Samvrutha Sunil

In this Indian name, the name Sunil is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Samvritha.

Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian former actress who appeared mainly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film Rasikan directed by Lal Jose.^[2] She has acted in over 47 movies.

Samvritha Sunil
Samvrutha during a dance performance
Born	(1986-10-31) 31 October 1986 (age 38) Kannur, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–2012; 2018–2021
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Akhil Jayaraj ​ (m. 2012)​ [1]
Children	2

Her best known films include Arabikkatha (2007), Chocolate (2007), Thirakkatha (2008), Boomi Malayalam (2009), Cocktail (2010), Manikyakkallu (2011), Swapna Sanchari (2011), Arike (2012), Diamond Necklace (2012) and Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012). After a hiatus of 6 years, she made her comeback through the television show Nayika Nayakan.

Early and personal life

Samvritha was born in Chalad, Kannur northern Kerala. She has a younger sister Sanjuktha Sunil, who did the sound recording of the film Spanish Masala.

Samvritha did her schooling at St. Teresa's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kannur.^[3] She graduated in communicative English from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and did her master's degree in advertising from Annamalai University.^[4] Samvritha married US - based engineer Akhil Jayaraj on 1 November 2012 at Kannur.^[5] She has 2 sons Agastya and Rudra.^[6]

Career

Samvritha Sunil and Vineeth Sai Kumar on the Red Carpet arriving at 'INOX' for the movie (Kaalchilambu), at the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2010), at Panaji, Goa on 25 November 2010.

Samvritha's entry into the film industry happened with Rasikan (2004) with Dileep in the lead. The film was directed by Lal Jose. Samvritha was later associated in three more films with Lal Jose. After Rasikan, she acted in films like Chandrolsavam (2005) and Nerariyan CBI (2005). Both the films were directed by veterans and had ensemble casts led by Mohanlal and Mammootty respectively. It was her character Sherly in Lal Jose's Achanurangatha Veedu (2005). Her characters in Moonnamathoral (2006), Pothan Vava (2006) and Vaasthavam (2006) were memorable. Later, she starred in many films including Arabikkatha (2007), Chocolate (2007), Minnaminnikoottam (2008), and Thirakkatha (2008). She appeared in a guest role in Priyanandanan's national award-winning film Pulijanmam (2006) and Rafi Mecartin's Hallo (2007).

The actress also made her Tamil debut in Uyir, where she played the heroine opposite Srikanth. Her debut Telugu movie was Evadithe Nakenti (2007), a remake of Malayalayam film Lion. She also acted in Diamond Necklace in which she acted along with Fahadh Faasil, directed by Lal Jose. She also appeared in Mallu Singh co-starring Unni Mukundan and Kunchacko Boban. She was part of movies like Mallu Singh and The King and The Commissioner in 2012 and was selected as Top Star (Female) 2012 in Malayalam.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, she made her comeback through the television show Nayika Nayakan on Mazhavil Manorama. The same year her film Kaalchilambu was released after delaying it for ten years. She had also acted in a Hindi film The White Elephant which failed to see theatrical release.^[7]

Filmography

Samvritha with co-star prithviraj and director during the shoot of the film Punyam Aham

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Rasikan	Parvathy/Thanki	Debut film in Lead role Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2005	Chandrolsavam	Malavika
	Nerariyan CBI	Mythili
2006	Achanurangatha Veedu	Sherly	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
	Pulijanmam	Anila
	Nottam	Gowri
	Uyir	Anandhi	Tamil Debut
	Moonnamathoral	Anupama	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
	Pothan Vava	Gayathri
	Vaasthavam	Surabhi	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
2007	Janmam	Devarayar's sister
	Evadaithe Naakenti	Priya	Telugu Debut
	Arabikkatha	Maya
	Hallo	Priya	Extended Cameo appearance
	Chocolate	Nandana
	Anchil Oral Arjunan	Dr Saraswathi
	Romeoo	Leena	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
2008	Minnaminnikoottam	Mumthas	Asianet Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress
	Thirakkatha	Devayani	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
2009	Bhagyadevatha	Selin	Extended Cameo appearance
	Boomi Malayalam	Nirmala
	Ivar Vivahitharayal	Treesa	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
	Rahasya Police	Maya
	Anamika	Rachel	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
	Vairam	Annie Jacob
	Robinhood	Abhirami
	Neelathaamara	Retnam	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
	Gulumaal: The Escape	Herself	Cameo appearance
2010	Happy Husbands	Shreya
	Sufi Paranja Katha	Young woman in Jaram	Cameo appearance
	Chekavar	Jyothi
	Punyam Aham	Jayasree
	Cocktail	Parvathy	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2011	Manikiakkallu	Chandni
	Three Kings[8]	Anju
	Swapna Sanchari[citation needed]	Rashmi	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2012	Asuravithu	Marty
	The King & the Commissioner	Nandha
	Mallu Singh	Ashwathy
	Diamond Necklace[9]	Maya	Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
	Arike[10]	Kalpana
	Gramam[11][12]	Thulasi	Made in Tamil as Namma Gramam (Bilingual) - 2014
	Ayalum Njanum Thammil[13]	Sainu
	101 Weddings[14]	Abhirami
	White Elephant[citation needed]	Damini
2019	Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo[15][16]	Geetha
2021	Kaalchilambu[17]	Karthika Thamburatty	Released in 2021 Shot in 2008

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2012	Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran	Contestant	Asianet	Reality show
2018	Nayika Nayakan	Judge	Mazhavil Manorama
2022	Top Singer Season 2	Judge	Flowers TV
2024	Musical Wife	Judge	Flowers TV