
^ Manalethu, Biju Cherian (22 January 2016).^ "All you want to know about #NikhilaVimal".^ "Nikhila Vimal (Actress) – Profile".^ a b "From child actor to heroine: Nikhila".She also Won Best star pair of the year award for Aravindante Athidhikal in Vanitha Film Awards 2019ĭenotes films that have not yet been releasedĪwards and nominations Nikhila Vimal awards and nominations awards and nominations In 2019 Nikhila Vimal Won Most popular Actress Award for Aravindante Athidhikal in Kerala Kaumudi Flash movie 2019. In 2017 Nikhila Vimal was nominated for Best Debut Actress for Kidaari in SIIMA Awards 2017. Her last release of 2018 was the Sathyan Anthikad movie Njan Prakashan starring Fahadh Faasil in the lead role. Her third Malayalam movie Aravindante Athidhikal was also well received by the audience.

Her Telugu debut movie is Meda Meeda Abbayi with actor Allari Naresh. Kidaari (2016) was well received and commercially successful and her role as Chemba was appreciated by critics for her natural performance. Nikhila then got an offer to play as a lead in M.Sasikumar's own production Kidaari (2016) as a pair to Sasikumar again. Though her role was simple, she was noticed by everyone for her performance in that film. Her performance in Vetrivel (2016) was praised by all. She appeared in the film as one among three heroines, as Latha. Her first Tamil release was Vetrivel (2016).

Her second Tamil film is Onbathu Kuzhi Sampath, which is yet to be released. Her Tamil debut happens to be Panjumittai in which she is the female lead and opposite to Ma Ka Pa Anand. She started her acting career in television in a documentary on Saint Alphonsa which was aired on Shalom TV.Her debut film was Bhagyadevatha in 2009 in supporting role.Her big screen debut in lead role happened in 2015, where she did the female lead in Sreebala K Menon's film Love 24x7 (2015) in which she was paired with Dileep. (Botany) in 2016 from Sir Syed College, Taliparamba.

Nikhila Vimal learned Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kerala Natanam and monoact, she also made her presence in youth festivals. The name 'Vimal' comes from the name of her mother. Her elder sister Akhila Vimal is a research scholar in Theater arts at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

Her father was retired from statistical department while her mother is a dancer. Nikhila Vimal was born in Taliparamba, Kerala to late M. She went on to appear in super hit films like Kidaari (2016), Aravindante Athidhikal (2018), Njan Prakashan (2018), Mera Naam Shaji (2019), Oru Yamandan Premakadha (2019), Thambi (2019), Anjaam Pathiraa (2020), The Priest (2021), Madhuram (2021) and Jo and Jo (2022). She debuted in Tamil with the film Vetrivel (2016), playing the role of Latha. Nikhila Vimal is a South Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry and has acted in a few Tamil and Telugu films.
