Utthara Unni - Dancer, Film Maker, Singer, Actress, Model, TV host. (Malayalam, Tamil.)

Utthara with Mother Urmila Unni

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Friday 23, May 2025, 21:00.

About:

Utthara Unni in the film Edavappathy

Utthara Unni: Born - Thiruvalla, Kerala, India

Occupations: Dancer, Actress

Years active 2012–2018

Parent(s) Ankarath Ramanunni, Urmila Unni

VIDEO: മകൾ ഉത്തരയെക്കുറിച്ച് | Urmila Unni talks about her daughter Uthara Unni | Tv Live Asia

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Introduction:

Utthara Unni is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer from Kerala. She has directed some short films, documentaries and music videos. She also acted in two films. She heads a dance academy called Temple Steps in Kochi, Kerala.


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Career:

As a dancer:

She has performed in Natyanjali festivals held at Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Thirunallar, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Thiruvarur and Thanjavur. Some of her stages include Soorya Dance Festival – Parampara, Mylapore Fine Arts – Chennai, Sangeetha Nataka Akademi – Thrissur, Nishagandhi – Trivandrum, Eranakulam Shiva temple, Guruvayur, Mookambika temple, Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan – Trivandrum. Utthara has also made a name for herself by giving solo concerts in other countries such as Nepal, Thailand, UAE, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Bahrain and Kuwait.

She is also the director of the dance school "Temple Steps" situated in Cochin.

She is a member of the UNESCO International Dance Council.

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As a film maker and singer:


Utthara's directorial debut was through a short film Randaam Varavu featuring her mother Urmila Unni. The film won her five awards for best direction. She later directed a supernatural short film featuring Urmila Unni and Devan called Ninth Month. Her next short film Paw Prints featuring Siddique is a short film is about relationship between a man and a dog. She has also created music videos and documentaries. Utthara Unni is also an acclaimed singer and has released a music album titled Pathirapontheril..

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As an actress and model:

She made her debut in the Tamil film Vavval Pasanga (2012) directed by Suresh. Her first Malayalam film was Edavappathy, directed by Lenin Rajendran. Utthara portrayed dual roles of Vasavadatta (a famous character from Kumaran Asan's poem Karuna) and a modern girl Yamini in the parallel story of the film. Her performance was critically acclaimed and won her the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for the best upcoming actor (debut).



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As a TV show host:


Utthara started her TV career in 2015 with a show called Mambazham in Kairali TV. Currently, she is hosting a reality show on Amrita TV called Autumn Leaf to find the best music band in Kerala.

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Personal life:


Utthara Unni Urmila Unni Actress

Utthara Unni and her mother, actress Urmila Unni





Utthara Unni is daughter of Malayalam actress Urmila Unni and is married to businessman Nithesh S Nair.

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Awards:

Drishya award for best direction for the Short Film Randaam Varavu

Guru Gopikrishna National Award for Bharatanatyam in 2016

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Filmography:


As actress

Year Film Role Language Notes

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2012 Vavval Pasanga Tamil

2016 Edavappathy Vasavadatta/Yamini Malayalam

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As TV show host:

Year Show Name Role Channel Language Notes

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2015 Mambazham Host Kairali TV Malayalam

2018 Autumn Leaf Host Amrita TV Malayalam

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