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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arundhati Nair
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2014{{ndash}}present
}}
'''Arundhati Nair''' is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Tamil and Malayalam films.

== Career ==
Arundhati starred in ''Ponge Ezhu Manohara'' (2014) and ''[[Virumandikkum Sivanandikkum]]'' (2016) before gaining recognition for her role as [[Vijay Antony]]'s wife in ''[[Saithan]]'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/arundhati-nair-gets-her-big-break-in-saithan-1.1937340 |title=Arundhati Nair gets her big break in 'Saithan' |website=Gulf News |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724133940/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/arundhati-nair-gets-her-big-break-in-saithan-1.1937340 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/251016/cant-pull-off-a-modern-look-arundhati-nair.html |title=Can't pull off a modern look: Arundhati Nair |first=Janani |last=K |date=25 October 2016 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626145402/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/251016/cant-pull-off-a-modern-look-arundhati-nair.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/160117/arundhati-nair-picks-homely-characters.html |title=Arundhati Nair picks homely characters |first=Janani |last=K |date=16 January 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626145409/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/160117/arundhati-nair-picks-homely-characters.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="P">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/290617/arundhati-nair-goes-places.html |title=Arundhati Nair goes places |first=Janani |last=K |date=29 June 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624202421/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/290617/arundhati-nair-goes-places.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In a review of the film by the ''Deccan Chroncicle'', the critic noted that "Arundhati Nair too has played two good characters and she deserves good praise".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/041216/bethaludu-movie-review-not-completely-impressive.html |title=Bethaludu movie review: Not completely impressive |first=Suresh |last=Kavirayani |date=4 December 2016 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627024046/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/041216/bethaludu-movie-review-not-completely-impressive.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She debuted in Malayalam with ''[[Ottakoru Kaamukan]]'' (2018) and portrayed the love interest if [[Shine Tom Chacko]] in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/ottakkoru-kaamukan/movie-review/66768205.cms|title=Ottakkoru Kaamukan Movie Review {2.5/5}|newspaper=The Times of India|date=23 November 2018|first=Arya|last=UR|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="P"/> She plays one of the female leads in ''Pistha'' opposite [[Shirish Saravanan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/040817/arundhathi-nair-picks-village-based-scripts.html |title=Arundhathi Nair picks village-based scripts |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=5 August 2017 |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626063828/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/kollywood/040817/arundhathi-nair-picks-village-based-scripts.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
;Films
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language!! Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Pongi Ezhu Manohara]]'' || Anandhi || rowspan="3" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Virumandikkum Sivanandikkum]]'' || Nandhini ||
|-
| ''[[Saithan]]'' || Aishwarya / Jayalakshmi ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Ottakoru Kaamukan]]'' || Annie || [[Malayalam]]||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Kanni Raasi]]'' || Herself || rowspan="4" | Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Pistha (2022 film)|Pistha]]'' || Nandini ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Aayiram Porkaasukal]]'' || Poongothai ||
|-
| 2024 || ''Seeran'' || Yazhini ||
|-
|}
; Television serials
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !!Role !! Channel!! Language
|-
|2019-2020||Kerala Samajam||Riya||Asianet||Malayalam
|}
; Web series
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !!Role !! Channel!! Language
|-
|2021||Padmini||Padmini||Premiere Padmini||Malayalam
|-
|2021
|Don't think
|Suja
|Voot Colours
|Tamil
|}

==Road Accident==
Arundhati Nair met with an accident on 14 March 2024 was travelling on a bike with her brother on Kovalam bypass road. She was on her way back after giving an interview to a YouTube channel.
She is critically injured and fighting for her life and kept on a ventilator at the Ananthapuri Hospital in Trivandrum.<ref name="Actor Arundhathi Nair On Ventilator Support After Major Bike Accident">{{cite news |last1=NDTV |title=Actor Arundhathi Nair On Ventilator Support After Major Bike Accident |url=https://www.ndtv.com/feature/actor-arundhathi-nair-on-ventilator-support-after-major-bike-accident-5262701 |access-date=20 March 2024 |date=18 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320100752/https://www.ndtv.com/feature/actor-arundhathi-nair-on-ventilator-support-after-major-bike-accident-5262701 |archive-date=20 March 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|8614208}}

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Jatta Goswami at 21:19, 25 February 2026