Nikhila Vimal

As a class eight student, Nikhila Vimal played Jayaram's sister in Sathyan Anthikad's Bhagyadevatha (2009). Her first acting work had come in the Shalom TV documentary series Saint Alphonsa. She is from Taliparamba in Kerala's Kannur district, trained in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kerala Natanam and mono-act, and took a B.Sc. in Botany from Sir Syed College, Taliparamba, in 2016. Love 24x7 (2015) gave her a first lead, as Kabini, a trainee reporter, opposite Dileep. Her films are mostly Malayalam and Tamil, with some Telugu. Vetrivel (2016) was her first Tamil release, and her lead as Chemba in Kidaari (2016) brought a SIIMA nomination for Best Debut Actress. Meda Meeda Abbayi marked her Telugu debut. In Malayalam, Aravindante Athidhikal was a commercial success and won her popular-choice awards, and she acted with Fahadh Faasil in Njan Prakashan. Later came Thambi (2019), with Karthi and Jyothika, and the Tamil thriller Por Thozhil (2023). Two Malayalam releases have featured her in 2026: Dhoomakethu, where she has a lead role, and Ananthan Kaadu, in which she plays Deepa.