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Nikhila Vimal is an Indian actress who is active in Malayalam and Tamil film industry. She made her acting debut in Television with a documentary on Saint Alphonsa which aired on Shalom TV. While studying in Std 8th, she made her big screen debut in the film Bhagyadevatha (2009) where she played Jayaram's sister in the film. She is well known to the Tamil audience as Latha from Vetrivel (2016) film, in which she was the pair of M. Sasikumar.

Personal life

Nikhila Vimal was born in Taliparamba, Kerala. Her father is Pavithran and her mother is Kalamandalam Vimaladevi. Her father is retired from statistical department while her mother is a dancer. Her elder sister Akhila Vimal is a research scholar in Theater arts at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Nikhila Vimal learned Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kerala Natanam and monoact, she also made her presence in youth festivals.  She graduated her B.Sc (Botany) in 2016 from Sir Syed College, Taliparamba

Career

She started her acting career in television in a documentary on Saint Alphonsa which was aired on Shalom TV. Her big screen debut happened in Bhagyadevatha (2009) film directed by Sathyan Anthikad, where she did the role of Jayaram's sister. In 2015, She did the female lead in Sreebala K Menon's film Love 24x7 (2015) in which she was paired with Dileep (actor). Her Tamil debut happens to be Panjumittai in which she is the female lead and opposite to Ma Ka Pa Anand. Her second Tamil film is Onbathu Kuzhi Sampath, which is yet to be released. Her first Tamil release was Vetrivel(2016). She appeared in the film as one among three heroines, as Latha.  Her performance in Vetrivel (2016) was praised by all. Though her role was simple, She was noticed by everyone for her performance in that film. Nikhila then got an offer to play as a lead in M.Sasikumar's own production Kidaari (2016) as a pair to Sasikumar again. Kidaari(2016) was well received and commercially successful and her role as Chemba was appreciated by critics for her natural performance.