Highly promising films lined up for Nimisha Sajayan!
The four-film-old Nimisha Sajayan is already a force to reckon with in Malayalam cinema. The dusky actress, devoid of the conventional beauty standards, is winning hearts with her strong and lasting performances. Last seen in ‘Oru Kuprasidha Payyan’ (OKP), for which she won the Kerala State Award for best actress, Nimisha currently has around six films in various stages of production. And each one of them is promising. Let’s take a look at her upcoming films.
‘Chola’, the much-talked about Sanal Kumar Sasidharan directorial has Nimisha playing a school-going teenager who is caught in a dire situation. Along with OKP, her performance in ‘Chola’ was also considered by the jury for awarding her the State Award. The movie recently had its world premier at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. It is only the second Malayalam film to be screened there after Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s ‘Nizhalkoothu’. Now that the festival rounds is done, the movie is expected to have its theatrical release soon.
Nimisha Sajayan In Chola
Next in Nimisha’s kitty is the ‘Thuramukham’, the multi-starrer directed by the ace Rajeev Ravi. A very secretly shot film, this one is actually based on the historic protests against the inhuman ‘chappa’ system, that existed during the 1950s. The film has Nimisha sharing screen space with actors like Nivin Pauly, Biju Menon, Indrajith Sukumaran, Arjun Ashokan, Poornima Indrajith and Manikandan R Achari. Shoot is still progressing and it is likely to hit screens only by next year.
Nimisha Sajayan with Rajeev Ravi during Thuramukham shoot
Another highly promising film coming up for Nimisha is ‘Stand Up’. It is actually the collaboration of three State Award winners – Nimisha, Rajisha Vijayan and Vidhu Vincent, who is the first woman to win the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Director. Arjun Ashokan and ‘Nayika Nayakan’ fame Venkitesh are also part of the film. It revolves around the stand comedy scene — an avenue that’s hardly been explored in Malayalam, so we can expect to see a lot of greatness in it. Shoot is nearing completion and is expected to release sometime by the end of this year itself.
Nimisha Sajayan with Vidhu Vincent during Stand Up shoot
In Lal Jose’s ‘Nalpathiyonnu’, Nimisha gets to act alongside the veteran Biju Menon. Prageesh PG, a former journalist, has scripted the movie, which reportedly deals with a very relevant story centred around an atheist and a devotee. This is the first time Biju Menon and Nimisha are coming together, so it will be interesting to see them share screen space.
Biju Menon Nimisha Sajayan Starrer Nalpathiyonnu
Sidharth Bharathan’s upcoming directorial ‘Jinnu’ also stars Nimisha. She is playing one of the leads in the movie alongside fellow State Award winner, Soubin Shahir. The movie is yet to start rolling, so nothing much is known regarding it.
Jinnu First Look Poster
More recently, it was announced that Nimisha will be playing the female lead in ‘Take Off’ fame Mahesh Narayanan’s new film ‘Malik’. Fahadh Faasil, Biju Menon, Vinay Forrt and Dileesh Pothan are also part of the film that’s been planned to be made on a huge scale.
Fahadh Faasil Nimisha Sajayan Starrer Malik Title Poster
Altogether, Nimisha has quite an envious line up that can give any other contemporary actress in Malayalam a run for their money. Just can’t wait to see her on screen again!
