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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aathmika
| image =
| caption = Aathmika in 2016
| birth_name = Aathmika Banuchandran
| birth_date = 9/2/1993
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| education = [[M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women]]
| occupation = Actress, Model
| yearsactive = 2017–present
| known_for =
| notable_works = ''[[Meesaya Murukku]]''
}}
'''Aathmika''' is an Indian actress and model who works in [[Tamil cinema]]. She is known for her debut role in the film ''[[Meesaya Murukku]]'' (2017).

== Early life ==
Aathmika was born in [[Coimbatore]]<ref name=":1" /> She moved to Chennai to complete her graduation from [[M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=IndiaGlitz Tamil Movies |date=2 July 2020 |title=Actress Aathmika வீட்டில் திடீர் சோகம் {{!}} Meesaya Murukku, Hip Hop Aadhi, Emotional {{!}} Tamil News |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aid50DKKIqI |access-date=23 January 2021 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Her father died on 26 June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=3 July 2020 |title=Aathmika pens emotional post on her dad's demise: Never had a chance to say goodbye |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/aathmika-pens-emotional-post-on-her-dad-s-demise-never-had-a-chance-to-say-goodbye-1696523-2020-07-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906115426/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/aathmika-pens-emotional-post-on-her-dad-s-demise-never-had-a-chance-to-say-goodbye-1696523-2020-07-03 |archive-date=6 September 2020 |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

== Career ==
Aathmika began her acting career by acting in a short film directed by [[Rajiv Menon]]. Her interest in acting began in college where she had been part of few short films and did a couple of modelling assignments.<ref name=":1" /> She was then given the female lead role in ''[[Meesaya Murukku]]'' by Adhi of [[Hiphop Tamizha]] who found her profile online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Gopinath |date=20 July 2017 |title=Aathmika: The accidental heroine |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/20/aathmika-the-accidental-heroine-1630909.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221153240/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/20/aathmika-the-accidental-heroine-1630909.html |archive-date=21 December 2019 |access-date=23 February 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Manohar |first=Niveda |date=24 July 2017 |title=Aathmika is on cloud nine |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/240717/aathmika-is-on-cloud-nine.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427021729/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/240717/aathmika-is-on-cloud-nine.html |archive-date=27 April 2019 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Aathmika received a good response for her performance in that film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=21 July 2017 |title='Meesaya Murukku' review: Sound engineering |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/meesaya-murukku-review-sound-engineering/article19325805.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906115427/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/meesaya-murukku-review-sound-engineering/article19325805.ece |archive-date=6 September 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2017 |title=Meesaya Murukku review: Clicks mainly because of real life connect |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/meesaya-murukku-review-clicks-mainly-because-of-real-life-connect-review-tamil-rhvqHBiaeccih.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116093404/https://www.sify.com/movies/meesaya-murukku-review-clicks-mainly-because-of-real-life-connect-review-tamil-rhvqHBiaeccih.html |archive-date=16 January 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2017 |title=Meesaya Murukku review roundup: Hiphop Tamizha infuses life in this coming of age film |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/meesaya-murukku-review-roundup-hiphop-tamizha-infuses-life-in-this-coming-of-age-film-3842571.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922223328/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/meesaya-murukku-review-roundup-hiphop-tamizha-infuses-life-in-this-coming-of-age-film-3842571.html |archive-date=22 September 2018 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Thinkal |date=28 July 2017 |title=Meesaya Murukku Review {3/5}: The film has ample moments for youngsters to cheer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/meesaya-murukku/movie-review/59700572.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170722063835/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/meesaya-murukku/movie-review/59700572.cms |archive-date=22 July 2017 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She signed her second film ''[[Naragasooran]]'', directed by [[Karthick Naren|Karthik Naren]], in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Gopinath |date=31 August 2017 |title=Aathmika joins Karthick Naren's Naragasooran |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/aug/31/aathmika-joins-karthick-narens-naragasooran-1650323.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223112242/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/aug/31/aathmika-joins-karthick-narens-naragasooran-1650323.html |archive-date=23 February 2020 |access-date=23 February 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmi |first=V. |date=16 March 2020 |title=Patience is the key to sustaining in the industry |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/patience-is-the-key-to-sustaining-in-the-industry/articleshow/74637744.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317120538/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/patience-is-the-key-to-sustaining-in-the-industry/articleshow/74637744.cms |archive-date=17 March 2020 |access-date=24 March 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In the same year she was a judge at the OPPO Chennai Times Fresh Face 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2017 |title=Say hello to Chennai’s freshest faces |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/say-hello-to-chennais-freshest-faces/articleshow/61531732.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116171034/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/say-hello-to-chennais-freshest-faces/articleshow/61531732.cms |archive-date=16 November 2017 |access-date=14 June 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

In 2018, Aathmika replaced [[Oviya]] in ''[[Kaatteri]]'' among the three female lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=25 April 2018 |title=Aathmika replaces Oviya in Kaatteri |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/250418/aathmika-replaces-oviya-in-kaatteri.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223123607/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/250418/aathmika-replaces-oviya-in-kaatteri.html |archive-date=23 February 2020 |access-date=23 February 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> In February 2019, she joined actor [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]] in Mu. Maran's ''Kannai Nambathey.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2019 |title=Udhayanidhi Stalin, Aathmika team up for a crime thriller |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/udhayanidhi-stalin-aathmika-team-crime-thriller-96301 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223112243/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/udhayanidhi-stalin-aathmika-team-crime-thriller-96301 |archive-date=23 February 2020 |access-date=23 February 2020 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> In September 2020, Aathmika began filming for ''[[Kodiyil Oruvan]]'', directed by Anand Krishnan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 September 2020 |title=Vijay Antony, Aathmika begin shooting for Ananda Krishnan's political thriller |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-antony-aathmika-begin-shooting-for-ananda-krishnans-political-thriller/amp_articleshow/77884916.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906115429/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-antony-aathmika-begin-shooting-for-ananda-krishnans-political-thriller/amp_articleshow/77884916.cms |archive-date=6 September 2020 |access-date=6 September 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2020 |title=Vijay Antony's next titled Kodiyil Oruvan |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2020/09/24/vijay-antonys-next-titled-kodiyil-oruvan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123040423/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2020/09/24/vijay-antonys-next-titled-kodiyil-oruvan/ |archive-date=23 January 2021 |access-date=23 January 2021 |website=[[News Today]]}}</ref> The film was released in 2021, becoming her second release due to her previous films' release being delayed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2021 |title='Kodiyil Oruvan': Five reasons to watch Vijay Antony's action drama |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kodiyil-oruvan-five-reasons-to-watch-vijay-antonys-action-drama/photostory/86263581.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918075800/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kodiyil-oruvan-five-reasons-to-watch-vijay-antonys-action-drama/photostory/86263581.cms |archive-date=18 September 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role(s)
!Notes
|-
|2017
|''[[Meesaya Murukku]]''
|Nila
|
|-
|2021
| ''[[Kodiyil Oruvan]]'' ||Meera Kachchatheevu
||
|-
| rowspan="3" |TBA
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Kaatteri]]'' {{dagger}}
||Pooja||Delayed
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Kannai Nambathey'' {{dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
|Delayed
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Naragasooran]]'' {{dagger}}
|Tharini
|Delayed
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sundar |first=Mrinalini |title=Your second film is more important than your first, says Aathmika |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/your-second-film-is-more-important-than-your-first-says-aathmika/articleshow/60302771.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002202758/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/your-second-film-is-more-important-than-your-first-says-aathmika/articleshow/60302771.cms |archive-date=2 October 2018 |access-date=23 February 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm9164560|name=}}
* {{Instagram|iamaathmika}}

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[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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