014 |author=Deepthi Sreenivasan |date=6 June 2014 |newspaper=The New Indian Express}} She is a trained classical dancer and a singer.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mahima-set-for-a-good-innings-in-tamil-films/article6064066.ece |title=Mahima set for a good innings in Tamil films |date=30 May 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |last=Anoop |first=Aabha}}
At age 15, she made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Kaaryasthan, playing Dileep's sister, which she described as a "blink and miss role".{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Mahima-is-riding-high-in-Kollywood/articleshow/37527022.cms |title=Mahima is riding high in Kollywood |work=The Times of India |author=Radhika C Pillai |date=1 July 2014}} She was working as an advertisement model, when the director Samy tried to cast her for Sindhu Samaveli (2010) but she had to decline the offer for personal reasons. The production team later recommended her for Saattai (2012), which was her Tamil film debut.{{cite news |title=From schoolgirl to heroine roles |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/From-schoolgirl-to-heroine-roles/2013/10/31/article1864868.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103065737/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/From-schoolgirl-to-heroine-roles/2013/10/31/article1864868.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2013 |accessdate=5 May 2014 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=31 October 2013}} She was in class 12 when she acted in the film, in which she played the lead role of Arivazhagi, a village schoolgirl. After Saattai, she took a year's sabbatical to complete her schooling,{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140618/entertainment-mollywood/article/directors-warn-me-keep-quiet-mahima-nambiar |title=Directors warn me to keep quiet: Mahima Nambiar |work=Deccan Chronicle |author=Serin Sam |date=18 June 2014}} and returned to acting with roles in four Tamil films.{{cite news |title=Etcetera: Dream come true |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-dream-come-true/article5153524.ece |accessdate=5 May 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 September 2013}} Her next release was Ennamo Nadakkudhu (2014) in which she appeared as a nurse named Madhu. Later projects include Mosakutty (2014), directed by Jeevan,{{cite news |title=Mahima's challenging role in Mosakutty |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140111/entertainment-mollywood/article/mahima%E2%80%99s-challenging-role-mosakutty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423020657/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140111/entertainment-mollywood/article/mahima%E2%80%99s-challenging-role-mosakutty |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2014 |accessdate=5 May 2014 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |author=Anupama Subramanian |date=11 January 2014}} Puravi 150cc, directed by Cheran's associate Venkat, and Agathinai (2015), directed by Marudhu. She has been signed to play a dual role in Samuthirakani's Kitna.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Mahima-to-play-a-double-role-in-Kitna/articleshow/44948845.cms |title=Mahima to play a double role in Kitna |date=16 January 2017 |newspaper=The Times of India |author=Manigandan K R |accessdate=12 January 2019}}
At the Toronto Tamil International Film Festival 2021, she won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance - Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Magamuni.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mahima-nambiar-wins-award-at-toronto-tamil-international-film-festival/articleshow/86310775.cms |title=Mahima Nambiar wins award at Toronto Tamil International Film Festival |date=18 September 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=28 September 2021}}
Filmography
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| 2021
|Gundumalli |Jerald Felix | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6446946}}
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Category:Actresses from Kerala
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:21st-century Indian actresses