Rajisha Vijayan

Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress and former television presenter who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.^[1][2][3]

Rajisha Marudhani Vijayan
Born	Perambra, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Amity University, Noida
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present

Early life and education

Rajisha Vijayan was born in Perambra, Kozhikode, Kerala, India to Vijayan and Sheela.^[4] She graduated in Mass Communication and Journalism from Amity University, Noida.^[5]

Career

She hosted Susi's Code, a youth-centric programme and a music chat show.^[6] She hosted Surya challenge along with Vidhu Pratap on Surya TV. She also anchored Ugram Ujwalam, a talent show aired on Mazhavil Manorama.^[7]

Rajisha Vijayan debuted in the Malayalam film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam.^[8] She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 for the role,^[9] and went on to receive a nomination for a Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam.^{[citation needed]}

Her second role was in the commercially failed movie Georgettan's Pooram alongside Dileep.^[10] Her next venture was Oru Cinemakkaran^{[citation needed]} starring Vineeth Sreenivasan.^[11] She also acted in a theatre drama, Hand of god as a queen.^{[citation needed]}

In 2019, She appeared in the lead role in the coming of age film June by Friday Film House.^[12][13] Both the film and her performance were critically and commercially acclaimed.^[14]

In 2020, she appeared in the Khalid Rahman directorial movie Love, opposite Shine Tom Chacko.^[15]

She made her Tamil debut in Karnan, directed by Mari Selvaraj and featuring Dhanush, Lal, Natty Subramaniam, Yogi Babu, Gouri Kishan and Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli.^[16][17]

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In the Kochi Times Most Desirable Women list, Rajisha was placed 21st in 2017,^[18] 3rd in 2019,^[19] and 12th in 2020.^[20]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2016	Anuraga Karikkin Vellam	Elizabeth "Eli"	Malayalam	Debut film	[21]
2017	Georgettan's Pooram	Merlin			[22]
	Oru Cinemakkaran	Sara			[23]
2019	June	June Sara Joy			[24]
	Finals	Alice Varghese			[25]
	Stand Up	Diya			[26]
2020	Love	Deepthi			[27]
2021	Karnan	Draupathi	Tamil		[28]
	Kho Kho	Maria Francis	Malayalam		[29]
	Jai Bhim	Mythra	Tamil		[30]
	Ellam Sheriyakum	Ancy	Malayalam		[31]
2022	Freedom Fight	Geethu			[32]
	Keedam	Radhika Balan			[33]
	Malayankunju	Sandhya			[34]
	Ramarao on Duty	Malini	Telugu		[35]
	Sardar	Indhrani	Tamil		[36]
2023	Lovefully Yours Veda	Sree Veda	Malayalam		[37]
	Pakalum Paathiravum	Mercy			[38]
	Kolla	Annie			[39]
	Madhura Manohara Moham	Meera Mohan			[40]
	Amala	Amala		Cameo appearance	[41]
2025	Sardar 2 †	TBA	Tamil	Filming	[42]
	Bison †	TBA			[43]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Ref.
2013-2014	Susie's Code (Season 1)	Host	Surya Music	[44]
2013	100% love			[45]
	Manassinakkare			[46]
2013-2014	Morning Safari
2014	Ladies only
	Uggram Ujjwalam (Season 1)	Co host	Mazhavil Manorama	[47]
2015	Vanitha Film Awards	Host (Backstage)
	Surya Challenge	Co host	Surya TV
	Hot and Spicy		Asianet Cable Vision
	Gulumal	Herself	Surya TV
2019	Uppum Mulakum	June	Flowers TV	[48]
	Karikku		YouTube	[49]
2023	Mazhavil Entertainment Awards	Host	Mazhavil Manorama

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2016	Asianet Film Award	Best Star Pair (shared with Asif Ali)	Anuraga Karikkin Vellam	Won	[50]
2017	Kerala State Film Awards	Best Actress		Won	[51]
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Malayalam		Won	[52]
2020	Asianet Film Awards	Best Character Actress	Stand Up & Finals	Won	[53]
2021	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actress - Malayalam	June	Nominated	[54]
2022			Love	Nominated	[55][56]
		Best Supporting Actress - Tamil	Jai Bhim	Nominated
		Best Female Debut – Tamil	Karnan	Nominated