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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anjali Nair
| image = Anjali Nair In 2021.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Anjali in 2021
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|07|16}}
| birth_place = [[Cochin, Kerala]], India
| occupation = Film actress Model [[Television presenter]]
| years_active = 1994 - 1996 2010 - present
| notable_works = ''[[Drishyam 2]]'', ''Ben''
| spouse = Ajit raju
| children = 1<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/090316/happy-mom-on-n-off-screen.html | title= Happy mom on 'n off screen | date=9 March 2016 | newspaper=Deccan Chronicle | first=Priya | last=Sreekumar | access-date=7 September 2019 }}</ref>
| awards = [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress]]
}}

'''Anjali Nair''' (born 16 July 1988) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] [[film industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/chat-with-anjali-Nair-winner-of-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-character-actress/article8334714.ece|title=A 'surprise' winner|first=Athira|last=M|date=10 March 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> She is a recipient of the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress]] at Kerala State film Awards in 2015.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|last=M.|first=Athira|title=A 'surprise' winner|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/chat-with-anjali-Nair-winner-of-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-character-actress/article8334714.ece|access-date=28 February 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="DC">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/090316/happy-mom-on-n-off-screen.html |title=Happy mom on 'n off screen |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221011604/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/090316/happy-mom-on-n-off-screen.html |archive-date=2017-02-21 }}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Atley-asked-to-not-smile-be-a-rebel-Anjali/articleshow/51394747.cms |title=Atley asked to not smile, be a rebel: Anjali |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425074924/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Atley-asked-to-not-smile-be-a-rebel-Anjali/articleshow/51394747.cms |archive-date=2016-04-25 }}</ref><ref name="DCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151109/entertainment-mollywood/article/first-vipin-said-i-had-no-role-ben-anjali-Nair |title=First, Vipin said I had no role in Ben: Anjali Aneesh |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221011443/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151109/entertainment-mollywood/article/first-vipin-said-i-had-no-role-ben-anjali-aneesh |archive-date=2017-02-21 }}</ref>

==Early and personal life==
Anjali was born to Usha and Giridharan Nair. She began her career as a child artist in ''Manathe Vellitheru''.

Anjali was married to [[Aneesh Upasana]], but later got separated. She has a daughter Aavni, who acted as her daughter in ''[[5 Sundarikal]]''.<ref name="TOI" /><ref name="TH" />

Anjali got married to [[Ajit Raju]] in 2022.

==Career==
Anjali started off as a model, before working as a television anchor and acting in more than 100 advertisements. She then acted in many music albums, including La Cochin by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]].<ref name="TH">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/chat-with-anjali-aneesh-winner-of-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-character-actress/article8334714.ece |title=A 'surprise' winner |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312053504/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/chat-with-anjali-aneesh-winner-of-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-character-actress/article8334714.ece |archive-date=2016-03-12 }}</ref> She has featured in a television serial titled "Bandhangal Bandhanangal" and appeared in many television shows.

==Filmography==
===Feature films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Manathe Vellitheru]]'' || || Child artiste
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Mangalyasootram]]'' || || Child artiste
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Lalanam]]'' || || Child artiste
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010 || ''[[Nellu (2010 film)|Nellu]]'' ||Thamara || Tamil film Credited as Bhagyanjali
|-
|| ''Kotti'' ||Thulasi || Tamil film
|-
|| ''[[Unnaiye Kadhalipen]]'' || Vaidehi ||Tamil film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Seniors (film)|Seniors]]'' || Reni ||
|-
|| ''[[Venicile Vyapari]]'' || Ammu's Friend ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]'' || Journalist ||
|-
|| ''[[Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu]]'' || TV Reporter ||
|-
|| ''[[Matinee (2012 film)|Matinee]]'' || Muslim bride ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013 || ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' ||Sethulakshmi's Mother ||
|-
|| ''[[Pattam Pole]]'' || Bride Kunjulakshmi ||
|-
|| ''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]]'' || Honey||
|-
| rowspan="12" | 2014 || ''[[Koothara]]'' || Priya ||
|-
|| ''[[Tamaar Padaar]]'' || Vanitha ||
|-
|| ''[[Asha Black]]'' || Anwar Ali's wife ||
|-
|| ''[[Actually (film)|Actually]]'' || Roopa ||
|-
|| ''[[Angels (2014 film)|Angels]]''|| Nandita||
|-
|| ''[[100 Degree Celsius (film)|100 Degree Celsius]]'' || Nanda ||
|-
|| ''[[Central Theater (film)|Central Theater]]'' || Mariya John ||
|-
|| ''[[Munnariyippu]]'' ||Journalist||
|-
|| ''[[Seconds (2014 film)|Seconds]]'' || Haseena ||
|-
|| ''[[Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum]]'' ||Deepika || Tamil film
|-
|| ''Nee Naan Nizhal'' ||Anwar Ali's wife|| Tamil film
|-
|| ''Monayi Angane Aanayi '' || Servant ||
|-
| rowspan="13" | 2015 || ''[[Mili (2015 film)|Mili]]'' || Anitha ||
|-
|| ''[[Aadu (film)|Aadu]]'' || Usha ||
|-
|| ''[[Lailaa O Lailaa]]'' || Office Staff, Zukni ||
|-
|| ''[[Love 24x7]]'' || Nandhini ||
|-
|| ''[[Acha Dhin]]'' || Nurse ||
|-
|| ''[[Adi Kapyare Kootamani]]'' || Ammachi's daughter-in-law ||
|-
|| ''[[Kanal (2015 film)|Kanal]]'' || Revathyi's relative ||
|-
|| ''Compartment''|| Teacher||
|-
|| ''Nellikka'' ||Sophy ||
|-
|| ''Nikkah'' || Christina ||
|-
|| ''[[Onnam Loka Mahayudham]]'' || Lissy ||
|-
|| ''White Boys'' || Geetha ||
|-
|| ''Ben'' || Asha Justin || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress]]<ref name="thehindu.com"/>
|-
| rowspan="14" | 2016 || ''[[Kali (2016 film)|Kali]]'' || House owner's daughter ||
|-
||''[[Kammatipaadam]]'' || Nalini ||
|-
|| ''[[Annmariya Kalippilannu]]'' || Megha ||
|-
|| ''[[Out of Range (film)|Out of Range]]'' || Aswathy ||
|-
|| ''[[Oppam]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
|| ''[[Olappeeppi]]'' || Devi ||
|-
|| ''[[Pulimurugan]]'' || Murugan's Mother ||
|-
|| ''[[Kolumittayi]]'' || Daisy ||
|-
|| ''[[Marupadi]]'' || Mother Superior, Julie ||
|-
|| ''[[Daffedar]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
|| ''Pallikoodam'' || Amina ||
|-
|| ''Popcorn'' || Yogita ||
|-
|| ''[[Dooram]]'' || Meera ||
|-
|| ''Sukhamayirikkatte'' ||- ||
|-
| rowspan="22" | 2017|| ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]'' || Hasna ||
|-
||''[[Sakhavu (2017 film)|Sakhavu]]'' || Suja ||
|-
||''[[Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu]]'' || Bijila ||
|-
||''[[Role Models (2017 film)|Role Models]]'' || Natasha ||
|-
||''[[E (2017 film)|E]]'' || Elsamma ||
|-
||''[[Naval Enna Jewel]]'' || Reena ||
|-
||''[[Pullikkaran Staraa]]'' || Mayur's wife ||
|-
||''[[Pokkiri Simon]]'' || Jayamol Ganesh ||
|-
||''[[Crossroad (2017 film)|Crossroad]]'' || Padmavathi ||Segment : Maya
|-
||''[[Lava Kusha (2017 film)|Lava Kusha]]'' || Vanaja ||
|-
||''[[Chunkzz]]'' || Ancy ||
|-
||''[[Chakkaramaavin Kombathu]]'' || Jayasree ||
|-
|| ''[[Masterpiece (2017 film)|Masterpiece]]'' || Dancer || Guest appearance in a song
|-
|| ''[[Honey Bee 2.5]]'' || Herself ||
|-
||''[[Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu]]''|| Mariya's friend ||
|-
||''Prethamundu Sookshikkuka''|| Janaki||
|-
||''Vilakkumaram'' ||Anjaly ||
|-
|| ''Hadiya''||Adv. Sulthath ||
|-
||''Overtake ''||Teena ||
|-
||''[[Theeram]]'' ||Aki's wife ||
|-
|| ''Sadrish Vaakyam 24:29'' ||Ayisha||
|-
||''Oru Malayala Colour Padam''||- ||
|-
| rowspan="11" | 2018|| ''[[Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam]]''||Seema Gopi ||
|-
||''[[Aami]]'' || Khamar||
|-
|| ''[[Mohanlal (film)|Mohanlal]]'' ||Meenukutty's mother ||
|-
||''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]'' || Kammaran's mother||
|-
||''[[B.Tech (film)|B.Tech]]''|| |Azmi||
|-
||''[[Premasoothram]]''||Teacher||
|-
||''[[Krishnam]]'' ||Anuradha's mother ||
|-
|| ''Kidu''|| Sneha Teacher ||
|-
|| ''Thanaha''||Vimala Prabhakaran ||
|-
||''Vikadakumaran'' || ||
|-
||''Suvarna Purushan'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="19" | 2019|| ''[[Vijay Superum Pournamiyum]]''||Home Nurse ||
|-
|| ''[[Mikhael (film)|Mikhael]]''||Issac's wife ||
|-
|| ''[[Lonappante Mamodeesa]]'' || Annakutty||
|-
|| ''[[Oru Adaar Love]]''|| English teacher||
|-
|| ''[[Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam]]'' || Salamma||
|-
|| ''[[Krishnam]]'' || Anuradha's mother||
|-
|| ''Swarna Malsyangal'' || Anjali's mother||
|-
|| ''Panthu''|| Mrs. Sudheesh||
|-
|| ''[[Kuttymama]]'' || Indira||
|-
|| ''Chila New Gen Naattu Visheshangal'' || Kamala Nair||
|-
|| ''[[Kalki (2019 Malayalam film)|Kalki]]'' || Vyshakhan's wife||
|-
|| ''Safe'' || SI Vani||
|-
|| ''[[Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha]]'' || Magistrate||
|-
|| ''[[Edakkad Battalion 06]]'' ||Gowri||
|-
|| ''[[Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla]]'' ||Crying Baby's Mother ||
|-
|| ''[[Isakkinte Ithihasam]]'' ||Arunima ||
|-
|| ''Oru Nalla Kottayamkkaran'' || Sisily Thomas||
|-
|| ''[[Vikruthi]]'' || {{N/A}}|| Executive producer
|-
|| ''Vattameshasammelanam'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2020|| ''Marjara Oru Kallu Vecha Nuna'' || Teesa||
|-
|| ''Oru Vadakkan Pennu'' || Sivan's wife||
|-
|| ''[[Forensic (2020 film)|Forensic]]'' || Malavika's mother||
|-
|| ''Love FM'' || Safiyas Ghazal||
|-
|| ''[[Kozhipporu]]'' ||Jibina||
|-
|| ''[[Maniyarayile Ashokan]]'' || Psychiatrist||
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2021|| ''[[Drishyam 2]]''|| Saritha||
|-
|| ''Meezan''|| Jameela||
|-
|| ''[[Mohan Kumar Fans]]'' || Latha||
|-
|| ''[[Agadu]]'' || Dr.Suja||Tamil film
|-
|| ''Ellam Sheriyakum''|| ||
|-
|| ''[[Annaatthe]]'' || Kaalaiyaan's mother||Tamil film Cameo appearance
|-
|| ''[[Kaaval (upcoming film)|Kaaval]]'' || Kunjumol||
|-
|| ''Vidhi:The Verdict'' || Sakshi||
|-
||''[[Djibouti (film)|Djibouti]]'' || Grassy||
|-
| rowspan="22" | 2022|| ''Baby Sam''|| Vidya ||
|-
|| ''[[Aaraattu (2021 film)|Aarattu]]''|| Collector||
|-
|| ''[[Aviyal (2022 film)|Aviyal]]''|| Diana||
|-
|| ''Third World Boys''|| Shine's lover||
|-
|| ''[[NaMo (Rupesh Paul film)|Namo]]'' || Susheela|| Sanskrit film
|-
|| ''Kochaal'' || -||
|-
|| ''Viddikalude Mash''|| -||
|-
|| ''[[Maamanithan (film)|Maamanithan]]'' ||- ||Tamil film
|-
||''[[Ram (film)|Ram]]'' || Fathima||
|-
|| '' Solamante Manavatti Sofiya''|| -||
|-
|| ''One Second''|| -||
|-
|| ''Pani''|| -||
|-
|| ''Kalam''|| -||
|-
|| ''Randam Pakuthi''|| -||
|-
|| ''Son of Gangster''|| -||
|-
|| ''Iru''|| -||
|-
|| ''Liquor Island''|| -||
|-
|| ''Vaathil''|| -||
|-
|| ''Shalamon''|| -||
|-
|| ''Monster''|| -||
|-
|| ''Mazha Peyyunna Kadal''|| -||
|-
|| ''Mukhapadangal''|| -||
|-
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2009|| ''La Cochin'' ||Anjali||Musical album
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015|| ''[[Punchirikku Parasparam]]'' ||School Girl's Mother||Short Film
|-
|| ''Jalam Kondulla Muruvikal'' ||Deepa teacher||Short Film
|-
|| ''Celebrate Happiness'' ||Herself||Video Song
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2017||''Amar Jawan Amar Bharath'' ||Soldier's wife ||Patriotic Video
|-
|| ''Oru Muthassi Gatha'' ||Anjali ||Short Film
|-
|| ''She Deserves Better'' ||Lakshmi||Video
|-
|| ''Nanda'' || Nanda's mother||
|-
|| ''Chitra'' ||Chitra ||
|-
|| ''Canvas'' || Meera Manu||
|-
||''Entha Ingane?''||Ammu ||Director too
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 ||''Nithyaharitha Kamukan'' || School boy's mom||
|-
||''Sahitham''||''Grandmother'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019||''The Secret''||Roshni ||
|-
||''Oppana''|| Suhara Senior||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2021||''Elizabeth''|| Merlin||
|-
||''Aakasmikam''|| Shalini||
|-
||''Thiththiri''|| Wife||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2022||''Dear Dad''||Revathy ||
|-
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1990's||''Bandhangal Bandhanangal''||Actress||TV Serial Child artist
|-
|2015||''Sadyavattam''||Host||Cookery
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016||''Thara Pachakam''||Celebrity preseneter||Cookery
|-
||''Smart Show''||Participant||Game show
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021||''[[Udan Panam|Udan Panam 3.O]]''||Participant||Game show
|-
||''Salt and Pepper''||Celebrity Presenter||Cookery
|-
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name}}
* {{Facebook|AnjaliNairOfficial}}
* {{Instagram|iamanjalinair}}

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