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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Indian name|Anikha|Surendran}}{{Infobox person
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| name = Anikha Surendran
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| birth_place = [[Manjeri, Kerala]], India
| education =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2010–present
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'''Anikha Surendran''', also known as Baby Anikha, is an Indian actress known for her work in the [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film industries. She acted in ''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]'' (2010), ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' (2015) and ''[[Viswasam]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |title=Baby Anikha plays Ajith's daughter in Thala 55? |author=Surendhar MK |date=25 July 2014 |website=Only Kollywood |url=http://www.onlykollywood.com/baby-anikha-plays-ajith-daughter-thala-55/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviespicy.com/baby-anikha-with-thala-ajith-kumar-in-yennai-arindhaal/ |title=Anikha inyennai arindhaal with ajith kumar. |work=MovieSpicy}}</ref> She has received awards for acting. She became a lead actress with a telugu film [[Butta Bomma (film)|Butta Bomma]] an official remake of the Malayalam film [[Kappela]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/precocious-anikha/article3406291.ece |title=Precocious Anikha |work=The Hindu |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>

==Early life & education==
Anikha was born in [[Manjeri, Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anikha Surendran: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anikha-Surendran |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> She was educated at Nazareth School, Manjeri, and at Devagiri CMI Public School, Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/biography/butta-bomma-anikha-surendran-biography-movielist-images-age-instagram-780417}}</ref>

== Career ==
Anikha's debut as a [[child artist]] was in the film ''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]'' in 2010. Subsequently, she has appeared in Tamil films like ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'', ''[[Viswasam]],''<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2018 |title=Child actor Anikha spills beans on Ajith's Viswasam |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/child-artist-anikha-spills-beans-on-ajith-s-viswasam-1393782-2018-11-22 |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> and the web series [[Queen (web series)|''Queen'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen Starts Ruling! - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/queen-starts-ruling/articleshow/72887644.cms |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> In her first film ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' (2007), she had an uncredited role which appears just for some seconds in climax.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anikha Surendran to share screenspace with Nagarjuna in Telugu - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anikha-surendran-to-share-screenspace-with-nagarjuna-in-telugu/articleshow/80836463.cms |access-date=22 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style=background:#ffc |{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' || Vasco's Daughter || rowspan="9" | [[Malayalam]] || Uncredited Role
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010 || ''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]'' || Laya ||Malayalam Debut as a Child Artist
|-
| ''[[Four Friends (2010 film)|Four Friends]]'' || Devootty ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Race (2011 film)|Race]]'' || Achu ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]''||Sethu's Daughter ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' || Sethu Lakshmi ||Anthology Film;
Segment: ''Sethu Lakshmi''
|-
| ''[[Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi]]'' || Wafamol ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2014 || ''[[Nayana]]'' || Nayana ||
|-
| ''[[Onnum Mindathe]]'' || Kunchi ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2015 || ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' || Isha || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil Debut Film
|-
| ''[[Bhaskar The Rascal ]]'' || Shivani || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Naanum Rowdydhaan]]'' || Younger Kadhambari || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Miruthan]]'' || Vidya ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Great Father]]'' || Sara David|| rowspan="2" | Malayalam ||
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Johny Johny Yes Appa]]''||Nandana||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Viswasam]]''||Swetha||Tamil||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2022||''[[Maamanithan (film)|Maamanithan]]'' ||Christy|| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[The Ghost (2022 film)|The Ghost]]'' || Aditi ||rowspan=2|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||Telugu Debut<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-ghost-movie-review-nagarjunas-actioner-is-slick-but-misses-the-bullseye/article65972107.ece |title='The Ghost' movie review: Nagarjuna's actioner is slick, but misses the bullseye |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 October 2022 |last1=Chandar |first1=Bhuvanesh}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2023 ||''[[Butta Bomma (film)|Butta Bomma]]''||Satya|| Debut as lead actress in Telugu; Remake of ''[[Kappela]]''<ref name="telugudebut">{{Cite news |date=2023-03-01 |title=Butta Bomma: When and where to watch the Telugu romantic movie on OTT |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/butta-bomma-when-and-where-to-watch-the-telugu-romantic-movie-on-ott/articleshow/98329404.cms |access-date=2023-03-17 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref name="telugulead">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=Butta Bomma OTT Release Date: When And Where To Watch The Telugu Romantic Film |url=https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/butta-bomma-ott-release-date-when-and-where-to-watch-the-telugu-romantic-film-10067148 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Oh My Darling'' ||Jeni||rowspan=2|Malayalam||<ref>{{Cite news |title=‘Oh My Darling’ teaser: Anikha Surendran starrer promises a unique love story |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/oh-my-darling-teaser-anikha-surendran-starrer-promises-a-unique-love-story/articleshow/97647699.cms |access-date=2023-02-07 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Lovefully Yours Veda (film)|Lovefully Yours Veda]]'' ||Maalu||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rajisha Vijayan and Sreenath Bhasi team up for ‘Lovefully yours Veda’, a campus drama |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rajisha-vijayan-and-sreenath-bhasi-team-up-for-lovefully-yours-veda-a-campus-drama/articleshow/93871024.cms |access-date=2023-02-07 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|{{pending film|PT Sir}} ||||rowspan=2|Tamil||Post production<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hip Hop Adhi's sports drama titled 'PT Sir' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/hip-hop-adhis-sports-drama-titled-pt-sir/articleshow/96937405.cms |access-date=2023-02-07 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|{{pending film|Vasuvin Garbinigal}} ||Nila||Post production <ref>{{Cite web |title=கர்ப்பமாக இருக்கும் அஜித்தின் மைனர் 'மகள்' |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/ajith-kumars-reel-daughter-anikha-surendrans-pregnancy-picture-stuns-fans/articleshow/92104255.cms |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Samayam Tamil |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Vijay Antony launches the first look poster of Tamil film 'Vasuvin Garbinigal' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-antony-launches-the-first-look-poster-of-tamil-film-vasuvin-garbinigal/articleshow/92054123.cms |access-date=2023-02-07 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2012
|''Amaranth''
|Cancer patient (unnamed)
|Malayalam
|Short film on [[Surya TV]]
|-
|2017
|''Colours of life''
|Kanmani
|Malayalam
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Maa (2018 film)|Maa]]''
|Ammu
|Tamil
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-31 |title=Maa Tamil short film: Subtlety packs a punch in this Gautham Vasudev Menon venture |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/maa-tamil-short-film-subtlety-packs-a-punch-in-this-gautham-vasudev-menon-venture/story-eN9pfxPJ89B127ioTNGPrL.html |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2019
|''[[Queen (TV series)|Queen]]''
|Young Shakthi Seshadri
|Tamil
|Webseries on [[MX Player]]
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Song
!Language
!Singer(s)
|-
|2014
|''Ayyappa Dhinthaka''
|Tamil
|Harini
|-
|2020
|''Irukai Puratchi''
|Tamil
|GV Prakash
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|''Floreo''
|Malayalam
|[[Madhu Balakrishnan]], Ashalata Nelson, [[Sreya Jayadeep]]
|-
|''En Kadhala''
|Tamil
|[[Srinisha Jayaseelan]]
|-
|''Ormathan Edanazhiyil''
|Malayalam
|Anju Joseph
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award
!Year
!Category
!Film
!Ref
|-
|[[Kerala State Film Awards]]||2013||Best Child Artist||''[[5 Sundarikal]]''||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sanoop-santhosh-and-baby-anikha-shared-kerala-state-film-awards-for-best-child-artists-sanoop-and-anikha-got-award-for-their-performance-in-philips-and-monkey-pen-and-anchu-sundarikal-respectively-want-to-be-a-journalist-come-to-times-school-of-journalism-visit-tcms-in/articleshow/33946197.cms |title=Anikha and Sanoop share the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Asianet Film Awards]]||2011||rowspan=2|Best Child Artist||''[[Kadha Thudarunnu]]''||<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/21/stories/2011012150960400.htm |title=Asianet's star-spangled event |date=21 January 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212134438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/21/stories/2011012150960400.htm |archive-date=12 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2018||''[[The Great Father]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |title=20th Asianet Film Awards 2018 -Winners {{!}} Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress |url=https://www.vinodadarshan.com/2018/05/20th-asianet-film-awards-2018-winners.html |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=Vinodadarshan}}</ref>
|-
|JFW Movie Awards||2020||Best Child Artist||''[[Viswasam]]''||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://jfwonline.com/article/twin-birds-presents-jfw-movie-awards-2020-an-unforgettable-night-with-impeccable-style-and-substance/amp |title=Anikha wins the JFW Movie Awards, for the movie Viswasam}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|4171957|Anikha}}
*{{Instagram}}

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