Anikha Surendran

Anikha Surendran
Born (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004
Manjeri, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2010–2022 (child artist)
2023–present

Anikha Surendran (born 27 November 2004), formerly known as Baby Anikha, is an Indian actress known for her work in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. Starting her career as a child artist, she acted in Kadha Thudarunnu (2010), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Viswasam (2019).[1] She has received awards for acting. She became a lead actress with the Telugu film Butta Bomma (2023), an official remake of the Malayalam film Kappela (2020).[2]

Early life and education

Anikha was born on 27 November 2004 in Manjeri, Kerala.[3] She was educated at Nazareth School, Manjeri, and at Devagiri CMI Public School, Kozhikode.[4] She is currently pursuing her studies at Sacred Heart College, Kochi.[5]

Career

Anikha's debut as a child artist was in the film Kadha Thudarunnu in 2010. Subsequently, she appeared in Tamil films, including Yennai Arindhaal and Viswasam,[6] and the web series Queen.[7] In her first film Chotta Mumbai (2007), she had an uncredited role of a few seconds in the climax.[8]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
2010Kadha ThudarunnuLayaMalayalamMalayalam debut as a child actress
Four FriendsDevootty
2011RaceAchu
2012Bavuttiyude NamathilSethu's Daughter
20135 SundarikalSethu LakshmiAnthology film; Segment: Sethu Lakshmi
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna BhoomiWafamol
2014NayanaNayana
Onnum MindatheKunchi
2015 Bhaskar The RascalShivani
Yennai ArindhaalIshaTamilDebut as Child Actress in Tamil
Naanum RowdydhaanYounger Kadhambari
2016MiruthanVidya
2017The Great FatherSara DavidMalayalam
2018Johny Johny Yes AppaNandana
2019ViswasamSwethaTamil
2022MaamanithanChristy
The GhostAditiTeluguDebut as Child Actress in Telugu[9]
2023Butta BommaSatyaDebut as lead actress in Telugu[10][11]
Oh My DarlingJeni & JasmineMalayalamDebut as lead actress in Malayalam[12]
Lovefully Yours VedaMaalu[13]
King of KothaRithu[14]
2024 CupNithya Rajesh[15]
PT SirNandhiniTamilParallel lead[16]
2025Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi KobamNila KarunakaranDebut as lead actress in Tamil
IndraMathi[17]
2026 Vasuvin Garbinigal †TBAPost-production[18][19]

Short films

Year Title Role Language Network Notes Ref
2012 Amaranth Cancer patient (unnamed) Malayalam Surya TV Teleshort film
2017 Colours of life Kanmani YouTube
2018 Maa Ammu Tamil

[20]

2024Karthi KalyaniKalyaniMalayalam

Web series

Year Title Role Language Network Notes Ref
2019 Queen Young Shakthi Seshadri Tamil MX Player Web Debut

Music videos

Year Song Language Singer(s)
2014 Ayyappa Dhinthaka Tamil Harini
2020 Irukai Puratchi GV Prakash
2021 En Kadhala Srinisha Jayaseelan
Floreo Malayalam Madhu Balakrishnan, Ashalata Nelson, Sreya Jayadeep
Ormathan Edanazhiyil Anju Joseph

Awards

Award Year Category Film Ref
Kerala State Film Awards2013Best Child Artist5 Sundarikal[21]
Asianet Film Awards2011Best Child ArtistKadha Thudarunnu[22]
2018The Great Father[23]
JFW Movie Awards2020Best Child ArtistViswasam[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Anikha inyennai arindhaal with ajith kumar". MovieSpicy. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Precocious Anikha". The Hindu. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Anikha Surendran: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Butta Bomma Anikha Surendran Biography: Movielist, Images, Age, Instagram". February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
  6. ↑ "Child actor Anikha spills beans on Ajith's Viswasam". India Today. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Queen Starts Ruling!". The Times of India. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Anikha Surendran to share screenspace with Nagarjuna in Telugu". The Times of India. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (5 October 2022). "'The Ghost' movie review: Nagarjuna's actioner is slick, but misses the bullseye". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Butta Bomma: When and where to watch the Telugu romantic movie on OTT". The Economic Times. 1 March 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Butta Bomma OTT Release Date: When And Where To Watch The Telugu Romantic Film". English Jagran. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "'Oh My Darling' teaser: Anikha Surendran starrer promises a unique love story". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rajisha Vijayan and Sreenath Bhasi team up for 'Lovefully yours Veda', a campus drama". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "'King of Kotha' will be a complete mass entertainer, says Anikha Surendran". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Mathew Thomas-Basil Joseph starrer Cup confirms release". Cinema Express. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Hip Hop Adhi's sports drama titled 'PT Sir'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  17. ↑ Features, C. E. (26 July 2025). "Vasanth Ravi's Indra with Mehreen Pirzada gets release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "கர்ப்பமாக இருக்கும் அஜித்தின் மைனர் 'மகள்'". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Vijay Antony launches the first look poster of Tamil film 'Vasuvin Garbinigal'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "Maa Tamil short film: Subtlety packs a punch in this Gautham Vasudev Menon venture". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "Anikha and Sanoop share the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist". Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  22. ↑ "Asianet's star-spangled event". The Hindu. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  23. ↑ "20th Asianet Film Awards 2018 -Winners | Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress". Vinodadarshan. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "Anikha wins the JFW Movie Awards, for the movie Viswasam". Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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