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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{COI|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anishma Anilkumar
| image = Anishma_Anilkumar.jpg
| caption = Anishma in 2026
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|6|27}}
| birth_place = Kattakkada, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2023–present
| notable_works = {{ubl|''[[Poovan]]''|''[[I Am Kathalan]]''|''[[Maranamass]]''|''[[Sirai (2025 film)|Sirai]]''|''[[Youth (2026 film)|Youth]]''}}
}}

'''Anishma Anilkumar''' (born 27 June 1999) is an Indian actress who works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films. She made her film debut with ''[[Poovan]]'' (2023) and latter appeared in ''[[I Am Kathalan]]'' (2024), ''[[Maranamass]]'' (2025). She made her Tamil debut with ''[[Sirai (2025 film)|Sirai]]'' (2025).

== Early life and education ==
Anishma Anilkumar was born on 27 June 1999 in [[Kattakada|Kattakkada]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], to Anilkumar and Sumadevi.<ref name="Vishu is about hope for a better year ahead: Anishma Anilkumar">{{cite news |title=Vishu is about hope for a better year ahead: Anishma Anilkumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vishu-is-about-hope-for-a-better-year-ahead-anishma-anilkumar/articleshow/130292478.cms |access-date=21 April 2026 |publisher=The Times of India |date=16 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260421045648/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vishu-is-about-hope-for-a-better-year-ahead-anishma-anilkumar/articleshow/130292478.cms |archive-date=21 April 2026}}</ref> She completed her B.Tech from Lourdes Matha College of Science and Technology, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], in 2021.

==Career==
She made her film debut in ''[[Poovan]]'' (2023).<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=I did a re-audition to land my first role – Anishma Anilkumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-did-a-re-audition-to-land-my-first-role-anishma-anilkumar/amp_articleshow/113874101.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=12 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212000331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-did-a-re-audition-to-land-my-first-role-anishma-anilkumar/articleshow/113874101.cms |archive-date=12 February 2026 }}</ref>
She is known for her performances in [[Naslen]]'s ''[[I Am Kathalan]]'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=NASLens: 'I am Kathalan' gets lost in a web of director Girish ADS’ previous tropes |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/amp/story/flix/naslens-i-am-kathalan-gets-lost-in-a-web-of-director-girish-ads-previous-tropes-2 |website=The News Minute |access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref> and [[Basil Joseph|Basil]]'s ''[[Maranamass]]'' (2025).<ref>{{cite web |title=Maranamass movie review: A few doses of ingenuity and a mix of idiosyncratic characters drive this film |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maranamass-movie-review-a-few-doses-of-ingenuity-and-a-mix-of-idiosyncratic-characters-drive-this-film/article69446213.ece/amp/ |website=The Hindu |access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref> She made her [[Tamil cinema|Tamil debut]] in [[Vikram Prabhu]]'s ''[[Sirai (2025 film)|Sirai]]'' (2025).<ref>{{cite web |title=Ameer about Sirai: The film excels with a new world, new faces, new dimensions |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/tamil/news/2025/Dec/29/ameer-about-sirai-the-film-excels-with-a-new-world-new-faces-new-dimensions |website=Cinema Express |access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref>
She also appeared in the TV series ''Secret Stories: Roslin''.<ref name="MM">{{cite web |title='പോയത് ഓഡിഷനാണെന്ന് അച്ഛനറിഞ്ഞില്ല, അന്ന് ഞാന്‍ സ്വയം പറഞ്ഞു നീ മരണമാസാടാ' {{!}} Anishma Anilkumar|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/videos/interviews/maranamass-actress-anishma-anilkumar-interview-b72ff89b |website=Mathrubhumi |access-date=12 February 2026|language=ml}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Notes
! class="unsortable" |Ref.
|-
|2023
|''[[Poovan]]''
|Sini
| rowspan="4" |[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
|
|<ref name="auto"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Thekku Vadakku]]''
|Devukutty
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-02 |title=Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vinayakan’s ‘Thekku Vadakku’ gets a release date |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/suraj-venjaramoodu-and-vinayakans-thekku-vadakku-gets-a-release-date/articleshow/113862357.cms |access-date=2026-02-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|''[[I Am Kathalan]]''
|Shilpa
|
|<ref>{{cite web |title=NASLens: 'I am Kathalan' gets lost in a web of director Girish ADS’ previous tropes |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/amp/story/flix/naslens-i-am-kathalan-gets-lost-in-a-web-of-director-girish-ads-previous-tropes-2 |access-date=12 February 2026 |website=The News Minute}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''[[Maranamass]]''
|Jessy
|
|<ref name="I finally feel like I am an actress: Anishma Anilkumar">{{cite news |title=I finally feel like I am an actress: Anishma Anilkumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-finally-feel-like-i-am-an-actress-anishma-anilkumar/articleshow/122244832.cms |access-date=21 April 2026 |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260421045204/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-finally-feel-like-i-am-an-actress-anishma-anilkumar/articleshow/122244832.cms |archive-date=21 April 2026}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Sirai (2025 film)|Sirai]]''
|Kalaiyarasi
| rowspan="3" |[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Sirai review: Vikram Prabhu’s cop secures a neat, engaging thriller drama|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sirai-review-vikram-prabhu-tamizh-taanakkaran-suresh-rajakumari-anishma-anilkumar/article70434686.ece/amp/ |access-date=12 February 2026 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2026
|''[[Youth (2026 film)|Youth]]''
|Kanakavalli
|
|<ref name="Youth star Anishma Anilkumar: 'Happy seeing you win, Ken'">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Youth star Anishma Anilkumar: 'Happy seeing you win, Ken' |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Mar/21/youth-star-anishma-anilkumar-happy-seeing-you-win-ken |access-date=21 April 2026 |publisher=Cinema Express |date=21 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260421045115/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Mar/21/youth-star-anishma-anilkumar-happy-seeing-you-win-ken |archive-date=21 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Pending film|Modha Rathiri}}
|{{TableTBA}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-02 |title=Rishikanth, Anishma Anilkumar join hands for Modha Rathiri; Lokesh Kanagaraj unveils poster |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/May/02/rishikanth-anishma-anilkumar-join-hands-for-modha-rathiri-lokesh-kanagaraj-unveils-poster|access-date=2026-05-02|website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-02 |title=Lokesh Kanagaraj unveils title ‘Modha Rathiri’ for Rishikanth–Anishma film, IBW News: English News, Breaking News in English, ताज़ा हिदी समाचार |url=https://www.indianbroadcastingworld.com/lokesh-kanagaraj-unveils-modha/ |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Indian Broadcasting World |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Platform
! class="unsortable" |Ref.
|-
|2026
|''Secret Stories: Roslin''
| Adithi
|Malayalam
|[[JioHotstar]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-10 |title=Roslin OTT release date details: Where and when to watch the Malayalam mystery thriller series online |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/roslin-ott-release-date-details-where-and-when-to-watch-the-malayalam-mystery-thriller-series-online/articleshow/128158528.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2026-02-16 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Film
|-
| 2026
| JFW Movie Awards
|Best Actress Debutante (Tamil)
|[[Sirai (2025 film)|Sirai]]
|}
== See also==
*[[I Am Kathalan]]

*[[Maranamass]]
*[[Sirai (2025 film)|Sirai]]
*[[Youth (2026 film)|Youth]]

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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