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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Indian name|Anikha|Surendran}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Anikha Surendran
| image = Anikha.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|11|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manjeri]], [[Kerala]], India
| education =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2010{{En dash}}2022 (child artist) <br/> 2023{{Endash}}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 language|Tamil]] film industries. Starting her career as child artist, she acted in ''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]'' (2010), ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' (2015) and ''[[Viswasam]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviespicy.com/baby-anikha-with-thala-ajith-kumar-in-yennai-arindhaal/ |title=Anikha inyennai arindhaal with ajith kumar. |work=MovieSpicy |access-date=29 May 2015 |archive-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603004235/http://www.moviespicy.com/baby-anikha-with-thala-ajith-kumar-in-yennai-arindhaal/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has received awards for acting. She became a lead actress with the Telugu film ''[[Butta Bomma (film)|Butta Bomma]]'' (2023), an official remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Kappela]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/precocious-anikha/article3406291.ece |title=Precocious Anikha |work=The Hindu |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2015 |archive-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920205244/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/precocious-anikha/article3406291.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Anikha was born on 27 November 2004 in [[Manjeri, Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Anikha Surendran: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anikha-Surendran |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917144751/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anikha-Surendran |url-status=live}}</ref> She was educated at Nazareth School, Manjeri, and at Devagiri CMI Public School, Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/biography/butta-bomma-anikha-surendran-biography-movielist-images-age-instagram-780417 |title=Butta Bomma Anikha Surendran Biography: Movielist, Images, Age, Instagram |date=February 2023 |access-date=13 March 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313105122/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/biography/butta-bomma-anikha-surendran-biography-movielist-images-age-instagram-780417 |url-status=live}}</ref> She is currently pursuing her studies at [[Sacred Heart College, Kochi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6BdQwMvH9t/?hl=en |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

== 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]],''<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2018 |title=Child actor Anikha spills beans on Ajith's Viswasam |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/child-artist-anikha-spills-beans-on-ajith-s-viswasam-1393782-2018-11-22 |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608152925/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/child-artist-anikha-spills-beans-on-ajith-s-viswasam-1393782-2018-11-22 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the web series [[Queen (web series)|''Queen'']].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Queen Starts Ruling! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/queen-starts-ruling/articleshow/72887644.cms |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=19 December 2019 |language=en |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610125552/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/queen-starts-ruling/articleshow/72887644.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In her first film ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' (2007), she had an uncredited role of a few seconds in the climax.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Anikha Surendran to share screenspace with Nagarjuna in Telugu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anikha-surendran-to-share-screenspace-with-nagarjuna-in-telugu/articleshow/80836463.cms |access-date=22 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=11 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305044318/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anikha-surendran-to-share-screenspace-with-nagarjuna-in-telugu/articleshow/80836463.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style=background:#ffc |{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010 || ''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]'' || Laya || rowspan="9" | [[Malayalam]]|| Malayalam debut as a child actress ||
|-
| ''[[Four Friends (2010 film)|Four Friends]]'' || Devootty || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Race (2011 film)|Race]]'' || Achu || ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]''||Sethu's Daughter || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' || Sethu Lakshmi ||Anthology film; Segment: ''Sethu Lakshmi''
||
|-
| ''[[Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi]]'' || Wafamol || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2014 || ''[[Nayana (2014 film)|Nayana]]'' || Nayana || ||
|-
| ''[[Onnum Mindathe]]'' || Kunchi || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
| ''[[Bhaskar The Rascal]]''|| Shivani || ||
|-
| ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]''|| Isha || rowspan="3" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| Debut as Child Actress in Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Naanum Rowdydhaan]]'' || Younger Kadhambari || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Miruthan]]'' || Vidya || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Great Father]]'' || Sara David|| rowspan="2" | Malayalam || ||
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Johny Johny Yes Appa]]''||Nandana|| ||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Viswasam]]''||Swetha|| rowspan="2" |Tamil|| ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2022||''[[Maamanithan (film)|Maamanithan]]'' ||Christy|| ||
|-
| ''[[The Ghost (2022 film)|The Ghost]]'' || Aditi ||rowspan=2|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||Debut as Child Actress in Telugu||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-ghost-movie-review-nagarjunas-actioner-is-slick-but-misses-the-bullseye/article65972107.ece |title='The Ghost' movie review: Nagarjuna's actioner is slick, but misses the bullseye |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 October 2022 |last1=Chandar |first1=Bhuvanesh |access-date=18 October 2022 |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018222404/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-ghost-movie-review-nagarjunas-actioner-is-slick-but-misses-the-bullseye/article65972107.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2023 || ''[[Butta Bomma (film)|Butta Bomma]]'' || Satya ||Debut as lead actress in Telugu||<ref name="telugudebut">{{Cite news |date=1 March 2023 |title=Butta Bomma: When and where to watch the Telugu romantic movie on OTT |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/butta-bomma-when-and-where-to-watch-the-telugu-romantic-movie-on-ott/articleshow/98329404.cms |access-date=17 March 2023 |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317162124/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/butta-bomma-when-and-where-to-watch-the-telugu-romantic-movie-on-ott/articleshow/98329404.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="telugulead">{{Cite web |date=1 March 2023 |title=Butta Bomma OTT Release Date: When And Where To Watch The Telugu Romantic Film |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/entertainment/butta-bomma-ott-release-date-when-and-where-to-watch-the-telugu-romantic-film-10067148 |access-date=17 March 2023 |website=English Jagran |language=en |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317162121/https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/butta-bomma-ott-release-date-when-and-where-to-watch-the-telugu-romantic-film-10067148 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Oh My Darling (film)|Oh My Darling]]'' || Jeni & Jasmine || rowspan="4" | Malayalam ||Debut as lead actress in Malayalam||<ref>{{Cite news |title='Oh My Darling' teaser: Anikha Surendran starrer promises a unique love story |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/oh-my-darling-teaser-anikha-surendran-starrer-promises-a-unique-love-story/articleshow/97647699.cms |access-date=7 February 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326005312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/oh-my-darling-teaser-anikha-surendran-starrer-promises-a-unique-love-story/articleshow/97647699.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Lovefully Yours Veda (film)|Lovefully Yours Veda]]'' || Maalu || ||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rajisha Vijayan and Sreenath Bhasi team up for 'Lovefully yours Veda', a campus drama |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rajisha-vijayan-and-sreenath-bhasi-team-up-for-lovefully-yours-veda-a-campus-drama/articleshow/93871024.cms |access-date=7 February 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207141535/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rajisha-vijayan-and-sreenath-bhasi-team-up-for-lovefully-yours-veda-a-campus-drama/articleshow/93871024.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[King of Kotha]]'' || Rithu || ||<ref>{{Cite news |title='King of Kotha' will be a complete mass entertainer, says Anikha Surendran |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/king-of-kotha-will-be-a-complete-mass-entertainer-says-anikha-surendran/articleshow/98175838.cms?from=mdr |access-date=22 March 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322131628/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/king-of-kotha-will-be-a-complete-mass-entertainer-says-anikha-surendran/articleshow/98175838.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| ''[[Cup (2024 film)|Cup]]'' || Nithya Rajesh || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Mathew Thomas-Basil Joseph starrer Cup confirms release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Sep/04/mathew-thomas-basil-joseph-starrer-cup-confirms-release |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[PT Sir]]''|| Nandhini || rowspan="4" | Tamil || Parallel lead|| <ref>{{Cite news |title=Hip Hop Adhi's sports drama titled 'PT Sir' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/hip-hop-adhis-sports-drama-titled-pt-sir/articleshow/96937405.cms |access-date=7 February 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207144148/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/hip-hop-adhis-sports-drama-titled-pt-sir/articleshow/96937405.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''[[Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam]]'' || Nila Karunakaran ||Debut as lead actress in Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Indra (2025 film)|Indra]]'' || Mathi|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-07-26 |title=Vasanth Ravi's Indra with Mehreen Pirzada gets release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jul/26/vasanth-ravis-indra-with-mehreen-pirzada-gets-release-date |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2026
| {{Pending film|Vasuvin Garbinigal}} || TBA|| Post-production || <ref>{{Cite web |title=கர்ப்பமாக இருக்கும் அஜித்தின் மைனர் 'மகள்' |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/ajith-kumars-reel-daughter-anikha-surendrans-pregnancy-picture-stuns-fans/articleshow/92104255.cms |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=Samayam Tamil |language=ta |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207203319/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/ajith-kumars-reel-daughter-anikha-surendrans-pregnancy-picture-stuns-fans/articleshow/92104255.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Vijay Antony launches the first look poster of Tamil film 'Vasuvin Garbinigal' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-antony-launches-the-first-look-poster-of-tamil-film-vasuvin-garbinigal/articleshow/92054123.cms |access-date=7 February 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207204552/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-antony-launches-the-first-look-poster-of-tamil-film-vasuvin-garbinigal/articleshow/92054123.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Network
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|2012
|''Amaranth''
|Cancer patient (unnamed)
| rowspan="2" |Malayalam
|[[Surya TV]]
|Teleshort film
|
|-
|2017
|''Colours of life''
|Kanmani
|rowspan="3"|[[YouTube]]
|
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Maa (2018 film)|Maa]]''
|Ammu
|Tamil
|
|
<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2018 |title=Maa Tamil short film: Subtlety packs a punch in this Gautham Vasudev Menon venture |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/maa-tamil-short-film-subtlety-packs-a-punch-in-this-gautham-vasudev-menon-venture/story-eN9pfxPJ89B127ioTNGPrL.html |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204111752/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/maa-tamil-short-film-subtlety-packs-a-punch-in-this-gautham-vasudev-menon-venture/story-eN9pfxPJ89B127ioTNGPrL.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2024||''Karthi Kalyani''||Kalyani||Malayalam|| ||
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Network
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|2019
|''[[Queen (TV series)|Queen]]''
|Young Shakthi Seshadri
|Tamil
|[[MX Player]]
|Web Debut
|
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Song
!Language
!Singer(s)
|-
|2014
|''Ayyappa Dhinthaka''
| rowspan="3" |Tamil
|[[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
|-
|2020
|''Irukai Puratchi''
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar|GV Prakash]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|''En Kadhala''
|[[Srinisha Jayaseelan]]
|-
|''Floreo''
| rowspan="2" |Malayalam
|[[Madhu Balakrishnan]], Ashalata Nelson, [[Sreya Jayadeep]]
|-
|''Ormathan Edanazhiyil''
|Anju Joseph
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award
!Year
!Category
!Film
!Ref
|-
|[[Kerala State Film Awards]]||2013||Best Child Artist||''[[5 Sundarikal]]''||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sanoop-santhosh-and-baby-anikha-shared-kerala-state-film-awards-for-best-child-artists-sanoop-and-anikha-got-award-for-their-performance-in-philips-and-monkey-pen-and-anchu-sundarikal-respectively-want-to-be-a-journalist-come-to-times-school-of-journalism-visit-tcms-in/articleshow/33946197.cms |title=Anikha and Sanoop share the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420122302/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sanoop-santhosh-and-baby-anikha-shared-kerala-state-film-awards-for-best-child-artists-sanoop-and-anikha-got-award-for-their-performance-in-philips-and-monkey-pen-and-anchu-sundarikal-respectively-want-to-be-a-journalist-come-to-times-school-of-journalism-visit-tcms-in/articleshow/33946197.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Asianet Film Awards]]||2011||rowspan=2|Best Child Artist||''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]''||<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/21/stories/2011012150960400.htm |title=Asianet's star-spangled event |date=21 January 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212134438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/21/stories/2011012150960400.htm |archive-date=12 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2018||''[[The Great Father]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |title=20th Asianet Film Awards 2018 -Winners {{!}} Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress |url=https://www.vinodadarshan.com/2018/05/20th-asianet-film-awards-2018-winners.html |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=Vinodadarshan |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020091622/https://www.vinodadarshan.com/2018/05/20th-asianet-film-awards-2018-winners.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|JFW Movie Awards||2020||Best Child Artist||''[[Viswasam]]''||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://jfwonline.com/article/twin-birds-presents-jfw-movie-awards-2020-an-unforgettable-night-with-impeccable-style-and-substance/amp |title=Anikha wins the JFW Movie Awards, for the movie Viswasam |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117010420/https://jfwonline.com/article/twin-birds-presents-jfw-movie-awards-2020-an-unforgettable-night-with-impeccable-style-and-substance/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==See also==

* [[Baby Niveditha]]
* [[Nivetha Thomas]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|4171957|Anikha}}
*{{Facebook|id=AnikhaOfficial}}
*{{Instagram}}

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