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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Athira Patel<br />
| image = Athira Patel.jpg<br />
| birth_name = Athira Patel<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| birth_place = Thiruvambady, Kerala<br />
| education = <br />
| notable_works = ''[[Angamaly Diaries]]'',<br>''[[Contessa (film)|Contessa]]''<br />
| occupation = Actress<br />
| years_active = 2016–present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Athira Patel''' is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in [[Malayalam films]]. She made her acting debut in 2016 with the [[Sanskrit]] film [[Ishti (film)|''Ishti'']]. She is best known for playing the role of Vincent Pepe's sister in ''[[Angamaly Diaries]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinetrooth.in/2017/08/18/athira-patel-actress-profile-and-biography/|title=Athira Patel Actress Profile and Biography|website=cinetrooth.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Speaking about her last name in an interview given to the [[Deccan Chronicle]], she said that her paternal grandfather was a village head in [[Karnataka]], who are called Patelars, which is how her last name, Patel, was derived.<ref name="Deccan Cheerful">{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/170218/cheerful-is-her-middle-name-athira-patel.html|title=Athira Patel: Cheerful is her middle name|last=Patel|first=Athira|date=2018-02-17|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2018-06-25|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
She did her first role in a short film named ''Vuja De'', written and directed by Joby Varghese. Later in 2016, she debuted in a Sanskrit film ''[[Ishti (film)|Ishti]]'' in which she played the role of actor [[Nedumudi Venu]]'s third wife.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pradeep|first=K.|title=Spotlight on orthodoxy|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-the-sanskrit-film-ishti/article7891731.ece|accessdate=28 August 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 November 2015}}</ref> Patel played Mercy in the 2017 film ''[[Angamaly Diaries]]'', which was directed by [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]. In the same year she acted in ''[[Villain (2017 film)|Villain]]'' and ''[[Aadu 2]]''.<br />
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She plays the female lead opposite to [[Appani Sarath]] in Contessa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/22006/malayalam/contessa/|title=Contessa (2018) - Malayalam Movie Contessa - Contessa Cast & Crew, Trailers, Reviews {{!}} NOWRUNNING|work=NOWRUNNING|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.m3db.com/artists/68668|title=ആതിര പട്ടേൽ - Athira patel {{!}} M3DB.COM|website=www.m3db.com|language=ml|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Role<br />
!Director<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
|''[[Ishti (film)|Ishti]]''<br />
|Sreedevi<br />
|[[G. Prabha]]<br />
|[[Sanskrit]] film<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Angamaly Diaries]]''<br />
|Mercy<br />
|[[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Villain (2017 film)|Villain]]''<br />
| Manjooran's daughter<br />
|[[B. Unnikrishnan]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Sunday Holiday]]''<br />
|Unni's daughter<br />
|[[Jis Joy]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Aadu 2]]''<br />
|Rachel<br />
|[[Midhun Manuel Thomas]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|''[[Contessa (film)|Contessa]]''<br />
| Jayan's daughter<br />
|Sudeep E. S.<br />
|Lead role<ref name="Deccan Cheerful"></ref><br />
|-<br />
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|2021<br />
|''[[Pon Manickavel]]''<br />
|Dhanya<br />
|A. C. Mugil Chellappan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
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|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|nm8850255}}<br />
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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses from Thrissur]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]<br />
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