Namitha (born Namita Mukesh Vankawala) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films.

She was crowned Miss Surat during the year 1998. She was a contestant in the 2001 Miss India pageant. She appeared in a number of TV commercials such as Himani cream and hand soap, Arun Ice Cream, Manikchand Gutka, and Nyle herbal shampoo. .

She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Sontham opposite to Aaryan Rajesh,directed by Sreenu Vitla. Subsequent to that, she starred in the Tamil film "Aai

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On 26 October 2010 , there was an attempt to kidnap her by a fan at Trichy in Tamil Nadu

On 17 April 2011, She inaugurated the Nungambakkam (Chennai

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Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Other notes
2002	Sontham		Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
	Gemini	Manisha Natwarlal	Telugu
2003	Oka Raju Oka Rani Oka Raju Oka Rani Oka Raju Oka Rani is a 2003 Telugu language romantic movie produced by Ramoji Rao under Usha Kiran Movies banner. The film features Ravi Teja and Namitha in the lead roles. Music has been composed Chakri. The movie released on 19 June 2003 was an average grosser at the box office. Yogi a debutant...	Preethi	Telugu
	Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli	Sasirekha	Telugu
2004	Engal Anna Engal Anna Engal Anna is an Indian Tamil film released in 2004. It is the Tamil version of the Malayalam film Chronic Bachelor.-Plot:The film opens with a flashback showing the family feud between families of Sathyaprathapan and Bhavani . Sathyaprathapan and Bhavani are in love. The murder of Bhavani's...	Gowri	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
	Aithe Enti	Anjali Sharma	Telugu
2005	Aai Aai (2004 film) Aai is a 2004 Indian Tamil language film starring Sarath Kumar, Namitha, Vadivelu and Kalabhavan Mani.-Plot:Aai is about a military officer who tries to cleanse the society of all bad elements. R...	Anjali	Tamil
	Nayakudu Nayakudu Nayakudu may refer to :* Damarla Chennappa Nayakudu was a Telugu Nayaka of Srikalahasti and Vandavasi.* Katha Nayakudu - 1969 Telugu film.* Vishwanatha Nayakudu - 1987 Telugu film....		Telugu
	Chanakya Chanakya (film) Chanakya is a Tamil language film released in 2005. It starred Sarath Kumar and Namitha in the lead roles.-Cast:*Sarath Kumar as Publicity Ganesh*Namitha as Deivanayaki*Laya as Anjali*Vadivelu as subramani*Vincent Selva...	Deivanayaki	Tamil
	Bambara Kannaley Bambara Kannaley Bambara Kannaley is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2005 that stars Srikanth, Arthi Agarwal, Namitha and Vadivelu....		Tamil
	Aanai Aanai Aanai is a 2005 Tamil language film released in India. It stars actorsArjun Sarja, Namitha Kapoor, Vadivelu, Sanghavi and Manoj K. Jayan. It is a loose remake of the 2004 Hollywood film Man on Fire starring Denzel Washington....	Ramya	Tamil
2006	Kovai Brothers Kovai Brothers Kovai Brothers is a 2006 Tamil language comedy film released in India. The film stars Tamil comedians Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Vadivelu, Uma, Kovai Sarala and Namitha.-Plot:...	Sania	Tamil
	Love Ke Chakkar Mein	Neha Batra	Hindi
	Pachchak Kuthira Pachchak Kuthira Pachchak Kuthira is a Tamil film meaning Green Horse. It stars Parthiban and Namitha.-Plot:Pachamuthu by his own confession is a Porikki and due to the fear he is able to whip up, he rules over a slum area in Chennai. He is a sadist, a pervert and treats his own mother like a slave worker and...	Poovu	Tamil
	Thagapansamy Thagapansamy Thagapansamy is a Tamil movie starring Prashanth, Pooja, Namitha, Karunas, Mahadevan and Vincent Asokan and music composed by Srikanth Deva. The film is directed by Shiva Shanmugam.-Plot:...	Swapna	Tamil
	Nee Venunda Chellam Nee Venunda Chellam Nee Venunda Chellam is a 2006 Indian Tamil film, written and directed by L. Venkatesan, starring Githan Ramesh, Gajala and Namitha in lead roles, with Thilakan, Vivek and Vincent Asokan essaying supporting roles.-Cast:* Githan Ramesh as Kannan...	Anjali	Tamil
	Neelkanta		Kannada
2007	Vyapari Vyapari Vyabari is a 2007 Tamil drama film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. Produced by A. M. Rathnam, the film S. J. Suryah, Tamanna Bhatia and Vadivelu. This film is based on the film Multiplicity.-Plot:...	Namitha	Tamil
	Naan Avanillai	Monica Prasad	Tamil
	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Dhanalakshmi	Tamil
	Billa Billa (2007 film) Billa is a 2007 Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Based on the 1980 Tamil film of the same name and the 2006 Hindi film, Don: The Chase Begins Again, it was adapted by the director, who rewrote portions of the film from the original...	C. J.	Tamil
2008	Sandai Sandai Sandai is a drama Tamil film starring Sundar C and Ramya Raj. It is being directed by Sakthi Chidmabaram. It was previously known as Ezhu then Porukki then Adhirudalla then Mahamagam before finally settling on Sandai.-Plot:Thangalakshmi is a rich business woman living in Bangkok who has planned...		Tamil
	Pandi Pandi (film) Pandi is a Tamil language film set to be released in 2008. It stars Raghava Lawrence and Sneha in the lead roles. The film released on 23 May 2008. This movie was much talked because of Sneha's glamour and it was a moderate success.-Plot:...	Salangai	Tamil
	Indra		Kannada
2009	Perumal Perumal (film) The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Srikanth Deva.Track listings:# Enna Enna Seyyapporae - Sumangali# Yedhaachum Sollikuvee - Anuradha Sriram# Yaen Kedutha - Benny Dayal, Suchitra Raman# Enna Enna -...	Saroja	Tamil
	Thee Thee (2009 film) Thee is a Tamil movie starring Sundar C, Namitha and Ragini in the lead roles. This Movie was directed by Kicha. The film was released on 27 February 2009.-Plot:...	Ruchidevi	Tamil
	1977 1977 (film) 1977 is a Tamil language film released in 2009. It stars Sarath Kumar and Farzana.-Plot:The movie begins at a fishing hamlet in Tamil Nadu where an elderly Rajashekar is worshipped as "God Father" by many. His amiable ways of living won him many friends. His son Vettrivel is an acclaimed scientist...	Chandini	Tamil
	Billa Billa (2009 film) Billa is a 2009 Telugu gangster-thriller film film directed by Meher Ramesh, a remake of the 2007 Tamil Film of the same name. But some scenes were changed to suit the Telugu audience. It also drew inspirations from the Telugu film, Yugandhar which drew inspirations from another Hindi film...	Lisa	Telugu	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) The Telugu Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films....
	Indira Vizha Indira Vizha Indira Vizha is a Tamil film directed by film director, Rajeswar starring Srikanth and Namitha in the lead roles. It began its first schedule on 11 February 2008. The film was released on Friday, 10 July 2009. It is loosely based on the Hollywood movie Disclosure...	Kamini	Tamil
	Jaganmohini	Jaganmohini	Tamil
2010	Black Stallion Black Stallion (film) Black Stallion is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Pramod Pappan. Kalabhavan Mani, Bala and Namitha plays the lead roles in this film. This is Namitha's first film in Malayalam.- Plot :...	Laura Fernandez	Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
	Azhagaana Ponnuthan Azhagaana Ponnuthan Azhagaana Ponnuthan is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Thiru that stars Namitha and newcomer Kartheesh in lead roles, with R. Parthiban playing an older version of Karthick's role. The film's score and soundtrack composed by Sundar C Babu. The film, produced by K....	Jennifer	Tamil
	Guru Sishyan Guru Sishyan (2010 film) Guru Sishyan is a Tamil language film released on 2010. It stars Sathyaraj and Sundar C in the lead roles. It is directed by Sakthi Chidamabaram-Cast:* Sathyaraj as Guru Moorthy* Sundar C as Eeti* Sruthi Prakash* Santhanam...	Anitha	Tamil
	Simha Simha (film) Simha is a 2010 Telugu film directed by Boyapati Seenu. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayantara, Adithya Menon, Sneha Ullal in the lead roles while Namitha, Kota Srinivasa Rao and others plays supporting roles. The film's music is by Chakri. Paruchuri Kiriti produced the film under the...		Telugu
	Hoo		Kannada
2011	Ilaignan Ilaignan Ilaignan is a 2011 Tamil-language film directed by Suresh Krishna, who directs his 50th film, and written by DMK Chief M. Karunanidhi based on the Russian novel, The Mother, by Maxim Gorky.- Plot :...	Sena	Tamil
	Namitha I Love You Namitha I Love You Namitha I Love You is a 2011 Kannada, Telugu bilingual film in the Comedy, Drama genre starring Namitha in the lead role. Srikanth, Prithviraj, Tennis Krishna, Bullet Prakash play the male lead roles. Veteran yesteryear actress Jayanthi also plays an important role. The film is directed by M....	Sunanda	Kannada	Filming
	Jagadamba		Kannada	Filming

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