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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Esther Anil
| image = Esther_Anill.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Esther Anil
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|08|27}}
| birth_place = [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]], [[Kerala]], India
| other_names =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|TV host}}
| yearsactive = 2010 - present
| parents = {{ubl|Anil Abraham|Manju Anil}}
| relatives =
| awards = [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
}}

'''Esther Anil''' (born 27 August 2001<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=29 April 2015 |title=Esther Anil with Family & Friends |url=https://entertainmentcorner.in/esther-anil-with-family-friends/ |website=Entertainment Corner |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703173815/http://www.entertainmentcorner.in/amp/galleries/rare_unseen_pics/esther-anil-with-family-friends/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is an Indian actress who works primarily in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films, in addition to few [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{Cite news |last=UR |first=Arya |date=10 October 2019 |title=I need more time to be ready for heroine roles in films: Esther Anil |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-need-more-time-to-be-ready-for-heroine-roles-in-films-esther-anil/articleshow/71504541.cms |access-date=1 July 2020 |archive-date=10 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110180710/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-need-more-time-to-be-ready-for-heroine-roles-in-films-esther-anil/articleshow/71504541.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 June 2014 |title=Esther Anil is a busy bee |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Esther-Anil-is-a-busy-bee/articleshow/37250313.cms |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711052342/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Esther-Anil-is-a-busy-bee/articleshow/37250313.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
She debuted as a child artist in a Malayalam film ''[[Nallavan (2010 film)|Nallavan]]'' in 2010.<ref name="auto" /> She is best known for her role as Anumol "Anu" George in the 2013 film ''[[Drishyam]] '' and its sequel ''[[Drishyam 2]]'', as well as Oolu in ''[[Oolu]]'' (2020).<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=12 February 2020 |title=Child no more: 'Drishyam' actor Esther Anil turns leading lady with 'Johar' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/child-no-more-drishyam-actor-esther-anil-turns-leading-lady-with-johar/article30799439.ece |access-date=7 May 2020 |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825090439/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/child-no-more-drishyam-actor-esther-anil-turns-leading-lady-with-johar/article30799439.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="deccanchronicle">{{Cite web |title=Esther Anil in Maya's world |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/211018/esther-anil-in-mayas-world.html |access-date=7 May 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=21 October 2018 |archive-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624015609/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/211018/esther-anil-in-mayas-world.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 March 2018 |title=Esther turns heroine for Shane Nigam movie |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/esther-turns-heroine-for-shane-nigam-movie/articleshow/63489161.cms |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004100054/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/esther-turns-heroine-for-shane-nigam-movie/articleshow/63489161.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

Esther has won [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] for the Best Child Artist in 2016. She reprised her role from ''[[Drishyam]]'' in the Telugu and Tamil remakes, ''[[Drushyam]]'' and ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' (2015), respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2014 |title=Esther Anil in Drishyam remake! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Esther-Anil-in-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/40338299.cms |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004094547/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Esther-Anil-in-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/40338299.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2015 |title=Esther Anil reprises her role as Anu |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/esther-anil-reprises-her-role-as-anu-1.1544518 |website=Gulf News |access-date=7 May 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004094544/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/esther-anil-reprises-her-role-as-anu-1.1544518 |url-status=live }}</ref> She played the heroine in the unreleased Tamil film ''Kuzhali''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2017 |title=Mohanlal's daughter in 'Drishyam,' Esther Anil, all set to debut as heroine in Tamil |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlals-daughter-in-drishyam-esther-anil-all-set-to-debut-as-heroine-in-tamil/articleshow/58655838.cms |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004100056/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlals-daughter-in-drishyam-esther-anil-all-set-to-debut-as-heroine-in-tamil/articleshow/58655838.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> She played the lead role in ''[[Johaar]]'', a Telugu film featuring debutantes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=12 February 2020 |title=Child no more: 'Drishyam' actor Esther Anil turns leading lady with 'Johar' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/child-no-more-drishyam-actor-esther-anil-turns-leading-lady-with-johar/article30799439.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 May 2020 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301232826/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/child-no-more-drishyam-actor-esther-anil-turns-leading-lady-with-johar/article30799439.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2010 || ''[[Nallavan (2010 film)|Nallavan]]'' || Malli|| rowspan=15 | [[Malayalam]] || <ref name="auto" />
|-
| ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' || Nandhakumar's daughter ||
|-
| ''[[Sakudumbam Shyamala]]'' || Young Shyamala ||
|-
| ''[[Cocktail (2010 film)|Cocktail]]'' || Ravi's daughter ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2011 || ''[[Doctor Love (film)|Doctor Love]]'' || Young Ebin ||
|-
| ''[[The Metro (film)|The Metro]]'' || Sujathan's daughter ||
|-
| ''[[Violin (2011 film)|Violin]]'' || Young Angel ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2012 || ''[[Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.]]'' || Devu ||
|-
| ''[[Mallu Singh]]'' || Young Nithya ||
|-
| ''[[Njanum Ente Familiyum]]'' || Gouri ||
|-
| ''[[Bhoomiyude Avakashikal]]'' || Girl who eats at Lakshmi Amma's house ||
|-
| rowspan=4| 2013 || ''[[Kunjananthante Kada]]'' || Anu Kunjananthan ||
|-
| ''[[August Club]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Omega.exe'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Drishyam]]'' || Anumol "Anu" George ||
|-
| 2014 ||''[[Drushyam]]'' || Anu || [[Telugu Language|Telugu]] || <ref name="Sify">{{Cite web |date=8 January 2014 |title=Drishyam in Telugu, Venkatesh in the lead! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/drishyam-in-telugu-venkatesh-in-the-lead-news-malayalam-obileFjgegdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511030701/http://www.sify.com/movies/drishyam-in-telugu-venkatesh-in-the-lead-news-malayalam-obileFjgegdsi.html |archive-date=11 May 2015 |access-date=10 May 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2015 || ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' || Meena Suyambulingam || [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] || <ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M |title=Papanasam Movie Review |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/papanasam/movie-review/47933927.cms |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-date=13 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113000613/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Papanasam/movie-review/47933927.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''Mayapuri 3D'' || || rowspan=4 | Malayalam
|-
| 2017 || ''Gemini'' || Gemini ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''[[Mr. & Ms. Rowdy]]'' || Anu ||
|-
| ''[[Oolu]]'' || Oolu ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Johaar]]'' || Jyothi || Telugu || <ref>{{Cite news |date=6 July 2020 |title=Then and Now: Esther Anil, the child artist from Drushyam, has become more beautiful and stunning diva! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/then-and-now-esther-anil-the-child-artist-from-drushyam-has-become-more-beautiful-and-stunning-diva/articleshow/76810035.cms |access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825091533/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/then-and-now-esther-anil-the-child-artist-from-drushyam-has-become-more-beautiful-and-stunning-diva/articleshow/76810035.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2021||''[[Drishyam 2]]''|| Anumol "Anu" George || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Drushyam 2]]'' || Anu ||Telugu ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Jack N' Jill]]'' || Arathy || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Vindhya Victim Verdict V3]]'' || Viji || rowspan=2 | Tamil ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Minmini (2024 film)|Minmini]]'' || Praveenah ||<ref>{{cite news|date=24 July 2024|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Jul/24/minmini-teenagers-go-on-a-journey-of-self-discovery-looking-for-transformation|title=Minmini: Teenagers go on a journey of self-discovery looking for transformation|access-date=24 July 2024|language=en|newspaper=[[Cinema Express]]|url-status=live|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724055644/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Jul/24/minmini-teenagers-go-on-a-journey-of-self-discovery-looking-for-transformation}}</ref>
|-
| 2025 || ''Shanthamee Rathriyil'' || || rowspan="2" | Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santhosh |first=Vivek |date=2024-12-02 |title=Jayaraj's next titled Shanthamee Raathriyil |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Dec/02/jayarajs-next-titled-shanthamee-raathriyil |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2026 || {{Pending film| [[Drishyam 3]]}} || Anumol "Anu" George ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Esther Anil shares update on Master's Degree at London School of Economics, says only one milestone remains |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/01/esther-anil-lse-masters-drishyam-3-actress-education.html |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Program
! Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Top Singer (TV series)|Top Singer]]''
| Host
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2019 |title=Anchoring TV show is not my cup of tea: Esther Anil |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/anchoring-tv-show-is-not-my-cup-of-tea-esther-anil/articleshow/71540530.cms |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=21 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121182955/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/anchoring-tv-show-is-not-my-cup-of-tea-esther-anil/articleshow/71540530.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
!Film
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2015
|[[Santosham Film Awards]]
|Best Child Actor
|''[[Drushyam]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santosham Awards 2015 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/gallery/santosham-awards-2015/ss-BBm4Dt7 |access-date=27 January 2021 |publisher=MSN |archive-date=8 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008163456/http://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/gallery/santosham-awards-2015/ss-BBm4Dt7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |2016||[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]||Best Child Artist
|''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''||{{Won}}|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2017 |title=Film critics awards announced |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/film-critics-awards-announced/article17419650.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=27 May 2020 |archive-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221165143/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/film-critics-awards-announced/article17419650.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=6189601|name=Esther Anil}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian child actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:People from Wayanad district]]
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Santosham Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Kerala Film Critics Awards winners]]

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