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Neeta Pillai

Neeta Pillai is an Indian actress from Kerala who predominantly working in the Malayalam film industry. She debuted with Poomaram in 2018, alongside Kalidas Jayaram.[1][2]

Neeta Pillai
Pillai in 2024
Born
Thodupuzha, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2018–present

Early life edit

Neeta was born at Thodupuzha, Kerala to Vijayan P.N. and Manjula D. Nair.[3] She has done Masters in Petroleum engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States. She is a trained classical musician and dancer.[4] She has also won second runner-up title of Miss-Bollywood beauty pageant held at Houston in 2015.[5][6][7]

Career edit

Neeta started her acting in 2018 with Kalidas Jayaram in the film Poomaram, a musical drama film written and directed by Abrid Shine and won Asianet Film Awards for Best New Face of the Year (Female) for her role.[8] She was also nominated for 8th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) for Best Debut Actress (Malayalam).[9][10] In 2020, she played the lead role of a martial arts expert in Abrid Shine's The Kung Fu Master.[11][12] The film was influenced by the action films of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li and shot at Himalayan Valley, Badrinath and India-China border.[13][14] She has trained for a year to do action scenes in the film The Kung Fu Master.[15][16]

Filmography edit

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films edit

All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Poomaram Irene George Debut film [17]
2020 The Kung Fu Master Rithu Ram [18]
2022 Paappan ASP Vincy Abraham IPS [19]
2024 Thankamani Anitha Varkey / Anitha Abel [20]
Varshangalkku Shesham Radhika [21]
TBA Bazooka † TBA [22]

Television edit

Year Program Role Channel Notes
2020 Chill Bowl Cook Asianet
Chankanu Chackochan Dancer
Comedy Stars Season 2 Celebrity Judge
Star Singer Dancer

Awards edit

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2019 21st Asianet Film Awards Best New Face of the Year (Female) Poomaram Won [23]
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress (Malayalam) Nominated [24]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram takes trolls about Poomaram's release in good stride - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Neeta Pillai: I'm not a leader like Irene". Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "'ദ കുങ്ഫു മാസ്റ്ററി'ൽ എത്തിച്ചത് എബ്രിഡ് ഷൈൻ എന്ന ബ്രാൻഡ് നെയിമിലുള്ള വിശ്വാസം - നീത പിള്ള". deepika.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ M, Athira (31 January 2020). "Neeta Pillai on packing a punch in 'The Kung Fu Master' with her martial art moves". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ "ഇതാണ് നീത പിള്ള!!! വേനലിൽ പൂത്ത 'പൂമര'ത്തിലെ ഐറിൻ". Malayalam (in Malayalam). 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ "How Neeta Pillai trained in martial arts to play female lead". thenewsminute.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. ^ "ആക്ഷൻ ഹീറോയിൻ". Malayalam News. 29 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Asianet to telecast Asianet Films Awards 2019 on 6,7 April". TelevisionPost. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Best Debutante actress Kannada for SIIMA 2019 | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Poomaram movie review: Abrid Shine shines a light on college life in a reality-show-style film". Firstpost. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ^ "'The Kung Fu Master' actress Neeta Pillai debuted through 'Poomaram' - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. ^ "The Kung Fu Master first look: Neeta Pillai looks intense". OnManorama. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Neeta Pillai, Jiji Scaria and Sanoop pack a punch in 'The Kung Fu Master' first poster - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  14. ^ "'ഇപ്പോഴും കാൽപാദത്തിലെ നീല നിറം മാറിയിട്ടില്ല'; നീത പിള്ള അഭിമുഖം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  15. ^ Daily, Keralakaumudi. ""He should never again do this to anyone"; Actress Neeta Pillai on person who misbehaved with her at temple". Keralakaumudi Daily. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  16. ^ എ.യു, അമൃത. "ബ്രൂസ് ലിയുടേയും ജാക്കി ചാന്റെയും ഫൈറ്റുകള്‍ പലപ്രാവശ്യം കണ്ടു-നീത പിള്ള". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Poomaram Review: A Half-Hearted Yet Charming Tribute To Adolescence". Silver Screen India. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  18. ^ "'ദ കുങ്ഫു മാസ്റ്ററി'ൽ എത്തിച്ചത് എബ്രിഡ് ഷൈൻ എന്ന ബ്രാൻഡ് നെയിമിലുള്ള വിശ്വാസം - നീത പിള്ള". deepika.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Suresh Gopi and Neeta Pillai shine in Joshiy's crime thriller". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  20. ^ "ദിലീപിന്റെ 148-ാം ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ മലയാളത്തിൽ‍ അരങ്ങേറാൻ പ്രണിത സുഭാഷ്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Vineeth Sreenivasan's Varshangalkku Shesham trailer out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "Asianet Film Awards 2019 Winners List: Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Prithviraj & Others Bag Top Honours!". filmibeat.com. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  24. ^ "SIIMA 2019 nominations for best debutante actor and actresses". Daily News and Analysis. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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