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{{Short description|Indian theatre and film artist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Garggi Ananthan
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2019–present
| alma_mater = [[Pondicherry University]]
}}
'''Garggi Ananthan''' is an Indian actress and theatre artist known for her works in [[Malayalam cinema]] and [[theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-11 |title=Art’s healing touch |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/Dec/11/arts-healing-touch-2234558.html |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> She made her film debut in 2019 with the Malayalam film ''Run Kalyani'', for which she won the Best Actress award at the [[New York Indian Film Festival]].<ref name="m1">{{Cite web |last=R. G. |first=Anjana |date=2020-08-06 |title=Though winning big, Garggi Ananthan piqued over lack of appreciation |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/run-kalyani-best-actress-award-nivin-pauly-7c0edfc0 |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref>

==Early life==
Garggi was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to Ananthan and Maryan. After finishing her degree from [[School of Drama and Fine Arts]], Garggi completed the [[Postgraduate education|post graduation]] in [[Master of Performing Arts]] from [[Pondicherry University]].<ref name="m1" /><ref name="mm1">{{Cite web |last=Sreelekha |first=R. B. |date=2025-03-19 |title=കസിൻസുമായി റിലേഷൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നവരെ എനിക്കറിയാം: ‘നാരായണീന്‍റെ മൂന്നാൺമക്കൾ’ നായിക പറയുന്നു |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/interview/2025/03/19/exclusive-chat-with-garggi-ananthan-narayaneente-moonnaanmakkal-heroine.html |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Malayala Manorama]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Garggi made her film acting debut with the Malayalam film ''Run Kalyani'' in 2019. Following her debut, Garggi appeared in ''[[Gramavrikshathile Kuyil]]'', the [[anthology]] ''Normal'', ''Ekan Anekan'', ''[[Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=U. K. |first=Ajay |date=2025-02-07 |title=Garggi Ananthan shines in Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal, a film on generational trauma |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/garggi-ananthan-shines-in-narayaneente-moonnaanmakkal-a-film-on-generational-trauma |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> and ''[[Vadakkan]]''. She has also acted in ''Chera'', directed by [[Najeem Koya]], which is yet to be released.<ref name="tnie">{{Cite web |last=K. B. |first=Parvana |date=2025-03-19 |title=Garggi Ananthan: 'I want to explore something dark, intense...' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Mar/19/garggi-ananthan-i-want-to-explore-something-dark-intense |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-20 |title='Relationships with cousins are nothing new...' Actress Garggi on ‘Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal’ |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/narayaneente-moonnaanmakkal-actress-garggi-ananthan-movie-1a6c57cf |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2019
|''Run Kalyani''
|Kalyani
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=2020-07-26 |title=Run Kalyani is a beautiful exploration of tedium and solitude |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/run-kalyani-is-a-beautiful-exploration-of-tedium-and-solitude-6523378/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821075754/https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/run-kalyani-is-a-beautiful-exploration-of-tedium-and-solitude-6523378/ |archive-date=2022-08-21 |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2021
|''[[Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole]]''
|Theertha
|Short film
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joe Philip |first=Susan |date=2021-01-23 |title=Director Sharan Venugopal on his recent short film, ‘Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-sharan-venugopal-on-his-recent-short-film-oru-paathiraa-swapnam-pole/article33641931.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123101722/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-sharan-venugopal-on-his-recent-short-film-oru-paathiraa-swapnam-pole/article33641931.ece |archive-date=2021-01-23 |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|-
|''Naan''
|
|Music video
|
|-
|''Kulsummante Perakutty''
|Hana
|Short film
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-20 |title=Kulsummante Perakutty: A slice-of-life short film about the joy of finding love |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/10/20/kulsummante-perakutty-slice-of-life-malayalam-short-film.html |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Malayala Manorama|OnManorama]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2022
|''Pandemic''
|
|Short film
|
|-
|''[[Gramavrikshathile Kuyil]]''
|Bhanumathi Amma
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=KP Kumaran's Gramavrikshathile Kuyil to hit theatres on Friday |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/04/07/kp-kumaran-gramavrikshathile-kuyil-to-hit-theatres-on-friday.html |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Malayala Manorama|OnManorama]]}}</ref>
|-
|''Ayana''
|Ayana
|Part of anthology film ''Normal''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Normal |url=https://filmfreeway.com/NORMALMalayalam |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[FilmFreeway]]}}</ref>
|-
|''Ekan Anekan''
| Minnu
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-24 |title=Manikandan R Achari headlines police brutality tale Ekan Anekan |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/Aug/24/manikandan-r-achari-headlines-police-brutality-tale-ekan-anekan-34048.html |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''Yakshi Katha''
|Sita and Surasa
|Short film
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2025
|''[[Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal]]''
|Athira
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Praveen |first=S. R. |date=2025-02-08 |title=‘Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal’ movie review: A character-driven drama marked by its remarkable restraint |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/narayaneente-moonnaanmakkal-movie-review-joju-george-suraj-venjaramood-garggi-ananthan-sharan-venugopal/article69195050.ece |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Vadakkan]]''
|Alina
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair Anand |first=Shilpa |date=2025-03-24 |title=Malayalam movie ‘Vadakkan’ explores the paranormal rooted in Kerala |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/malayalam-movie-vadakkan-explores-paranormal-themes/article69343559.ece |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|-
|{{TBA}}
|{{pending film|Chera}}
|
|
|<ref name="tnie" />
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2019
|[[Mahindra Group|Mahindra]] Excellence in Theatre Awards
|Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female)
|''Pulijanmam''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-05 |title=Nominations for Best Actor in a lead role (Female) |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2602419476438090 |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=META at [[Facebook|FB]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[New York Indian Film Festival]]
|Best Actress
|''Run Kalyani''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrijith |first=Sajin |date=2020-08-11 |title=Art mirrors life in Geetha J’s Run Kalyani |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/Aug/11/art-mirrors-life-in-geetha-js-run-kalyani-2181654.html |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022
|[[Prem Nazir]] Foundation Short Film Awards
|Best Actress
|''Pandemic''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-12 |title=Prem Nazir Foundation Short Film Awards 2022 |url=https://premnazirfoundation.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710050131/https://www.premnazirfoundation.org/ |archive-date=10 July 2025 |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Prem Nazir|Prem Nazir Foundation]] |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
|-
|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2022|Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''Ekan Anekan''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=Kerala Film Critics Awards: Kunchacko Boban, Darshana Rajendran win Best Actor awards; Mahesh Narayanan named Best Director |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kerala-film-critics-awards-kunchacko-boban-darshana-rajendran-win-best-actor-awards-mahesh-narayanan-named-best-director/articleshow/100444407.cms |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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== External links==
*{{IMDb name|11337524|Garggi Ananthan}}
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